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Used 1998 Toyota Celica Consumer Reviews

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Excellent convertible

thompson, 01/04/2008
1997 Toyota Celica GT Limited Edition 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

It's a well-designed car, and after 10 years it still attracts positive comments from other motorists. The car continues to perform well. We've driven it in Connecticut winters, and it handles well in snowy weather and with its well-lined top and good heater stays comfortable. Of course, it's always great in warm weather -- it now resides in California.

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5 out of 5 stars

My Celica

Jentibe, 03/18/2003
1997 Toyota Celica GT 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

My only problems have been cosmetic internally. Other than that, this is the most reliable, fun-to-drive car that I've owned!

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5 out of 5 stars

1997 Celica GT Convertible Limited Edition

dianne714, 09/02/2014
1997 Toyota Celica GT 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I love this car so much I just want to drive it all the times. I bought a blue one with 108K miles a few months a go and drove it for 3 months and found another 1997 Limited Edition, black with tan top last week with 135K miles. This one drives like a new car. Everything works nicely and not a tear in the interior. It's beautiful and I am going to enjoy driving this for a long time. I will get the interior cover so that I don't have to raise or lower the top all the time. This is one way to preserve the motors. They are expensive and getting hard to find.

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5 out of 5 stars

fantastic car, love driving it. super gas mileage,

Bob, 01/25/2017
1997 Toyota Celica ST 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

bought it used for $600, and for a 20 year old car it is amazing that everything still works as good as new. very comfortable to drive, heater and a/c still work great. gets 27mpg in the city, and 33mpg on the hwy. part are sometime expensive when have to find when it has needed them. other then normal maintenance, have only had to replace one rear strut. as with most older toyota's, it does seem to eat about a quart of oil between changes.

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5 out of 5 stars

190k still going

ae117, 01/27/2011
1997 Toyota Celica GT 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Mine is an automatic 1995 toyota celica gt. It even has the original battery and in indiana here is constantly 10 - 20 degrees in the morning and starts everytime. The shocks are starting to go Finally but the engine is still strong as all get out. I can believe how this thing goes. Hoping to buy another one tomorrow.

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