1990 Toyota Carina II 2.0 GLi review from Netherlands
"Good and reliable car that can take a lot and gives a lot back"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Radiator leak, replaced with new radiator.
Engine is leaking some oil through the spark plug holes.
Engine is using oil (was treated badly by one of the previous owners)
Leather of the shifter knob came off.
Sun-visors were broken, replaced with sun-visors from a lancia dedra.
Rear-right shock-absorber is making a lot of noise.
Electric sunroof kept leaking and was sealed.
The dashboard has a lot of scratches etc. especially around the radio.
The rear-left electric window has a rusted guide rail en it isn't usable until I clean the rail.
The electric motors of the electric windows are not all working as good especially the one on the passenger side door.
Some rust on the hatchback, wheel arches en hood.
General comments?
Good en extremely reliable car.
Pretty fast compared to what I had before.
Fuel consumption is not even that bad (the economy light makes sure of that) I average about 10 to 12 km per liter.
Even though it has seen a lot of abuse by previous owners it is still very reliable.
The layout of the dashboard isn't that good, especially the location of the radio behind the shifter.
It's the hatchback so a lot of room in the back.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1990 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 16v Manual |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 196000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 205000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Nissan Sunny |
| Date of Entry | 11th July, 2006 |