1986 Toyota Cressida review from North America

The engine died at 700042.

I let it sit on top of bark mulch for too long before I found a donor engine so it rusted the undercarriage to death.

My Toyota Cressida was a gift from my aunt and I drove it with no problem for

nearly 20 k miles and one day it just

stopped running and shot out a cloud of black smoke. The engine had seized due

to a bad oil pump.

With hope of one day finding a new engine for it I kept it aside and "Mothballed" it and kept it up by

waxing and vacuuming it regularly. My

big mistake was having the tow truck park

it on a bed of bark mulch.

2yrs later I found a donor engine block.

I immediately had it towed to my friends

garage to have them build the engine re-using as much of the old engine as possible.

They called me with the news that the underside was so rusted that it could snap in half if I hit a good bump or got hit by another car. So the best thing to do would be to just junk it. With tears brewing I gave the OK to junk it.

If I could even find another Toyota Cressida, Id take it in a heartbeat. My Cressida had every option I could want and it was comfortable to drive and ride in.