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5 out of 5 stars

Great starter car

Tracy, 10/07/2007
2001 Toyota Celica GT 2dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This was my first car. Bought it when I was 19. Affordable, easy to drive and sporty looking. Small car could easily fit in small parking spaces. Great for commuting since it is excellent on gas. Great for me and my dog!

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4.88 out of 5 stars

best car for such a great price!

Skippers, 05/01/2002
2001 Toyota Celica GT 2dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I've driven so many cars in my day, but the Celica I must say is the best car in its class. It comes with a great stereo system, has good acceleration, a reliable engine, and terrific handling. I would never recommend any other car.

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5 out of 5 stars

love this car

jamie, 02/10/2010
2001 Toyota Celica GT 2dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I love this, car i think that it ts one of the best cars that Toyota has built. It is small so you can fit almost anywhere on the rode, and it is a nice looking affordable car. I think that Toyota idi a great job in building this car.

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2.88 out of 5 stars

Great in the beginning

Kurtis Rich, 06/02/2008
2001 Toyota Celica GT-S 2dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 6 people found this review helpful

I bought this car brand new in 2001. I loved it when I first bought it but after a while the car started acting up. One problem after another and there's a long list of problems but some of them are: trunk started rattling, the brake caliper on the rear driver side kept putting too much pressure on the pads and it would wear out more than the others. The DRL sensor also messed up. They also had a recall on the headlights. I'm not an aggressive driver or anything but I've put about 86,000 miles on it and the engine block cracked. I quickly trashed this car after that because I really hated it. So much for Toyota's reliability

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Oh what a feeling! (NOT)

California07, 01/16/2007
2001 Toyota Celica GT 2dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Bought an '01 GT as a Toyota Certified Vehicle. Three weeks out, found that it burns oil at about 1600 mile to a quart - complained to Toyota and went to arbitration, but they won't warranty until it's burning a quart every 1200. Last month the catalytic converter died (warrantied by Toyota) and last week the manual transmission died at 82K miles - just had it repaired for $3500, since Toyota would not cover it, though it was a Certified Vehicle and used carefully. Think twice about buying a Toyota Certified Vehicle - worst car I've EVER owned, and I've bought 8 Toyotas since a 1971 Crown, and several that I drove 200+K miles.

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