Hello, everyone.
I'm new to the forum but not new to Celicas (though it has been many years).
I am a couple of days away from buying a 1985 GT-S that is located out of state and I will fly out and drive her back home over the July 4th holiday week. The frredom symbolism is apt, as I have been looking for a car that I know I can work on myself and not need an advanced degree or special diagnostic equipment to understand what needs to be adjusted or corrected.
I currently own a Prius - and as much as I love and recommend the Prius (it really is an amazing piece of engineering) - when anything goes wrong it takes a while to get it figured out . In the past few months I have replacedd the battery pack, water pump, radiator, etc.,. Right now I am experiencing the joy Prius owners know and refer to as the "guess tank" rather than the gas tank, because the car starts warning me that I am low on fuel then only takes 7 gallons to top off the almost 12 gallon tank (which incorporates an exandable bladder). So...
In 1982 I bought my 1st car: a 1978 Celica GT. Can't tell you how much I loved my Celica. Only a small part of that was due to the fact that it was my 1st car.
When the car reached almost 100K in miles, I took out the 20R engine and rebuilt it myself in my carport. Even though I meticulously bagged and labeled all bolts for every part and component of the car while disassembling the engine, when I got the block and heads back from the machine shop and rebuilt the engine, I somehow wound up with a handful of bolts that I had no idea what they went to.
They must have been spare parts, because the car started up the 1st time, every time from the minute I got the engine back in and purred like the tiger she was for another 120,000+ miles (including 2 cross country trips) up until the day someone rear ended me and my insurance company totaled her.
Anyway, I knew that car inside and out and when anything sounded off or there was something I could feel in the steering wheel I usually understood what was happening and I could fix it without issue.
The GT-S is essentially the same platform at its base level and I am looking forward to garnering that same kind of feel from her. I also will look forward to the knowledge, wisdom, and advice found here...so thanks in advance to all.
Here is my new GT-S that I am looking forward to providing a great home to:
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