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Used 1996 Toyota Celica Consumer Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

johnst, 01/01/2003
1996 Toyota Celica ST 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This really is a great car. Never spent a penny on it other than oil changes. Really fun to drive by yourself, but the engine is underpowered if you have a car full of people.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

The Best of the Celicas

mikeyL, 07/22/2002
1996 Toyota Celica GT 25th Anniversary 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

A great touring car with enough pep to get up the most challenging hills. A stick is recommended because it gives the car more get up and go, The handling is great and the trunk is spacious for a car of its size.

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5 out of 5 stars

My 2nd love

Toyota George , 06/22/2023
1995 Toyota Celica GT 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

A little dent, a little ding, but she's almost perfect. Wide body put on Feb. Of 1995 by TRD specialist in California. Just put a New top and I love it up or down. 5speed drives like a race car. If im ever sad, I jump behind the wheel and within minutes ill have the biggest smile on my face.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Great Car!

Shogo, 03/21/2002
1995 Toyota Celica ST 2dr Coupe
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The car is just great so far. Drives like a dream, amazingly stable both at low and high speeds. Very reliable. The only problem I had so far - one of the spark wires came off and I was stupid enough to get it to Toyota dealership where those bastards robbed me for $150 and sold me the wires for $80 that were not even golden!!!! If I would not be that stupid, I could fix it myself within a minute. Other than that - the car is just so nice to drive, doesn't introduce any problems, pretty powerfull even at 120 hp - 'cause it's very light. Would advise everyone to have it. Looks like a dream.

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5 out of 5 stars

See one? Buy one!

Bob Remington, 10/12/2008
1995 Toyota Celica GT 2dr Convertible
2 of 5 people found this review helpful

We bought this car with 80,000 miles. That was in 2000. It is now 2008 and the the car has 164,000 . The only real expense we have put into this car is a new radiator ($130) , New tires, that's it. The top motor fizzed out because someone was hitting the switch while the top was latched, not a good idea. New convertible top motor was $600 per motor and I am currently experiencing a rear window motor problem that is very expensive to fix in the convertible series. Each rear motor is $400 via Toyota new.

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