I’m a monkey again and that means I have to drive to work everyday. My wife’s uncles are all higher up’s at Toyota in Japan… meaning my wife is a big fan and I have a good excuse, but more than that… since the persecution of Toyota by the American government, I have decided to do all that I can to support them. I don’t have any money, so that means the best I can do is buy 10 year old cars.
It will not really be modified… but it does need new tires, and the stock wheels are not as pretty as they once where. I might have bought a car with 5×114.3 hubs for something specific.
This purchase does mean THE ZJ IS GONE. Good Riddance? Not really, the Jeep was good. A 3SFE doesn’t have much on a Mopar 318… but it does sip the juice much slower, and that is what it’s all about. The Jeep was bigger, probably a lot nicer on the inside and probably even more fun to drive. I’ll survive though… maybe even as a member of the purple hoodie and green sneakers club.
I dunno… a sport cute for you? Kinda has estrogen all over it.
nah. My other car is a Corolla.
I’ve been considering one of those for a winter vehicle, the 3 winters that I’ve been driving the JCE10 has taken a toll on rust (looks like an AE86 now 😛 plus it also originated from Ontario so that’s probably why). But those MK1 RAV4’s are still pretty pricey for my budget… most of them I noticed still go for $5000+ and that is quite pricey for my broke broke ass. 🙁
I think you should. It’s pretty fun to drive. It’s an auto, because Yoshiko doesn’t like manuals, and even more gutless than our Echo when the transmission is in Economy mode. OK otherwise. Interior is really nice, and reminds me of my Pulsar, with fun fabrics and upright driving position. We paid $2000, it is a 1998 with 250k km on it, but is really quite clean and doesn’t seem to need anything other than a lid for the washer fluid reservoir… and tires.
At least it’s a first gen. I looked at one of those once (and then bought a ’97 OBS instead), and was impressed with the interior quality, and clever packaging/layout. Good economy.
Economy mode, eh? Just like my FX16 had. Good ol’ Toyota.
Outback Sport is something we considered as well. Maybe in the end I’m actually not a fan of the EJ motor??? Because it’s the only motor I’ve ever killed???