Toyota Celica With 165000 On Clock

[walkers21]

I'm looking at buying a 02 plate celica with sport and dynamic pack, Fsh and 165000 miles on the clock, I'm going to look at it next week is there anything I should look out for and what sort of price would you say it is worth? Thanks

[Scarlett Arrow]

Hi, Andy..welcome to T.O.C., I'm from Notts too.

Do you know about the oil burning issue that affects the 99-02 VVTi engine?. Much better to get the face lift model (52 plate on) if you can. If you're referring to the 140 rather than the 190, the 140 has a much nicer, as in darker interior, and better front brakes, than the pre face lift VVTi.

Kev.

[walkers21]

Ok thanks for that, is it best to avoid pre 52 plates then? I'm only planning to do around 3000 miles a year in it.

[Scarlett Arrow]

I would, now that the cost of buying a pre or post face lift is so small. There's no way of telling if a pre face lift is an oil burner, so why take the risk?. A replacement engine may cost more than the car is worth!.

[walkers21]

Been to view car today it's got Fsh 8 years with toyota so had regular oil change etc, its got a few scraps to paint work and its got exterior pack fitted but some needs clip to fix as come loose can u buy these? All electrics work and seems ok to drive but I'm no expert, also h can see brakes through alloys and they are rusty is this a problem, and it's still on original clutch. Any ideas what it could be worth? Thanks