car wise i dont know what to do..... ive been looking for a good front clip off a GT4 in japan, but have found nothing as of yet. i want to do a tranny/ motor swap, but that wouldnt happen for a couple months.... but at the same time i find my self sayin, wouldnt it be easier to get another car? but i cant find any good cars that im interested in....... i hate cars.... my car right now is about to hit 110k miles...... and its leakin oil and im hearin sounds all over the place, along with the valve seals >>

thanks guys... i feel better now >>

easier...yes. the question is will u love it as much? if ur a hardcore 6gc enthusiast like me and so many others here on this site then u'd swap. >> from my own experience...a 3sgte swap done right is so freakin' awesome to drive. i say if u love ur celi and plan to keep it for a very long time then go ahead and swap! theres alot of reliable places like jarco and venus to name a few where u can get a clip from...jsut dont rush and take ur time >>

bboy

I envy you.... it sucks i have no celica buddies around here >>

Sure, it'd be easier to get another car. But if you want a fast, unique, sexy car then I'd keep your Celi and swap it.

Dude, I hear ya. The starter and my accelerator pedal have both gone on the fritz.

Then when I realize how slow the stock GT is compared to some newer models, I find myself thinking "What about an engine swap?" but I have an auto and that would likely require a trans. swap which I have no idea how to do or who to trust to do it.

"What about a new car?" Supras are a bit out of my reach financially right now and they aren't exactly 'new' for around $20k. Besides, I just love my celi.

So man, all I can say is hang in there like a hair in a pancake. Mine is at 115k miles and sure, I know stuff it going to pop up.

But hey, can you swap a 3s-gte into a Festiva? I don't think so. Can you get ~28 avg. mpg in a Camaro SS without coasting to work? Nope.

So cheer up buddy! We're here for ya.

I got an oil leak fixed at about the same mileage. Probably just something easy like your valve cover gasket or distributor o-ring. Just go have it looked at.

i hear ya on this one...i loved my car once but im startin to despise it. why spend all this money and time (most importantly) tryin to make ur car look good and fast when u can go out and buy another car thatll most likely be better lookin and faster? just how i view things...cars arent up on the priority ladder anymore.

Get a scion, its cheap.

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This post has been edited by 97lestyousay: Apr 5, 2012 - 7:55 AM

I'm totally hearing you on that. I love the Celica no doubt but not enough to dump a bunch of money into. And yeah, I'm hardly in KC anymore to roll and there's no other Celica enthusiasts out here in Manhattan. Maybe like the 3 of us from KC should have a mini meet over Thanksgiving weekend or something