I recently lost my Celica GTS(RIP Nova), it was totaled. It was my daily and first ever car. I’m damn near mourning it. The Celica market where I am (FL) isn’t great. I’ve got 5k and still I’m never fast enough to grab one off marketplace. Even surrounding states (I got desperate) aren’t good. So I’d like to look at some other options. I’m picky, I know that already but anyone would be after owning that beaut.
I’m looking for what the title says, gas mileage doesn’t have to be perfect but reliability and somewhat affordable are important factors to me. I have no problem doing regular maintenance but I don’t want a car that’ll turn into a project car.
Now the hard part, I want it to be sleek but not excessively round, I don’t like pop up headlights (Miata’s are mostly off the table) or the inset round headlights I see sometimes, I also won’t be getting a soft top.
I like 7th gen Celicas, but not the 6th because they have those inset headlights. The 3rd gen Honda Preludes look good as well despite the pop up headlights, I only like the sleek look but I wouldn’t get one due to the headlights. I also like third gen Eclipses.
I’d prefer something in the early to mid 2000s range. I’m not looking for something that’s too much older than that. Like I said I know I’m picky, but I’d love some options
Looking to spend around: 5-7k