Faults:

3 years gone & I haven’t done any restoration, just done the maintenance.

They are: Changed oil, filter, replaced distributor cap, radiator cap, some hoses, ignition switch, tyres and cleaned plugs - that’s all. Runs like a charm.

I once parked her at my garage, left the house for a new job and came back after 8 months and started her from sleep.

Only adjusted the platinum point (previous owner has changed it to platinum), recharged the battery & add some brake fluid. Then turn on the ignition and there she went vroom vroom.

Then to make her road worthy again I cleaned the radiator & replaced the inlet & outlet, replaced 1 cooling hose, cleaned parts & replaced some nuts & bolts and replaced the oil & filter. That’s all.

General Comments:

Comes with stock 4K motor & 4 speed tranny. Got her 3 years ago. I’m the 3rd owner. This old girl must have traveled around the world when I bought her. The car is 42 years old now. That’s older than me, I’m 30. I wanted to restore a quad light wagon in style, that’s the reason I bought her. Since then I used the car as daily transport, get to work, and go on trips, to carry my motorcycles, house work: you name it - this is a workhorse. This old girl can handle pretty much everything that life throws at her; rain, a little mud, night driving, horrible roads, clean roads, highways etc. This is the vehicle I’m using to travel around the country, to go on trips and to unknown destinations, with a house full with my friends and camping gear. She always gets us home.

71V has good ground clearance. Damn reliable; this old girl will take me to the moon and back. Parts are cheap & easy to find. Even used engines & gearboxes can be easily found in scrap metal places. Fuel efficient, does around 12-14 km per liter. Can park & leave her anywhere without worrying. 3 people & a dog can sleep inside without any problem. And it’s always a pleasure to drive.

The car is 42 years old and many cars don't last half that. I bet the only thing that can kill an old Toyota is rust. Otherwise it just keeps running. I wish I could have bought this car brand new.

Faults:

Zero. One owner since new 35 years ago. So reliable and economical. I get notes under the wiper blades wanting to buy.

General Comments:

Little ripper.

Faults:

There has not been much to go wrong with the car. I replaced the brakes - complete with master cylinder, front rotors and calipers.

Replaced valve cover gasket and radiator hose.

Replaced fuel pump.

The car has rusted in Michigan.

General Comments:

I originally purchased this car for my son. It was not much to look at, but ran like a smooth sewing machine. The interior and exterior were not put together as well as the mechanical portion of the car.

I was concerned with him driving such a small car as a first car, so we got him something bigger and I drove this, and am still driving it. Not sure of the miles on the car - either 200k or 300k.

I love the manual transmission and rear wheel drive. Gas mileage is 25-32 for the wagon model. It is a great utility style vehicle, but I would not want to drive a long distance because of comfort.

Parts are readily available and easy to obtain.

I wish I would have bought this car new and driven it since 79.