1997 Toyota Tercel: Regular Car Reviews
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The Toyota tercel. The official car of "awe thanks grandma, yeah I promise to take good care of it"
That or the Ford tempo
1994 Tercel inherited by my sister from grandma. Super low mileage but head gasket eventually blew.
More like 2002 Chevy cavalier
And the latest version of that car is the Ford Focus/Fiesta.
Or the grandma who gives u her 2000’s buick regal or park avenue with 50k miles on it with a supercharged 3.8 that has never been beat on, until now.
I yelled out to find a Tercel and all I got was an Echo.
Thats deep
Next thing to that Echo would be a Yaris!!!
Top shelf stuff
Weird. I did the same thing, and my Echo came back with an Accent.
@@trashrabbit69 start pronouncing radiator RADiator?
it looks like the default setting when you put in "90s economy car"
Looks like something I'd make in Automation when someone would ask me to make "a 90s economy car"
Right down to the skating rink carpet/upholstery
It looks like an automation car that hasn’t had any of the body adjustments made
Looks like a BMW 318.
You're not wrong.
I had a tercel. This made me cry. That car felt happy. It felt alive. When i owned it I was happy and alive. Now im just alive.
Hey buddy I hope you’re doing better now. I understand this. I once owned a Yaris and that little trecel descendant was so much fun. It ended up being totaled and it wasn’t my fault.
Hey just to keep this going. Hope you're both doing well. I get this too. I had a 02 civic it barely had a 100 hundred hp but boy did it try. It died because of the steel plant i worked at, turns out driving through acid isn't good for your car.
I had the same problem but then I bought a mint 88 Tercel coupe! And then I bought an 84 hatch!
@@liamk6828 the cvt is 🗑 though
You gotta buy it back
I used to drive a 99 Tercel and what a great regular car it was. Took me from A to B with no hazzle everytime, with good fuel mileage. Even crashed it twice, fixed it and still kept going. The definition of what a car should be.
The very definition of old school Toyota..Able to leap off tall buildings in a single bound and keep running..
I had a really old Corolla with the front suspension quite literally chained to what was left of the frame, but that sucker just couldn't die.. I had a Celica with rusted out front fenders that flapped in the breeze going down the road and would sometimes act like wings to lift up the front end. I drove that beast for close to 10 years then finally sold the engine for twice of what I paid for the entire car a decade earlier.. True story.. lol
I thought the Toyota tercel the one when the guy Is using looks like 1993
I thought Its a 1993 Toyota tercel four door sedan
You know 350 whp evos are great and all, but videos like these are my favorite ones.
Agreed. These are the cars we grew up with and are vanishing
@@ninjamaster3453 Big sad
Roman
Exactly. Nice to see an actual _regular_ car again.
Yes!
That's because you're the Roman
My aunt and uncle had this exact car, same color, and I am getting PTSD from remembering that when I was 10 years old in the backseat playing one of those shitty Radio Shack Tetris clones. I got the high score, and made my name on the high score ticker "FUCK". My cousin giggled, and my uncle said "what's so funny?", and grabbed the game from my hands. He looked at it, and turned around said, "do you know what you just did?! I am not going to tell your parents, but YOU are. This is on you". That guilt weighed on me for years.
Thanks Mr. Regular. Now I gotta go to confession.
I see those CCP agents finally got you to confess.
CMIiiiilk! You're the man!
My Mom owned a toyota tercel for like 1 year (my mom bought alot of used cars that broke down) and the way he described the people who bought this car was EXACTLY my mom, i have memories of seeing a tim hortons and screaming “MOMMY I WANT TIM HORTONS!!” (I was 3 lol) this car brings back so many memories
This... this is beautiful.
Your uncle sounds like an asshole. God forbid children laugh.
A friend of mine had a 1990 Tercel in college. 4 speed manual, no tach, one half of one working speaker, and vinyl seats. Once, she once ran over a mutual friends foot backing out of a parking space. He didn't even have a bruise. Ten years later, they married.
@silvergbasp13 be happy to. A friend of mine had a 1990 Tercel in college. 4 speed manual, no tach, one half of one working speaker, and vinyl seats. Once, she ran over a mutual friend's foot backing out of a parking space. Ten years later they were married, despite having to fight a jealous dragon at their wedding. As an aside, always tell your second story with more dragons.
@silvergbasp13 be happy to. A friend of mine had a 1990 Tercel in college. 4 speed manual, no tach, one half of one working speaker, and vinyl seats. Once, she ran over a mutual friend's foot backing out of a parking space. It was about that time she saw the shadow of a titanic green lizard soaring through the sky toward them. She fled, and ten years later they were married, despite having to fight a jealous dragon at their wedding. As an aside, always tell your third story with more dragons.
@@lqtmn win...
This is great
@@lqtmn I love you
Fun fact: daytime running lights were made mandatory in Canada in 1990.
Havazik ah all this time I just thought I was too dumb to find the light off switch on my Tercel
Fun fact. My USDM 1996 impreza has DRLs.
Oh that's why my 2001 rav4 has running lights it's Canadian
😂
@@ltatjsallday8709 dude what's funny
I honestly love these cars. There's just something so simple and sublime about a Toyota Tercel. It's nothing fancy, but as Mr Regular said, it's HAPPY to do what you ask of it. It's a faithful friend that is always there for you. You take care of this car, this car will take care of you.
Nothing makes me HARDER than seeing a well maintained car from the 90s. These seem better maintained than the people born in the 90s (me included)
Because car parts are cheaper than American healthcare and less work than an active lifestyle.
Same dude
Same
Same i agree i have a spotless 99 maxima
When is a clean b13 Sentra going to be a ten grand car
I work at a Toyota dealer and one of our frequent customers has a 1992 one with only 40,000 miles on it.
Toyota Tercel, the official car of Amber Alerts.
I feel so bad for laughing at this.
Context? First time I've heard of Amber Alert
I thought camry is
@@godofdefeat Child kidnapping
@@godofdefeat An Amber Alert is an alert issued for a child that's been kidnapped. It will often tell the make, model and license number of car. They're making the joke that the tercel is often featured in the amber alerts.
One time I saw a perfect green Tercel Coupe in a parking lot and told the lady driving it that I loved her car and she looked at me like I was insane. Lmao
I complimented an old lady's Geo and yea...got the same look
The same happened with me and a lada, my dad was curious as to why I liked the little russian commuter from 50 years ago
😂😂
My mom drove a green '91 Tercel coupe from the time I was born until I was 12. Good memories.
I saw an EF hatch pull into Autozone, told the lady I loved her car and she looked at me puzzled, said thanks, and asked "What do you like about it?" I was just like "The way it looks." I like to think she's keeping that one in her arsenal if she's ever teased for driving such an old car. Wish I could go back in time briefly and see the days when cars like that lined the streets.
I've watched this review 4 times already. This one is going in the books as a classic. Everything about this video was on point.
I bought my mom one of these. 1997 same rose color same interior but it's a two door. Original everything 160k, drives great and she loves it.
The toyota tercel, for the guy who buys 160 cans of tuna from Aldi's
Yo thats me holy shit
They were on sale if you bought 10. And your mother is coming to town. Her dentures havent quite settled in yet so the soft reassurance of a tuna and mayo sandwhich will be good for her. And the kids are going back to school soon. But you'll never use it all. Half the cans will be pushed back behind the Heinz baked beans and baking soda, the half used can in the fridge will never be used and will finally be thrown out when someone becomes brave enough to touch the fungal growth that has occurred on it.
@@lolbuster01 You're weird..
@@blaneblue1739 I was channeling my inner RCR
@@lolbuster01
Good job, keep it up.
I can smell the hot plastic with a mix of motor oil from here
Must be talking about the mazda3
Lol that's right! My younger brother had a manual Tercel for a few years (he replaced an FC RX7 with it), and we drove that car all across the country going to see different bands. So yes, motor oil mixed with hot plastic is mostly accurate. Just throw in a little weed smoke, and you've hit it on the head.
I can too! Wait no that's my ae95
As the saying goes, it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.
The exception is the automatic Tercel. Lol
Solo true!
@Green Giant that's actually extremly impressive for 110 horsepower.
oh man...my 90 turcel sleezy (ez) going 45 around an on ramp hydroplaning..no power steering getting in the way...so much fun....bbbbbbzzzzzzzzz!
ngl, I actually have a lot of fun doing 95mph in my '09 Corolla on the highway most weekends
When mr. Regular says “you see ..... in the 90’s” you know your gonna get a dank review
This review fits almost word for word for my 2017 base model Chevrolet Spark. 5 speed manual, 98hp, crank-down windows and manual door locks. It's a dirt cheap street legal go-kart. Haven't had this much fun since my '86 CRX Si. I have always loved tiny, basic, cheap cars. No pretense. No flim-flam. They're not trying to be anything else than what they are. It translates to a nakedly honest driving experience...and THAT I love.
Why do I always get excited for these 90s Toyota cars
In terms of bang for your buck, 90-2004 is THE high water mark for automobiles. Reliability and longevity are so under rated.
90s Toyotas are the shit!
90s Cars have bullet proof designs
I've got a 98 Camry and as shitty as it is now from the Ohio rustbelt, I love that car and it shows no signs of stopping even after me abusing it since I got it for my 16th birthday 10 years ago
Nick Kiedaisch i had the 97 Camry v6 as a first car before it had 220k miles and it always has a place in my heart. I want to own another for sure
This car is a donkey on wheels .. no matter whatever you do to it , it will always run , just change the oil and filter every once in a while and it could outlast you ..
Precisely what I think about it. My dad's Tercel has been driven so ridiculously long, I bet it can follow you to the end of the world.
Jonathan Flores my uncle had one and i dont remember it ever broke down and eventually he sold it because he simply got bored of it but it was working perfectly fine ..
I crashed mine and flipped it... it still runs.
@@mareli82 I did what you said about the oil change and It got me 2 bent rods and also a bent crankshaft 💔
My mother's old one is still bombing around town, last year I talked to the owner and it had 470k MILES on it. Original motor and transmission, everything. Fucking incredible.
Me: "ugh monday"
RCR: Uploads a video-
Me: "oh YES"
Yep my first car was a 95 tercel
For me I just woke up and this is posted so hopefully today is a good day
I still have mine and it still gets 35 mpg mix and pulls real strong and easily keeps up with today's traffic. I'm keeping mine, and I love it.
I went from upstate NY to Panama City and back in one of these for spring break in 2000 with 2 other guys, and believe it or not, it wasn't terrible. The drugs helped....alot.
We did in winter 🥶 Siberian minus 40, 6 000 miles no road sometime blizzards and no drugs 😊
Those 15" steelies look hella dope. Luc did a great job with them!
Thanks! Though Mr Regular did make a mild error, they are 14" (13" was the stock size, 14s were optional)
The girl next door of Toyotas. Everyone else would flock for Corollas or Camrys, but the poor Tercel needs some loving as well.
I had a manual, 2 door Tercel. That thing was so cheap to own and operate I'm surprised it was legal. I ended up giving it to a friend and it was still running like new.
Sadly, because of social media, in 2019, the "girl next door" who is a 4 thinks she is a 9.
Puerto Rico is basically flooded with them, you'll constantly see pretty much all generations of the Tercel everywhere unless you are near or in the metro area
@@roadtrip4690 Yep, mostly see modified Tercels by cacos here in Aibonito lol My brother's dad had a Turbo Tercel.
ᑭIKIᑎ lol i actually have one my self as a first car, cant complain tho, i got it with new interior and a fresh coat of paint for 1k, finding one like that takes luck
This is the best episode in a long time. It felt like a call back to early rcr. Please make more like this!
i can already feel the prices of tercels going up right now
Just got a 2dr 4speed 96 tercel today for $660 lol they never went up
@@Jcp-mb9hw 97 2dr 5speed for $300 :)
@@josephpillado9204 how do you like it?
I'm gonna be buying one for a cheap dailyable "race car" (stripped interior, lighter wheels, exhaust, intake and grippy tires) idk why but trecels have always had a odd affect of looking cool to me
@@jamesprice2163 that sounds awesome. I’m trying to pick up this one near me that’s been crashed. Only 59k miles and 800$
Too bad he didnt review the quirks and features of this car
Oh wait... There arent any
Toyota Tercel: the only car that can out managed to be even more basic than a corolla
Them 90s mitsubishi mirage tho
Reviewing the quirks and features?
You’re in a different CZcams channel son.
it's fun because back in Puerto Rico the tercel actually had the sport version with spoilers, 14 inch wheels and leather interior also airbags not to mention optional tachometer for Manual or Automatic transmission when buy of the dealership.
The tercel walked so the Corolla could run
Nope it just works. Besides the 80's Toyota Pickup, the Tercel is the greatest functional automobile for modern use. It will allways work no matter what happens to it. I love my 95 Dx Tercel.
This is one of my dream cars, a white, two door, manual Tercel.
There are a lot here in Guatemala and the fact that a well maintained Tercel is easy to come by makes it so cool.
True story. My cousins friend had a tercel coupe he was selling. Runs and drives. He wanted 75$ for it. I offer him 50$. He said no. I walk. One of my younger dumb days.
75?!?!?!?!?!!
I bought one for 100$ and it lasted almost 4 years of abuse, and when it finally died I scrapped it for 135$ at the recycling place.
Well damn, I bought my 97 for $2000, and that's considered super cheap where I live, you usually find them for around $3500, this is Costa Rica🇨🇷
I picked up my 97 Toyota Tercel Whitehawk edition for $1 no not a typo literally one dollar running and driving (but miss fire in cylinder 2) still runs and drives
@@jasonquiros866 bought mine for 1500 CAD
My first car. And by first car I mean my dad's car. I drove to many a warped tour in a black 98, no AC. I LOVED that car
My first car too! And my current car at that, have had it several months now. Loving it and keeping it alive too
@@TMNT39 simple, cheap to fix and hard to kill. perfect first car for anybody.
This isn't a computer part that you're reviewing on youtube?
Big fan of the channel... Fun to see you 'round here
Been watching you for a long time now. Also the car does look super fun. Could be a contender for my first one.
I can smell that summer air through those crank windows now. I miss those days.
I have a 97 teal Tercel and it runs perfectly. Purchased it 4 years ago and never had any major problems. Love it so much. Get lots of compliments on it too.
You're getting back to those dirty roots. I love this
I’ve always liked the Tercel better than the Corolla. Plus the 4WD 6-speed one was cool.
I saw a publicity in an American magazine (late 1970s) where the first series Tercel was sold as the "Corolla Tercel"
flitsertheo Toyota did that with the Solara too. Originally it was the Camry Solara. And VW did it with the CC it was the Passat CC.
Makes sense. Release a new product but give it a familiar name so people could identify it as the similar model.
@@flitsertheo the fist supras were Celica Supras . That was just what Toyota did with most stuff.
... and the Corolla became the Auris for a while in certain markets. Now it's back to Corolla.
The "genealogy Tree" of Toyota is very complicated to say the least.
Was it a 4x4 or a awd?
Just bought one. Great, boring cars. I love it.
Brody Walker : My first car was a 1969 Camaro. In quantity in frequency I had far more fun riding in my buddy’s first transportation: a hand-me-down, grey-on-grey, 1988 Honda Accord. Even with the pedal to the floor it would lose speed heading up a hill, but it sat almost as low and carved corners almost as well as a go kart, and drew no unwanted attention no matter what dumb shit we did with it.
@@Misericorde9 I have a couple of fast nice cars. But I really like my beaters. They're fun every day instead of just a day or two a week lol. My favorite is probably the 310k mile 97 tacoma with a stick. Super rough. Does sweet burn outs though.
@@Misericorde9 "losing speed going uphill"...... reminded me of my first car, a 1986 Plymouth Reliant lol
People need to value boring more.
They get the job done without worrying about everything (parking lots, theft, reliability, paying too much)
@@ninjamaster3453 why waste time with bland cars when autonomy will mandate boredom?
I had a 1996 Tercel 2 door automatic. Dual airbags, no ABS, no overdrive. Lasted 246,000 miles with original engine and transmission until 2016 when the alternator bracket broke and it overheated and blew the head gasket. It was my car senior year in High School, and at the time of it's death, my Son's car senior year in high school. He wanted to get a newer car instead of repair this one, and since it was his money that's what happened. Sadly it was scrapped. It survived 3 accidents, two with large deer, one with airbag deployment. MAACO straitened it out every time. It was just then at the point of it's death where everything was disintegrating and needed replacing (engine mounts, shocks, seatbelts etc.). I paid $6,900 for it in 2000 and it was only intended to get me through college. It not only did that, but got my son through high school as well. Good car.
Finally someone who likes the Tercel as much as I do. I wish I didn't sell it. It saved me from a shitty life situation and took me everywhere I asked it to. I'd give my left arm to once again drive my Tercel to no place in particular with the windows down listening to Aesop Rock on busted speakers. Damn. Thanks Mr Regular.
I've always wondered what women mean when their OK Cupid profile states: "I'm simple".
This car explains it.
This car is adorable. I feel nostalgic for it even though I never owned one. I want it...
So cute.
It reminds me of some of the cars I see in Colombia
I own a manual 99 Tercel, bastard has broken everything but the engine runs rly well, over 217,000 miles
Love the car to death :c
My brother had a Tercel coupe. It was even cooler than the sedan.
Had a 95 Corolla. Probably one of the best cars ever for that period.
Low key jealous of how clean this Tercel is.
had a 95 corolla for over 8 years now, by far the most reliable and easiest to work on I've ever owned and does everything I expect it to do.
Nope that would be the face lifted 95-97 Mercury Grand Marquis. half a million mile car with some minor care. V8, Body on frame, four door and rear wheel drive.
@@zuestoots5176 I said "one of". Not "the best".
And the only modern Mercury worth buying is the Marauder. And even then, it's a hard sell. They're just luxury Victorias. Which aren't great unless you get a PPV that isn't trashed.
Not to mention, they aren't nearly as fun to drive. Cruise, yeah, throw around, no.
I was given an 01 Corolla and I love the thing. I really love how mad the front looks.
My 93 corolla just went. The radiator cracked a month after a collision. It kept truckin that whole month 😭 I wish I coulda kept it mint forever. I would have driven it till it died of natural causes
I have the 1996 version with a 1.5l turbo diesel engine and i am in love with it absolutely amazing, sure the ride isn't great but it's a diesel super reliable and comfortable to drive
1NT 😉
You know the video's going to be good when you see the thumbnail and think, "now *that's* a regular car"
Hey Nick, that was a beautiful beautiful little song :)
Thank you!
@@LimitedTimeRoman Yeah man! I kept waiting for the parody lyrics, but ended with 'aww'.
Limited Time Roman were do I find the two songs the intro and outro
@@ittsnachooss6952 I wrote and recorded them on-air during the most recent RCR Podcast, so they don't exist as full versions, at the moment. Just as the little jingles here.
Limited Time Roman please make them into songs, they’re brilliant
Basically every modern cars 404 when you slam on the gas.
Yup! My old toyota surf diesel has a very responsive engine, I mean it isn't quick but my work van, although quicker just fucking thinks about shit arrgh!
It's just lazy automatics.
Some even get confused when you suddenly let off the gas. I used to drive a somewhat modern manual Mitsubishi diesel pickup at work which would consistently bounce off the redline a few times if I suddenly let off the gas and pressed the clutch at the same time. Throttle took like half a second to react going up or down. Made it infuriating to change gear when accelerating uphill.
I switched it with an old rusty manual diesel Mitsubishi van with missing interior panels, a leaky roof... and a mechanical throttle. It's much slower, but far more fun to drive because throttle response is instantaneous.
Now I can change gears real quick, and mash the throttle to my hearts content. I pretty much have to to keep up with traffic, or gods forbid, overtake a tractor on a windy road.
@@Robert-goose1 nah, mostly the computer controlled engines with some transmission stuff thrown in.
@@AidanRitchie Yup, it's the fly-by-wire throttle. Give me a good ol steel cable attached to the pedal and a butterfly valve on the other end.
"hell yeah boss you got it!" got me good lol
This review was probably the essence of 90s nostalgia distilled in 10 minutes! You are awesome! Thanks for everything you've done RCR!
These are crazy popular in Puerto Rico. These and the late 90s/early 2000s Mitsubishi Mirage. I vacationed in San Juan summer 2023 and we drove across the whole island. Never have I seen more Toyota Tercels and Mitsubishi Mirages in my life. I loved it. I want a mechanic in my life that makes me feel comfortable daily driving a 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage in 2023. That dedication right there!
After the MR2 this has to be the most referenced car on the channel.
So glad to finally see it on here
Even though the Tercel was discontinued since 1998 while the Dodge Neon since 2005, I still see more Tercels in the road versus Neons.
That's because the Neon was a humongous pile of steamy dogshit.
The Neon has a huge flaw with the head gasket. It was cork, but the cylinder pressure was too high and ruptured it often replace it with an aftermarket metal one and it was okay, until the rust consumed it.
Where I live, these are everywhere, one of the most common cars seen on the road. Neons are actually fairly uncommon and when you see them, they are in very bad shape.
People forget back then Neons had 120-170 HP stock depending on year while cars like the Tercel had ~90 ish HP, that just raises the odds of people with less money driving super fast and crashing them while mellower cars like the Tercel persist since nobody can ever drive them fast enough to total them.
@@ScubaSteveM45 I don't really think that has much to do unless it was RWD. Car reviewers have said that the Neon is the worst cars ever made in terms of build quality. Toyota is very reliable. Those engines can get way past 300,000 miles even with neglect.
As far as I know their have never been mods for this car but people love it like it's a Acura Integra
Yep, you want to mod one of this you either have to make it yourself, or take something from another car and modify it to fit. Closes itching we have is parts from the starlet.
Hell here were I live this things have way more value then any Honda out there.
Theres plenty. If you're not afraid to turn a wrench.
I still drive my 92 tercel even tho i own a fully loaded luxury sedan with nav and and heated seats leather and all the uu lala fancy things you will want..the tercel just speaks road and you no heated seats no brake booster no high class audio..you feel humble warm..as you are one with the road..knowing all your actions have consequences you are in control..not baby sat by air bags or abs or traction control..every manual gear inputed is by you not a computer..feels natural on a digital world.
I own a 1995 Tercel coupe with a 4 speed manual transmission. No power steering, no air conditioning, no power windows, and no radio. Mine weighs just under 2000 pounds. This is by no means a sports car but it is the most engaging and talkative vehicle I have ever driven. 10/10.
Please review my manual 1985 Toyota Tercel wagon SR5 4x4! I submitted it to you via email months and months ago.
Please.
YES THIS IS THE WORLDS GREATEST CAR
thissss!!!! @regularcarreviews @regularcars
Is it the same Tercel Jesse used on Breaking Bad?
The desert island disk of cars...
...should have kept mine...
I need one of those so bad to compliment my 1984 Toyota 4runner SR5. Yours have the clinometer on the dash as well I'm assuming? Maaaaaan!
You know a car is 90s cool when seats use dithering for effect
The Tercel is so good and cheap. Sadly in my country Tercels have a special bond with unwanted people... They get stolen alot.
I got one of these right now, it has 400k+ miles on it, no check engine light and still runs like it’s brand new
Toyotas from the 90s are some of the most reliable cars ever made, also, funfact everything from the entire interior to the drive train is the same on tercels as they used on the last gen starlet. Loved this video
Ah yes, Tercel aka the Puertorican 90’s BMW. These things are still kind of expensive around here (actually anything Toyota is expensive here). Folks think they have gold on their hands.
zerito thats the thing... they do have gold on their hands.
Haha y peor es cuando los hacen frente de E36.
They kind of do.
Puerto Ricans drive up the value of Camrys and Accords here in the U.S. also.
Doberio most of them do. But I’ve seen people asking up to 5k for a rusty heap of junk with wheels and a cheap sound system.
Regarding DRLs, Canadian law requires all cars made for or imported into Canada from December 1989 onwards to be fitted with DRLs. This also means cars imported from the US between that time and the 2010s have to be retrofitted with DRLs. That would be why this 1997 Tercel came with them.
jr lepage ive noticed that all newer US-spec cars have DRLs nowadays. Probably realized that it’s much safer
@@alexmorangelli3319 Or it's cheaper to just make one model and ship it to the whole of North America rather than make specific models for the USA and Canada? I dunno. Whether DRLs are actually safer seems to be up for debate still, but personally I don't mind them, and I know of literally zero fellow Canadians who do.
jr lepage They are safer at night when people don’t know how to turn on their headlights. Everything is so automated these days no one knows how to turn on their lights if they hit the switch with their knee. Case and point, I was driving one day at night and a 2018 Jeep Compass had its lights off, the driver pulls up next to a cop, being a nice guy the cop rolls down his window and tells the driver to turn on their lights. This person could not find the light switch at all in the car. The cop and the driver drove into a parking lot and I’m assuming he should the driver how to turn on the lights. At least with DRLs it’s bright enough to let other drivers see you at night.
@@razvanmihalache5680 Can't fix stupid though haha
@@razvanmihalache5680 Actually, DRL's are liable to send people out at night with no taillights because they didn't turn their headlights on.
Power steering isn't working and that's just fine.
THAT'S JUST FINE
My old Civic's power steering went out and I knew because the check engine light came on. These old compact/subcompact cars really didn't need power steering.
Respect for driving that thing from Nova Scotia, thats a big trip
Thanks! It wasn't too bad on the highway (overdrive keeps the revs way down and mpg up), but my kingdom for cruise control oof
Your Batman Robin line, I was just thinking about that last week. Remember being excited to see that and then walking out disappointed like "well... ok then."
Great, now I want to buy a 90s Tercel
Cash for Clunkers was only available for cars averaging 18 mpg or less. Econoboxes were not eligible for the rebates.
Beat me to it. I see people lamenting C4C all the time, but the majority of the actual cars that qualified were mini-vans and clapped out explorers.
@@PeterBellefleur But there were a lot of cars that got pulled into the C4C vortex and hence we have the out of whack used car market in the U.S. today. The Romans C4C bit is spot on.
They stopped the program in Texas in 2017.
@@PeterBellefleur Clapped out because you and Obama said so?
@@blaneblue1739 clapped out because they had to worth less than the credits they were giving. Yeah, I'm sure they went by dealer trade in values which were artificially low, but the vast majority weren't low miles collector cars.
PROUD OWNER OF A 1996 4MT BASE MODEL IN PROCESS OF RESTORING IT THIS MADE MY WHOLE WEEK WILL SUBMIT MINE TO YOU ASAP
4 speed MANUAL in 1996?! God damn...
WOW THATS AMAZING
@Stuart Scherer Jesus! Calm down dude!
@@MidnightRobotics Hey I'd be excited too if I had 4 speed Tercel...actually no, no I wouldn't hahaha
easy there dad!
@RegularCars JUST when I thought you were going alllllll soft. Good for you man. The art is alive.
On April fools’s day 1999 I purchased my first car from a dealer on my own and it was a base ‘96 Tercel coupe w/ 4 speed stick. It had AC as it’s only option. No power steering, no AM/FM cassette...just the AM/FM. No side view mirror, no floor mats. The “carpet” was a felt material that held onto bits of gravel and foxtails. It was a pretty good car except for when the driver’s side door folded completely open 180°, tearing the sheet metal that the limiting strap was attached to because the wind was blowing so hard that night. The window would only roll down a few inches after that making trips through the Jack in the Box drive thru late at night difficult and embarrassing. It’s been 20 +years since that time and this video brought back happy memories.
The manual version of this car is the car i learn to drive in, still misses it today.
And oh, its known as Toyota Soluna here
Omg me too all of my elder brothers learned driving using this car
I had one of these for a few weeks while I was fixing it to flip. It was the most boring car I've ever driven, but something about it was just endearing and I didn't want to see it go.
I love this platform, the Paseo’s top speed is around 185kmh, and after 20 years they rattle and shake and are terrifying. Ask me how I know.
Easily the most reliable car I’ve ever owned.
here in brazil our paseo's have 10 more horses, so they can rattle a bit more and a bit faster
Tercels are everywhere in Puerto Rico. Corollas still rule here, lol.
Michael Dávila Toyota heaven
@@randomnessvideos8576 Toyota for life!
Michael Dávila i own a ae86
@@randomnessvideos8576 Nice! I have an 01 Corolla but I plan on upgrading.
Yess
This is the kind of car you turn into a beast if you do it right as in the Lancer Evo manner.
I love all cars, but that being said, this is the most regular car that has possibly ever exsisted and this is exactly what I love to see on Rcr 😍
YES finally back to the good ol RCR review structure we all love. Mr. Regular on his game makes a car like the 97 Tercel worth watching !
I've got a 96 tercel with 5 speed manual that has a fuel injected corolla engine...it got some kick to it and is super reliable. I love it😍
I've been binge watching these it's so great
Omg a regular regular car review review. FINALLY
My father traveled a crossed the entire country on one of these cars. Broke down many times as he said but it kept truckin.
This is how I feel about my AE101. It's just so good to me & no one can see it except for me because others never experienced it in the way I have.
Just bought one off a grandma last month. I know the feel
My mom had a '91 Tercel that she drove for 14 years. It was the car of my childhood, so many memories of riding in it with her and listening to her mix tapes on the cassette deck. It was about as basic as it could get. Manual transmission coupe, no passenger side mirror, factory rear defrosters, and no intermittent windshield wipers, but it lasted forever.
"Corporate, dampened and dead". Ufff, such blunt poetry. You pinned the tail on the donkey regarding almost all modern cars.
I like the almost soft and relaxed tone of this review.
Amazing review. Old school RCR video. This is exactly why I also still love those reliable 90s japanese commuters. Rock on
Man you think a Mazda 3 drives corporate, try a modern Toyota.
He has somthing against mazdas it seems.
@@Kyle3195 Just the modern Mazda, since they aren't Mazdaspeeds.
Last good Mazda was the Mazda lancer evo :)
2017 Lancer ES and 2017 Base Forester are the two worst cars I have ever driven. Utter misery. Bluetooth was aight though
what about the Corolla XSE?
Wow! This really hits close to home. We bought my wife 1996 Toyota Tercel in 2004, it had 60,000 miles on it and was just going to be a temporary commuter. It’s now been 15 years and she still drives it daily. It now has just over 120,000 miles on it. Short commutes. Funny thing is, she has a fully loaded 2018 Chevy Malibu in our garage. Doesn’t really drive, “ Too much technology!” Go figure!😎
I found one for $900. 1 owner. Serviced at Toyota dealerships. It's silver, clean, and everything works great. 190k miles.
I'm going to buy it as my gas saver.
"30lbs of hamster bones in a pilla case 'side the back of a Toyota Tercel." -Theo Von
Holy crap! I have been waiting years for this review!
This should come with a 6-pack of Surge and a Mighty Max stuffed under the passenger seat.
How does a Mitsubishi pickup fit under the seat?
Herbie Husker Mighty Max was the boys equivalent to the Polly Pocket toys. Think a micro-sized dollhouse that fit in your hand.
@@1970HondaCL100 dude, I know what Mighty Max is, there was also a cartoon. But the Mighty Max was a Mitsubishi pickup truck as well.
Hold on. Let me grab my disposable Kodak camera out of my fanny pack.
I got a 95 corolla (I see tercels=corollas, fight me) Love the damn thing, got it (not running) for 200 bucks. owners were going to scrap it because "It's broke". Once I got them to elaborate I figured out the odds were strongly in my favor that it wasnt FUBAR, just needed some (not costly if you DIY) repairs. They wanted 400 for it I kinda noped on that.
Wrecker came by a few weeks later I asked what he gave for it. He said 65. I told him id give him triple on the spot and whipped out 200 bucks. I rolled it to a parking space, and put it jack stands, and there it sat for a month as i worked on it in my spare time.(because life and bills do go on) I replaced ignition cylinder (as it was f'd up) Then I got power, checked the fuel pump (cracked open the bolt on the rail) got fuel to spew out (which was an excellant sign) then i got to look at the timing components.
Opened up the distributor to reveal the rotor. I cranked it over. Rotor didnt spin. So timing belt was off (and I knew the engine wasnt a interference motor so i knew i was fairly safe) I opened it up and oh my god. The tensioner had seized and melted the belt. That was fun cleaning it up. And then the day arrived, I put on everything that it needed, and turned the key to on.....was apprehensive and started to crank, it didnt even crank for a second it backfired and roared to life. Proudest moment ever. So for 200 bucks and another 100 bucks in parts (New belts, cap, rotor and a valve cover gasket) I got arguably the best damn car ive ever gotten.
The toyota tercel/corolla The official car of "Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down!"
TLDR, i got a corolla for 200 bucks, fixed it and it farted to life.
This brings back memories! My sister had a 1999 Tercel, no options, no AC, but I loved it all the same.
That was some of the best stuff I've heard from roman in a while tbh
When I hear about or see a Tercel, I can’t help but think of that one part of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Jump on it!”
21,000 views in 3 hours? We love you Mr. Regular! Keep being amazing!
my grandma had an 84 tercel 2-door liftback. most comfortable car I've ever driven. it weighed almost nothing and was kinda zippy with a 6 speed manual, and the steering wheel looked like something out of star wars. she drove it since it was new. it sat for two or three years after she passed, so I had to rebuild the carb, change oil, throw in a new battery, and flush the fuel lines, but it started right away after all that. this is all coming from someone who ONLY rode motorcycles before this.
Finally You Did A Toyota Tercel 😭❤️ Im So Happy 😍😍😍
That’s not in my job description! You’re gonna have to talk to corporate
He should've tested the 2.5 liter 3 the 2.0L is just for penny-pinchers who track their cars on fuelly
...4:26?
@@bvedant right? so much shit talking about the 3. I think the 3 is a good car. (but i have a 2013).