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1986 Toyota Celica GT-S?
Hello, I have a 1986 Toyota Celica GT-S with only 130,000 original miles. The paint is shiny and flawless, with leather seats. The ac works perfect and it has no problems with the car whatsoever. The car is as if it just was pulled out of the lot. I haven’t seen any other Celica for sale on the internet like it, it’s a rare car and it’s perfect interior and out. I just don’t know if the car is highly wanted or is just considered a beater. Because I saw other flawless celicas from other years and they were over $15K! Does anyone know how much mine is worth, it is totally not a beater car, it is a rare collectible. Thank you!
It also has original manuals, posters and window dealer sticker! One owner!
6 Answers
- 4 months ago
Toyota. Inside, the GT-S featured a sporty three-spoke steering wheel with a tilting and telescopic column
- Terrence BLv 76 months ago
It seems that the answers you have received make sense, but they are unaware of the 80's vintage Japanese car market. I am floored that you have found one of these. Here in North America, the GT-S was the one every Celica buyer wanted in 1986. There was a more powerful even more rare All Trac Turbo offered for 1988-89, but the GT-S was still an awesome ride. I bet that car would fetch well over $6K on bringatrailer.com due to it's rarity and people loved them. The models you see going for $15K are generally the 1985 and older Celicas, which were rear wheel drive. 1986 was the first year the Celica went front wheel drive and the first year the GT-S had more power than the standard GT. The 3S-GE was exclusive to the Celica GT-S here in The States. $5K sounds about right for this car.
- Anonymous7 months ago
It is rare because they were tin can rust buckets and most went to the scrape yard. Good luck finding parts and 130,000 miles is not showroom new. At this point it is worth what someone will pay you for it.
- Anonymous7 months ago
Take it to a car appraiser and pay to get it professionally evaluated. Otherwise you probably won't be able to insure it at replacement value. Remember this though - you are seeing ASKING prices. What they are actually selling for is probably less.
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FYI, an '85 GT-S convertible sold for only $11,500 on the Bring-A-Trailer auction site back in April and it only had 100k on the clock. Look: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-toyota-celi... That is a really nice car so I doubt yours will be worth that much since it's a coupe.
- !Lv 77 months ago
In the general course of things, you're not going to get much for a 34 year old car in mint condition with 130k miles. To make any real bank off the car, you'd have to find a collector or car enthusiast interested in that particular model and year. Also bear in mind that the asking price for a car is not the same as the sale price. People might have WANTED 15k for their celica, but that doesn't mean they're going to get it.
- Mark IXLv 77 months ago
It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it, but if you get more than around $5500 you've done well. It's a 34 year old Toyota, not really a classic.
