Some interesting reading here !
I got my first Celica when I turned 21, I had waited over a year for an insurance claim to be settled after a van drove into the side of me while I was driving in a car park... I had always loved the look of the Celica and ended up buying a lagoon blue T sport. For a good few months, I never knew lift existed, you can imagine how much more I liked the car after this. After just short of 3 years of owning her I opted to hand her back, I had been offered a coaching role in L.A. (football) and could not afford to keep the Celica and go to the states.
So after coming back from the states and driving a number of different cars, BMW's, Astra SRI's and a Clio....I could not help myself and return to the Celica fold. I almost bought a run in silver T sport as I wanted one so badly, but ended up paying just over £3k for a 06 storm blue T sport with 91k. I know this was probably a bit over the top, however the car felt solid in comparison to the silver one I test drove. Currently a Business Support Analyst and for a while, used to see a thunder grey GT kicking about my way.
My old Celica still appears to be live an well in Edinburgh these days, I had left the stickers on her but not sure if the new owner ventured onto here, certainly not seen it kicking about anyway.