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2003 Toyota Matrix Xrs Wagon 4-door 1.8l on 2040-cars

Year:2003 Mileage:155649
Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States
2003 Toyota Matrix XRS Wagon 4-Door 1.8L, image 1
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2003 Toyota Matrix XRS.  6 speed manual transmission.  The first owner was my father, I am the second owner, you are the third.  Sweet sliding and tilting sun roof works perfectly and does not leak.  The cool cargo nets and cargo straps that only came with this model (I think) are present and will be included for an extra $5,000.  -I'm joking, of course.  They are included...for free...really.  The tires are somewhat new (maybe a year?).  I got a new clutch in July.  Since the clutch, I've MAYBE put 700 miles on it.  Both front brake rotors are new (also in July).  I've always had generic plastic floor mats covering the stock Matrix floor mats, so those puppies are in rather decent shape for being 10 years old.  The car is presently dirty.  It's getting to be cold here, and I have not taken it to a car wash, yet.  Don't let the little bit of dirt in the pictures scare you off.

It can be quick when you need it to be so.  When you find a transmission to throw in this baby, you're gonna have a fun and solid car for another 155,000 miles.  This engine is strong.  I LOVE this car.  I planned on driving it till my kid becomes old enough to drive, but I had to get a pick-up truck for work.  So this must go.  The gas mileage is anywhere from 30 to 35 miles a gallon.  Man am I gonna miss THAT.

This car is NOT all wheel drive, in case that's what you're looking for.

There is a small ding on the passenger side front quarter panel from a misplayed baseball.  I don't think this car has ever been in an accident.  There is what looks like a cigarette burn hole in the front passenger seat, but my father swore it was NOT from a cigarette...in fact he could not tell me what it was from when I bought it from him, but in the 9 years since that hole magically appeared, it has not grown.  The plastic on the inside of the back hatch is cracked - I think there's even a small hole in it, actually.  A fog lamp is out. The headlights need to be "cleared", if you know what I mean.  -They have that haze, is all.  The exhaust leak is annoying.  The parking brake that does not work is also annoying.  That panel on the inside driver's side door that contains all the power window and power lock controls is loose...that's kind of annoying, too.  One or two lines in the rear window defroster are dead.  Sometimes a few of the lights on the radio face go dim.  The front ground-effect-spoiler-thing snapped off when I hit some debris on the freeway a few years ago.  The car certainly lost some of it's good looks when that happened, but I could never justify getting it replaced as I am not made of money.

All the cool amenities like the multiple power outlets, the little compartments to hide crap, the fold away drink holders, etc...are all intact.

I'm telling you...this car is awesome.  All the little annoying things are to be expected from a 10 year old car; and I don't believe they take the value down much.  The lame transmission, however, is a different story.  I THINK a new used tranny, installed, will run you between $1200 and $1800.  My goal is not to screw you, here.  I've listed about everything wrong that I can think of.  I truly believe this car has only lived half its life.  A new transmission and you're golden for another 10 years.

Hit me with questions or if you want other pictures, I can certainly email them to you.

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Thu, Mar 12 2015

Toyota has announced a voluntary recall of a variety of vehicles built between model years 2012 and 2015. Roughly 110,000 of the 112,500 vehicles being recalled consist of the gas and hybrid variants of the 2015 Camry and Highlander, as well as the 2014 and 2015 RAV4. The problem, this time around, is down to a circuit board that may have been damaged during manufacturing of the electric power steering system. According to Toyota, the bad circuit board can lead to a loss of power steering. Owners would still have manual steering control, although they'll have a warning lamp glaring at them from the instrument cluster the entire time. As for the remaining 2,500 vehicles, they're limited to the RAV4 EV, built between 2012 and 2014. A software issue in the electric vehicle traction motor assembly could cause the EV to shift into neutral. As with the issue affecting the Camry, Highlander and gas-powered RAV4, vehicles with this problem will produce a warning lamp in the instrument cluster, as well as a "Check EV" message. Toyota will be notifying owners of the affected vehicles via snail mail, and asking them to report in for free repairs at their local dealership. Check out the whole press release on the issue, available below. TORRANCE, Calif., March 11, 2015 – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced it will conduct safety recalls of approximately 2,500 Model Year 2012 – 2014 RAV4 EV vehicles; and approximately 110,000 Model Year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, and 2014-2015 Model Year RAV4 vehicles. In the involved RAV4 EV, components in the Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Assembly, which is part of the propulsion system, may cause the vehicle to shift to "neutral" due to a software issue. This condition will also trigger a "Check EV System" warning message on the instrument panel and turn on a malfunction indicator lamp. If the vehicle shifts to "neutral", this will result in a complete loss of drive power, which can increase the risk of a crash. Owners of the involved vehicles will receive a notification by first class mail. Toyota dealers will repair the electric vehicle traction motor assembly. In the involved Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid and RAV 4 vehicles, a circuit board for the electric power steering (EPS) may have been damaged during its manufacturing process. This can result in the loss of power steering assist; an instrument panel warning lamp will also come on.

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