Toyota Tercel!

fausty · Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 197 Location: Northern VA

1996, marlin green, rear spoiler, 13" stock wheel covers. Woo.

God, I hope to buy a Scion this summer.

Anybody else out there with a Tercel??

mikochu · Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 3517 Location: Orlando, Florida

240SXtoTC · Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 130

there's a guy i go to school with that has a green tercel about the same year as yours with a big hideous aluminum wing on the back and a big old fart can muffler. hes always revving his engine thinking it's a racecar. the thing sounds like my lawnmower (the push one - my riding lawnmower sounds meaner). this guy is completely misrepresenting toyota and i wish someone would just backhand him.

snuppy · Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Posts: 182 Location: milpitas, ca

1991 2-door, maroon dx... 82 hp coupled with the 3 speed automatic tranny... pure driving satisfaction... power nothing... no AC...

i would post a pic, but there is something about oxidized maroon and massively curbed hubcaps that just says no...

that car never failed me though... and still runs like a champ... :clap:

Sid_xBicious · Joined: 31 Dec 2003 Posts: 1163

83 tercel HB, my first car I owned here in US back in 1993. man that car is soo fun to drive! good pick up, and go for street driving. you can leave it anywhere(door unlock) without any worry that it will be stolen or burglarized. but then, axle starts giving up, headliner falls and flopping(while driving on freeway) I was with my girlfriend(wife now) when it happen, very embarrassing, so I decided to get the 90 celica.

fausty · Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 197 Location: Northern VA

mikochu wrote: <Insert "This Thread Is Useless Without Pics" image here.>

Fine then. Picture will come as soon as my bastard camera cooperates. Peace.

mfbenson · Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 683 Location: Somewhere, USA

Hey you Tercel owners have got to check out this video:

http://www.boredom-induced.com/vids/derby.wmv

:rofl:

TRD-MX83 · Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 2

I have an 1983 5-door, light blue... 63 hp coupled with the 3 speed automatic tranny... power nothing... AC no longer works.... Tranny slipping.. still runs.. =)

TRD-MX83 · Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 2

Anyone have sites for the older Tercel's? 81-85? I've always wondered if anyone has done any easy engine swaps... a 1NZ-FE w/5spd swap would be nice!

geminiye · Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Laurel, MD

Try checking out http://www.tercelonline.com

There is a lot of good Tercel info, and on the board - there are a ton of people with the older models that might be able to help you out.
And to answer your question.. I'm sure swaps have been done it, just can't remember what engines right now.

xAlex · Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 315 Location: Babylon, NY

my sis had a black 5 spd '98 tercel with rear wing... which i was goin to take from her once she bought a new car (she was sick of driving stick)... so of course what happens? last week the engine seized on her - the car had no oil :evil: i'm pissed, b/c i loved that car and she completely mistreated it!
so thats my sob story

zac · Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 369 Location: orlando

i had a 97 tercel ce 2dr w, eibach springs, cai, ractive exhaust, strut bars and 16" konig villians, and a lot of audo oit had 190,000 miles on it and ran perfect i loved that car! i traded it in on my tC.

my tC felt like a race car after being used to the tercel's 100hp motor!
good luck with the tC youll love it but the tercel is great too, just hard to find parts for

geminiye · Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Laurel, MD

Oh yea, and I have a Paseo - same thing. Used to have a Tercel - most reliable car I've ever had, but no A/C, so it had to go, hehe.

xAlex · Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 315 Location: Babylon, NY

hey ppl... i got a '98 tercel 5eFe and timing belt broke, engine is effed.
so now, time to rebuild? or no? what do ya'll think... and dont forward me to tercelonline.com, they want u to pay to join/post.
just lookin for a few suggestions

geminiye · Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Laurel, MD

xAlex wrote: hey ppl... i got a '98 tercel 5eFe and dont forward me to tercelonline.com, they want u to pay to join/post.

Since when? I really doubt a few Tercel people on a tC forum will be have a lot of that knowledge - TO will have a lot more detailed info for ya- and no, you don't have to pay to post.
Just IMO - you could easily do a swap and be better off then you were before, if you have the contacts or expertise to try it... but it's really up to what you're capable of doing.

Mr_Rabbit · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 220 Location: Chicago,Illinois

Heres a couple of the old tercel I had!
It went from this,

to this,

To this,

And to finally this!

Sorry for the Gallery of pics.

xAlex · Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 315 Location: Babylon, NY

that's awesome
man i miss my tercel

amanda776 · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 3848 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

I might be buying a Tercel as a beater soon. Let's hope the seller accepts my offer.