are they a boo deal or are they ok, just be mainly the wifes work car so 20 km a day, peak traffic travelling, i'm not a fan of these nice asian vehicles but needs must, please be gentle with me,
inkapuka,
Feb 28, 8:14pm
I had a 96 auto spacio had 250 kms and thrashed it for the 6 months i had it for only needed new tyres went wel peppy & light but not good at cornering high cog but stil good wee car
inkapuka,
Feb 28, 8:16pm
And was cheap on gas around town but open road was average,above normal but still cheap to run
chevcamaro,
Feb 28, 8:30pm
y thank ya, hopefully she's not into high speed cornering so it sounds like she maybe ok
jmma,
Feb 28, 8:34pm
Its got that magic emblem on the front(o:
inkapuka,
Feb 28, 8:57pm
Yeah reliable as do good reverse donuts and handbrake drifts in driveways on gravel roads lol
807,
Feb 28, 9:49pm
bit of a nana car, but ultra reliable & user friendly .
chevcamaro,
Mar 1, 3:09am
sounds perfect for nana then lol
kazbanz,
Mar 1, 2:13pm
chev--I used to sell about 4-6 of those a month and they NEVER came back with problems. Mechanically they ARE the 1600 corolla Comfortable to drive having a higher seat than a corolla
As they age you'll eventually be up for a crank end seal as the old corolla ones are going hard and weeping oil. Same with cam seals. If you buy one Id allow to "just do it" -Cambelt,crank end seal,cam seal and waterpump.Change the oil and be done Thiis is a generic comment not specific to the spacio. Just all older corolla based vehicles
wron,
Mar 1, 9:10pm
Hi Kaz, Isn't my red 2002 1.8 modelchain driven, ie no cambelt!
kazbanz,
Mar 1, 10:36pm
Wron--YOUR car is a totally different beast. The spacio discussed was based on the 1600cc corolla from around 1992 (happy to be proven wrong re exact year) YOUR spacio is based on the 2001 and newer corolla,feilder,allex,runx etc. so chain drive VVTi engine
wron,
Mar 3, 2:18am
Thanks for that - been away, just read.
chevcamaro,
Mar 3, 3:48am
thank you very much
chevcamaro,
Mar 6, 1:18pm
yep ,she the proud owner now, hmm
tgray,
Mar 6, 1:52pm
Don't 'accidently' buy the 4 seater version - less seats than a starlet! So much for the 'space' in spacio.
wron,
Mar 7, 4:16am
Ours has 7 but the back 2 seem more suitable for Snow White's companions!
kazbanz,
Mar 7, 3:04pm
Have a read of the OP mon. Its a commuter car so 4,6 or 6 seats doesn't matter
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