1992 Toyota Corolla LSX Select review from North America

Early exhaust system failures (despite it being on the highway at least 70% of the time), but this is a known problem.

Body rust (common problem with early '90s Toyotas).

Drive axles failed twice (CV joint clicking, despite the boots remaining intact). Although, this likely could be a result of the refurbisher of the axles.

The air conditioning compressor failed because Freon (R-12) had slowly leaked out of the system - and to fix it would require a retrofitted non-Freon A/C system.

The driver's seat fabric was beginning to wear at 230,000 kilometres - but what do you expect for a 14 year old car?

This car has been absolutely amazing in terms of reliability. I drove the car to school almost every day and put over 20,000 kilometres on it each year, and yet the car never protested.

I cannot speak any more highly about Toyota reliability - it is simply outstanding. My car never left me stranded. If the company keeps building cars like this, my next car will definitely be a Toyota.

While the car is small, it is comfortable considering the size of the car. The suspension is very compliant, and the car does tend to wallow if pressed to its limits; but, if the car is driven the way it is intended to be driven, one would not have problems with the ride.

The 1.6 engine tends to lack low end torque, and hooked up to a 3 speed automatic, it will never win any races. It will adequately accelerate onto the highway - albeit with noise (which I think is more a problem due to the lack of an overdrive gear).

Fuel economy was always outstanding - in the six years I owned the car, very few times would I find the car's economy dipping below 30 mpg (combined highway and urban driving).

The only reason I sold the car was due to the brake lines and fuel lines, which were in need of replacement - and the bill was not worth it for a 1992 car. I would still be driving it otherwise.