Used 2003 Toyota ECHO Consumer Reviews
Used ECHO for sale
Good gas milage
Frank , 04/22/2010
2003 Toyota ECHO 2dr Coupe (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I purchased the car used from the original owner with 136,000 miles on it. I have driven it on several 180+ trips and always get 40+ MPG on the freeway. It is a peppy 5 speed manual. I can shift 1-3-5 on a normal start up with no problem. CON. It has a small growling roar on the highway. It is not the engine or transmission which I tested by coasting at high speeds. Also it is not stable in a high cross wind. It is a very clean used car without any signs of the 136K mi. on the speedometer. I have gotten used to the center speedometer but could use a better lighting system in the cluster. Overall I'm well pleased with it. On
Great Toyota
AquariusGrrl, 07/24/2003
2003 Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I was hesitant to consider the Toyota Echo when I was car shopping, because they were so ugly in the past. I was determined to find an inexpensive practical car didn't feel " cheap". I was surprised and delighted to find that the 2003 Echos had been "restyled", as the Echo brochure proudly pointed out! The new Echos look like small Corollas instead of a squashed looking version of a car. With a spoiler, it looks zippy, and of course it drives great. I am very happy with my choice.
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A noisy little commuter
bmick, 05/28/2003
2003 Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought this car after driving it around town, thinking it was a good buy. Problem: the features changed so much between '02-03, the dealer did not know what I was requesting. I ended up without the split seats, the remote mirrors, and the larger tires. Also, the car is a great around-the- town car, but a pathetic commuter. It is NOISY, POORLY INSULATED, AND TOO LIGHT ON THE FREEWAY IN THE WIND. If you make this purchase, plan to be thrown around on the road and unable to hear your favorite CD playing. Oh, yeah, turn the volume up to max on your cell phone also.
Best car on the road
SER, 07/10/2009
2003 Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I am extremely upset they quit making these. If I could, I would never buy any other car forever. This is the best car I have ever owned by far. I am a mechanic and do all my own work on my cars. This car never needed anything other than routine maintenance until 167,000 miles when it needed a left front wheel bearing. It gets the best gas mileage of any car other than hybrids. We get 45 mpg hwy. It is actually fast too -- plenty of passing power. At first I did not like the tallish look of it, but it grew on me. The car is like a miracle, I don't know how they did it, but it pulls everything you ever wanted in a car, like tight steering radius, good handling, power, MPG together into one.
Great Value
cars4dummies, 02/10/2014
2003 Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I am just writing this to make a point. Bougth a brand new 2003 4 door Echo sedan. Really this and a few others were the only cars I could afford back then. No regret! Still solid. Never had any major issues. I've been up to all the regular maintenance, and changes tires for winter every year. Never had any accidents on icy and snowy roads here in Calgary. Just trying to make a point. I compare this to a brand new 2010 Subaru Forester which turned out to be a $10k more expensive garbage. I am definitely going back to Toyota.