1994 Toyota Tercel DX review from North America
"Excellent buy for a starter car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Nothing at all, just routine maintenance and oil changes, etc.
General comments?
I bought this car to move out west to start a job. I drove it from Southwestern Ontario to Manitoba and back, and then from Southwestern Ontario out to Saskatchewan and had no problems. During all these trips it was loaded to the brim with personal effects, and was still able to chug up the hills of Northern Ontario without losing too much speed.
The car was great on gas, handled well enough, definitely not very fast, but very very reliable.
Was very well built for a small car and drove like new even though it was 13 years old when I got it. Ploughed through the snow and handled winter driving extremely well.
Was still driving like that at the moment it impacted a Nissan Pathfinder and died, that's just about the only thing that could stop it.
Recommended reviews
| 1994 - Tercel Base 1.5 SOHC Injected Don't buy one with more than 90,000 miles if reliability is on your list |
|
| Basic, dependable transportation, nothing more |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1994 |
| Year of manufacture | 1994 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.5L Manual |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 153000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 166000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Toyota Corolla |
| Date of Entry | 17th March, 2007 |