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Owned for 16 years
Keeza, 08/11/2019
updated 02/12/2021
2006 Toyota Matrix XR 4dr Wagon AWD (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Been driving this little car for 16 years now, it's got 145000 miles on it when I am writing this review. Got my rear wheel bearings replaced recently, always get oil changed on time, new tires and rotation when needed and good to go! Best car I've ever had!
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i hate hub caps
dangading, 02/04/2010
2006 Toyota Matrix 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
17 of 20 people found this review helpful
I've had my Matrix going on 4 years now and although it's been really great, I have recently run into a couple of problems. For 1, it hasn't had hub caps for years! They fall off too easily. After reading this, I'm sure you'll see plenty of non xr models with no hubs. Also, the accelerators are cableless and if something goes wrong with it, you have to replace the whole system ($1000 for the part). Why not use cables? At least you can afford to fix it when it fails! Seems like planned obselescence to me.
longest car ever owned
MWhite, 09/04/2018
2006 Toyota Matrix XRS 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
The sheer reliability of this little car is the best reason to own it. We bought it in 2006 and just traded it in a few days ago. No major problems, low maintenance cost, it never let me down!
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Matrix AWD
Steve, 04/11/2008
2006 Toyota Matrix XR 4dr Wagon AWD (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
This is my wife's car and she loves it. It is great around town, nimble, solid. She picked it mainly because of the hatchback and fold flat rear seats which are very nice. Great for golf clubs. Now has 25K miles and we did have a check engine light that required replacement of an oxygen sensor under warranty. One thing that I consider a defect was the factory tires. The front left tire wore on one side enough to require replacement after only 15K miles!!! Of course they wouldn't honor anything since they were not rotated every 5K miles. Replaced all 4 tires and had the front end aligned and it was very close to in specs so don't know what caused the tire wear.
Converted my Base Model Matrix
Jimmy, 04/09/2017
updated 10/10/2017
2006 Toyota Matrix 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
Bought this car last year from an owner in Irvine, CA. It was bone stock, I didn't like the way it looked because it's a base model. The car did not come with rocker panels, rear bumper nor front bumper lip. I want to give a shoutout to Toyota for "prewiring" this car, meaning all modifications can be installed because there are wires hidden inside the chassis. You just have to find them. I was able to install OEM power mirrors, cruise control on my steering wheel, fog lights, and the 115v inverter. Really happy that finding parts was not a difficult task because the Matrix shares OEM parts with the Pontiac Vibe and the 9th gen Corollas. If you guys have any questions or want to know more about installations for this car, please join our "Toyota Matrix Enthusiasts/Owners page" on Facebook! Thanks for reading! 10/9/17, So here's an *UPDATE* on what I did to my Matrix. I replaced the stock suspension with lowering springs from Progress (drops 2.2 F and 2.2 R), bought a rear bumper with spoilers and rocker panels from a crashed XR, replaced the clear tail lights with the 03-04 OEM Red tail lights, OEM mudguards, and a Rhino Roof Rack. There's so much more I want to do on this car but I have to learn to save money before spending. Next installation: 03-04 XR front bumper.
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