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Or just get it from Toyota. Genuine long life coolant they call it I think. Dont worry, my coolant has ALYWAS sat at low in the resevoir. Its an expansion bottle so if you top it up but its already happy it will just blow it out as the engine heats up. Just make sure your water temp gauge is always normal and your fan kicks and and out as normal (recent issue for me but sorted now).

Lack of cruise control and low down torque. Otherwise, I still love mine 5 years on.

Its not really about how much debt you have, its your ability to pay it back which is key. Dont get too many quotes for loans though as it damages your credit score which takes a few months to recover (stops you applying for too many loans etc etc) My brother just bought an Imprezza and the credit check reduced his score by 200 points! Thanks for the compliments on my car, the only thing left is to supercharge her and perhaps a TRD exhaust but I cant justify the cost and the insurance of supercharging. Its taken a while but yeah I love her and when shes all cleaned up, looks a treat and I will be very sad to see her go at some point. So would prefer her to stay in the club and with someone who will look after her. I dont race to be honest, I drive mainly to work and probs only hit lift once, twice a week when im driving for my enjoyment and not purely to get somewhere. I think as you get a bit older and you see some dick head in a silly car up your ass, you just let them past, you know you can leave them for dust so why bother. But I will admit that if some fool is trying to impress someone in the passenger seat then you have to occassionaly rise to the bait To be fair though, since putting the full kit on her I have had more people stare at the car than race it. The kids on the estate always shout "nice car" and it still turns heads. Thats the only problem I have with getting any new car, the celica fully kitted up still turns heads and is still a lovely looking car over 10 years since it was introduced. All my friends are shocked that im even considering selling up as they know how much ive put into the Celica. The FT86 II is still a concept but im sure will keep many of the styling cues, I WILL be getting one. Probs my last hurrah for a while with sports cars. With TT' s you can get one with circa 20k miles on for 18k with some toys on so they are not bad value. They also hold the value well to.

Finance all depends on personal circumstances. If you have been refused or offered poor deals you can check your credit report for free by using credit expert (google it - its free for the first month so just register check your report and cancel it). The reports can help you see how you can improve your credit rating. If you dont have a credit card for instance, sometimes its good to have one and ensure you regularly pay it off, or have a contract mobile phone and make sure you are on the electoral list at your address. Any way that allows credit companies to see that you are a reliable person to lend money too. There is a MASSIVE difference between the 2 cars to be fair. The 140 is a great car, but the 190 just performs that bit more but manages to return comparable economy in daily driving. The engine revs higher and its only when you hit 6200 rpm that the car takes off and keeps pulling to the redline. Ive had her almost 5 years and "lift" still makes me smile, oh and the engine noise is great when you open it up. If you can time gear changes right, you cen keep it in lift all the way through each gear. I guarantee it, once you drive a 190 you will HAVE to have one lol. I have beaten/kept up with cars that a Celica shouldnt keep up with. Im keeping an eye out on TT's, Audi are playing hard ball with me at the moment so im not best pleased with them. But have drove the TTS with a DSG gear box, very very nice. But the 2.0 TFSI with some nice toys will do me fine. Then again, if Toyota pull their finger out with the FT86 I may have to stay loyal to Jap cars. I love my Celica dont get me wrong, it is a fantastic car, but in the next few years ill be settling down so need a new toy for my last few years of "singleness" lol before I have to buy a Mondeo or something incredibly dull. Feel free to come down from the Toon, im only an hour away in Boro.

I just think its time to move on and am looking at a 2.0 tfsi audi tt. Had the celica 5 years and fancy a change. When saying finance, do you mean personal loan or dealer finance? For a straight loan, personal loans for that amount will be more competive. Have you drove a 190? Your not to far from me, feel free to come have a spin in mine

If your looking to spend £6K you could buy mine with a full GT kit and TRD rear lip: http://www.celica-club.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/117870-gen-7-t-sport-03-thunder-grey-80k-miles-l5995/

I always thought that the rears should have the least worn tread as on the front the weight of the engine will hold the car down and when water is displaced from the front to the back wheels that more tread should be present at the back to disperse the water?

Mines been doing it for 3 years. 80k on the clock and its still working fine. Just a little bit of belt slip spray everynow and again solves it.

Lets see what happens at the Geneva motorshow. I cant see it being released in January?? Is it normal to launch a car in Winter in Europe? More likely to be a summer release so either late this year or next summer? But its all speculation 'cause they have not confirmed THAT much. Theres just so many rumours and speculations.

Loving mine again. Gave her a good clean at the weekend after the poor weather and will be polishing her up soon for the spring. Theres a few niggles here and there but overall shes been an amazing car and I think ive decided to hold out for the FT86 and maybe treat her to a new bumper in the interim.