I bought a L reg 1.6GL in 97. Did everything required of it all the time. In the 7 years I drove it, nothing broke, nothing failed (except the oxygen censor, that the Toyota dealer I bought it from, had replaced under warranty). The dealer was based in the village & almost everyone owned a Toyota!
I imagine that these were very well regarded back in the day, if not necessarily very exciting. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
Great interior space and massive hatchback. Simplicity to drive like all Toyotas. The 1994 Mazda 626 had it beaten for looks but rear headroom suffered in the Mazda. Fine estate option available too and a very luxurious Executive with every option as standard.
Yes, very easy to drive if that throttle body has been cleaned out! Common issue with a lot of cars of this era. The 626 did look a bit better, but they all fall into a certain category of family car from the mid 1990s with a broadly similar design.
I inherited a k reg and was our family hauler through the early 00s took it all over the uk , and to Ireland. Bland to drive but super reliable and loads of space. Still have toyota today in oz 3.5 v6 camry 180k miles no issues
Yes, overly light steering, and nothing particularly special about the way a Carina E about the way they drive (the older Carina II was better), but generally quite dependable, as the 1990s Toyotas tended to be. The E110 Corolla I drove in 2021 was much nicer to drive, ironically!
I bought a 1,6 XLi Saloon brand new in 1994 on an M Plate. I loved it. Very spacious, easy to drive, comfy. I only kept it 12 months (as I did in the day) and Part-Ex'd it for a new Xantia. The Xantia was prettier, and a slightly better drive, but started leaking hydraulic fluid after 6 months. So what do you choose - practicality or design?
I think I would probably go for the Carina myself, unless it was a Xantia Activa, which was one of the most interesting cars of the 1990s. One would have to be quite rich to buy an Activa then and now! Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting once again, sir.
In 2000 my late dad was considering a secondhand Carina E or Avensis as a replacement for his and my mum`s Astra F. Think they also considered a Rover HHR as well. However, they decided that a mini MPV was needed at their age so that getting in and out of the car was easier for them. I really like the Carina E a lot. I also think that the estate version was a nice design. I`m happy that I am not the only one who notice the common trait of a saggy cover around the gearbox.
Yes, the Carina E or Avensis would have offered excellent value at the time. The HH-R 400 is definitely a smaller car than one of these. The gearlever gaiter does seem to be a bit of a common problem. Thank you again for watching and commenting!
I must say I've always preferred the styling of the Carina E to the MK1 Avensis that replaced it. The Carina has slightly tauter proportions whereas the late-90s curves make the Avensis look slightly melted.
I remember these Carina E models were well thought of in their day. We had the previous Carina II in the family for 20years and it had no major problems. The interior of this example looks very much like the older car as I remember it. We also had an AE80 Corolla for well over 10 years.Both the Corolla and the Carina II were pre catalytic converter. I think the Carina E had the 'cat'.
I have had a 1991 Carina II on No Budget Reviews already, and I just filmed a 1985 Carina II for Sensible Secondhand Classics, so we know these cars quite well, actually. All Carina Es had a catalytic converter, as far as I know. The T170 Carina II did have a relatively similar interior, but they are a bit better to drive.
When these were built in the then new Toyota factory in Burnaston South Derbyshire, the Carina E was a very big deal at the time. Lots of Toyota workers were driving them, and later on, many examples were used as taxis in Derby, replacing the Nissan Bluebirds as the car of choice for taxi drivers.
Yes, I think the very early ones (and all estates) were built in Japan, but certainly by the time this one was made, they were being produced in Burnaston. I can imagine tonnes of these were around the East Midands at one point.
I had a 2.0 litre Carina E Executive. They had a boot spoiler and alloys. Never had a problem with it and the only reason I sold it was the plain blue paint would fade and need T-cutting regularly. I traded it in for a 3.0 litre Camry Sport with one of the best auto gearboxes I've ever driven. About six years later I sold it to a Camry collector in Wales. I think he still has it.
It would have been nice if this one had been a 2.0 Executive, but these cars are so rare now, that this was a privilege in itself. I would certainly like to try a Camry as well. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
Have to say you can see the Avensis profile in this Carina E. Always liked these, another car I wanted to own when I was growing up and that sounds sad that a boy growing up in the nineties wanted to own! 😂 Another excellent little review Sir.
Hello Sir , I did notice that their is a huge gap between the clutch and brake pedals , the brake and gas are very close together , not sure how that would drive ?
I have driven quite a number of cars in the past three months since I filmed this, sir, so I can't remember that specifically, but it did have a very nasty sticky throttle, which we believe was the throttle body getting blocked up over time.
on the continent the 116 bhp pre 96 facelift 1,6 wasn't a Lean Burn the 7-AFE 1,8 was a Lean Burn released right before the 96 facelift in late 95 post facelift like my parents had a silver 1,6 XLI with 106 bhpthe base trim level on the continent it was the first car they bought new the estate was only build in Japan
I don't think that we got the same engines as they did on the Continent. The engine line up for the Carina E was quite confusing, and there is a lot of conflicting information out there on the subject as well for some reason...
I bought a L reg 1.6GL in 97. Did everything required of it all the time. In the 7 years I drove it, nothing broke, nothing failed (except the oxygen censor, that the Toyota dealer I bought it from, had replaced under warranty). The dealer was based in the village & almost everyone owned a Toyota!
I imagine that these were very well regarded back in the day, if not necessarily very exciting. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
Great interior space and massive hatchback. Simplicity to drive like all Toyotas. The 1994 Mazda 626 had it beaten for looks but rear headroom suffered in the Mazda.
Fine estate option available too and a very luxurious Executive with every option as standard.
Yes, very easy to drive if that throttle body has been cleaned out! Common issue with a lot of cars of this era. The 626 did look a bit better, but they all fall into a certain category of family car from the mid 1990s with a broadly similar design.
I inherited a k reg and was our family hauler through the early 00s took it all over the uk , and to Ireland. Bland to drive but super reliable and loads of space. Still have toyota today in oz 3.5 v6 camry 180k miles no issues
Yes, overly light steering, and nothing particularly special about the way a Carina E about the way they drive (the older Carina II was better), but generally quite dependable, as the 1990s Toyotas tended to be. The E110 Corolla I drove in 2021 was much nicer to drive, ironically!
Absolute reliability 👌
They were known for it, weren't they?
@@lloydvehicleconsulting they where/are indeed!
@@SvennsCarchannel , these are extremely rare now.
I bought a 1,6 XLi Saloon brand new in 1994 on an M Plate. I loved it. Very spacious, easy to drive, comfy. I only kept it 12 months (as I did in the day) and Part-Ex'd it for a new Xantia. The Xantia was prettier, and a slightly better drive, but started leaking hydraulic fluid after 6 months. So what do you choose - practicality or design?
I think I would probably go for the Carina myself, unless it was a Xantia Activa, which was one of the most interesting cars of the 1990s. One would have to be quite rich to buy an Activa then and now! Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting once again, sir.
In 2000 my late dad was considering a secondhand Carina E or Avensis as a replacement for his and my mum`s Astra F. Think they also considered a Rover HHR as well. However, they decided that a mini MPV was needed at their age so that getting in and out of the car was easier for them.
I really like the Carina E a lot. I also think that the estate version was a nice design. I`m happy that I am not the only one who notice the common trait of a saggy cover around the gearbox.
Yes, the Carina E or Avensis would have offered excellent value at the time. The HH-R 400 is definitely a smaller car than one of these. The gearlever gaiter does seem to be a bit of a common problem. Thank you again for watching and commenting!
I must say I've always preferred the styling of the Carina E to the MK1 Avensis that replaced it. The Carina has slightly tauter proportions whereas the late-90s curves make the Avensis look slightly melted.
Yes sir, I think the facelifted Carina Es look better than the Avensis which replaced them. Thank you once again for watching!
I remember these Carina E models were well thought of in their day. We had the previous Carina II in the family for 20years and it had no major problems. The interior of this example looks very much like the older car as I remember it. We also had an AE80 Corolla for well over 10 years.Both the Corolla and the Carina II were pre catalytic converter. I think the Carina E had the 'cat'.
I have had a 1991 Carina II on No Budget Reviews already, and I just filmed a 1985 Carina II for Sensible Secondhand Classics, so we know these cars quite well, actually. All Carina Es had a catalytic converter, as far as I know. The T170 Carina II did have a relatively similar interior, but they are a bit better to drive.
'The car upside down is a Toyota, with Will Hoy crawling out of it!'
Sir, you know that we don't drive like Will Hoy round here...
When these were built in the then new Toyota factory in Burnaston South Derbyshire, the Carina E was a very big deal at the time. Lots of Toyota workers were driving them, and later on, many examples were used as taxis in Derby, replacing the Nissan Bluebirds as the car of choice for taxi drivers.
Yes, I think the very early ones (and all estates) were built in Japan, but certainly by the time this one was made, they were being produced in Burnaston. I can imagine tonnes of these were around the East Midands at one point.
Please do the Avensis MK1 😊
Send me an e-mail to the address on screen in the video, and let us see if we can make it happen...
I had a 2.0 litre Carina E Executive. They had a boot spoiler and alloys. Never had a problem with it and the only reason I sold it was the plain blue paint would fade and need T-cutting regularly. I traded it in for a 3.0 litre Camry Sport with one of the best auto gearboxes I've ever driven. About six years later I sold it to a Camry collector in Wales. I think he still has it.
It would have been nice if this one had been a 2.0 Executive, but these cars are so rare now, that this was a privilege in itself. I would certainly like to try a Camry as well. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
Have to say you can see the Avensis profile in this Carina E.
Always liked these, another car I wanted to own when I was growing up and that sounds sad that a boy growing up in the nineties wanted to own! 😂
Another excellent little review Sir.
Glad you enjoyed this video, Mr Watters! The doors of this are very similar to an Avensis, aren't they?
Hello Sir , I did notice that their is a huge gap between the clutch and brake pedals , the brake and gas are very close together , not sure how that would drive ?
I have driven quite a number of cars in the past three months since I filmed this, sir, so I can't remember that specifically, but it did have a very nasty sticky throttle, which we believe was the throttle body getting blocked up over time.
Carina champions JTCC 1994.❤i love Toyota carina
Good old Toyota Carina E!
on the continent the 116 bhp pre 96 facelift 1,6 wasn't a Lean Burn the 7-AFE 1,8 was a Lean Burn released right before the 96 facelift in late 95 post facelift like my parents had a silver 1,6 XLI with 106 bhpthe base trim level on the continent it was the first car they bought new
the estate was only build in Japan
I don't think that we got the same engines as they did on the Continent. The engine line up for the Carina E was quite confusing, and there is a lot of conflicting information out there on the subject as well for some reason...
@@lloydvehicleconsulting the 107 bhp 1,8 Lean Burn was the same the engine lineup carried over to the Avensis
In Greece we have a lot of them😊Mine is 349.000 km now.
That's a lot of miles! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting.
A car that simply did all that was required and no more . My choice Citroen Xantia .
I think that is an excellent way of putting it, sir!
I would only say that "throttle" is an expression that my father used. My children would be mystified. Driving instructors 'step on the gas'.
Well, I know a number of people who still use the word, so maybe we are a bit old-fashioned...
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Well done, sir!