Amazed by the huge range of folk driving these splendid machines!
I'm 65 and about to retire after 48 years' hard labour in a paying-out government department. My real love was the smart Roadster but having owned a couple I realised they were fatally flawed - naff gearbox and water leaks - at my age I didn't want the anxiety of anticipating big repair jobs. I wanted something vaguely exotic but bulletproof reliable. Enter the Celica - and I found an 06-plated motor with just 12,000 miles on the clock. I wanted a daily driver too that sat outside on the drive - my real exotic drive in the garage being an inherited Morgan Plus 4...
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Who is the average Celica Owner?
in General Celica Discussion
Posted · Edited by Aetius
Amazed by the huge range of folk driving these splendid machines!
I'm 65 and about to retire after 48 years' hard labour in a paying-out government department. My real love was the smart Roadster but having owned a couple I realised they were fatally flawed - naff gearbox and water leaks - at my age I didn't want the anxiety of anticipating big repair jobs. I wanted something vaguely exotic but bulletproof reliable. Enter the Celica - and I found an 06-plated motor with just 12,000 miles on the clock. I wanted a daily driver too that sat outside on the drive - my real exotic drive in the garage being an inherited Morgan Plus 4...