1991 Toyota Celica gtfour RC 2.0 turbo

Summary:

High performance bargain

Faults:

I blew a tire not long ago, not a fault of the car though.

Thermostat needed replacing.

General Comments:

Very fast, reliable, awesome traction thanks to the 4wd.

Looks good, especially for its age.

Performance of a wrx in a better looking and faster car, should do 230 km/h.

Quarter mile in the mid 14's.

Fuel economy is not bad for a turbo car.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 20th March, 2004

1991 Toyota Celica gtr 2.0 Twin Cam

Summary:

Good all round sports car

Faults:

Alternator needed new bushes at 200,000 kilometers.

Replaced clutch at 190,000 kilometers.

General Comments:

Good visibility with mirrors, no blind spots.

Nicely contoured dashboard.

Incredibly reliable, only routine maintenance required.

The car had four wheel steering, which is excellent for manoeuvering the car in tight spots, a problem with previous models.

Good all round performer IE; sporty, cheap to run and not as hard to insure as some sports cars.

Good build quality. No squeaks, rattles or undue fading of fabrics.

Economical to run as long as its not being thrashed.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 5th March, 2003

15th Jun 2003, 09:06

This review was the only one that I could find on the net about the 91 Celica GTR and I am glad to see it. It was informative and helpful in my choice to buy one. Thanks guys.

24th May 2005, 01:23

Very true. Nearly everything said matched, what I have experienced with owning a 1991 Toyota Celica GTR.

30th Oct 2008, 19:19

Mine has the worst rattle.

15th Jun 2010, 22:26

I own a 1991 Toyota Celica GT-R, they're great. Very fast for a first car, the GT-R Celicas have the 3S-GE motor, same as the very sporty Toyota MR2. Good to find a review on them. Love the look of them, even with the stock alloys.

1991 Toyota Celica SX 2.2L EFI

Summary:

Performance, Handling what more do you want

Faults:

159,000Klm the manifold had a leak in it, It was replaced if custom extractors $570.

164,000Klm I hit something from underneath and broke the exhaust, Replaced by custom 2.5" mandrel bent exhaust $760.

170,000Klm Added performance air filter ($140) and made a insulated air intake box ($70).

174,000Klm Replaced coil, leads & spark plugs with MSD performance coil ($125), 8.5mm Bosch leads ($75) & Bosch iridium spark plugs ($80).

176,000Klm Replaced worn clutch with after-market heavy duty clutch kit ($450)

Plus custom short shifter.

180,000Klm Replaced worn shocks & springs with Monroe Nitrogen Shocks & 2" Super-low King Springs.

195,000Klm Replaced blown head gasket with 1mm metal head gasket.

General Comments:

As you can see I'm in love with this celica. Next I'll do the internals and add a TO3/TO4E Turbo.

This is a real man's car.

The handling is just that little not so good, but can be improved by better rear sway bar's.

The interior isn't so bad, well I don't really go for that stuff.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 19th May, 2002

3rd Dec 2003, 03:45

Celica's are good cars. Be careful not to drive it too hard. My Celica that I sold at 118000km needed a new engine. At acceleration from 60km to 100km, my engine block cracked as I was driving and thus my motor fell. Engine oil leaked out all over. Too find a new engine for this car is a slow and very long process. After 3 weeks and $2000 later, I had a new engine in it. It took forever to find an engine for a celica. Something to do with long and short motors. The engine was from a celica with roughly the same kilometres. Drove it for 3 weeks and lost total confidence in it. It did not sound normal. Sold it and bought a 2000 Holden Vectra 2.2 CD model. Have not looked back. Great car and 10/10 in every department, but the wallet!

30th Mar 2007, 07:23

CELICAS ROCK!!! I'm 16, bought my own Celica (1991) and fell in love with it. It isn't very modified. I use it as nice street car I can enjoy occasionally, although I have a Nissan Silvia S13 lined up for me soon...

21st Jan 2011, 12:56

You can improve your handling with KYB or other performance struts. To be honest, Monroe shocks and struts tend to leak and fail after a few months, that's probably why you feel your suspension the way it feels, and yes a larger sway bar helps a lot.

Try CUSCO performance sway bars and strut bars, they're a little expensive, but they work pretty well and will make your suspension nice and stiff. You'll be able to take corners and curves with no roll or sagging.

Also rims will help a lot, maybe some Rotas slipstreams will work. I prefer 16inch, they are a little bit less expensive than 17inch tires. Wrap those Rotas with Toyos Proxes 4 (205-45-16 or 205-40-16) don't know if 215-45-16 will work, have not tried it yet.