1990 Corolla GTS: Regular Car Reviews

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  • @DampNoodles
    @DampNoodles Před 5 lety +2278

    Badge swapping is so weird. Like. Putting M badges on a 325i. Normal people won't notice/care. Only car guys will notice, but we know you're lying...

    • @anuragss938
      @anuragss938 Před 5 lety +142

      In Australia people replace Holden badges with Chevy badges. It is indeed weird.

    • @Bahraini_Carguy
      @Bahraini_Carguy Před 5 lety +49

      @@anuragss938 interestingly, it's the other way around in the middle east. Car enthusiasts tend to replace the chevy logos on the Chevy Caprice and Lumina to Holden ones. (LHD versions of Holden Statesman and Commodore for those who are confused).

    • @thewakz
      @thewakz Před 5 lety +122

      It's kind of weird that "straight" dudes are so worried about impressing other "straight" dudes.

    • @Deftonesdsm
      @Deftonesdsm Před 5 lety +139

      @@thewakz car culture is a lot of circlejerking

    • @Pocahonkers
      @Pocahonkers Před 5 lety +53

      Badge removal is much okay imo but putting on a badge to make your dick seem bigger than it actually is...that's just weird. come on buddy, it's a 318i with an ugly ass wing. You wanted this, now own it.

  • @rhkips
    @rhkips Před 5 lety +731

    When they buried the guy that invented Tetris, the entire graveyard disappeared.

    • @rebelguy9487
      @rebelguy9487 Před 5 lety +16

      Highly underrated comment.....Internet cookies for rhk!

    • @Caledon91
      @Caledon91 Před 5 lety +39

      Not trying to be that guy but the guy who invented Tetris (Alexey Pajitnov) is still alive.

    • @Marzimus
      @Marzimus Před 5 lety +1

      rhkips Best comment here!! 😂

    • @Ragna___
      @Ragna___ Před 5 lety +3

      @@Caledon91 What?!?!?!?!?

    • @RAA12586
      @RAA12586 Před 5 lety +1

      Liking just for the vr6 manifold.

  • @Levibetz
    @Levibetz Před 5 lety +1490

    Mr Regular: Sets up joke about Tetris erotica, as an excuse to write Tetris erotica.

    • @XanCrews
      @XanCrews Před 5 lety +174

      I mean it wasn't my proudest boner, but I beat off until completion either way.

    • @rmistry123
      @rmistry123 Před 5 lety +3

      Hahaha thought the same thing

    • @agenericaccount3935
      @agenericaccount3935 Před 5 lety +3

      Guaranteed

    • @RegularCars
      @RegularCars  Před 5 lety +157

      HA NICE@@XanCrews

    • @BCaldwell
      @BCaldwell Před 3 lety +5

      Everyone in this thread is a legend.... Now im soft

  • @laowhy86
    @laowhy86 Před 5 lety +413

    Might as well pick up one of these and not waste all that tofu on an ae86

    • @johnc6466
      @johnc6466 Před 5 lety +14

      laowhy86 PewDiePie stole your name lol

    • @jitteryloki
      @jitteryloki Před 5 lety +8

      Lmaooo one of my favorite asian youtubers on an RCR about a Japanese Coupe, fuckin aye my day is made!

    • @jitteryloki
      @jitteryloki Před 5 lety +7

      I think I'm the weeb that hates all other weebs like Mr Regular talks about...

    • @HolweckStage89
      @HolweckStage89 Před 5 lety +8

      At least the popup headlights would pair up well to those on winstons 'vette!

    • @KamiKitsuneVA
      @KamiKitsuneVA Před 5 lety +2

      My 92 is instantly better than any 86, lol

  • @JohnathanVanProoyen
    @JohnathanVanProoyen Před 5 lety +1266

    Did I just listen to an excerpt of Tetris smut

  • @WelcomeToTheMadness
    @WelcomeToTheMadness Před 5 lety +1268

    Even as a Toyota fanboy, this looks kinda like a Honda.

  • @TheBlevinsNetwork
    @TheBlevinsNetwork Před 5 lety +368

    *_"Because in the game of Tetris, as in the game of life, we all get off...together"_*
    Poetry is truly beautiful.

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth Před 3 lety +1

      I'd say the opposite. In the end, we all get off alone

  • @moelikhond7651
    @moelikhond7651 Před 5 lety +37

    My 91 AE92 was what got me into tuners. Loved that car so, so much. It was such a blast to drive. It wasn't the fastest car, by any means, but it was still a lot of fun.

  • @chrisaiston5405
    @chrisaiston5405 Před 5 lety +615

    The official car of awkwardly answering Chirs Hansens questions in a kitchen you don't belong in.

    • @Kaizoushin
      @Kaizoushin Před 5 lety +47

      See, I calls ya Chris Handsome.

    • @ObeyMyWaffles
      @ObeyMyWaffles Před 5 lety +41

      @@Kaizoushin "We can do this a easy way, or the hard way, the choice is yours"

    • @johnlee7164
      @johnlee7164 Před 5 lety +18

      I was here to warn them about the bad people.

    • @Billaxle
      @Billaxle Před 5 lety +7

      It's not weird or wrong! *_It's just cartoons!!_*

    • @nickb3968
      @nickb3968 Před 5 lety +5

      IDK, I kinda think single men driving old box vans fits that narrative better.

  • @justintaylor9458
    @justintaylor9458 Před 5 lety +58

    The japanese corollas were
    ae92's as well. They were fwd with 4ag's. They also had a supercharged version that was a 4ag with a slightly higher boost sc12 than the aw11 with the 4agze.

  • @MikeZdoesitz
    @MikeZdoesitz Před 5 lety +672

    Every Corolla has a rotary and four turbos

  • @-ExperienceWithMe-
    @-ExperienceWithMe- Před 4 lety +84

    Guy1:"Is that a true Trueno?"
    Guy2:"True?.....no."

  • @SKBreakDaRules
    @SKBreakDaRules Před 5 lety +109

    6:12 " over 30 thousand miles."
    7:31 [odometer shows *315* thousand miles]

    • @godfreypoon5148
      @godfreypoon5148 Před 5 lety +58

      315 is over 30...
      hwa hwa hwa

    • @KamiKitsuneVA
      @KamiKitsuneVA Před 5 lety +14

      He meant 300k, lol

    • @spyderxtra777
      @spyderxtra777 Před 5 lety +6

      right before he said the floor plan was rusted through, someone was having a bad day.

    • @RallyLancer95
      @RallyLancer95 Před 5 lety +12

      I can't see it because of my tiny phone screen. I was confused as to why he would boast over 30k miles

    • @2010ngojo
      @2010ngojo Před 5 lety +3

      Well he ain't wrong.

  • @maninredhelm
    @maninredhelm Před 5 lety +36

    _♫ On the ceiling, on a Porsche, Glitter, Fairy... Landfill... I wanna leave Bennigan's... ♪_

  • @teddyn3051
    @teddyn3051 Před 5 lety +181

    the Pearl Jam joke killed me

    • @theeoddments960
      @theeoddments960 Před 5 lety +7

      Ruthlessnoodle tf is your problem lol

    • @eldis4304
      @eldis4304 Před 5 lety +5

      r/wooosh

    • @BeesonsCars
      @BeesonsCars Před 5 lety +12

      I honestly don’t think anyone knows the lyrics to “Alive” or “Yellow Ledbetter.” Just a few bits and pieces of the discernible parts.

    • @TorquilMcLeod
      @TorquilMcLeod Před 5 lety +7

      It was a nice setup for the closing song too. Good job Roman.

    • @Krash845
      @Krash845 Před 5 lety

      My 90's nostalgia kicked in hardcore.

  • @CockatooDude
    @CockatooDude Před 5 lety +19

    I love how these reviews always start with roasts but end up being enlightening and beautiful. Somehow you can always come up with new things to say Mr. Regular.

  • @Frozened2h
    @Frozened2h Před 5 lety +131

    I love 80's and early 90's toyotas. So cool, even if its fwd, but still gives me vibes when cars were something more than a transportation.

    • @fj717
      @fj717 Před 5 lety +14

      Agree with you! So ironic, they try hard to obtain that today by adding thousands of dollars of options, however, the bone-stock cars were able to deliver better.

    • @Frozened2h
      @Frozened2h Před 5 lety +3

      @@tecc9999 yes it was amazing I still watch that review from time to time. that video by it's own is a masterpiece

    • @nerychristian
      @nerychristian Před 5 lety +1

      Cars from the 80s are so fun to drive. The best part of driving them is the visibility. It feels like you are surrounded by windows.

    • @sheep5403
      @sheep5403 Před 3 lety +1

      @@nerychristian Might be a bit late, a year late, but nonetheless I shall comment.
      I fully agree with you. I drive a 92 Volvo 240, the visibility is brilliant and it's a blast to drive being that it is RWD.

    • @Blakecryderman7244
      @Blakecryderman7244 Před rokem

      @Frozened 2h if you ever get the chance you should drive an XV10 Camry DX with a 5 speed manual. It’s the best feeling ever. The most beautiful simplicity & comfort

  • @nicholasmaher9175
    @nicholasmaher9175 Před 5 lety +50

    These cars, the "Corolla GTS Twin Cam 16", as they were called in NA were great, and fast. I mean the original, actual meaning of fast. 135hp from 1.6litres, normally aspirated. VTEC that. The most powerful 4AGE we ever got. I drove one that was new (and just broken in) through Montana on I-90 in the day and it flew. Had it at 125 a couple of times and a nice rippy and easy cruiser at 110 for extended periods of time. Montana is a long way across. Very few cars going either direction to even look at. Fun car.

    • @kylewoodhall4666
      @kylewoodhall4666 Před 4 lety +2

      Friend of mine goes to school in Montana... I couldn’t believe it when he told me he typically goes 110mph on the highway there

    • @ayrsonlacayo585
      @ayrsonlacayo585 Před 3 lety +3

      Where can I find this info. I got a 88 gts and I can’t find the specs for mine. Google keeps saying 113hp and I got the 4age

    • @mndlessdrwer
      @mndlessdrwer Před 2 lety +2

      And now you've got massive barges like my 2013 Ford Fusion 2.0L Ecoboost AWD that I mod chipped to get it to boost higher and produce a whopping 305bhp and something near 370lb-ft of torque. It's fast, sure, but you'll never experience speed in it the same way you do in a 90's car. In a car that you knew, for a fact, wouldn't save you in a roll-over. In a car that has visibility for days because you were supposed to avoid crashing instead of have the car tank through it. In a car that was LIGHT because they didn't have the safety regulations that necessitated making them more powerful than they feel because they're hauling around an extra 1000lb of impact protection. A 90's car gives you a very visceral experience of speed. Having said that, I've never managed to find the top speed of my ford just yet. Not because it ran out of power, but because I hit 136mph and decided I didn't want to lose my license on the ever-populated highways around my state's capitol. But it is a stark difference from my 2003 Mercedes C320 which ran out of gearing and torque at that same speed, and a vast improvement over my 2006 Volkswagen Golf 2.0L that struggled to hit 90mph. My Fusion does feel fast at those kinds of speed, but puttering around town, it feels so unenthusiastic. That's something you don't get in 90's cars, especially RWD 90's cars with skinny tires. Even just scooting around town at 45-50, you can tax the handling and derive a feeling of speed from the car, because it just doesn't grip as hard as modern cars. It doesn't feel heavy and indestructible like modern cars. My Fusion takes turns at 45 that would be terrifying and exhilarating in a 90's car at half that speed. I can hit bendy roads at shocking speeds and my car never once threatens to understeer beyond recovery or break traction. But it does lose out in feel. It just doesn't feel as exciting as it should given how well it can perform. But, and lets face it, I'm at a point in my life where I'm acknowledging that I'm older and this is currently my only car, so I don't necessarily want every drive I take to be filled with a slight but omnipresent feeling of anxiety from a fragile old car attempting to chuck me into a ditch if I can't manage its under or over-steering in a bend. When I'm in a financial position to afford a second car, sure. I've got a list of 90's cars that I'd love to own and tinker around with, but for now, a safe and highly performant car is just my speed.

    • @robspear03
      @robspear03 Před rokem +1

      ​@@mndlessdrwerIn a nutshell, it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is a fast car slow.
      Could a saved you a monologue.

    • @mndlessdrwer
      @mndlessdrwer Před rokem

      @@robspear03 I live for the monologues, so you wouldn't have saved me anything. But still, thanks for reading!

  • @angrybadger8136
    @angrybadger8136 Před 5 lety +77

    I had long hair and I drive a 90s Corolla.. How do you know my life?!

    • @KamiKitsuneVA
      @KamiKitsuneVA Před 5 lety +6

      Because I had long hair, he was making a joke about me, lol

    • @sleekskyline120
      @sleekskyline120 Před 5 lety +3

      Mr Regular reviewed my 99 Corolla when I had long hair...

    • @KamiKitsuneVA
      @KamiKitsuneVA Před 5 lety +2

      @@sleekskyline120 guess he was right about us then

    • @wadeguidry6675
      @wadeguidry6675 Před 5 lety

      I have long hair and I drive one of those white vans with no windows, there's candy in the back, get in. (Yeah I know it's not even remotely relevant, but hey, I just woke up).

  • @chaplaincrabtree6881
    @chaplaincrabtree6881 Před 5 lety +8

    "I like to lay on my hand until it's numb, then I place it on the small of my back while standing at the top of the stairs. And then I give myself a push, so it feels like someone cares enough about me to want me dead" I almost shit a kidney laughing

  • @sir3612
    @sir3612 Před 5 lety +328

    People put “M” badges on 320i’s and “392 Hemi” badges on Jeep Compasses so what makes this so much more sinful?

    • @Christian---
      @Christian--- Před 5 lety +94

      More? None
      I'd argue the M badges are worse because the gap in performance is not between econoboxes but a luxurious econobox and a formidable sports coupe.

    • @GrexTheCrabasitor
      @GrexTheCrabasitor Před 5 lety +54

      WEABOO TAX

    • @kitten-inside
      @kitten-inside Před 5 lety +13

      Mr Regular likes this car more, that's why.

    • @colyngautreaux1078
      @colyngautreaux1078 Před 5 lety +42

      I put an AMG badge on my 02 Altima 4 banger

    • @Benzinilinguine
      @Benzinilinguine Před 5 lety +9

      Just as sinful.

  • @HabibRKO
    @HabibRKO Před 5 lety +32

    Like people who put 370gt Skyline badges on their g37. Like they aren’t technically wrong they have the same chassis code but people will still judge the crap outta them

    • @HabibRKO
      @HabibRKO Před 5 lety

      skbuoy it does actually

  • @sashav6847
    @sashav6847 Před 5 lety +11

    Dude that end monologue was beautiful! I had one of these in my 20's and it took me across Canada. Legendary car.

  • @DocAwesum
    @DocAwesum Před 5 lety +10

    GTS came with rear discs. '88 AE92 came with last gen bigport (red/black top), TVIS gives nice midrange grunt, but swapping to the smallport makes for a more entertaining drive (and ITBs are available if you can find the correct ECU and loom from Japan/Australia).
    Having 2 AE92s (Prizm GSi, Corolla GTS) and having had fast Volvos, all 3 MR2s, WRX, and a new GTi, I can offer an experienced opinion: These AE92 Corollas are FAR MORE FUN daily drivers than anything else I have owned or driven. My Prizm (with 20v blacktop) is a perfectly inconspicuous family commuter... that will HAPPILY rev to 8k rpm and sound like a symphony in doing so.
    If you want to win straight-line races, find an older Corvette or Mustang; but if you want to ENJOY your drive time, get a Corolla (civic, sentra).

    • @Alltracavenger
      @Alltracavenger Před 5 lety

      I've always liked the looks of the AE92s and thought they would be a fun daily driver. If I hadn't been essentially handed an AE86 project on a silver platter, I'd be looking for one. :)

    • @bryan10444
      @bryan10444 Před 5 lety

      Yup I believe you my AE101 with the 20v makes me wish my daily commute was farther away lol these 90s Corolla's feel amazing

    • @TEDdotcom
      @TEDdotcom Před 5 lety

      Japanese economy cars are fun to drive fast but American muscle cars aren’t fun to drive slow.

    • @THX11458
      @THX11458 Před 5 lety

      Having also owned an AE92 Corolla GTS back in the day I can agree, they may not have been the fasted car for their time but they were quite fun to drive day to day (plus it lasted over 250,000 miles with virtually no maintenance ).

  • @Legotruck82
    @Legotruck82 Před 5 lety +26

    I think I have a new favorite RCR line. "The 1980's began in 1975" hahahha

  • @andrewlee88
    @andrewlee88 Před 5 lety +1

    Omg my first car. I had it in white and got a real trueno bumper from hong kong. That was 1997. Thanks for this xmas gift, my life is now complete and I still think this car looks so good. Great job getting back into your poetic saddle.

  • @TypicalAsianPerson
    @TypicalAsianPerson Před 5 lety +62

    8:06 Thank goodness he didn’t say what I thought he was gonna say...

  • @MichaelD8393
    @MichaelD8393 Před 4 lety +24

    I gotta say: the AE92 is the best looking Corolla to my eyes.

  • @ImmortalInflames
    @ImmortalInflames Před 5 lety +25

    "bad cosplay" low blow, but strangely fitting. =)

  • @bluekouki86
    @bluekouki86 Před 5 lety +3

    Everybody confuses what the VIN says with the chassis code. This generation is the ae92 chassis regardless of region or trim level. Same story with the ae86....there is no such thing as an ae88 that is just part of the VIN, Toyota classifies all of them ae86 in the US.

  • @FinnishCarGuys
    @FinnishCarGuys Před 5 lety +118

    "M Performance"-badges from the freaking factory are waaaayyy worse than putting a "Trueno" one in your Corolla that tbh no one except hard core car-people cares about.

    • @NightKawata
      @NightKawata Před 5 lety +6

      they're both lying, but in terms of significant lies yeah I doubt anyone'd really fully convert a 325 to an M-level, because that'd be silly and all that guy really wants is a circlejerk because his car is fine but not "fine enough."
      hardcore car people are like fuckin' vultures after hiroshima though, so whaddya expect
      what a wonderful world

    • @wahpanda1520
      @wahpanda1520 Před 5 lety

      its actually a cool mod because it makes it look that more jdm

    • @kingpeasant5099
      @kingpeasant5099 Před 5 lety +3

      How are the factory M badges worse than a Trueno badge on something that's not a Trueno?

    • @NightKawata
      @NightKawata Před 5 lety +1

      @@kingpeasant5099 they're both blatantly wrong, but I think the general logic/"what makes the trueno worse" is that the trueno's just a JDM right-hand-drive car, yet an M series BMW ends up giving the car a big upgrade in interior decoration, performance, etc
      or at least that's what I think he's getting at

    • @FinnishCarGuys
      @FinnishCarGuys Před 5 lety +4

      @@NightKawata Yep, non M-cars with //////////M all over the place, those are what I meant. Bloody 520 diesel "M-Performance's"... Albert Biermann would be spinning in his gr.... Wait, he's alive and making great cars elsewhere.

  • @taylorschuman5822
    @taylorschuman5822 Před 5 lety +8

    I've had two of these Corolla's (88 and 89, respectively) and both were just shy of 'beater' status. Even still, it was reliable enough to get me through a few years, and spirited enough to put a smile on my face. It's left me with a personal bias for them, but there is an amount of red-headedness that you have to contend with in the Toyota family. The AE92 was also the last of the real performance-biased Corollas until the 00's sometime, at least for us here in the states. The 4A-GE was also a decently high-rev engine. They're getting rarer, too, and more expensive when they can be found. I paid under 3K for each of mine, and they've doubled as I've looked for them in the last decade.
    tl;dr They're weird, affordable, fun, relatively easy and cheap to fix. I'd have another one. Mr. Regular, you crushed this one.

  • @TrueGrandImperial
    @TrueGrandImperial Před 5 lety +105

    Surge? Were they all out of Crystal Pepsi?

    • @TheBlevinsNetwork
      @TheBlevinsNetwork Před 5 lety

      I noticed that green can! Heh fitting!

    • @KamiKitsuneVA
      @KamiKitsuneVA Před 5 lety +2

      @@TheBlevinsNetwork what can I say, I love Surge.
      When he saw it he was like, "that's so fitting", lol

    • @tiben36
      @tiben36 Před 5 lety +4

      It came with his Nagano 1998 jacket.

    • @knight2386
      @knight2386 Před 5 lety

      This guy has more props than a Broadway play

    • @Caveira138
      @Caveira138 Před 5 lety +2

      Coke started making it again after customer pressure. Member of the Surge movement here checking in

  • @nasonguy
    @nasonguy Před 5 lety +3

    I've been growing out my hair for over 5 years now.
    I just bought a 97 Corolla this year. Ouch.
    It was $400, motor and tranny are solid, rust free, sunroof doesn't leak, interior is good, no leaks, only 170k miles on the clock, and it only burns a quart of oil every 5k miles. It needed struts and tires and the college freshman girl selling it didn't want to deal with that. So I really bought an $900 Corolla.... But I started a new job that has me commuting 70 miles a day, largely highway, and this was a much better option that my 97 Cherokee. Safer, fuel efficient, stable on the highway, and much quieter.

  • @Lethal_Intent
    @Lethal_Intent Před 5 lety +37

    AE98? The Japanese model trueno's, levins and GTZ's here are all AE92 chassis. Never heard of a AE98.

    • @KamiKitsuneVA
      @KamiKitsuneVA Před 5 lety +7

      Yeah he mixed it up. The Vin number says AE98, but they're all called AE92s

    • @PacificCoastAuto
      @PacificCoastAuto Před 5 lety +2

      In the same way the USDM AE86 is an AE88... weird Toyota... weird

    • @KamiKitsuneVA
      @KamiKitsuneVA Před 5 lety

      @@PacificCoastAuto USDM stuff gets so stupid sometimes

    • @regalwolf8999
      @regalwolf8999 Před 5 lety +3

      @@PacificCoastAuto The GT-S Corollas with the 4A-GE got the AE88 VIN. SR5 Corollas with the carbureted 4AC engine and rear drum brakes have AE86 VIN. Quite weird indeed.

    • @legoclone0965
      @legoclone0965 Před 5 lety +1

      USDM and JDM chassis codes on the AE92 are both AE92. Same with the AE86. The VIN on the USDM E80 Corolla GT-S is AE88 and on the E90 it's AE98.

  • @Gypsyx
    @Gypsyx Před 5 lety +26

    6:12 30 thousand miles?

    • @MoNeenja
      @MoNeenja Před 5 lety +2

      Seems really low for a corolla that old

    • @jakeaustin9894
      @jakeaustin9894 Před 5 lety +6

      I think he meant 300,000

    • @chrispotter2948
      @chrispotter2948 Před 3 lety +8

      7:31 he flashes a pic of the dash. Odo reads 315,573 miles

    • @Marc83Aus
      @Marc83Aus Před 3 lety +1

      Rookie numbers for a Corolla

  • @Trance88
    @Trance88 Před 5 lety +108

    Its interesting how you mentioned that you look up economy car in the dictionary and it says "COROLLA". Well, in a few years, that won't be true anymore since the new 2019-2020 Corollas are anything but "economy cars". They're becoming so damn sophisticated and they aren't cheap anymore. Kids in about a decade or so will be rolling around in our current generation Kia Rios and Hyundai Accents.

    • @automatteck3477
      @automatteck3477 Před 5 lety +14

      Kids in about a decade won't be rolling around in Rios/Accents - there won't be any left by then. I feel like the current gen 3-banger Mitsubishi Mirage will still be around within a decade, but mostly they'll be driving worn-out shit from the late 90s to early 2000s - more modern cars aren't going to last that long.

    • @GT6SuzukaTimeTrials
      @GT6SuzukaTimeTrials Před 5 lety +7

      Honda Fit.

    • @lego4virgo
      @lego4virgo Před 5 lety +12

      And Kia Souls. Those hamsters know how to market.

    • @zephead843
      @zephead843 Před 5 lety +4

      Trance88- With turboed 3.8 Buick motors in them. Taking down five-ohs.

    • @automatteck3477
      @automatteck3477 Před 5 lety +5

      @@lego4virgo they sold well but they've already got a reputation for blowing motors around 110k - doesn't matter how many they sell if they're all trashed. 2009+ Nissans are the same way, with the CVT usually failing between 80k and 120k.

  • @morganbeever8725
    @morganbeever8725 Před 5 lety +4

    I had an '88 sr5 manual. Loved it. So suprised to see this, you don't see many Corolla coupes around anymore.

    • @Vacated204
      @Vacated204 Před 4 lety

      Morgan Beever where in the world are you located? Canada? I’m Bout to buy one

  • @PRO21SHOT9
    @PRO21SHOT9 Před 5 lety +367

    the car for a weeb in denial

    • @hybridShinx
      @hybridShinx Před 5 lety +29

      when the AE86 got very rare , this was a alternative :P

    • @KamiKitsuneVA
      @KamiKitsuneVA Před 5 lety

      @@hybridShinx well I bought it cause it's better :/

    • @hybridShinx
      @hybridShinx Před 5 lety +1

      Supercharger upgrade when

    • @KamiKitsuneVA
      @KamiKitsuneVA Před 5 lety

      @@hybridShinx trust me, I thought about it. The 4agze is just too expensive

    • @hybridShinx
      @hybridShinx Před 5 lety

      Theres always a 1J or 2J or a 3S

  • @bryan10444
    @bryan10444 Před 5 lety +7

    You should review an AE101 aka 93-97 Corolla DX with the 5 speed, it's basically the most sleeper corolla of all time and there's SO MANY different engine swaps done to them in other countries because they realize their potential

  • @FdJ96
    @FdJ96 Před 5 lety +78

    E U R O B E A T | I N T E N S I F I E S

  • @AbbreviatedReviews
    @AbbreviatedReviews Před 5 lety +9

    Mr. Regular = Eddie Vedder reincarnated. Yeah he's still alive but who will remember now that Mr. Regular is on the scene?

  • @TheJoey3590
    @TheJoey3590 Před 5 lety +15

    Pulling an all nighter for finals and all of a sudden a RCR upload.

  • @TheRickacuna
    @TheRickacuna Před 5 lety +3

    I found your channel about a month ago and you're awesome! You've reviewed many of my "dream" cars. Also appreciate you sharing impactful, relatable stories. Much appreciated!

  • @ianb8885
    @ianb8885 Před 5 lety +28

    AE92 for the daily; AE86 on the weekend.

  • @tomcollins8877
    @tomcollins8877 Před 4 lety +1

    I owned one of these brand new. I sold it to get an RX7 my first wife wanted. Then she divorced me 8 months later while I was in Germany. Her new boyfriend then crashed the RX7. I really wish most of that never happened. I really loved the Toyota though. Seeing it in the video reminds me of a time I was young and life was actually great.

  • @nagasako7
    @nagasako7 Před 5 lety +64

    Hit or miss. I guess you never miss huh? You got a "Trueno", I bet it ain't an 86, ya.

  • @MiNefOol804
    @MiNefOol804 Před 5 lety +5

    it makes me feel weird inside knowing that even in the year of our Lord 2017, new base model Corollas have rear drum brakes standard

  • @twotailedavenger
    @twotailedavenger Před 4 lety +5

    "Brought to you by Deltarune fan comics"
    Damn, does Mr. Regular ever have a hardon for Toby Fox.

  • @DozIT
    @DozIT Před 5 lety +4

    Every guy goes through a phase where they think they can pull off long hair, you know what they are driving? A corolla. Holy shit you just described my life

  • @shelbyz1988
    @shelbyz1988 Před 5 lety +5

    I’ll have you know I was driving a Shelby Z Daytona when I had my long hair phase.

  • @Tmaxx101399
    @Tmaxx101399 Před 5 lety +4

    To be fair, my 2008 Honda Civic also uses braided steel cables for the shifter rather than solid linkages.

  • @akumati86
    @akumati86 Před 5 lety +11

    I need a transcript of that Tetris smut.

  • @SonicGamer1991
    @SonicGamer1991 Před 5 lety +9

    I learned how to drive manual in one of these, not a bad car from what i remember

    • @alansmilealot
      @alansmilealot Před 5 lety +2

      Wonder why it such a unicorn or really any car with a 4age for that matter

  • @tunnelsnakesmedia
    @tunnelsnakesmedia Před 5 lety +7

    This was my first car. Loved it. Really would like to get another one, one of these days.

    • @SZJA
      @SZJA Před rokem

      Good luck they're rare as fuck now. Still got my ae92 7 years later just turned 33 years old

  • @takumifujiwara8024
    @takumifujiwara8024 Před 4 lety +2

    What in the holy hell? My 86 has turned into a 92!

  • @ender25ish
    @ender25ish Před 5 lety +42

    i felt physical pain with the braces comment.

  • @COYGunners
    @COYGunners Před 5 lety +2

    I loved the heroic attributes given to Corollas. From any single point of view Toyota Corollas are THE regular cars. Thing is, it does a remarkable job being regular. I love my Ford Fiesta exactly because every morning it starts, drops me in the office, after 8 hours starts again, drops me in home and waits for me until next morning, 5 days a week. In a weird way I feel like she cares on me.

  • @toofastapk
    @toofastapk Před 5 lety +8

    The jdm models were ae92 as well not ae98. my dad has a 1989 ae92 corolla Levin and I have a 1988 ae92 corolla fxgt.

  • @JointedSpagel
    @JointedSpagel Před 3 lety +2

    My corolla belonged to my mom and it has been in countless accidents and looks like a crumpled ball of tin foil. It's trunk is so broken you have to open it with the kidnapping latch via a cable I tied to it. It's front fender is held on with zip ties and bungie cords and the rear bumper got chainsawed off, and has about 200k miles. Still runs like it just got off the lot.

  • @patx35
    @patx35 Před 5 lety +27

    Great review, but the "cable shifter issue" seems really off.
    One, despite the upsides of solid shifter linkages, cable linkages are used nowadays since they take up way less room, and they can just be routed anywhere. Even Honda switched to cable shifter linkages in the 90s and they still shift great. It's also a benefit with transmission swaps since one can just drill a hole in the firewall, stick two cables through, and hook up the new transmission.
    Two, shifter slop and play can get just as bad on mechanical shifters as cable shifters if a linkage bushing goes bad from wear and tear. Cable shifter bushing can go bad, but there are less bushings to worry about and they can be easily replaced with brass bushings or spherical bearings (although the same can be done on mechanical shifter linkages).
    Three, Toyota shifters suck. They just lack feel. It's probably from the crappy shifter box, but I've never done a short shifter box install on a Toyota before.
    One upside with mechanical shifter linkages is that the shifter vibrates with the engine. I kinda find it amusing.

    • @Alltracavenger
      @Alltracavenger Před 5 lety +1

      From my time with a Corolla XRS, a short-shifter(along with brass bushings and a set of aluminum shifter assembly bushings) did a good job of making it feel much more direct. Wouldn't mind doing that to my GT-Four at some point. :)

    • @user-xg8yy7yl1d
      @user-xg8yy7yl1d Před 5 lety +3

      The best manual cars are rear wheel drive where the stick is directly connected to the transmission
      Only thing a front drive can really win over a rear on is winter

    • @joeseibert1425
      @joeseibert1425 Před 5 lety

      P77777777 I mean that winter thing is pretty important

    • @kiwidiesel5071
      @kiwidiesel5071 Před 4 lety

      I used to own a 1991 AE92 Corolla Levin, didn't have the flip up head lights but same as trueno in all other respects. I did a shifter modification in mine to help correct that toyota feel. I remove the stick from the shift box and slid the pivot ball up the stick shaft as far as clearance would allow on top of the tunnel. Ball was on splined section of the stick and then I cut about an inch off the top to shorten the truck length gear stick😂 New nylon bushes and result was next level, felt firm and exact like linkage and halved the throw distance required due to longer shaft from pivot to cables. Changed the entire driving experience just doing that one mod.

  • @johnathankain8033
    @johnathankain8033 Před 5 lety +3

    Roman, that exit / wrap up tune was awesome. One of my favourites yet! Fantastic sound.

  • @jaredj631
    @jaredj631 Před 5 lety +6

    I had a stickshift 87 carola hatchback my year in Australia. Great car.

  • @alecjones7299
    @alecjones7299 Před rokem

    I was a mechanic in Denver, when a Right Hand Dr., Trueno came in, blew my socks off. I had to test that thing and drive it all over the place for about a week.

  • @dragon81heart
    @dragon81heart Před 5 lety +6

    Have always LOVED these!!!
    Hopefully one day I can find one (in good shape that isn’t 5-6 grand)

    • @TEDdotcom
      @TEDdotcom Před 5 lety

      @Aaron Hainan: You can legally import Truenos now from Japan.

  • @michaelmason6210
    @michaelmason6210 Před 5 lety +1

    The bit about sitting on your hand till it gets numb!!!!!! Had me going one way then Bam! Longest time he has had me laughing for.

  • @mrgw98
    @mrgw98 Před 5 lety +63

    "Anime girls > Real girls"

  • @mndlessdrwer
    @mndlessdrwer Před 2 lety

    The one thing I absolutely don't miss is the solid polyurethane over urethane foam dash panels that crack under continued sun exposure. They made for a lighter, easier to manufacture, and more attractive dash when new, but as you can see in this car, they aren't meant for the long haul. While you can almost certainly find remanufactured aftermarket replacements for such a popular car as the early 90's corollas, you'll be hard-pressed to find them for cars with less of a cult following. Scanning and machining the molds takes money, after all, as does getting the injection machines and the molds made for the bent resin impregnated fiber board support structure that goes into the mold during the foam expansion phase to hold everything together. It's all expensive to source and manufacture, so cars that don't get all the love are just left to rot. Splitting and cracking more and more like a dry lakebed under the summer sun.

  • @Slash27015
    @Slash27015 Před 5 lety +5

    Jokes on you, I look good with my long hair and a FIAT PUNTO!
    In all honesty it's been like an electric chair with electrical problems

  • @SilverScarletSpider
    @SilverScarletSpider Před 4 lety +1

    Ah yes the end times. Just as the Corolla GTS, MR2 Turbo , Celica All-Trac, and Supra Turbo we’re reaching their most powerful final forms; the Civic Type R, Prelude Type S, Integra Type R, and NSX Type R were waiting across the start grid.

  • @-ExperienceWithMe-
    @-ExperienceWithMe- Před 4 lety +4

    0:55 That loose plate screw it killing me

  • @officialkevonn
    @officialkevonn Před 5 lety +1

    My aunt had the same car but it was a white 88 SR5 Limited Edition with manual windows it came with a vinyl top and a vintage old toyota T hood bonnet emblem like Mercedes and Cadillac have on top of their hoods.

  • @felixvanstaden
    @felixvanstaden Před 5 lety +18

    I've seen AMG and M badges on Volkswagens and Volvos, so this isn't that offensive.

    • @MajorSpam
      @MajorSpam Před 5 lety +6

      I get chills just reading that

    • @medakabox2015
      @medakabox2015 Před 5 lety +3

      I see amg and BMW logos on tuk tuk tho

  • @questioner1596
    @questioner1596 Před 2 lety

    I saw an ancient website devoted to converting your Chevy Cavalier to the JDM Toyota Cavalier, outlining the parts you need to add the yellow turn signals, clear headlights, folding mirrors, rear armrest, etc. I think it gives bored people something to do, goals to achieve.

  • @MrThewildrider
    @MrThewildrider Před 5 lety +26

    ... I had long hair during my impala/cavalier days.
    Mr Regular is wrong, folks.

    • @clammaster4
      @clammaster4 Před 5 lety

      The only thing worse is a full beard

    • @user-xg8yy7yl1d
      @user-xg8yy7yl1d Před 5 lety

      I legitimately can’t pull off short hair so it’s been long ish forever and I have a crown vic and an f150

  • @32993771243475
    @32993771243475 Před 3 lety +1

    Had a 1991 AE92 GTS as my first car through college. Even installed the TRD short shifter kit, which tilt the shifter to the RHS because it was for JDM market. So much great memories. 😁👍

  • @superbros1690
    @superbros1690 Před 5 lety +6

    Way better than my 01 corolla

  • @MrYancakes
    @MrYancakes Před 5 lety +1

    Dang, 10/10 on this video. From Tetris smut to participation trophy trope assessment and description of spectacular in the mundane, this was a GREAT video from a great channel.

  • @Deftonesdsm
    @Deftonesdsm Před 5 lety +5

    Mmm 90s toyota... breakfast of champions

  • @ff2e
    @ff2e Před 5 lety

    The cables don't stretch and the cables aren't the reason for the shift slop. The reason is the rubber bushing at the end of the cable. Several people sell brass fitting replacements and after you swap them out, they feel nice and tight. The cable itself is pretty solid.

  • @ReboyGTR
    @ReboyGTR Před 5 lety +5

    *Maybe now people can STOP IMPORTING cars they already have.*

  • @SZJA
    @SZJA Před 4 lety +1

    I actually own this car but mine has power windows. Best classic ive owned so far with only 97k miles on her. Going to keep her since its a rare car.

  • @VcrThunder
    @VcrThunder Před 5 lety +14

    who gives a shit if it has a Trueno badge. its still a Corolla.

    • @nakoma5
      @nakoma5 Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah, it's twin cam adds a little oomph but otherwise still drives like an econobox.

    • @yeefulor9954
      @yeefulor9954 Před 5 lety +8

      The trueno badge just lets u know u got the flip up headlights lol yall make it sound like its a performance package

    • @godfreypoon5148
      @godfreypoon5148 Před 5 lety +3

      True? No.
      Falseno.

    • @jae-86
      @jae-86 Před 5 lety +1

      'I put a type r badge on my civic' you are just asking to be made fun of.

    • @doctordewbie7681
      @doctordewbie7681 Před 5 lety +2

      cloridan Beauchamps levin = fixed headlights. Trueno = pop ups.
      This has pop ups so its more of a Trueno.

  • @JM-sy5qv
    @JM-sy5qv Před 4 lety +1

    This review makes me wonder if the owner tried selling the fact this is a true Trueno to RCR and this is the review we got from it in result.

  • @forgoteness2
    @forgoteness2 Před 5 lety +6

    You get stuff wrong so often it hurts.

  • @diltzm
    @diltzm Před 5 lety +1

    The GT-S came from the factory with rear disc brakes only the SR5 coupes had drums. The GT-S also had a different rear suspension and a front anti roll bar.

  • @nikolai9140
    @nikolai9140 Před 5 lety +30

    so if the trueno is an otaku then is this a weaboo. also I nearly died fishtailing off a road and you were the first thing I watched when I came back home. so your welcome... I guess.

    • @CaroFDoom
      @CaroFDoom Před 5 lety +3

      if anyone asks to be called an otaku it just makes them a worse weaboo

    • @CaroFDoom
      @CaroFDoom Před 5 lety +7

      /Pol/ack The Polack An otaku is equivalent to a nerd.
      If anyone asks you to specifically call them an otaku, they're a weaboo.

    • @nikolai9140
      @nikolai9140 Před 5 lety

      @@CaroFDoom I am aware, I was saying is that if the trueno is the japanese nerd the the gts is the weaboo who just tries to hard and looks stupid doing it

    • @Lolvi6
      @Lolvi6 Před 5 lety +3

      "Otaku" is a derogatory term in Japan. Weeaboos who call themselves "otakus" are cringey as fuck.

  • @luzindro
    @luzindro Před 5 lety +1

    Congratulations on the the way RCR is written. I've been following you guys almost from the start, and it keeps getting better. Greeting from Portugal.

  • @driftsteve
    @driftsteve Před 5 lety +3

    What’s a AE98? Cringed every time he said it.

  • @paulhudson231
    @paulhudson231 Před 5 lety +1

    My wife had an '88 Corolla GTS, 5-speed for several years. No power below 3000 rpm, but it had a surprisingly good ride for such a small car. Hers was RWD, not FWD like this one. Had to replace the clutch slave cylinder a couple of times but it was mostly reliable.

    • @promeow1127
      @promeow1127 Před 8 měsíci

      Must of been a 87 they all turned fwd in 88

  • @Tunerdude94
    @Tunerdude94 Před 5 lety +22

    These cars had four-wheel disc brakes from factory and JDM models were also chassis code AE92. Stop spreading misinformation please. PLEASE

    • @doctordewbie7681
      @doctordewbie7681 Před 5 lety +5

      Tunerdude94 +1 on stop spreading misinformation. 👍🏻

  • @MrJayrock620
    @MrJayrock620 Před 4 lety

    My buddy had a blue GTS in high school. We spent a weekend wiring in a stereo and blue lights under the dash in his driveway with minimal tools and a lot of electrical tape lol

  • @GravityGames15
    @GravityGames15 Před 5 lety +9

    I saw someone with a "CLS 300" badge on a W204 C300. This by comparison to that is nothing. No one believes your C-class is an S-class dude. That's trying to actually trick someone into thinking you have money, this seems more harmless and more like a tribute.

    • @antonioakiki3716
      @antonioakiki3716 Před 5 lety +1

      GravityGames cls is more e class than anything

    • @GravityGames15
      @GravityGames15 Před 5 lety

      @@antonioakiki3716 I see the S I think S-class. Like how the GLC is supposed the C-class SUV, the GLE is the E-class, and the GLS is the S-class. The CLS would be the S-class variant of the CL model cars like the CLK. (If they still made any other CL cars). That's just my opinion though, but I think they chose those naming conventions on purpose a few years back.

    • @jaysekhon8014
      @jaysekhon8014 Před 5 lety

      @@GravityGames15 You think wrong sir!

    • @kingpeasant5099
      @kingpeasant5099 Před 5 lety

      And here you're trying to trick someone into thinking that your FWD econobox is not just an A to B appliance but a legendary sports car. How's this any different or any better?

    • @antonioakiki3716
      @antonioakiki3716 Před 5 lety

      GravityGames gle is called that because the basic platform is e class, the same with the glc. The cls is just a branding gimick. Before the coupe s class was the cl, and the small version clk was based on the e/c class and was crap. Mercedes nomenclature is a clusterfuck

  • @shaunrutherford7764
    @shaunrutherford7764 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you, Mr. Regular, for articulating why I love my Corolla and regular cars in general.

  • @teddyn3051
    @teddyn3051 Před 5 lety +16

    WEEABOO.

  • @steveling952
    @steveling952 Před 5 lety

    In 1991 I bought my first car...a 1985 Toyota Corolla, 2 door hatchback, silver and black, 5 speed, manual steering, no power brakes...anyway just bare bones with 150,000 k. I drove it nearly 2years, and I put another 123,000 k on it. I NEVER had a problem with that car!!! Regular maintenance, and always good to go. I miss it :(

  • @tommyandchill
    @tommyandchill Před 5 lety +5

    Itsuki would approve of this

  • @bitopandas5343
    @bitopandas5343 Před 4 lety +1

    5:33 "because the 1980s were the longest decade.The music , culture and technology reached far beyond 10 confining years"
    Agreedx1000000

  • @averyyoung8601
    @averyyoung8601 Před 5 lety +12

    Who the heck disliked

    • @yeefulor9954
      @yeefulor9954 Před 5 lety

      I didnt but this review isnt all that sad to say for the first time im just triggered cuz i have one lol more pros couldve been noted but meh its aight

    • @Jim_Jimworth
      @Jim_Jimworth Před 5 lety +1

      23 people are driving fake-badged USDM Corollas.

    • @Tunerdude94
      @Tunerdude94 Před 5 lety +4

      Everyone who noticed this video wasn't that great

    • @doctordewbie7681
      @doctordewbie7681 Před 5 lety +5

      I did for being stupid calling an AE92 an “AE98” like he did with the AE86 calling it a “AE88”.
      If you’re gonna try an come off as some smart ass witty know it all, at least get your facts right.
      On top off that I never heard of anyone who puts JDM bits on their USDM model, claim that its a real JDM import. That whole rant was just stupid.
      He also says the GT-S model didn’t come with rear disks.. when all toyota GT-S trim model cars came with disks all around. It must of been swapped out from a previous owner, or thats not a true GT-S.
      It wouldn’t bother me so much if his followers didn’t take him so seriously and go around the internet Regurgitating everything he says as facts and pretend to be educated with their misinformation.

    • @TEDdotcom
      @TEDdotcom Před 5 lety +2

      @Doctor Dewbie: 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @KingRioT1
    @KingRioT1 Před 4 lety +1

    Man I love my AE92, it is the car o grew up in, I remember my grandma picking me up from school and when she passed away she left it to me, I haven’t done much to it only some LED headlights and the front license plate, so it looks a bit better, other than that I just want to restore the paint . There’s not much videos of this type of cars thanks for putting it up.