Had a petrol engined one with 180,000 miles on it. When we sold it, my son remarked it was the only car we'd had that never broke down. And we had five Mercedes!
I mean that's the problem. You've had too many mercedes. They're known for problems. One of the least reliable car brands up there with jeep, vw, range rover, and tesla.
I still drive a 1996 Toyota Carina E. We've had it in our family since 1999, and after 216k kms it's still on its original suspension, clutch, exhaust, and mostly of it's original parts. Exept of some minor repairs and usual maintenence, it has been an excellent car.
@@palmeshujoodha1264 I have 4afe 1.6 engine 116HP. Check service parts, air filter, fuel filter, distributor and spark plugs. My car uses around 0.8l/10km city driving though
I have a Carina E 2.0 GLi Station Wagon which my dad purchased new in 1993. I can't recall a single failure, except maybe for a flat tyre but that does not count in that context. 238'000 km and still going strong! Would not want to swap it for any other car in the world. :)
She looks lovely especially with the black bumpers. My dad drove a Renault 21 in 1991 which he liked. He test drove various models to replace it. Cavalier 2.0 litre, Citroën BX diesel, Carina II 1.6, Honda Accord. Though he was impressed with the Carina, he thought the power steering was too light, the R21 had only manual steering. Never having owned anything Japanese, he bought a 1989 Toyota Camry 2.0 litre. To this day he has only owned Japanese. 2 Camrys and 2 Suzuki Grand Vitaras. His last Vitara since new in 2007.
My boss owned an old 1993 Carina E 2.0 diesel with no turbo and something like 400,000km (250k miles) on the clock that we sometimes used in an emergency for deliveries (this must've been around 2013). There were a few things wrong with it like the recirc switch would move on its own suddenly fogging up the entire cabin, but it drove quite beautiful on icy roads with neutral handling that would pivot the car around corners and the engine was fine with a linear powerband once you settled for the low power. I only drove it around town with speed limits below 45mph and with the limited grip on snow and ice I couldn't use more power if I had it. That experience helped me gain respect with my boss as I was able to drive around without GPS despite being new in town.
I saw one of these in red on an ‘98 S plate still being used as a minicab in Hemel Hempstead only 2/3 years ago. A testament to their reliability and durability.
What?!! An S registered Carina E?!! But the last 1 was R registration in 1997. The Avensis came out in 1997 at R registration. That's a real surprise to me!!
Best remembered as the default minicab back in the day.. beaded seat cover, pungent air freshener and a weird radio station! Still see a few about in my area today. I always thought the 'e' stood for economy because of the lean burn tech.. I won't argue with Mr T though! Now you need to track down a Nissan Primera P10. Same fleet car idea but with far, far superior handling.
Many times i was being taken home after a night out and even after a skin full i was still looking at the minicabs Carina speedo with only half of the bulbs illuminated thinking how does he not worry about it and why does he not fix it?
These really were fantastic cars. My sister had a 1.6 XLi saloon for many years. That was an ex-company car she got very cheap with about 120,000 miles on it as it was tatty with pancake-flat solid red paint. She put just over another 100,000 miles on it over about 7 years without as much as a hiccup. Despite the state of the paint, it didn't have a speck of rust on it and the interior still looked like the inside of this one with 225,000 miles on it. When she first had it, I had a 1.4 litre, late model Citroen ZX with fuel injection and her, much larger Carina E with a bigger engine absolutely destroyed it in the economy stakes. Even driving around in London traffic, as she lived near Heathrow at the time, it would turn in 40 mpg and it would break 50 on a long, steady motorway run. Despite being a very lowly spec, it was still a very nice place to be on long motorway trips, quiet, comfortable and it rode incredibly well. I think most of these finished off their lives as minicabs in London, my ex-brother-in-law was a minicabber and just about every other minicabber he knew had one of these, which made his diesel Peugeot 405 estate a bit of a novelty. These were rather the back end of the era when Toyota made the most reliable cars in the world, and these things genuinely seemed to be unbreakable. There are still a few genuinely nice ones of these around, often the higher spec models, that have been in the hands of caring, mature owners for, practically, ever, most of them seem to be ex-demonstrator cars, and they can be bought for very little money, certainly below £2,000. Buy a really nice one and look after it and you could have a car that'll last you as long as you need. They're practical, economical and you'll probably never park next to another one in a car park...
@@BossMan-wp9zd In town stop/start driving mid to upper 30's, say 37 mpg. On long journeys mid 40's or more. I could easily do well over 400 miles per tank. My current Avensis '09 is the same. 6 speed 1.8 tourer. I skipped the T25.
That's great economy! I have a 2.2 Camry from the same era and it gets about 30mpg at motorway speeds. 🤔 Never broken down however and costs peanuts in maintenance. Just an annual fluid and filter change, maybe the odd lamp. 🤷♂️
@@konradc12 same here too, I love my mk1 avensis saloon 1.8 GLS so much, that I ended up having a second avensis (1.8 GS). Later on, I too skipped the t25 and went straight for the 2015 T27 1st facelift saloon with, you guessed it, a 1.8 petrol engine 😁 In short, the avensis is a brilliant car but is very understated.
We had a Carina II for 13 years and covered nearly 200,000 miles. It was a 1.6 auto GL so had all the electric bits. Dull, but nothing, and I mean nothing, broke. Perfect daily transport.
Can’t beat Japanese cars for reliability. I have a 2018 VW Passat company car and I’ve had no end of problems with it. If it was my own car I would of got rid ages ago. Terrible motor all 31k of it😩😡
Epic car. I had the 4AFE carina in 2012 for two years, cost me hardly anything to buy, brought me up and down the country for two years before i sold it to a farmer (who knew what the car was like reliability wise)...now i drive an Avensis.. I understand what your saying about the gearbox but I actually really liked it, it always clicked in. Mine had 170k miles and it was a 98. 90’s Toyota were unbelievable.
@@stavroskalaitzakis4742 It was a Sony CD Player we got for 80€ back in 2010 and we ended up replacing it with a 30€ system with twice the practicality
I can’t get over what beautiful condition that Toyota is in! I remember sitting in them in showrooms as my father was always looking at Toyota and Nissan - although he always bought Nissans from 1983
I do wish the indicators were still on the right - it made sense especially on roundabouts where you could have one hand on the gear and another on the indicator.
I have one as a daily driver, 535k km's original 1.6 4afe engine and chassis is sound considering mileage. Most reliable car I've had so far. Also have JZX100 Chaser and GRS182 Crown and now getting JZS171w Crown Estate for main daily driver. Only Toyota for me.
My then-gf had a 1993 Carina CS with 158bhp. That thing went off like a rocket at high rpms. I believe the chassis had lot in common with the Celica. What comes to mind today is the tinny feel of the car, road noise and the sport seats that made your head touch the roof even at the lowest setting. Besides that, very practical with the big hatch and of course everything just kept working. Thanks for the flashback Mr furiousdriving
I have a 93 1.6 Carina e handed down to me by my father. Perfect car, never broke, still going strong. Only problem is that it doesn't have AC, otherwise i think i would keep it forever.
I have -94 Carina E 1.6 , in daily use. There is 470 000km behind and it still works very well. Rust was little problem because previous owners silly rust repairs, but i wanted to save it so i welded its body well. Now i see it will run many years with no major problems.
PLL stands for Phase Lock Loop and keeps the input and output Frequencies matched. Think they had not a lot to say about a basic tape player and thought that would do. May as well have written Clicky Buttons for all the good it did. :-)
Here in NZ these were a Toyota Corona 1800 probably one made cars Toyota EVER built still see them around i know of one with over 600 000+++ kms on the original engine, it went for inspection WOF ( Warrant of Fitness ) or MOT in UK, at the testing station, known for being tough but fair, they could NOT find a thing wrong with it amazing, in such good condition it is still a Good looking car most here were 1800!
I bought my 1995 Carina E 1.8 CDX at a car auction in 2004 (as a student). It was the last car that went through the auction and I was desperate (otherwise I would be taking the bus home). It cost 550 pounds. That was 16 years ago. 80k miles later (total 170k) and it has been fantastic. It has never let me down, all I've done is service it carefully. There are no rattles or knocks and the interior is amazing. There is no rust above or underneath, i live at the seaside and the car is not garaged. All I did was spray the rear cross member with wax. Alas last month it failed its MOT on emissions, I'm pretty sure the 25 year old valve seals need replacing. The scrap yard phoned today and said it is not being scrapped, it is being exported to Africa where im sure it will do another 5 years at least. They are paying £150 for it so total cost of ownership has been very low. Toyota, what an achievement. In 16 years I've watched my friends go through 2 or 3 cars in the time I've owned this, some with huge bills. Thank you Toyota for building a car that let me spend money on a mortgage and not on garage bills. Now I am no longer a student I have purchased a Lexus.
Got a 96 Carina E 7.5 years ago, still going strong at 194k kms. The only issues are cosmetic stuff, the rear foglights get on on their own and some cracks on the dashboard. These are still very common in Greece, but they get stolen or broken into most of the time
When i was a children we had one as a family car, me, my 2 sisters and Brother in the backseat, and we fit there. Nu dad had 3 more as our second car (all 1.6), and drove them quit often as i just got my license then. Have a sweetspot for them and still dream of owning a GTi.
Well I mean its 28 years old not that old if you like 60s cars I guess but I mean car designs not really changed alot since this till recently like the past 11 years I guess or abit longer so probably why but for some reason I still like the cars that would be boring to most people like this the escort and like the focus estate and early mondeo before like the 07 ones which aren't bad looking tho my dad had them alot has a 2014 focus now
Looks like a Scottish one originally on an Edinburgh reg. Betting it came from either Abercromby Toyota, (them of the multi franchise sites), Weir Toyota in Sighthill or perhaps Square Deal Motors in Falkirk. Great seeing one again
I've had one for about 6 months. N reg. 4 electric windows, power sunroof, factory immobilizer, power mirrors and airbag so fairly well equipped. The 1.8 7A-FE engine is bullet proof! Hope for many more miles of trouble free motoring.
My dad owned 2 both 1.8 hatchbacks the second one was a 1.8CD which never ever missed a beat and outlasted him in the end, he last drove it in February 2019 and it was stood until June 2019 and started 1st time and still ran beautifully.
Few years back, had high spec diesel - even had wood trim! Went everywhere in it. Had one big issue with it, but even then, it just kept going. It was never exciting, but it was comfy, quite quick, carry tons of stuff, and pretty good on fuel. Best I can say about it - worthy.
I’ve got a 2005 Avensis, I believe it was the successor to the carina? It’s been a brilliant car in the 2 years I’ve had it. Much more toys than the carina in this video of course! All electrics, including heated mirrors, power folding mirrors, auto dimming rear view mirror, dual zone climate control etc. 1.8 VVTi Toyota engine, what more could one want?😄
Oh thanks for this review! M665 WHE, 1.6 GS estate, 1995-2010 RIP Good solid cars, everything you said. Quite the alarming understeerer at modest speeds. Ours had the 4 electric windows, mirrors and sunroof. Big inside too, much more space than a Mondeo or Cavalier of the same period. I miss it!
Now on my second carina. First one clocked almost 300,000 miles when I sold it. Bought an Avensis to replace it. The carina never broke. The Avensis needed a new engine and steering rack after 40,000. I paid 675 pounds for my second carina now worth 2k. It's totally mint with 25 service stamps in the book and done under 130,000. Love it.
I think one of the last best sellers in this size, that had a Japanees brand on it. Fine cars but I liked the styling of the Honda Accord of this era better. Value for money, both the Toyota and the Honda were better choises then the BMW 3-series. For the money of a Carina 2.0 EX, you could get a BMW 316i with no equipment at all.
I loved these cars my dad had one with just under 100k miles in 2006 and sold it in 2009 and he had the 2.0 petrol with 4 speed automatic but it was smoth and had soft velour seats with saftey and electric windows. It was a good car and it had only one old owner my dad was 2nd owner the car was clean as it came out of showroom and had service history. Wish my dad hasn't sold that car as I don't see these cars much more very rare to see. This was alot better then new cars that toyota are making today.
I enjoyed my 1990 Carina 1.6. Auto. With button overdrive. Probably underpowered but it would and did cruise Yorkshire to the Black Forest in 18 hours.
Fun fact about why it's called Toyota Carina. The story goes that a high ranking Toyota director was visiting Denmark and at a restaurant was served an immensely sweet waitress named Carina.
I bought one of these without MOT for 75 euros, replaced the front shocks and drove it like I stole it! Not a fantastic handling car, the tires would squeel doing 60km/h in corners where my non-Activa, non-Hydractive Xantia can manage nearly 100km/h without feeling too unstable. I passed the Carina on and I still see it around regularly.
Very popular car in New Zealand, in sedan, wagon, and lift-back body styles. There's still heaps of them on the road. The diesel engined version is pretty common over here too. We also got an AWD wagon version which I think was Toyota's attempt to compete with the Subaru Legacy wagon, which was very popular here. We also got the JDM version called the Sprinter, which has more bulbous body styling.
I did not know these were built in the UK. My family had a turquoise Carina E estate when I was young, probably '94 model year or so. I remember my father was up hunting elk in northern Sweden with his friends. When he had an massive accident with the car. He was driving way to fast on a gravel road when the road separeted in a Y form to the left and right. He hit the brakes but the ABS just skid on the loose gravel. So he went into a tree between these roads. The airbag had not deployed in the crash and the mobile phone had no reception in the remote wilderness. Luckily in about an hour or so, another car passing by took him to the nearest village for a health checkup. In the village he could call back home in the middle of the night. I remember it so well because my mother was absolutely devastated. It was the same day or the day after her idol, princess Diana had the fatal car accident in France. I had to take care of her and a few days later my father took the train back to us in Stockholm. The car was actually mended in northern Sweden for two months or so and my father went back there to pick it up. They had replaced the ordinary grille with an aftermarket grille with integrated auxiliary full beam lights. Which my father thought looked really cool. We had the car until 2001 when my father bought a new Ford Mondeo '01 estate. Which was absolute shi.. I learned to drive in it, but that's another story. Last time I saw an Carina E was when I was working on project in northern Sweden 2017. It was an early model '92 or '93. It probably lost control and hit the snow bank and landed on it's roof. It was there upsidedown for two months or so before it was towed. Generally Corolla and Camry are more common in Sweden, Carina has become rare. So I just rambled some stuff about a probably underrated car. Great channel!
Ah, this brings back memories. I had a Carina E as a company car, one I inherited from another guy who left to join another company.Up until I got the Toyota I had been driving a Rover 214SLi, I got a brand new one every three months one lease (changes so often because of the mlieage I was doing, 900 miles a week) and the Rover was a pretty well spec'd car so it was something of a shock to the system when I got in to the Carina. Sure, the "moonroof" was nice but I couldn't find the switches for the windows ... and then I found they were manual, which really did surprise me. I can even remember the number plate - L120 FRX - which was a blue 1.6.
As a child of about 8 I remember going with my father to look for a new car. We had a Montego at the time that was pretty past it. We looked at a Passat, Carina E and the newly released (at the time) Mondeo Mk1. The Mondeo felt like it was from a different generation. He chose the Mondeo and it served us very well indeed. I did like the Carina E though, not what one would call exciting though I must say.
Great review, mate! Love these 90’s Carina’s because of the sublime reliability and the oily smooth lines at the exterior and interior. Can you do a review of a Daewoo Espero? They are a decent rival to this. Bertone styled body, Mk2 Cavalier mechanicals.
furiousdriving According to the DVLA, there are just about 30 left! So very hard to find. Although an enthusiast has one which is registered as ‘N839 CNO’. It’s a 2.0 CDXi model, so quite luxurious. It was featured in the Hubnut channel a while ago. I’m desperate for a review of one of those! Lovin’ your review style!
Nice to see this car. I had one as a courtesy car once (the 2 litre version). As with most courtesy cars in the day you were given only a teaspoon of petrol but it was still a great car even though old and got me to work and back on my teaspoon full. It's funny the teaspoon issue where I was driving an ancient VW caddy as a "courtesy" car which broke down after a couple of miles because they forgot the teaspoon and I had to walk back to the garage and get a petrol can. It was a good excuse for being late for work. No one could invent that as a lie. Great times!
The 1.6L 4afe has plenty of life compared to plenty of cars from the early 00's. I had a 2001 Ford Focus 2.0 petrol and was racing a mate in a 1996 Carina E 1.6. It was practically neck on neck with the focus only barely coming ahead. I had bought the focus to use its engine for a conversion but lost all heart in it when I found out its performance was comparable to a 1.6 carina.
Hello! 你好！ First, my English is not good. Hope my words can bring my thought for you. I live in Taiwan. I had drove 1.6 MT (AT 171) of Carina II before, about two years for them. We call it CORONA SALOON for Carina II here. Now, I have this Carina E, made in 1997, about two years and drive it everyday. Also 4AFE 1.6 engine and 5 speed manual gearbox. We call "TOYOTA CORONA EXSIOR" for Carina E. Mine is GLi that I guess, so it has electric windows, the more advanced meter, the buttons of the air condition controller. But, no ABS, no fog light, no roof window, no traction control...and else. The later production of GLXi type may be with ABS. It had been produced just two types engine for it here. 4A-FE 1.6 (AT 191) and 3S-FE 2.0 (ST 191) gasoline engine, XLi GLi, GLXi (2.0). Both with 5 speed manual or automatic gearbox could be chosen. In conclusion, I like this car, or I have to say I like the car of the CORONA series, although they're getting old now. I miss my AT 171 MT because that is my first own car from my friend. Lots of memories with it to me and him. And the next owner takes good care of it, I'm glad to see that. I'm so happy to see this video you making to introduce it! NICE!
I had one on a p reg. it was a hand me down from my parents and I hated it at first. I grew to love it as it was indestructible,when I thought it had a strange noise and a fault on the way it even seemed to heal itself. The only problem I can remember was I couldn’t open the bonnet one day as hardly ever got opened. Two years ago the clutch went and it wasn’t worth getting it repaired. Was gutted when I scrapped it!
That one looks like a bigger Tercel. The Carina was briefly sold in the US in the Early 70s. But in later years, why would it be needed here when we have the awesome Corolla & Camry!!!!
as you say really reliable daily driver but as stimulating as a fridge - if you want a daily that gives thrills and interest there are loads that do it in spades - think Morris Minor Travellor for family fun - think FIAT Uno for a bit of low power brio - think early MK1 Scenic for ultimate family wagon - there are numerous cars that can be a daily like this but make you WANT to drive them
Ive worked at at Burnaston for the past 20 years.And quality is drilled into you from the first day you start.Continuas improvement is also another popular slogan at Toyota.
Wow thats in fantastic shape all round,I like the seats in it i wish some of today's cars would come with those type of seats again instead of the boring black.
Great review! I have a 1994 Nissan Sunny 1.4i 3dr and that has indicators on the left! My 2001 CRV also has indicators on the left. I guess Toyota didn't adopt this idea in the 90's.
Oh and our car had heated FRONT and REAR windows, fully fitted alarm system with automatic locking etc. We did have ONE incident where the ignition key would NOT start the car BUT once we found the solution that strangely never happened again.. you had to hold the button on the key fob (that armed or disarmed the alarm) for about ten seconds and the car would start the moment you turned the key.. 👀
I remember when I was working at an MG Rover dealer in the late 90s / early 2000s, and one of these came in on part exchange against a Rover 75. It had 300k miles on it, was a little faded, but everything worked and nothing rattled. It had half a tank of fuel in it so I used it for a few days whilst my demo was out with a customer. It drove perfectly, handled as it should, didn't smoke and never failed to start. Never let me down either. I came away from the experience with a massive amount of respect for Toyota. They certainly know how to put a car together. A Modern Classic I'd quite like to own today if the right one ever comes along.
Tbh I really don't care about how much support the seats have or if it has central locking or not or even if it has manual windows and mirrors. This is one of the best vehicles ever produced. These things will literally go forever.
I was offered one as a company car when I worked for toyota.it was better than a Sierra imho.they were everywhere.we were selling 20 plus a week.i still love the styling now.
I'm astonished to see a so low specced example. I know that when it came out that I liked the styling of it, much better and modern looking then its predecessor. I tried to talk my father into having a look at it, he bought a Mazda 626 in the end, 1992 when the 'rounded' model was just released. I have never seen a single Carine E without rev counter or color coded bumpers here in the Netherlands. I looked it up and it turns out that all cars over here had indeed color coded bumpers, but there was a "1.6i" model below the XLi which indeed did not have a rev counter.
I bought one to sell on back in late 2018, and owned it again briefly back in July. It drove like s Honda I thought, was only the 1.6 GS estate, but it was so smooth and quiet. Attracts the usual ‘worthy but dull’ rhetoric, but I’d have another. Very nice to drive.
Brilliant car... Bullet proof. Still like the design. Thanks for the vid. See if you can find a Camry '96-'01 one day. Don't know how many there are out there in the UK. Getting rare over here. Love my '01... Tenth year of ownership, still drives live new, just regular services and MOT's. Love old skool Toyota' s Kind Regards from the Netherlands.
Most of this very reliable Toyota's have ended in Africa that's the reason why you don't see them in Europe anymore. They are extremely reliable and in Africa they drive them around for another 20-25 years with bo problems.
9:18 those blank spaces on central tunnel were provided for 2level seat heating, and security light. Cars in higher trim level has different driver side door card, longer elbowrest and it contains space for main power window and central locking switch. Its a very very basic version :o
What a nice example. I remember Top Gear magazine doing a group road test featuring one of these, the new Peugeot 406 & other rep mobiles. On the Carina E, the journos wrote that it would be an ideal getaway car for bank robbers! Forgettable styling and excellent reliability. 😀 I do like them, however.
Here in my country lebanon in the mountains there are a lot of those carina E and they still hold there value very well..around 4k $..and no one want to sell it ..people are insane with 1990s toyotas here...i remember back in the 80s toyotas they use a :MY TOYOTA IS FANTASTIC:sticker on the rear glass ..and they are..
I've had this on the "L" plate, very very nice car, very very very reliable, I had electric windows all round and mirrors. I would love to own one again. This car is better than the Astra MK4 & 5, you don't get all round electric on the Astra's like you on this, come to think of it I THINK even the MK1 Vectra never came with all round electric.
The 90s Toyota engineering was monumental, in New Zealand and Australia where cars don't rust much they get 500,000km+ as daily drivers. Completely uncelebrated of course because they just live on and on often enduring decades of neglect.
The mother of a friend of my had a carina E dark blue in the netherlands in the mid 90s I’m from 1987 so i was a young kid. My mom and dad had a mazda 626 from the 90s but i allways found that the carina looks more modern than the mazda 626
Godamn! Where did you find this Carina model in a condition like this??? I love this car. Very good engine too and so spacious it was. Revolutionary car for the '90s mainstream market.
Had a petrol engined one with 180,000 miles on it. When we sold it, my son remarked it was the only car we'd had that never broke down. And we had five Mercedes!
Same in Siberia!!! Corona carina Caldina super reliable car 😊 ruclips.net/video/kB7HWTmd8Bw/видео.html
I mean that's the problem. You've had too many mercedes. They're known for problems. One of the least reliable car brands up there with jeep, vw, range rover, and tesla.
@joshuaschwartfigure9342 word right there, tesla make sick up duracell batteries
I still drive a 1996 Toyota Carina E. We've had it in our family since 1999, and after 216k kms it's still on its original suspension, clutch, exhaust, and mostly of it's original parts. Exept of some minor repairs and usual maintenence, it has been an excellent car.
Hi which engine do you have? Is it a 4afe engine? Mine is consuming a lot of fuel? Any advice??
@@palmeshujoodha1264 I have 4afe 1.6 engine 116HP. Check service parts, air filter, fuel filter, distributor and spark plugs. My car uses around 0.8l/10km city driving though
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That's an incredible example, used to see these everywhere. Quite unremarkable at the time but definitely more reliable than their contemporaries.
I have a Carina E 2.0 GLi Station Wagon which my dad purchased new in 1993. I can't recall a single failure, except maybe for a flat tyre but that does not count in that context. 238'000 km and still going strong! Would not want to swap it for any other car in the world. :)
She looks lovely especially with the black bumpers. My dad drove a Renault 21 in 1991 which he liked. He test drove various models to replace it. Cavalier 2.0 litre, Citroën BX diesel, Carina II 1.6, Honda Accord. Though he was impressed with the Carina, he thought the power steering was too light, the R21 had only manual steering. Never having owned anything Japanese, he bought a 1989 Toyota Camry 2.0 litre. To this day he has only owned Japanese. 2 Camrys and 2 Suzuki Grand Vitaras. His last Vitara since new in 2007.
My boss owned an old 1993 Carina E 2.0 diesel with no turbo and something like 400,000km (250k miles) on the clock that we sometimes used in an emergency for deliveries (this must've been around 2013).
There were a few things wrong with it like the recirc switch would move on its own suddenly fogging up the entire cabin, but it drove quite beautiful on icy roads with neutral handling that would pivot the car around corners and the engine was fine with a linear powerband once you settled for the low power. I only drove it around town with speed limits below 45mph and with the limited grip on snow and ice I couldn't use more power if I had it.
That experience helped me gain respect with my boss as I was able to drive around without GPS despite being new in town.
I saw one of these in red on an ‘98 S plate still being used as a minicab in Hemel Hempstead only 2/3 years ago. A testament to their reliability and durability.
What?!! An S registered Carina E?!! But the last 1 was R registration in 1997. The Avensis came out in 1997 at R registration. That's a real surprise to me!!
Best remembered as the default minicab back in the day.. beaded seat cover, pungent air freshener and a weird radio station!
Still see a few about in my area today. I always thought the 'e' stood for economy because of the lean burn tech.. I won't argue with Mr T though!
Now you need to track down a Nissan Primera P10. Same fleet car idea but with far, far superior handling.
Many times i was being taken home after a night out and even after a skin full i was still looking at the minicabs Carina speedo with only half of the bulbs illuminated thinking how does he not worry about it and why does he not fix it?
These really were fantastic cars. My sister had a 1.6 XLi saloon for many years. That was an ex-company car she got very cheap with about 120,000 miles on it as it was tatty with pancake-flat solid red paint. She put just over another 100,000 miles on it over about 7 years without as much as a hiccup. Despite the state of the paint, it didn't have a speck of rust on it and the interior still looked like the inside of this one with 225,000 miles on it. When she first had it, I had a 1.4 litre, late model Citroen ZX with fuel injection and her, much larger Carina E with a bigger engine absolutely destroyed it in the economy stakes. Even driving around in London traffic, as she lived near Heathrow at the time, it would turn in 40 mpg and it would break 50 on a long, steady motorway run. Despite being a very lowly spec, it was still a very nice place to be on long motorway trips, quiet, comfortable and it rode incredibly well. I think most of these finished off their lives as minicabs in London, my ex-brother-in-law was a minicabber and just about every other minicabber he knew had one of these, which made his diesel Peugeot 405 estate a bit of a novelty. These were rather the back end of the era when Toyota made the most reliable cars in the world, and these things genuinely seemed to be unbreakable. There are still a few genuinely nice ones of these around, often the higher spec models, that have been in the hands of caring, mature owners for, practically, ever, most of them seem to be ex-demonstrator cars, and they can be bought for very little money, certainly below £2,000. Buy a really nice one and look after it and you could have a car that'll last you as long as you need. They're practical, economical and you'll probably never park next to another one in a car park...
My Dad still has his Carina Xi from '93, brilliant engines in these!
Is he selling it
@@qasimhussain6879 No.
My '90 Carina has 250,000 miles on the clock and it's still going strong!
Barely broken in my friend. Just a pup. These 90s Toyotas are 500,000km+ cars.
I had the '98 Avensis 1.8 GLS hatchback and the fuel economy was amazing. I see a lot of the Carina in the Avensis. Long lasting cars. Great review.
Yeah... how many miles did the avensis do per full tank.. i also own a avensis gs 1.8 2002 automatic with 49,000 miles on it
@@BossMan-wp9zd In town stop/start driving mid to upper 30's, say 37 mpg. On long journeys mid 40's or more. I could easily do well over 400 miles per tank. My current Avensis '09 is the same. 6 speed 1.8 tourer. I skipped the T25.
konradc12 yes thats the exact figures as mine.. thanks for the reply
That's great economy! I have a 2.2 Camry from the same era and it gets about 30mpg at motorway speeds. 🤔
Never broken down however and costs peanuts in maintenance. Just an annual fluid and filter change, maybe the odd lamp. 🤷♂️
@@konradc12 same here too, I love my mk1 avensis saloon 1.8 GLS so much, that I ended up having a second avensis (1.8 GS). Later on, I too skipped the t25 and went straight for the 2015 T27 1st facelift saloon with, you guessed it, a 1.8 petrol engine 😁
In short, the avensis is a brilliant car but is very understated.
beautiful car.....love to see these type of cars. please do more of the 90s please. they are more nostalgic
We had a Carina II for 13 years and covered nearly 200,000 miles. It was a 1.6 auto GL so had all the electric bits. Dull, but nothing, and I mean nothing, broke. Perfect daily transport.
Can’t beat Japanese cars for reliability. I have a 2018 VW Passat company car and I’ve had no end of problems with it. If it was my own car I would of got rid ages ago. Terrible motor all 31k of it😩😡
There are still alot of these in Ireland. These and the E100 corolla have survived really well here and have a strong reputation for reliability.
Epic car. I had the 4AFE carina in 2012 for two years, cost me hardly anything to buy, brought me up and down the country for two years before i sold it to a farmer (who knew what the car was like reliability wise)...now i drive an Avensis.. I understand what your saying about the gearbox but I actually really liked it, it always clicked in. Mine had 170k miles and it was a 98. 90’s Toyota were unbelievable.
One of the most stolen cars in Greece. There are still many of them on the road here
Theres a fact I didnt know!
@@furiousdriving now we now where they went....
Can relate to this. Mine was broken into last week, but whoever did it just took the radio system
@@3ntq305 damnn. Who steals radios these days? Pretty sure 1990s Era is over
@@stavroskalaitzakis4742 It was a Sony CD Player we got for 80€ back in 2010 and we ended up replacing it with a 30€ system with twice the practicality
Back in the day I had a Carina II which I used for my work as a taxi, my passengers enjoyed the comfortable ride and overall it was a fabulous car
It's more likely a german stereo unit than a translation error. Translating Sender in this context means Station (as in radio station).
I can’t get over what beautiful condition that Toyota is in! I remember sitting in them in showrooms as my father was always looking at Toyota and Nissan - although he always bought Nissans from 1983
I do wish the indicators were still on the right - it made sense especially on roundabouts where you could have one hand on the gear and another on the indicator.
I have one as a daily driver, 535k km's original 1.6 4afe engine and chassis is sound considering mileage. Most reliable car I've had so far. Also have JZX100 Chaser and GRS182 Crown and now getting JZS171w Crown Estate for main daily driver. Only Toyota for me.
Toyota and honda are the best reliable cars! Ask any mechanic because they rarely have to fix them!!😁 thanks for another great vid matt!!👍
And they are cheap for parts as well. Back in the 90s cars where so easy to work on. 🙂
My then-gf had a 1993 Carina CS with 158bhp. That thing went off like a rocket at high rpms. I believe the chassis had lot in common with the Celica. What comes to mind today is the tinny feel of the car, road noise and the sport seats that made your head touch the roof even at the lowest setting. Besides that, very practical with the big hatch and of course everything just kept working. Thanks for the flashback Mr furiousdriving
I have a 93 1.6 Carina e handed down to me by my father. Perfect car, never broke, still going strong. Only problem is that it doesn't have AC, otherwise i think i would keep it forever.
Paint it white
The three blank panels behind the gear lever are for heater seats switches for the executive version :)
I have -94 Carina E 1.6 , in daily use. There is 470 000km behind and it still works very well. Rust was little problem because previous owners silly rust repairs, but i wanted to save it so i welded its body well. Now i see it will run many years with no major problems.
PLL = phase locked loop, keeps radio in tune basically
PLL stands for Phase Lock Loop and keeps the input and output Frequencies matched. Think they had not a lot to say about a basic tape player and thought that would do. May as well have written Clicky Buttons for all the good it did. :-)
Here in NZ these were a Toyota Corona 1800 probably one made cars Toyota EVER built still see them around i know of one with over 600 000+++ kms on the original engine, it went for inspection WOF ( Warrant of Fitness ) or MOT in UK, at the testing station, known for being tough but fair, they could NOT find a thing wrong with it amazing, in such good condition it is still a Good looking car most here were 1800!
You are a man after my own heart, gets into a new car and looks where to stash food :)
Just cup of tea for me!
I bought my 1995 Carina E 1.8 CDX at a car auction in 2004 (as a student). It was the last car that went through the auction and I was desperate (otherwise I would be taking the bus home). It cost 550 pounds. That was 16 years ago. 80k miles later (total 170k) and it has been fantastic. It has never let me down, all I've done is service it carefully. There are no rattles or knocks and the interior is amazing. There is no rust above or underneath, i live at the seaside and the car is not garaged. All I did was spray the rear cross member with wax. Alas last month it failed its MOT on emissions, I'm pretty sure the 25 year old valve seals need replacing. The scrap yard phoned today and said it is not being scrapped, it is being exported to Africa where im sure it will do another 5 years at least. They are paying £150 for it so total cost of ownership has been very low. Toyota, what an achievement. In 16 years I've watched my friends go through 2 or 3 cars in the time I've owned this, some with huge bills. Thank you Toyota for building a car that let me spend money on a mortgage and not on garage bills. Now I am no longer a student I have purchased a Lexus.
Got a 96 Carina E 7.5 years ago, still going strong at 194k kms. The only issues are cosmetic stuff, the rear foglights get on on their own and some cracks on the dashboard.
These are still very common in Greece, but they get stolen or broken into most of the time
When i was a children we had one as a family car, me, my 2 sisters and Brother in the backseat, and we fit there. Nu dad had 3 more as our second car (all 1.6), and drove them quit often as i just got my license then.
Have a sweetspot for them and still dream of owning a GTi.
Imagine a beauty like this being re introduced as a budget model.
Thanks for another great video! Keep the 90s Toyota reviews coming they’re fantastic
the car aged well! still looks 'modern'
It looks a great deal like my 1993 Corolla DX I had here in the USA. The last Toyota I ever bought.
ZalDaf. Yep looks modern and looks a beauty.
MB280SL good cars. Not the most pretentious cars on the road but well built and last forever.
Well I mean its 28 years old not that old if you like 60s cars I guess but I mean car designs not really changed alot since this till recently like the past 11 years I guess or abit longer so probably why but for some reason I still like the cars that would be boring to most people like this the escort and like the focus estate and early mondeo before like the 07 ones which aren't bad looking tho my dad had them alot has a 2014 focus now
Looks like a Scottish one originally on an Edinburgh reg. Betting it came from either Abercromby Toyota, (them of the multi franchise sites), Weir Toyota in Sighthill or perhaps Square Deal Motors in Falkirk. Great seeing one again
I remember Abercromby at Seafield, where Toyota VW Audi Rover used to be.
I've had one for about 6 months. N reg. 4 electric windows, power sunroof, factory immobilizer, power mirrors and airbag so fairly well equipped. The 1.8 7A-FE engine is bullet proof! Hope for many more miles of trouble free motoring.
Sell to me
I have owned a 1995 Carina e 2.0 gli sportswagon for the past 21 years, it is used daily and still drives well.
I have one, 95' made in japan, 1,6 xli, love it, cheers from Hungary
Really enjoyed seeing this! I remember my friend’s dad got a 1994 2.0 GLi estate and it was really rapid! Great cars, great video
My dad owned 2 both 1.8 hatchbacks the second one was a 1.8CD which never ever missed a beat and outlasted him in the end, he last drove it in February 2019 and it was stood until June 2019 and started 1st time and still ran beautifully.
Few years back, had high spec diesel - even had wood trim! Went everywhere in it. Had one big issue with it, but even then, it just kept going. It was never exciting, but it was comfy, quite quick, carry tons of stuff, and pretty good on fuel. Best I can say about it - worthy.
Own a 1984 Carina that still drives wonderfully. I may once buy the E-model to accompany it. Superb quality.
I’ve got a 2005 Avensis, I believe it was the successor to the carina? It’s been a brilliant car in the 2 years I’ve had it. Much more toys than the carina in this video of course! All electrics, including heated mirrors, power folding mirrors, auto dimming rear view mirror, dual zone climate control etc. 1.8 VVTi Toyota engine, what more could one want?😄
Oh thanks for this review!
M665 WHE, 1.6 GS estate, 1995-2010 RIP
Good solid cars, everything you said. Quite the alarming understeerer at modest speeds. Ours had the 4 electric windows, mirrors and sunroof. Big inside too, much more space than a Mondeo or Cavalier of the same period. I miss it!
Recycle Hin 142k. Not a bad innings😂
Although I've already suggested it, I'm waiting for the review on the Nissan Sunny N13 if possible! Your rewiews are just awesome and informative
Thanks, yes a Sunny will happen, just finding time to get them all done
@@furiousdriving Alright then!! That's great news
Oh yes
i had a 1.8 economy . Fantastic fuel consumption if used lightly . I had it stolen whilst on the beach near Benidorm
Now on my second carina. First one clocked almost 300,000 miles when I sold it. Bought an Avensis to replace it. The carina never broke. The Avensis needed a new engine and steering rack after 40,000. I paid 675 pounds for my second carina now worth 2k. It's totally mint with 25 service stamps in the book and done under 130,000. Love it.
I think one of the last best sellers in this size, that had a Japanees brand on it. Fine cars but I liked the styling of the Honda Accord of this era better. Value for money, both the Toyota and the Honda were better choises then the BMW 3-series. For the money of a Carina 2.0 EX, you could get a BMW 316i with no equipment at all.
I loved these cars my dad had one with just under 100k miles in 2006 and sold it in 2009 and he had the 2.0 petrol with 4 speed automatic but it was smoth and had soft velour seats with saftey and electric windows. It was a good car and it had only one old owner my dad was 2nd owner the car was clean as it came out of showroom and had service history. Wish my dad hasn't sold that car as I don't see these cars much more very rare to see. This was alot better then new cars that toyota are making today.
I enjoyed my 1990 Carina 1.6. Auto. With button overdrive. Probably underpowered but it would and did cruise Yorkshire to the Black Forest in 18 hours.
Fun fact about why it's called Toyota Carina. The story goes that a high ranking Toyota director was visiting Denmark and at a restaurant was served an immensely sweet waitress named Carina.
I love that to be true!
My family used to have this back in the day...so many memories :')
My old head master had a 1995 CDX model which was a big step up from a Vauxhall Nova. Great video as always.
My dad had the 2.0 GLI estate when I was a kid. It was a nicely spec'd example with factory O.Z wheels.
Huge nostalgia watching this!
1:12 That E looks like mirrored 3. Clever!
9:05 Two of those are propably for heated seat switches.
I bought one of these without MOT for 75 euros, replaced the front shocks and drove it like I stole it! Not a fantastic handling car, the tires would squeel doing 60km/h in corners where my non-Activa, non-Hydractive Xantia can manage nearly 100km/h without feeling too unstable. I passed the Carina on and I still see it around regularly.
Very popular car in New Zealand, in sedan, wagon, and lift-back body styles. There's still heaps of them on the road. The diesel engined version is pretty common over here too. We also got an AWD wagon version which I think was Toyota's attempt to compete with the Subaru Legacy wagon, which was very popular here. We also got the JDM version called the Sprinter, which has more bulbous body styling.
Had an L reg NA diesel. One of the most comfortable/spacious cars I'd driven. Love my 90s Toyota cars, especially the Camry.
I did not know these were built in the UK. My family had a turquoise Carina E estate when I was young, probably '94 model year or so. I remember my father was up hunting elk in northern Sweden with his friends. When he had an massive accident with the car. He was driving way to fast on a gravel road when the road separeted in a Y form to the left and right. He hit the brakes but the ABS just skid on the loose gravel. So he went into a tree between these roads. The airbag had not deployed in the crash and the mobile phone had no reception in the remote wilderness. Luckily in about an hour or so, another car passing by took him to the nearest village for a health checkup. In the village he could call back home in the middle of the night. I remember it so well because my mother was absolutely devastated. It was the same day or the day after her idol, princess Diana had the fatal car accident in France. I had to take care of her and a few days later my father took the train back to us in Stockholm. The car was actually mended in northern Sweden for two months or so and my father went back there to pick it up. They had replaced the ordinary grille with an aftermarket grille with integrated auxiliary full beam lights. Which my father thought looked really cool.
We had the car until 2001 when my father bought a new Ford Mondeo '01 estate. Which was absolute shi.. I learned to drive in it, but that's another story.
Last time I saw an Carina E was when I was working on project in northern Sweden 2017. It was an early model '92 or '93. It probably lost control and hit the snow bank and landed on it's roof. It was there upsidedown for two months or so before it was towed. Generally Corolla and Camry are more common in Sweden, Carina has become rare.
So I just rambled some stuff about a probably underrated car. Great channel!
Ah, this brings back memories. I had a Carina E as a company car, one I inherited from another guy who left to join another company.Up until I got the Toyota I had been driving a Rover 214SLi, I got a brand new one every three months one lease (changes so often because of the mlieage I was doing, 900 miles a week) and the Rover was a pretty well spec'd car so it was something of a shock to the system when I got in to the Carina. Sure, the "moonroof" was nice but I couldn't find the switches for the windows ... and then I found they were manual, which really did surprise me. I can even remember the number plate - L120 FRX - which was a blue 1.6.
My Grandfather had one for over 10 years bulletproof reliability and always did what was asked of it
My uncle only ever drove these when I was younger remember them well Absolute Tanks
As a child of about 8 I remember going with my father to look for a new car. We had a Montego at the time that was pretty past it. We looked at a Passat, Carina E and the newly released (at the time) Mondeo Mk1. The Mondeo felt like it was from a different generation. He chose the Mondeo and it served us very well indeed. I did like the Carina E though, not what one would call exciting though I must say.
Best car so far! Stil driving the coupe version, nearly 21 years old, only 130.000 km, purrs like a cat!
Great review, mate! Love these 90’s Carina’s because of the sublime reliability and the oily smooth lines at the exterior and interior. Can you do a review of a Daewoo Espero? They are a decent rival to this. Bertone styled body, Mk2 Cavalier mechanicals.
Are there any left? I went to a dealer launch the night they opened in the UK but havnt seen one in a long time
furiousdriving According to the DVLA, there are just about 30 left! So very hard to find. Although an enthusiast has one which is registered as ‘N839 CNO’. It’s a 2.0 CDXi model, so quite luxurious. It was featured in the Hubnut channel a while ago. I’m desperate for a review of one of those! Lovin’ your review style!
Nice to see this car. I had one as a courtesy car once (the 2 litre version). As with most courtesy cars in the day you were given only a teaspoon of petrol but it was still a great car even though old and got me to work and back on my teaspoon full. It's funny the teaspoon issue where I was driving an ancient VW caddy as a "courtesy" car which broke down after a couple of miles because they forgot the teaspoon and I had to walk back to the garage and get a petrol can. It was a good excuse for being late for work. No one could invent that as a lie. Great times!
The 1.6L 4afe has plenty of life compared to plenty of cars from the early 00's. I had a 2001 Ford Focus 2.0 petrol and was racing a mate in a 1996 Carina E 1.6. It was practically neck on neck with the focus only barely coming ahead. I had bought the focus to use its engine for a conversion but lost all heart in it when I found out its performance was comparable to a 1.6 carina.
Hello! 你好！ First, my English is not good. Hope my words can bring my thought for you.
I live in Taiwan.
I had drove 1.6 MT (AT 171) of Carina II before, about two years for them.
We call it CORONA SALOON for Carina II here.
Now, I have this Carina E, made in 1997, about two years and drive it everyday.
Also 4AFE 1.6 engine and 5 speed manual gearbox.
We call "TOYOTA CORONA EXSIOR" for Carina E.
Mine is GLi that I guess, so it has electric windows, the more advanced meter, the buttons of the air condition controller.
But, no ABS, no fog light, no roof window, no traction control...and else.
The later production of GLXi type may be with ABS.
It had been produced just two types engine for it here.
4A-FE 1.6 (AT 191) and 3S-FE 2.0 (ST 191) gasoline engine, XLi GLi, GLXi (2.0).
Both with 5 speed manual or automatic gearbox could be chosen.
In conclusion, I like this car, or I have to say I like the car of the CORONA series, although they're getting old now.
I miss my AT 171 MT because that is my first own car from my friend. Lots of memories with it to me and him.
And the next owner takes good care of it, I'm glad to see that.
I'm so happy to see this video you making to introduce it! NICE!
I had one on a p reg.
it was a hand me down from my parents and I hated it at first.
I grew to love it as it was indestructible,when I thought it had a strange noise and a fault on the way it even seemed to heal itself.
The only problem I can remember was I couldn’t open the bonnet one day as hardly ever got opened.
Two years ago the clutch went and it wasn’t worth getting it repaired.
Was gutted when I scrapped it!
Hi Matt,what a tidy example of a Carina E,looks new,I remember these back in the day.great video.
I'm surprised Toyota didn't offer it in the USA. Maybe it was too close to the US market Corolla in size.
possibly, I was surprised they didnt
That one looks like a bigger Tercel. The Carina was briefly sold in the US in the Early 70s. But in later years, why would it be needed here when we have the awesome Corolla & Camry!!!!
Had one for ten years brilliant ,reliable ,quick enough , and economical in the 1.8 form .Had the cdx model all the toys.
as you say really reliable daily driver but as stimulating as a fridge - if you want a daily that gives thrills and interest there are loads that do it in spades - think Morris Minor Travellor for family fun - think FIAT Uno for a bit of low power brio - think early MK1 Scenic for ultimate family wagon - there are numerous cars that can be a daily like this but make you WANT to drive them
Ive worked at at Burnaston for the past 20 years.And quality is drilled into you from the first day you start.Continuas improvement is also another popular slogan at Toyota.
When I was a kid we had two of this in the family. White saloon and blue estate both 1.6 gl models. Loved them and wished we had the gti model
My gf still drives a 1.8 one :P 360k km and no problem
I.8CD..Best car in the world👏
Was that a facelifted Carina E coming the other way at 22:50? Looked like a CD or CDX. Great review as always.👍
Not sure..watched it back a few times, could be a Nissan from around 2000?
@@furiousdriving I slowed the video down to 0.25 to see and it makes you sound drunk, lol.
Steve Ball Good spot it was indeed a carina In the weird green that’s quite rare 😍
Yes it was a turquoise green colour Cdx. I see the headlamp washers👍
Wow thats in fantastic shape all round,I like the seats in it i wish some of today's cars would come with those type of seats again instead of the boring black.
Great review! I have a 1994 Nissan Sunny 1.4i 3dr and that has indicators on the left! My 2001 CRV also has indicators on the left. I guess Toyota didn't adopt this idea in the 90's.
Oh and our car had heated FRONT and REAR windows, fully fitted alarm system with automatic locking etc. We did have ONE incident where the ignition key would NOT start the car BUT once we found the solution that strangely never happened again.. you had to hold the button on the key fob (that armed or disarmed the alarm) for about ten seconds and the car would start the moment you turned the key.. 👀
I remember when I was working at an MG Rover dealer in the late 90s / early 2000s, and one of these came in on part exchange against a Rover 75. It had 300k miles on it, was a little faded, but everything worked and nothing rattled. It had half a tank of fuel in it so I used it for a few days whilst my demo was out with a customer. It drove perfectly, handled as it should, didn't smoke and never failed to start. Never let me down either. I came away from the experience with a massive amount of respect for Toyota. They certainly know how to put a car together. A Modern Classic I'd quite like to own today if the right one ever comes along.
Tbh I really don't care about how much support the seats have or if it has central locking or not or even if it has manual windows and mirrors. This is one of the best vehicles ever produced. These things will literally go forever.
What a remarkable example in truly splendid condition. Where have they all gone? Many thanks Matt.
Rust and scrappage?
I was offered one as a company car when I worked for toyota.it was better than a Sierra imho.they were everywhere.we were selling 20 plus a week.i still love the styling now.
I'm astonished to see a so low specced example. I know that when it came out that I liked the styling of it, much better and modern looking then its predecessor. I tried to talk my father into having a look at it, he bought a Mazda 626 in the end, 1992 when the 'rounded' model was just released. I have never seen a single Carine E without rev counter or color coded bumpers here in the Netherlands. I looked it up and it turns out that all cars over here had indeed color coded bumpers, but there was a "1.6i" model below the XLi which indeed did not have a rev counter.
I bought one to sell on back in late 2018, and owned it again briefly back in July. It drove like s Honda I thought, was only the 1.6 GS estate, but it was so smooth and quiet.
Attracts the usual ‘worthy but dull’ rhetoric, but I’d have another. Very nice to drive.
Fantastic video and a great car! My great uncle had a Carina E as a mini cab, it just racked up the miles and kept going
They have a mad mix of amazing things like the MR2, original RAV4 and the new hydrogen Mirai, and some very sensible cars
@@furiousdriving And of course the Century, one of my all time dream cars!
Brilliant car... Bullet proof. Still like the design. Thanks for the vid.
See if you can find a Camry '96-'01 one day. Don't know how many there are out there in the UK. Getting rare over here. Love my '01... Tenth year of ownership, still drives live new, just regular services and MOT's.
Love old skool Toyota' s
Kind Regards from the Netherlands.
Fantastic cars, I’m still driving a Carina 2 at 170k, still drives without squeaks and rattles. 👍
Most of this very reliable Toyota's have ended in Africa that's the reason why you don't see them in Europe anymore. They are extremely reliable and in Africa they drive them around for another 20-25 years with bo problems.
I love the styling on these - not dissimilar to the Ford Mondeo & Cavalier - but better! 👍🏻
9:18 those blank spaces on central tunnel were provided for 2level seat heating, and security light. Cars in higher trim level has different driver side door card, longer elbowrest and it contains space for main power window and central locking switch.
Its a very very basic version :o
2nd from bottom and only the radio for an option!
What a nice example.
I remember Top Gear magazine doing a group road test featuring one of these, the new Peugeot 406 & other rep mobiles. On the Carina E, the journos wrote that it would be an ideal getaway car for bank robbers! Forgettable styling and excellent reliability. 😀
I do like them, however.
I bought a 1993 Corona 2.0 2 years ago. Indestructible car!
Here in my country lebanon in the mountains there are a lot of those carina E and they still hold there value very well..around 4k $..and no one want to sell it ..people are insane with 1990s toyotas here...i remember back in the 80s toyotas they use a :MY TOYOTA IS FANTASTIC:sticker on the rear glass ..and they are..
I've had this on the "L" plate, very very nice car, very very very reliable, I had electric windows all round and mirrors. I would love to own one again. This car is better than the Astra MK4 & 5, you don't get all round electric on the Astra's like you on this, come to think of it I THINK even the MK1 Vectra never came with all round electric.
Farmers here in Ireland loved them!!!
Because they were good for 400,000 miles...
@@bluegtturbo and the rest.....local vet here clocked up almost 800,000....on original engine..
@@patscanlan2678
Amazing. I have 220,000 miles on my '95 Toyota T100 pickup and just changed the original clutch at 219k all new York City driving.
How right you are Pat. The neighbour had a diesel one with 550,000 miles on it. It was only beginning to free out!
The 90s Toyota engineering was monumental, in New Zealand and Australia where cars don't rust much they get 500,000km+ as daily drivers. Completely uncelebrated of course because they just live on and on often enduring decades of neglect.
The mother of a friend of my had a carina E dark blue in the netherlands in the mid 90s I’m from 1987 so i was a young kid. My mom and dad had a mazda 626 from the 90s but i allways found that the carina looks more modern than the mazda 626
Godamn! Where did you find this Carina model in a condition like this??? I love this car. Very good engine too and so spacious it was. Revolutionary car for the '90s mainstream market.