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| 1999 Toyota Echo Review, Andrew Van Der Stock, From Mel
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Toyota Echo
| | Model | Toyota Echo | | | What things have gone wrong with the car? | No electric windows. No remote central locking. I miss them both. Toyota put the safety pack at an out of reach $USD1600 on top of the car price, or I would have had them.Servicing: boy do you pay! Toyota are about twice as expensive as VW for repairs. But they do a good job, the car was perfect when it came back, and they cleaned and washed the car. | | | | |
| | | General comments? | A little pricey for what you get, but it's worth it in the end. This is my first Toyota, and it wont be my last. There's little to no emotion in the purchase or owning of a Toyota (check out VW New Beetle owners for that... one day I'll own one of those), but their quality is second to none, even on the cheapest model. Excellent quality: there has not been a single thing wrong with this car. Not a single fabric thread out of place, panel fit was exact and tight, paint was lustrous and deep, rubber seals really did seal (possibly too well). Nothing wrong. Made a huge change from my previous car (Golf III) which was needed minor warranty work from the day I picked it up at the deal to when I sold it. Excellent fuel economy: I get 4.9 l | | | Previous car | VW Golf III - there is no comparison. The Golf was shoddily built, it drank oil, it was constantly getting replacement bits, and the dealer must have had a fetish for repairing my right rear window. I forgive it most of the reliability woes, but Toyota bu |
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