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I like the new Celica a lot but its weakest link is definitely its aftermarket support. Toyota wanted to make the car compete more with the Integra/RSX and did so in stock form but comparitively, the Celica has a lot less aftermarket parts than anything by Honda. The car is not as mod-friendly as most of its competition. Toyota also did a half-ass job of bringing TRD to the USA. Although TRD-USA does make quality parts, I've heard numerous complaints about the service and some of their stuff is overpriced (and some is not street legal).
Overall if you want to do serious modding, the Celica is not a good choice. The most HP I've seen in a non-custom Celica is the XS Engineering turbo which pulls out 250hp to the wheels. That's not too shabby but it costs $6k and can only be done by a shop in SoCal. Other than that you are limited to a few basic bolt ons that can maybe get you into the very low 200hp range. (excluding any Japanese parts that I might not know about).
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