I love these things.

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 06/09/2016 at 23:53 • Filed to: Corolla!

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So goofy and painfully 80's... Yet every one of these seems to be an automatic. Still, I’d rock one.

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dogisbadob > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 00:05

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They are awesome! Toyota quality and lots of utility! I forgot Toyota sold that generation Corolla hatchback under their own name; there’s also the Chevy Nova. The hatchbacks are the same, but the sedans are different between the two.

4kc > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 00:06

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http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/558362…

found this diesel one earlier, verrry nice!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 00:10

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These were also sold as Chevy Novas right? or was that a Tercel?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > 4kc 06/10/2016 at 00:10

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so very brown.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 00:11

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That is seriously tempting. But then I’d have to park the poor thing outside on the street, which is not the life it deserves.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 00:11

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What about the Chevy version?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/10/2016 at 00:13

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Novas were Corollas (Sprinters?) (not sure about this particular 5-door style though).

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 06/10/2016 at 00:14

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Oh, well there you go. It WAS sold as a 5-door Nova. I’m learning!

Also, NO.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > 4kc 06/10/2016 at 00:15

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“Fuel pressure bleeds back to tank if not drivin for a few days but can be primed again by plunger on top of fuel filter easy.”

Worth it

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 00:22

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A friend of mine told me about an 83(?) Nova he had, that was a 5 door hatch like that. He said it was a “great, slow, rusty, reliable, unstoppable utter piece of shit”. Which yeah sounds about right. lol.

Boxer_4 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 00:49

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The Nova sedan, 1st gen Prizm sedan, and 2nd gen Prizm were all Sprinters (slightly different body work from the Corolla, mainly centering around the rear-most side window).

E80 Corolla sedan.

E80 Sprinter sedan (also Nova sedan)

I believe the 5-door Nova and 3rd gen Prizm were Corollas (but I’m not sure). The 5-door 1st gen Prizm was definitely a Sprinter Cielo.

Boxer_4 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 00:52

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That’s nice, but the interior isn’t plaid enough...

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > 4kc 06/10/2016 at 01:06

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Canada import, or did they sell a diesel in USA?

That's gonna leave a mark! > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 05:54

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Looks like a deal except - what is that big ass air freshener doing near the snifter? Why are all the doors and hatch open? I wonder whose aunt Marge died in there?

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 06/10/2016 at 06:55

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Zoid is a brand snob.

I always chuckled about the GM-Toyota partnership because their cars in the US have always been similar in quality to each-other. Their only difference is that Toyota buyers maintain their cars, Toyota used thinner steel, GM was better at rustproofing (if only marginally), and homegrown GM had marginally crappier interiors.

Basically, I think of Toyota as the Japanese GM.

Stapleface > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 07:15

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Can't say I remember every seeing the Toyota version around these parts. I know all the 5 door Novas seem to have rusted into the great beyond.

Rock Bottom > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 10:35

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These were terrible cars when new (every rental fleet was stacked with them), and they only got worse with age. You might think you like it, but it’s actually one of the most terrible things ever. The Koreans hadn’t figured out how to build good cars yet.

I still have friggin’ nightmares about these... gahh!

fintail > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/10/2016 at 11:05

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In the US for model years 1984-85 only, I think.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 11:37

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My grandmother’s neighbor had one for years. Like from brand new until about 8 years ago.

vicali > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/10/2016 at 11:39

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The akward liftback was awesome; friends had one growing up.

It was the coolest until we got an E90 wagon.