How reliable is the 2000 toyota celica?

Is a 2000 toyota celica a reliable car?

• I want a standard tran gt but its discontinued and low milage costs a fortune. Would a 2000 with 88,000 be worth buying? I expect to need repairs with buying an old used car. But does celica have that great toyota reliablilty?

• Answer:

  88K is not bad at all for a 2000 Celica. But you got to keep in mind that who ever had this car before you have no idea when oil changes were done, maintenance, how the car was driven. You need to give it a good test drive dont be scared if the owner goes with you. Floor it from a stop and redline it and pull to second and make sure you dont hear funky noises, knocking, scraping dont think of it as a joy ride and let the owner know what your going to do. Toyota Reliability can only go so far unless the car is taken care of. But if the car is running great and you dont notice anything abnormal then you should be ok. With only 88K mileage I am pretty sure you wont have any problems. Also if its a manual make sure the clutch is not slipping and that all gears go in smoothly. If your getting grinding when pushing the clutch all the way and shifting gears theres something wrong.