I got stuck down the rabbit hole and found this:

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 08/16/2015 at 23:43 • Filed to: echo

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This was a pretty nasty comment. This was from way back when Mr. Regular wrecked his car, And then the rest of that particular thread unfolds as expected.

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No matter what you think of Mr. Regular, or his videos, no one, NO ONE, should ever celebrate the destruction of the greatest vehicle ever conceived: the Toyota Echo.

JustWaitingForAMate > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/16/2015 at 23:52

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I must have been in a reeeeeeeally shitty mood that day.

http://jalopnik.com/ive-never-wish…

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/16/2015 at 23:56

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I think it was the non-intermittent wipers.

LongbowMkII > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/16/2015 at 23:57

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That .gif is excellent.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > LongbowMkII 08/16/2015 at 23:58

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Not as excellent as the Echo!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > JustWaitingForAMate 08/16/2015 at 23:59

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It’s the internet. Your statement translates into, “Sir, I frown upon your opinion,” in real-world speak.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/17/2015 at 00:00

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The 2014 Taco I drive for work still doesn’t have them. My 1980 has them, because SR5. You’d think after 35 years, they would just be standard.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/17/2015 at 00:10

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My 1999 4Runner has them. But that’s SR5 as well. I would think they were standard. How much money were they actually saving by not putting them on the Echo? Couldn’t be much considering that the same part fits on the Corolla and Rav-4.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/17/2015 at 00:40

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Well the Echo is a true bare bones car. Meaning we will take away options you took for granted.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/17/2015 at 00:41

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That is true, but I still can’t believe a 2014 car doesn’t have them. Motorized windows are fine as long as the car is small enough, but the whole wiper deal would seem to be a safety thing.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/17/2015 at 00:44

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It would not at all surprise me if it actually cost Toyota more to use the poverty-spec wipers and yet they do so anyway just because they can’t go around selling a stripped out trim level with actual options on it now can they?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/17/2015 at 00:56

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When you see my review of the Taco, you will see that there are other areas of... budgeting.

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/17/2015 at 01:34

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Don’t they still run rear drum brakes on the Taco too? I had an 80’s Subaru with four wheel discs.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 08/17/2015 at 01:37

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They sure did! And the new 2016 will STILL have drums in the rear. This is what America gets when no one is creating a competitive product to pit against the Taco (sorry, GM, you’ll still have to prove it).

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/17/2015 at 01:42

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What’s funny is my dad has a 2010 Z71 and it also has rear drums. It’s because truck people will eat that shit up whether it’s good or not.

Bytemite > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/17/2015 at 02:37

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What about the Tercel though... :o

or the Yaris