2003 Toyota Celica User Reviews

Celica — Beautiful car, I love the build, it's got fuel efficiency for the current gas situation. It's a stick so it moves depending on its driver. Very affordable car absolutely love it. The balance rods in the car makes winding roads easy. The resale value of the car is completely off the scale, it almost sells for how much it's worth. With a little work, this car makes a really nice 4 cylinder racer.

A Aggressive Toyota That Mostly Acts The Way It Looks. — I've always wanted to drive one of these cars primarily because I always wanted to see whether Toyota made a great looking car but ruined it with disappointing driving dynamics. I finally had a drive in one of these cars, for once I have driven a 21st century Toyota that wasn't boring. This is the GT model so it does make do with a ho hum Corolla engine. Despite this, the Corolla engine is tuned so that its slightly more aggressive while being slightly less fuel efficient. Acceleration-wise it seemed to pick up quicker than a Corolla. Braking is pretty good. The steering is extremely well weighted, I loved how it was heavy without going overboard. It handled great and the ride comfort was a lot better than an Acura RSX. I didn't give it a full score because, I've yet to try a GT-S which has better brakes, tires, engine and transmission. As a car made in Japan, I didn't find any build quality defects and many Celicas have made it to 200,000 kms so there's no denying its reliability. Ergonomics is where the shape of this car might be troublesome for some drivers. If the size of your body is relatively small you shouldn't have any issues fitting inside, if your body is tall proportionally then your head might touch the roof. Its rather low to the ground, so if your used to normal sedans the low driving position is unique. It has some extra blind spots I'm not used to along with a not very big rear window made smaller by the spoiler. The hatch is quite practical so its a great looking car capable of daily driving chores. Since it is a GT, its actually fuel friendly, reliable and it looks great. Its only flaw...since I haven't driven a GT-S which I heard was even better...it means for only a bit more money you could have an even better experience. Another flaw is resale value...Celicas are expensive even used. Last flaw, FWD...if it had AWD or RWD who knows how amazing this car would go. Absolutely nothing Toyota makes today feels as good as a last gen Celica. Why did Toyota stop making this beautifully engineered car? Why hasn't this car's amazing driving dynamics get put onto the rest of the lineup? Truthfully now that I've driven this car, every other 21st century Toyota I've driven has inferior driving dynamics. Only the Yaris gets somewhat close.

Great Car — Love, Love, Love it...Great MPG, alot of fun. Its a coupe for a reason though, no more then 2 people. Quick as hell but not much high end power. Handling is tight and she hauls ass. Great Car Everyone

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Your Bottom-line On This Car — The exterior is sporty looking and the interior is very spacious for being such a small car. The gas mileage is outstanding with 29 mpg city. The car is not the fastest in the world but it has enough to pass people however the handling is superb making the car very fun to drive.

Check For Service History — great car to drive cornering is fun at all speeds take my advice get the turbo . just watch the oil these babys use a litre of oil every 600 miles expensive repair if its not checked ie big end bearings con rods etc etc

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)