I found a 1987 Celica All-Trac...

[cocoLatte]

ok guys, i found a 1987 Toyota Celica All-Trac model. Has 50k mileage on the engine and is selling for $2200. Should i bargain it down to 1900? this is a pretty fast car right? but i heard the suspension and turbo arent that reliable though..and it sucks with gas! opinions?? opinions?? thanks!!

[alltracman78]

What you heard is wrong.
As long as the maintenance is kept up, it is a very reliable car.
It won't be quite as good on gas as a reg Celica, but unless you drive it hard, it gets pretty good mileage.
My 92 gets ~ 30mpg hiway. I'm not really sure in the city, depends on how I drive it.
It's in CA I take it?
The 87s are really rare. You don't see many at all. I didn't even know there were any in the US.
How many miles are on the chassis?
Any rust? [That body tends to rust a bit on the moonroof and rear fenders, so be careful].
If the car is in excellent condition, $2200 isn't bad, but it never hurts to pay less if you can.

[Edward_H]

alltracman78 is right. I personaly have a 1988 Alltrac (ST165) and they are great cars to do drive (as long as your keep up with Maintenance) I drove mine all year round and had no problems.

Edward.

[Dr Tweak]

It's a terrible car, do not buy it. Now, tell me where it's for sale and what the guy's number is.

[Rick89GTS]

It's most likely an 88 model.
The 87's were "narrow-body" (ie: no body kit) available in Japan.

But in answer to your question, yes, thay can be reliable daily drivers. Just make sure to do all regular maintenance on them first. Remember, it's almost an 18-year-old car.

[Celery GT-5]

yeah its horrible..just an awful car. but whatever u do dont give dr tweak his number...give it to me so i can tell him off about what a rip off his car is


seriously though i want an all trac. i saw one parked at fridays last night (black 5th gen) i was drooling..lol TRD wheels and the liscense plate was TRD USA.

coulda have done w/o the blinking corner LED's but hot never the less

[cocoLatte]

ok guys, i have emailed him. this is what he said...

"... the engine was swapped out for a jdm 3s-gte motor by speed factory. its the same motor that came with the car. the car runs fine. its been in no accidents. clean title. ill try to get pictures of it asap. thanks."

so yeah, im guesing this is a new engine with only 50k put on it. but imma wait for some pix. I'll keep you guys updated. thanks!!

[A Diddy]

make sure u check it out, someone on this site got a alltrac without da turbo, make sure a mechanic takes a good look at this engine

[Rick89GTS]

Originally Posted by asianmoomoo

...."... the engine was swapped out for a jdm 3s-gte motor by speed factory. its the same motor that came with the car. the car runs fine. its been in no accidents. clean title.....

Well, not exactly the same motor. The JDM one doesn't have the EGR valve on it so you may have to mock one up to pass the visual part of the smog test in California. Not a big deal tho...