1993 Toyota Levin GT Apex 20v review from Australia and New Zealand

I've had my Levin GT Apex 20v now for about a month, and am quite satisfied with every feature.

Things I have noticed (from top of my head) are as follows:

Pro's:

1. Cool looking car and quite rare here in Brisbane AUS (9/10 first Q asked is "What is it!?").

2. Quite fast wen you rev it high! Although to get the power going you must approach redline in 1st, so that 2nd pulls and continues the acc (to which is no prob to chirpie (skid) in the 1-2 gear change!), 2nd gear doesn't need as much reving to get power out of 3rd gear.

3. Gears are excellent! Approx: (1st-60Km/h, 2nd-100Km/h, 3rd-150ish, 4th n 5th yet to try >.<!)

4. Sturdy car, gotta turn sharp at high speed before you hear tyres losing traction, & even then it sticks to the road!

5. Had timing belt changed and major service etc @ 75000K's as being import wasn't sure how close to 100K's it has really gone :S Could've gone another 5k - 10k before service, but it gives an indication of what to expect when buying one!

Con's:

1. I also have trouble focusing to my front right, especially when entering a roundabout because the pillar is right in the way!

2. Power doesn't kick in early (but that's because it's a high rev engine).

3. There are random sounds from the rear (parcel shelf?, windscreen?) when you drive silently on an uneven road.

4. I have problems with speed bumps when car has 2 - 4 occupants where it sometimes scrapes (this is probably the exhaust piping cos they are quite low, even though car is stock height!)

5. Fuel economy for me is quite poor? A lot of people say they get excellent economy up to 600KM per tank, but I have my fuel light come on at 380, and by 430ish the fuel needle is under the E mark? This is on 98 octane (tank atm is on 100 octane + 5% ethanol, waiting to see Distance, but looks the same). I feel the economy is poor and I wouldn't say that I have been driving the car hard to result in the low mileage!

Overall the car is brilliant! The Pros are more than enough to counterbalance the Cons, & I will be keeping this car for years to come! These are just some things above that I can think of worth mentioning to potential owners of these quite impressive vehicles!