by "Alex B" (alexb420)
Published 04/05/2017 at 11:09
by "Alex B" (alexb420)
Published 04/05/2017 at 11:09
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my mom’s friends land cruiser (mid to early 90s) needs a lot of stuff done and she doesn’t want to get it fixed. She doesn’t really care about cars, and just needs something to get from point A to point B with a tightish budget. She sent my mom this, I know the matrix is a decent car. My mom said something about it having a new engine, which seems odd. Here’s the link:
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Thanks oppo!
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
04/05/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 2
I think the link got Kinja’ed. :(
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
04/05/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 0
erh. get all the details of the car first.....
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/05/2017 at 11:18, STARS: 0
The Matrix isn’t bad. They get lower MPG that one that might think though. But coming from a Land Cruiser that would probably be like driving a Prius to her.
Only other thing I can add is I hope she doesn’t trade the Land Cruiser in. There’s a huge following for them out there. She’d probably get hosed on trade in from the dealer.
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
04/05/2017 at 11:19, STARS: 2
I also look at a Vibe, it’s the same car with a Pontiac Badge & it looks way better
The front seat can fold flat. When I had my 03' vibe, I hauled 8' 2"x 4"s with ease.
The rear glass can also lift separately.
"j250ex" (j250ex)
04/05/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 1
What’s wrong with the cruiser
"Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
04/05/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 1
I never knew that about the rear glass. That’s an awesome feature!
"Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
04/05/2017 at 11:22, STARS: 1
I have an 03 Corolla which is basically the sedan version and am really happy with it.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
04/05/2017 at 11:30, STARS: 1
Tell me more about this Land Cruiser.
"Racin'Jason001" (racinjason001)
04/05/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 0
Link was Kinja’d: http://www.thompsontoyota.net/used/Toyota/2003-Toyota-Matrix-Doylestown-b9fed1030a0e0ae9504e6d7aac6333ce.htm
"Alex B" (alexb420)
04/05/2017 at 11:33, STARS: 0
the link got kinja’d
"Ssfancyfresh" (scotttt)
04/05/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 0
These are nice. Lots of room in the front and back seats. Great mpg - we frequently saw 34 mpg average for a tank.
It isn’t fast. The interior is cheap and it can be noisy at highway speeds.
We put nearly 200k on it and ran it out of oil twice (my ex preferred 36k mile intervals between changes). Couldn’t be killed.
Highly functional basic transportation - this is it.
"Alex B" (alexb420)
04/05/2017 at 11:39, STARS: 0
link was kinja’d, should be in the comments
"Alex B" (alexb420)
04/05/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 1
thank you! should be in the comments now
"Alex B" (alexb420)
04/05/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 0
Good point, will pass that on.
"Alex B" (alexb420)
04/05/2017 at 11:42, STARS: 0
Not sure what year but if I had to guess I would say it’s a 92. Has some rust issues, oil leaks, and something is up with the steering from what I heard.
"Alex B" (alexb420)
04/05/2017 at 11:42, STARS: 0
Needs a lot of stuff done, basically
"Alex B" (alexb420)
04/05/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 0
The link should be here now
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
04/05/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 0
Haha if you’ve got a price/local on said said Land Cruiser I know myself and a few others would be interested.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
04/05/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 0
i wanted details, not a spec sheet :D
i dont need to know the extirors dimentions, or the fact that it has the engine in the front. I want to know what service, who owned it, are the brakes in good condition, do the tires match, etc etc,
basicly, whats the story on the car, and I want to know about that ‘new’ motor and why its in there....
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
04/05/2017 at 11:51, STARS: 0
If the grille says “TOYOTA” on the front, it’s a 91-94. Airbags + the bean-in-hat logo makes it a 95-97.
"PotbellyJoe and 42 others" (potbellyjoe)
04/05/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 0
This is a “Standard” with crank windows, so no power locks either. Matrix pricing is weird. I’d tell her to keep it to XR only for Matrix shopping, at least then you will get power equipment.
You don’t want to have to use a key everytime you want to get into the hatch.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
04/05/2017 at 12:50, STARS: 0
It’s a tall Corolla hatchback, as in officially it’s called the Corolla Matrix and says so on the owners manual.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
04/05/2017 at 23:28, STARS: 0
“New engine, which is odd”
Late to the party here, but 2003 Corollas are notorious for excessive oil consumption on that 1ZZ-FE. The seemed to work out the bugs after 2005.