Toyota Celica 2002 test drive - 2006 compartment

$12000

I immediately realized that it was my car stylish and unusual. Energetic and obedient. Compact and at the same time very comfortable. We understand each other very well with her. Celica GT is a great choice for a young modern woman.
A little emotion
The hostess considers her exclusively female. She, of course, is right, although the question of the feminine of a car is extremely controversial. Moreover, Celica is a rather rare machine in Russia, and it is hardly possible to talk about the current image. However, in this case, we can completely agree with the above opinion. Indeed, the ease and ease of control of the 135-core Toyota Celica with an automatic gearbox makes it the most optimal option for a modern energetic woman. By the way, in the USA, according to statistics, more than 86 percent of Celica owners are ladies.
Which of the women, albeit secretly, does not seek to pay attention to her? With such a machine, attention is provided. Moreover, it often turns out to be obsessive and tiring. In such cases, abuse and maneuverability helps perfectly, and the Gozhny fellows in jeeps-mastodons remain far behind.
STORIES
Celica is one of the long -lived models. Toyota produced the first sports compartment in 1971. Since then, this model has undergone five modifications. The sixth generation, namely, the car we tested, appeared at the end of 1994. The drive of the car is front, and three types of bodies are produced: compartment, liftback and convertible. In the first years of the sixth generation, the sixth generation was equipped with two atmospheric engines of 1.8 and 2.2 liters and a capacity of 105 and 135 hp, respectively. A turbocharged two -liter engine with a capacity of 242 horses was put on a full -wheel drive version of GT Four.
However, the turbocharged Celica is a completely different conversation, where the question of femininity needs to be closed. This is a very serious car with a steep disposition, and it is unlikely that the ladies should sit down for her steering wheel, and even more so to learn to ride it.
And problems
Which, in general, no. Even after a year of life in Russia and 20 thousand kilometers of domestic roads. Our ninety -fifth consumes with pleasure and even in the most severe frosts starts up, as they say, from half a thousand. However, the quality of gasoline must be monitored - illegibility is punishable. Especially on those cars that arrived from the United States: one of two catalytic neutralizers is in the reception tube of the exhaust system and the price of this part reaches a thousand dollars. Without the cost of installation.
In the meantime, only one thing was required over the year: replacing brake pads, oils, filters, as well as the diagnosis of suspension. With a general run of 90 thousand kilometers, everything is normal. Service stations, however, are catastrophically few, but those that are quite satisfy. And there is even a choice: in one place of repair and maintenance, there are $ 50 for a norm, in another - 37 consumables and liquids are always available, but most of the spare parts will have to order the waiting time, as a rule, is small - 5-7 days.
The 5s Fe engine with a volume of 2.2 liters with a very large mileage behaves perfectly, unless, of course, change oil and filters regularly. By the way, it is similar to the early 90s installed on Toyota Camry - several copies of Camry for eight years have been regularly served in traveling cars in one of the Moscow hotels and had rolled 400 thousand kilometers each.
In addition to the oil, it will be necessary to replace the gear belt of timing (every 100 thousand km) and candles (every 60 thousand km, provided that the original candles with platinum contacts are used). With a run of about 100 thousand km, shock absorbers will have to be replaced. The suspension of Celica is quite tough, its course is small, and lovers of flying without analyzing the road have to change shock absorbers and ball supports much more often than according to the instructions.
The biggest problem, regardless of the run, is the front wings. The point is not that they rot like in Muscovite. The bottom line is different: they have a very complex shape, and due to a specific planting, it is quite difficult to feel the dimensions. So they provide especially frisky owners of Celica by the work of tiners and malyars. However, the heroine of our novel seems to not concern, and some even have to learn from her manners of handling such a difficult machine.
Toyota Celica 2.2 GT
Engine worker (cubic cub) 2164
Power, kW (L. S.) at about./Min. 99 (135) at 5400
Maximum speed (km/h) 225
Acceleration to 100 km/h (sec.) 9.2
Fuel consumption (l/100 km)
Highway 8.4
City 10.9
Prices for used cars (August 1998)
Moscow Germany USA
1990-1992 $9500-11500 $5000-7500 $4900-8900
1994 $17500-20000 $12000-13500 $9200-11000
1996 $17500-19000 $11900-13400
Prices for spare parts and consumables in Moscow
Brake pads (lane/back., K-t) $ 75-80/80-85
Air filter $ 25-35
Oil filter $ 15-18
Candles with platinum contacts (K-T) $ 25-30
Timing belt $ 60-64
The gas pump $ 460-500
Shock absorbers per./Ass (pcs.) $ 200-205/200-205
Ball supports (pcs.) $ 75-78
Water cooling pump $ 140-150
Windshield $ 490-600
Front headlight assembly $ 400-43
Andrey Timofeev, Andrey Karpenko (photo)
 

A source: "Autopilot"