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1993 Toyota Celica Gt Convertible 2-door 2.2l on 2040-cars

US $1,995.00
Year:1993 Mileage:184000
Location:

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Manual transmission. Runs and drives great! No AC.

I bought this 1993 Toyota Celica Convertible about ten years ago. I drive it year-round, and the front-wheel drive works great in the winter. I'm middle-aged and never drive the car hard, and thus the mileage has been quite good, and the car has been quite reliable.

I had a new timing belt and water pump put in it when I bought it, new wheel rims put on three years ago, a new clutch a few years ago, and last year I had new brake pads and rotors put on it. The car has been incredibly reliable, and I expect it should run for another 100k miles - these Toyotas seem to last forever. 
VIN is JT5ST87K5P0148883 

A few years ago, I had a new convertible top put on, and since then, I've put repairs where the rear window meets the cloth, but it does not leak. 

Minor problems:
-The right rear wheel-well has rust (see picture)
-The trunk lid has to be manually lifted up, and you have to keep holding the lid up with your hand if you want to put things into the trunk.
-The car doesn't look new, it looks like a 20-year-old car with lots dings and such.
-The AC, cruise control, and the anti-lock brakes don't work. When they went, I didn't figure any of them were worth repairing (the brakes work great, the heater works...who needs air conditioning in a convertible?)
-They keys are not original, and while they work, they are not as good as the original.

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Fri, 22 Feb 2013

The U.S. News Best Cars for the Money Awards picks winners by looking at the average transaction price, five-year total cost of ownership, the regard a car has from the automotive press, reliability figures from J.D. Power and Associates and safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The result, according to the magazine, is "the best combination of critical acclaim and long-term value."
Ford nabbed six of the 21 categories that received awards this year, the Focus, Fusion, Fusion Hybrid, Taurus, Escape and Edge getting trophies. Toyota and its Lexus and Scion sub-brands took another five, the Tacoma and Tundra owning the two categories given to pickup trucks. The other ten awards were split between Honda with three, Buick with two, and one each for Subaru, BMW, Hyundai, Chevrolet and Mazda.
Follow the link to see all the winners and read about why they were chosen.

Asian automakers still reluctant to use more aluminum

Tue, Jun 24 2014

There's a logical progression of technology in the auto industry. We've seen it with things like carbon-ceramic brakes, which use to be the sole domain of six-figure sports cars, where they often cost as much as an entry level Toyota Corolla. Now, you can get them on a BMW M3 (they're still pricey, at $8,150). Who knows, maybe in the next four a five years, they'll be available on something like a muscle car or hot hatchback. Aluminum has had a similar progression, although it's further along, moving from the realm of Audi and Jaguar luxury sedans to Ford's most important product, the F-150. With the stuff set to arrive in such a big way on the market, we should logically expect an all-aluminum Toyota Camry or Honda Accord soon, right? Um, wrong. Reuters has a great report on what's keeping Asian manufacturers away from aluminum, and it demonstrates yet another stark philosophical difference between automakers in the east and those in the west. Of course, there's a pricing argument at play. But it's more than just the cost of aluminum sheet (shown above) versus steel. Manufacturing an aluminum car requires extensive retooling of existing factories, not to mention new relationships with suppliers and other logistical and financial nightmares. Factor that in with what Reuters calls Asian automaker's preference towards "evolutionary upgrades," and the case for an all-aluminum Accord is a difficult one. Instead, manufacturers in the east are focusing on developing even stronger steel as a means of trimming fat, although analysts question how long that practice can continue. Jeff Wang, the automotive sales director for aluminum supplier Novelis, predicts that we'll see a bump in aluminum usage from Japanese and Korean brands in the next two to three years, and that it will be driven by an influx of aluminum-based vehicles from western automakers into China. Only time will tell if he's proven right. News Source: ReutersImage Credit: Sean Gallup / Getty Images Plants/Manufacturing Honda Hyundai Mazda Nissan Toyota Technology aluminum

Despite slow sales, no new Scion models in near-term pipeline [w/poll]

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According to a top Toyota executive, the Japanese automaker will not be introducing any fresh Scion models in the near future, Reuters reports. As of August, Scion sales for this year were down 1.6 percent from 2012 and accounted for only 0.3 percent of Toyota's overall US sales. And last month, Toyota Motor Sales USA Senior Vice President Bob Carter informed the 1,000 dealers who carry Scion that they can drop the brand without penalty.
However, never fear - Carter has assured that, while nothing new is coming for at least six months, the company is still very committed to the quirky Scion brand. Toyota launched Scion, which targets the youth market, in 2003, and sales peaked in 2006. The brand currently has five models, with the 2013 best-sellers being the FR-S sports coupe followed by the tC sedan and xB hatchback.
What do you think about Toyota's decision to hold off on introducing new or refreshed Scion models? Are they heading in the right direction, or does this spell doom for the funky Gen Y brand?