Nothing has gone wrong with my car, possibly because I owned it since the car was new.
My echo is good on gas and very dependable. I went to Monterey and back on half a tank, but has poor handling. To increase handling performance I went to wider tires, from a 175/70/14 to a 185/60/14, which has made a huge difference in just that little width I gained in the tires. I love the factory stereo, with amazing sound and easy controls, making it easy for anybody to use. The car could use more power, especially when trying to get onto the freeway after having to stop at those ridiculous lights before entrance.
I have a Toyota echo I have done a lot of work to it, but I found to control it better on the road I lowered it and have 17 on it and it does not sway any more.
Why bother? It's an Echo.
Den.
Echos are nice cars, I mean for a first car, its not a bad ride! The wheels on them are too small I will agree...
I agree although in the uk we do not have these.
I would say they will look a lot better with a wheels a bit bigger than standard, but them small wheels are there for a reason, namely to cut costs and also reduce fuel consumption as with smaller wheels there is less friction therefore better performance and economy!.
But the trade off is obviously handling and grip!.
Well I had a similar problem with drifting at highway speeds.
I didn't get bigger tires. Just higher quality. And hell, very very good tires for a Toyota Echo only run to $70 a tire.
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