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Used 1990 Toyota Tercel Hatchback Consumer Reviews

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Never Quits

rtreviewing, 09/06/2008
1990 Toyota Tercel EZ 2dr Hatchback
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this car when it was already 11 years old and with about 70K miles on it. I kept it for 6 years and put another 30K miles on it. When I parted with it, it was still going very strong. The car had zero problems. Besides routine maintenance, once in a while I did have to replace a part. But that's once in a long while. In the six years I owned it, I might have put in $500 to $600 in maintenance and repairs, and I don't even do the oil changes myself.

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3.25 out of 5 stars

elvis tarcel

elvis, 03/03/2002
1990 Toyota Tercel EZ 2dr Hatchback
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

good vehicle. never stopped me

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2 out of 5 stars

Automotive Purgatory

5.0Mustang, 01/13/2016
1990 Toyota Tercel EZ 2dr Hatchback
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I drove one of these between 1995 and 2001 as a recent grad while suffering through student debt and an entry level salary. Not bad as basic transportation. Good visibility. Cavernous hatch. Easy to drive, and good traction in the snow. But...for all the hoo-hah about Toyota reliability this car did not deliver. It made my cantankerous old Triumph TR6 look reliable. Many faults manifested themselves over the years, but one thing that really stood out was the crappy "variable venturi" carb. Its designers should be made to walk the plank. And the acceleration was abysmal. In 2001 the starter started going bad for the second time, so I bought the first of two Mustang GTs and never looked back.

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