Faults:

Starter motor failed at 164000.

Water pump failed at 167000.

Drivers seat collapsing when acquired, now down to frame on RHS.

Wiper screws corroded, making blade replacement impossible.

Low speed fan setting failed.

General Comments:

Utterly reliable old cart, could always start with a push-and-jump-in when the starter motor died. Has never failed to get me to my destination, or troubled the RAC.

Performance is gradually failing, it used to 'come on the cam' at 4000, now it just wheezes a bit. Still OK, given the age and mileage though.

Fuel consumption is not as good as it should be (7.0 mile per litre), although it does spend most of its life at high motorway speeds.

This car has absolutely no grip at all, and will understeer at the very thought of a roundabout. It's so bad that it's quite good fun, you can send it sideways just to lighten a boring trip up.

Apart from the drivers seat, the interior is virtually as new, everything works, no knobs have fallen off.

I had to drill holes in the rear quarters to let accumulated water out, but there's no rust even now.

The paint caught the 'old red paint disease', but some T-cut work brought it up beautifully.

What parts I've bought (starter, water pump) were quite cheap, although both were virtually an engine out job that I eventually had done at the garage.

Faults:

I replaced the battery at 78500 kilometers.

General Comments:

This car is not only a slow family car. The Toyota Carina II 1.6L with 105 horsepower is a very fast car and with a great brake system.

Also handling and steering can be improved if the manufacturer tires and wheels are changed. For example my Carina had 185/70 R 13" tires and didn't have such a good handling. One year ago I put 195/55 15 tires with new wheels and the car has a great handling. We must not forget that it is very wide and that helps it with its handling.

Brakes are very good and never betrayed me. This car has a magnificent dual brake system which functions if your primary brake system fails out.

As far as performance is concerned this car can speed up to 100kilometers per hour in less than 10 seconds and it can reach a 220 kilometers per hour top speed in the highway. Some people in the past mentioned that is not a fast family car because they didn't know how to function it right.