Both my cars should be off to new homes this weekend.

2k to spend, i'm thinking a 2001/2ish celica, one of the 190bhp ones. Anyone had/got one? Anything to look for?

Recently just bought one myself (51 plate) as far as I know nothing too major to look for on this engined however I know the early 140 ones have a problem with drinking oil not seen anything about 190 but maybe worth watching

On a personal note check that the aux belt tensioner is fitted as I just found out mine wasn't fitted because the bolt sheared off in the engine block, when i asked on the Celica forum they seam to have had a few with similar problems so worth keeping eye out

Cheer Tri

Rear brake dust cover at about £500 a side, VVTi controller at £800 are the main things, I will check with the techies at work tomorrow for anything else.

You seen this one
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3832858.htm
NTDWM
Matty

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I have no help I'm afraid, but Andy might: the celica above started as standard!

http://www.scoot.co.uk/England/North-Humberside/Hull/Servicetune-Ltd-DGQR765.html

I have a celica and a lot of experience with them, but not of the model year you're looking at - mine's an ST185 (89-93) which is very similar to the ST20* (93-~98), which has pretty much nothing in common with the more modern ones you're looking at but are far more fun to drive

I work on these every day (celica specialist) Great and truely underated chassis the seven. Ive actually been in a '190' (most are 175 once dyno'd) with eibachs, uprated arb's and good tyres and it could sit behind a lightly modified st205 round the twisty bits of bylton park only losing out to straight line power of the st205. DO NOT buy a 140 gutless and dogged with problems on early models. We've broke many of them due to 140 failures. And as for lift well its something to be experienced, its shocked many a person as to what the hells going on when they lift! Parts are generally pretty cheap and freely available and aside from fuel running costs are very reasonable.