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Almost a Great car...
GPRenegade, 12/14/2006
2002 Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought my echo after driving a V6 Buick LeSabre so my numbers for performance and comfort may be a little biased, but the rest of my ratings are bluntly honest and accurate. Performance & comfort: has good acceleration from a standstill, but not so great at higher speeds (engine vibrates, whines, and often hesitates). Fun & economy: the Echo handles like a go-kart. Great for turns and navigating traffic, not so great at high speed or in bad weather. Gas mileage is good, close to what is expected. Design & quality & reliability: great interior styling, love the speedometer placement. Hate the exterior styling. It reminds me of a ride at disneyland. As for reliability, it's a Toyota.
Bring back the TOYOTA ECHO!!!
Linda Baldwin, 02/20/2019
2002 Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I discovered this sweet little car parked in my neighborhood and I became fixated. The fact that it is light blue didn't hurt. But mainly it looks like an old fashioned car like my grandparents used to drive. No bells, no whistles, no silly screen to confuse you. It is as comfortable as every Toyota I've ever driven (they're all great), and it runs great. Simple. No nonsense. You want the radio, you turn a knob. You want heat or A/C, you turn a knob right in front of you. Always in the same place on the dashboard. I am currently driving a 2006 Prius and, aside from being the ugliest and most prevalent car on the road, the dashboard is total confusion for me. I don't want or need to watch the engine perform. I don't want to change the screen every time I want to adjust the temperature or change a radio station. And it doesn't feel safe to drive. If I go over the slightest bump while my foot is on the brake, the Prius seems to lunge forward for an instant - very frightening indeed. And this has happened to me in two different Prius's I've owned. And it's a rough and bumpy ride, not smooth. I will never buy another Prius. I am ready to move UP to the wonderful little Echo, which has everything a car needs, and nothing more. I'm hoping to find a light blue one with low mileage. Still waiting.... People old on to their Echos because they're such great little cars. Toyota, please design a new Echo, just as wonderful as your old ones (2000 - 2005), with nothing changed, except maybe make it a hybrid!
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Toyota echo far more quality than Kia or Hyundi
Happy Echo Owner, 08/18/2018
2002 Toyota ECHO 2dr Coupe (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
There were Kia and Hyundi dealers saying don't buy the toyota echo back when it came out, and that the Korean made cars were better. Not even close. The complete opposite is true. Toyota's have been built for far longer, and have by far higher quality built into all the components that make a difference. Every one I knew that had a Kia or Hyundi had major break downs and problems with only poor quality parts available for replacement. With high labor costs added, they lost out big time, and had more money into it then the car was ever worth on resale. I still have the echo and have never had any major problems, and all the road trips are still 45 to 50 mpg.
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Overall good car
Dan, 07/31/2015
updated 02/04/2019
2002 Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This was my first car and I drove it for about three years. During that time span, I had a few problems with the A/C and it went through two alternators. We had the original alternator replaced, and one year later it needed another alternator. Otherwise, it was a good car. It was cheap to maintain and great on gas, but that's about it. I recently upgraded to a fully loaded Hyundai Elantra and it is day and night from the Echo in terms of comfort and features.
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Nice Little Car
CharlieA, 02/14/2003
2002 Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
A lovely little vehicle. I am 6'2" tall. I sit upright in the driver's seat, with plenty of room above the top of my hat. The only negative comfort feature is the foot rest for the left foot, sized for a midget. That can be uncomfortable, particularly for long drives. I waited three months for delivery of my Echo from Japan, in order to get an Antilock Braking System (ABS); a very worthwhile choice.