This photo of the last-generation Toyota Starlet SR is one of our favourite publicity shots of all time. Same story here, I bought my EP91 in late 2008 for £350. It had 89,000 miles on the clock. Now at 170,000 the car has been totally reliable, she even started when the over 9 year old battery was failing and only put out 10.5volts. In that time she has only required routine servicing and the usual consummables for the MOT (exhaust brakes tyres etc).
But she never needs a lot to pass the MOT. Very cheap car to run and easy to work on (not that you have to work on it very often!)At 170,000 miles then engine still sounds good and barely uses any oil. A brilliant little car.
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Tough and ultra-reliable in a way modern cars simply can’t match (probably because they have little electronics in them and the EP91 gen cars have had so many years of Toyota knowledge / tweaking behind them). I have a much posher german car with a multiple of the Starlets horsepower, but I love my Starlet just as much. And if I had to choose one of the two to go around the world in – I’d take the Starlet no hesitation.
The german car would be broken down before I got out of Europe probably!If anyone is looking for a cheap reliable 2nd car these days for the day to day stuff, then go for a Starlet. They are THE bargain for those in the know. You won’t regret it.Toyota Starlet = FANTASTIC CAR.
Look at the user reviews on Autotrader, one of only a few cars to have a near perfect 5 stars from owners.