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The article stated this was an official announcement from Toyota corporate, but I guess there is still time for them to change their minds. The article seemed to imply that Toyota would continue to sell the Celica in the Japanese market.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
in particular, the 90s were low sales years, and after the intial redesign in 2000, sales plummeted once again. Toyota doesn't usually sell such low-volume cars unless they are built here to keep them cheap.
basically, it is finally giving up on celica having a bounce back to 80s sales volumes. It is a shame though, as you say: its lineage is equal to that of corolla and land cruiser (Camry is a latecomer)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I think the problem before the redesign was shifting down 4 gears by mistake instead of 2.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
nippononly, is there anyway you could e-mail me or give me your AIM screen name? I'd like to ask you some questions...
I changed my profile to mark the e-mail public.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
The best part is that it is a hatchback with room for 5 people.
It's too bad, this is their longest lineage car in America (except for corolla, possibly?). If Honda can sell ten million Civic coupes each year, and cars like SRT and SVT Focus are out there, you would think Toyota could draw a bunch of sales from Celica.
Of course, SVT Focus is being cancelled for slow sales, and the SRT is only a niche-volume car, right?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I should think that Toyota would consider and be comfortable with the fact that the celica is a bit of a "halo" car, obviously NOT a breadwinner.
It's no Ford GT, but it does help boost Toyota's performance image, albeit at the a slight profit cost. If I had to point fingers anywhere, I would blame the creation of Scion. But it's silly of Toyota to try to push its hip, fun image out to Scion and then totally abandon Toyota's image as anything but family boxes.
Personally, I never had any problem with Toyota's image and never understood the need for Scion. IMO, consumers are driven to good products; brand name and brand image are secondary. Well, maybe brand name does make a difference when moving upscale.... but DOWNscale?
The TC is pretty much what the replacement for the Celica was rumored to be-less edgy and robotic looking,appealing to a wider number of buyers.I like the interior,particularly the glass roof and the reclining rear seats are a nice touch.I also like the engine,with more horsepower(160),torque(163)and the 200 horsepower supercharger option.The styling is somewhat bland for a youth oriented car though,but so is the Civics,so you never know what's going to sell.
Being discontinued,I see the 2000-2004 Celicas getting cult car status if not becoming outright collectable.Much like the 88-91 CRX.
Anyone else have teh CEL issue?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Also, what is the potential for tuning out this vehicle? It would look very cool with a bodykit, but what of the engine?
There are probably about 3 dozen body kits to choose from for the celica.
As for engine mods, the aftermarket was a little slow to catch on with the celica. Of course, there are plenty of intakes and exhausts out there, but major mods like turbos are pretty limited. It probably took at least 2-3 years before a handful of turbos were available for the 2000+ celica. I guess part of this is because the celica is not a huge-volume seller. More cars sold = more aftermarket vendors looking to make cash.
Check out every car available, then lets discuss. The bottom line is you need to be happy. I don't think there is a better looking car out there than my red GTS. Despite the pitfalls, I still love approaching it each time in the parking lot, and driving away in it.
Other than that the car is fun to drive although it is not gonna blow to many cars off the road.
I'd have to agree with the complaints about the lousy bad-weather handling, but really that comes with any sport car or sporty car. It's just a tradeoff you have to deal with: less weight = better handling, better power/weight ratio, but lousy winter handling.
Tnisace86, where in the US are you? Are you in an area that gets a lot of snow? I have all-season, semi-performance tires, which handle very well in rain, and semi-sucky in the snow and ice (though still better than the stock tires). If you live in the snowbelt and you can only afford one car, you may want to consider a subaru or something like that.
I still love my celica. It has a lot to offer and is really unique on the roads.
The Mazda3 is a sweet little car. I'm surprised the Impreza is not on your shopping list. They're all great cars, and whatever your choice, I'm sure you'll love it and enjoy it. Good luck.
The bottom line: If it makes you happy, drive it.
I test drove the Mustang today and it is defintely not as tight as the Celica. The instruments look dated as well. I really didnt test the stereo. The Mustang feels more like a mans car. I still get people commenting that the Celica is a chick car.
I'd definitely have to fault the mustang with a somewhat inferior design. Just the little details that Ford seemed to miss.
It took me about 20 minutes today to figure out how to turn off the interior dome light. The switch that controls the different settings (off, on, depends on door) is not on the light itself. So I figured it was on the light "knob" but pulling it, turning it, etc. seemed to achieve nothing besides dimming the console, flashing the headlights etc. etc. Finally it turned out that the passenger door was slightly ajar. So why wasn't there any sort of door-ajar indicator? Turns out there is, but it's just a slight noise that sounds once as the car is turned on. (I don't recall ever opening the passenger door) The car manual didn't help at all.
And for some odd reason, something is really messed up with the pedal placement. I am constantly getting my foot stuck on "something" down there everytime I try to place my foot on the accelerator or remove it. It's like an odd bulge in the carpeting. I drive all sorts of cars (including other Fords) and never had this issue before.
At any rate, I think it's fairly obvious what the GT has to offer over the celica. If that is the design philosphy you want, then go for it. Especially if you don't like the styling of the new mustang coming up (I don't).
Has anyone put a plug and play Satellite radio in their manual Celica? How about automatics? If so, where?!!?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Yeah, celica is kind of overpriced considering that its segment has burgeoned with lots of excellent competition in the last few years. I can think of four or five better-equipped, higher-powered sport hatches that cost less than celica now. The Supra story was a little different: there you had a shrinking segment no-one could sell a car in any more, and then on top you had Toyota trying to sell an almost-supercar for top dollar.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Anyone else have this problem?
Thanks....
After returning it twice, they told me that the oil filter adapter was leaking and assured me it wasn't from anything they did (of course). My question is, could it just of went bad, or could something they did of caused it? I never even hear of an oil filter adapter before. It's mounted to the engine and the filter is directly above it. Can anyone offer advice other than don't take it to Wal-mart for an oil change??? Is it fairly simple to repair? Thanks in advance.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
The dumb thing TOO many mechanics do is they screw the oil filter on too tight. It should be HAND TIGHT only, as it does tighten up further once it heats up. Just an aside, which may/may not have happened in your case.
Funny I'm reading your story, as a mechanic just left my mom's oil fill cap off, and she nearly suffocated with the oil fumes perpetrating the car. Screwing it back on solved the problem.
Let us know how it goes!
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)