1993 Toyota Celica Gt Convertible 2-door 2.2l on 2040-cars
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Manual transmission. Runs and drives great! No AC. I bought this 1993 Toyota Celica Convertible about ten years ago. I drive it year-round, and the front-wheel drive works great in the winter. I'm middle-aged and never drive the car hard, and thus the mileage has been quite good, and the car has been quite reliable. I had a new timing belt and water pump put in it when I bought it, new wheel rims put on three years ago, a new clutch a few years ago, and last year I had new brake pads and rotors put on it. The car has been incredibly reliable, and I expect it should run for another 100k miles - these Toyotas seem to last forever. VIN is JT5ST87K5P0148883 Video at http://youtu.be/ZokF_CChkCs
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A few years ago, I had a new convertible top put on, and since then, I've put repairs where the rear window meets the cloth, but it does not leak. Minor problems: -The right rear wheel-well has rust (see picture) -The trunk lid has to be manually lifted up, and you have to keep holding the lid up with your hand if you want to put things into the trunk. -The car doesn't look new, it looks like a 20-year-old car with lots dings and such. -The AC, cruise control, and the anti-lock brakes don't work. When they went, I didn't figure any of them were worth repairing (the brakes work great, the heater works...who needs air conditioning in a convertible?) -They keys are not original, and while they work, they are not as good as the original. |
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Toyota to buck engine downsizing trend, may go larger and turbo-free
Mon, 14 Oct 2013Turbocharging isn't really Toyota's specialty, and the Japanese automaker isn't being shy about acknowledging it. Koei Saga, a senior managing officer in charge of drivetrain research and development, says that eschewing turbos and increasing displacement of engines using the Atkinson cycle can produce better power gains without sacrificing fuel economy, Automotive News reports.
Toyota is investing heavily in larger-displacement Atkinson-cycle engines in addition to turbocharged engines, but Saga doesn't think the automaker will use turbocharging across many product lines. He apparently remains unconvinced that the technology "makes the world better."
In Toyota's eyes then, Atkinson cycle engines do make the world better, and here's how. Their pistons complete four processes - intake, compression, power and exhaust - in one revolution of the crankshaft, and the power stroke is longer than the compression stroke. Traditional Otto cycle engines require two crankshaft revolutions to accomplish those same four operations and have equal-length compression and power strokes. Atkinson cycle engines are more efficient, but less power dense, though increasing displacement can offset that shortfall.
Toyota gives a free RAV4 to 50-millionth customer [w/video]
Thu, 29 Aug 2013Not surprisingly, the 50-millionth Toyota product sold in the US was a Camry, but Toyota had a big surprise in store for Michael Dee, the buyer of said milestone vehicle. Toyota group vice president Bill Fay showed up at Dee's house to not only personally thank him for the purchase, but also completely paid off that brand new Camry, presenting the owner with a clear title.
But that wasn't all. As you can tell from the image above, Fay had one more trick up his sleeve. The group VP brought along a brand new 2013 Toyota RAV4, which was also presented to Dee in appreciation. The best part is that Dee's genuine amazement was all caught on video, which is posted below.
2014 Toyota Corolla
Tue, 27 Aug 2013Reprising The Recipe For A Perfect Slice Of Toast
My toaster broke the other week. Halfway through the process of cooking my gourmet Pop-Tart breakfast, the thing crapped out with a small bang, leaving my delicious morning treats trapped inside. To rectify the situation, I ventured out to a big box store, located the toaster aisle, and ran a couple of questions through my mind. Do I need two slots or four? Do I need to spend more than 20 bucks on this thing? Should I just buy a toaster oven to give me a wider range of bachelor-pad cooking functionality? After no more than two minutes of contemplation, I grabbed the cheapest one on the shelf, paid and left the store. The new toaster works just fine.
This sort of unemotional shopping experience is how I suspect people decide to purchase the Toyota Corolla. It's a perfectly fine appliance, and to a good number of people in the world, the bond between a car and a driver is no more important than the connection I feel to my toaster. Does it seat four people relatively comfortably? Does it get decent fuel economy? Is it easy to drive? Reliable? Safe? The Corolla checks all of these boxes, and because of that, Toyota managed to move just under 300,000 examples of the tenth-generation car in 2012 (though that number does include sales of the Corolla-based, now-deceased Matrix) - a vehicle that, at the time, was already six years old.