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hi guys and galshave been looking at buying a gt for 2 weeks now, am looking at a 2003 with around 35k on the clock. what sought of price is a good deal, and also is there anything i should be looking for, or will have to do if i get one.many thanks for your time. cant wait to chat more and hopefully soon become a gt owner

Just make sure the clutch is still in good condition. There have been reports of the clutch lasting 30-40k on GTs.

thanks bro

My parents got me an '03 GT with about 38,000 miles on it. We got it for just under $11,000 from an individual seller, and we thought it was a steal.

yeah that was what i was looking at found one with 27k on it 03 gt for 10975 so might have to investigate further

almost as much as a new one... sometimes it is good to buy new.

Quote, originally posted by GormalVibe »almost as much as a new one... sometimes it is good to buy new.I agree, but it wasn't my choice. lol. New cars are almost always the way to go in my mind.

the 03 GT was a great car. definitely check out the clutch. they went pretty soon. i traded mine in with 32K miles and the clutch was starting to go. overall, the car was great, no real mechanical problems that i didn't cause myself. oh ya, check the fog lights and also all the front and lower grills/fascia to make sure they are good too. I crashed mine when i did a little ditch dive one winter and never had it fixed. so of course, it'd not have been in car fax either. but it was $1100 to fix it! and i'd not pay more than $11K for the car. otherwise, if you can spend the extra $$ go with new. with the 0% financing, you may only end up paying a few more dollars a month and have a full warranty!

i understand but brand new they are between $20,000 and $24,000 for a gt so how iam i better of buying a new one when i can get a 2003 for 11 grand

well, if you have to pay another $1100 for fixing it and chances are if it's a GT, you will have to pay for a lot of wear and tear... oh ya, forgot to mention the brakes also needed to be replaced.and you can get a new GT or even a GM certified 04 or newer GT for just a little more might be well worth it. just saying, i know a lot of the GT owners have beat their car to hell. that's why we bought a GT vs a base or awd. just be careful you're not getting yourself into a money pit. yes, as CP has proved, toyota's can make lemons too.

If your going to go used, which is what I did and I'm very happy with what I did, and you think this is the car for you. Spend the 75 bucks that I did and have a independent mechanic go over it. They will find and check things that none of us would think about but they have to deal with everyday. Money well spent if you think this is the car. And if the person selling isn't willing to let it out of their sites for a few hours then you'll know something is up and just walk away.

thanks guys for the advice, i have a friend working in the auction trade so he will be looking for me can pick them up quite cheap there.