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Used 2003 Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.63 out of 5 stars

Fantastic First Car

VAwaterdrop, 05/17/2007
Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This was my first car and also the vehicle that I learned how to drive in so needless to say it took a lot of beatings! It never fails to impress with great handling and much better power than you would expect from just looking at it. It handles corners well, no problem at all accelerating onto the freeway in the city or switching in/out of lanes in a hurry (the handling on this car has been a lifesaver in preventing accidents). I have the four door so while the backseat probably wouldn't fit two adults comfortable for a roadtrip, it's perfect for around town. It's never required anything other than general maintenance and it's getting on 5 years old/162,000 m. Would definitely recommend!!

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5 out of 5 stars

Echo is my favorite car

Laserman, Richmond, VA, 04/14/2019
updated 10/15/2020
Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This is a high performance car. Besides being fun to drive (powerful and nimble!) and having an amazing build quality (if you ever see on on ebay, it has 450,000 miles and works fine...one had 850,000) it is the most ergonomically perfect car i have ever owned. The passenger compartment is built around passengers: tall; spacious feeling; put the seat belt on with one hand; easy to see when backing; nice click click feel to the stick shift...it is a pleasure. Add to that power and over 40 mpg, and you have a real performance car--a car that delivers in every way and is only 2000 pounds. Well done, Toyota designers! Love Edmunds, but you guys are just wrong about the value of the Echo.

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1.25 out of 5 stars

Scary Driving, Horrible Customer Service

tattytiara, 04/29/2009
Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful

I will never trust Toyota with my safety again. It's one thing to have poorly trained dealers who tell dangerous, outright falsehoods about the vehicle's features and design, it's another to train the head office staff to deal with customer complaints by running them through a maze of incompetence in the hope they'll just get frustrated and give up rather than addressing customer concerns directly. One slight breeze and you're in the ditch. The fuel economy's very misleading, because you need to carry at least half a beach worth of sand just to stay on the road. The windows spontaneously rolling down is just bonus fun. I have never been more dissatisfied with a purchase in my life.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

great car

jdmwiseau, 07/15/2004
Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great car, I have an automatic and average 43 MPG on the HWY. I must say, I'm pleasantly surprised by the power of the 1.5 liter power plant. Wish I had cruise control with all the driving I do but I am not fatigued at all with the 200 plus miles I drive daily. I highly recommend this car for the daily commuter. My other car is a Lexus LS400. I know quality when I drive it.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Fun, efficient, economical car

jmw131, 03/01/2005
Toyota ECHO 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I find the car to be fun to drive, very efficient with the 34-38 mpg, and very economical, i got it for $8,200 from a dealership in excellent condition with 37k miles. I didn't like the steering at first but got used to it. I was surprised at the power it had for its size. I couldn't have gotten a civic for anywhere close to this purchase price and if you don't care about the look like a married man like me doesn't then it's great.

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