1977 Toyota Cressida review from Australia and New Zealand
"Fun, old style car, luxury for it's time"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Gearbox grinding (original) and replaced.
Rubber trim on lower doors started to peel.
Dashboard cracked.
Electronic anti-rust inhibitor finally failed and affected other electricals.
Carpet pulling from under door trim and faded +++
Air conditioner condenser finally failed : (
General comments?
For it's age this car was in remarkably good nice. The cloth seats were still the creamy colur and texture as original.
The front grille and lights on this car are nice and lots of chrome. Last of the "pretty" cars before they all started looking the same.
I was impressed that a car this age had power steering, air conditioning, cloth seats etc.
I found this car had good fuel economy over the open road, but found it chewed petrol in town. not sure if it's my driving or the car, but things seemed to get worse when leaded changed to Lead Replacement Petrol and this was the reason I traded in.
I enjoyed driving the Cressida around and miss it.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1977 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
| Performance marks | 8 / 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 | 183000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 286000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Ford Telstar |
| Date of Entry | 1st January, 2004 |