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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jul 27, '06 From Soda Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (91%) ![]() |
So I am just a bit curious
![]() -What did you like and didn't like about? -Maintenance issues? Do you do your own maintenance? Will Toyota dealerships do maintenance on these cars? -Problematic areas? -Is it as heavy as what everyone says? If there's anything else, chime in. I'd like to know before I call up my cousin to drive down here and fly back up north ![]() TIA -------------------- ![]() |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) ![]() |
-What did you like and didn't like about? Likes: better all around performance (acceleration, braking, traction). I like having the auto climate control, especially in the winter. Slapped on a set of snow tires and it's a real beast in the snow. Dislikes: RHD a slight inconvenience in some instances, parts are difficult to find and expensive to import, expensive to insure, full comprehensive insurance nearly impossible to obtain (at least where I live). -Maintenance issues? Do you do your own maintenance? Will Toyota dealerships do maintenance on these cars? Did all of my own maintenance. Never attempted to have the deaelrship do anything on the car. -Problematic areas? Didn't come across any common problematic issues (if there are any) but then again, I owned it for only 1 year before I sold it to buy my FR-S. Although I had to replace the bad spark plugs, front RH axle, and worn brake pads after I imported it. Months later I replaced 1 bad wheel bearing and ended up doing all 4 since i was planning to keep it for a long time. -Is it as heavy as what everyone says? You can feel the difference in weight between the 202/204 vs. 205, but the AWD and especially the 3SGTE in the 205 totally makes up for it. If I had to relate it to another car, it feels like driving a WRX/STI. -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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