While I'm not an Echo owner, I am a Previa owner. My mother used to own an '02 Echo and she sold it and bought a new Corolla. She still misses her Echo and I can see why. Here is a 2001 Echo with 413,062 trouble-free miles on the odometer. This car has the original engine and transmission. The owner uses it for his messenger service and he drives 500-600 miles a day. The car just had it's weekly oil change and its bi-month tranny service. The compression is about what your average well-maintained, three year old 4 cylinder is the owner says. He'll hit 500,000 miles by the end of the year. This is no joke and here are the pics to prove it. Toyotas never cease to amaze me. How many cars can do that?!!
By the way, that is the owner next to his Echo in the first pic.
Last edited by terbennett; 02-24-2008 at 10:14 PM.
^^^ Actually yes, it's an Echo "coupe" lol, but quite amazing for that mileage without much issues There're some dents (on that door) and bumper scratches, but I guess that's just a sign of a well-used vehicle. Can't get away from damages like that, whether they're done by the owner or other people.
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that twatwaffle gives me headaches, so i tend to avoid him.
Well, considering that car is only 7 years old, everything should still be in good mechanical condition, it's a quite a different story if your car is over 10 or 15 years old with the same number of miles.
But that ODO reading is quite impressive nonetheless!
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A BRZ, a curvy mountain road makes one liter of happiness hormones.
Well, considering that car is only 7 years old, everything should still be in good mechanical condition, it's a quite a different story if your car is over 10 or 15 years old with the same number of miles.
But that ODO reading is quite impressive nonetheless!
Nonsense, mileage has more to do with mechanical condition than age. I have sold at least 3 toyotas with over 300k. I would still like to see his parts bills.
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He does have dings in this one and he told me that he's replaced the struts twice, the battery once, and the clutch once. I guess a car that isn't laden with tons of power accessories draining it should be fairly trouble-free. This one still impresses me. By the way, he only uses Castrol GTX if that matters.
Nonsense, mileage has more to do with mechanical condition than age. I have sold at least 3 toyotas with over 300k. I would still like to see his parts bills.
Notice that the OP's Echo was situated in California. While that mileage number is impressive, it's not surprising given that type of climate.
If your vehicle is exposed the harsh weather conditions Canadian winters bring here, then you will realize that the age of the car will play a large factor in determining whether or not it will be reliable. You also have to worry about the salt causing body panels to rust.
Think about the big picture before writing off other peoples posts.
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Originally Posted by TURBO Das Automagazin
A BRZ, a curvy mountain road makes one liter of happiness hormones.
Notice that the OP's Echo was situated in California. While that mileage number is impressive, it's not surprising given that type of climate.
If your vehicle is exposed the harsh weather conditions Canadian winters bring here, then you will realize that the age of the car will play a large factor in determining whether or not it will be reliable. You also have to worry about the salt causing body panels to rust.
Think about the big picture before writing off other peoples posts.
After 23 years of fixing them both in the rust belt and in CA, I can tell you with the utmost certainty that when it comes to mechanical parts age matters far less than mileage. On very few items like the exhaust, weather conditions play a part. It is not uncommon for an exhaust system to last nearly forever in CA as opposed to NJ where I currently reside. However things like water pumps, internal engine parts, internal trans parts are affected by mileage provided a reasonable service regimen has been undertaken. Now when it comes to suspension components the items will rust. I have yet to see ANY Toyota product built since 1983 in which rust played a factor in the suspension components. Prior to that I can only think of one, 79-82 Tercel rear control arms. I have worked on Toyota products built in the 60's and 70's too. Now while you can argue that a pothole caused by snow and ice could very well damage suspension components, I can argue that should be taken up with the road department and has no bearing here.
Body wise I agree. However we were talking about mechanical items here.
I stand behind my original post 100%. BTW it wasn't personal.
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Ex Toyota MDT 28 years of experience. I still fix them daily by appt only. Written warranty-great prices. References available.
While I'm not an Echo owner, I am a Previa owner. My mother used to own an '02 Echo and she sold it and bought a new Corolla. She still misses her Echo and I can see why. Here is a 2001 Echo with 413,062 trouble-free miles on the odometer. This car has the original engine and transmission. The owner uses it for his messenger service and he drives 500-600 miles a day. The car just had it's weekly oil change and its bi-month tranny service. The compression is about what your average well-maintained, three year old 4 cylinder is the owner says. He'll hit 500,000 miles by the end of the year. This is no joke and here are the pics to prove it. Toyotas never cease to amaze me. How many cars can do that?!!
By the way, that is the owner next to his Echo in the first pic.
he could change the oil every couple of weeks with the mileage he does with a dino oil. once a month with synthetic. Good candidate for M1 or amsoil changes.
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There're some dents (on that door) and bumper scratches, but I guess that's just a sign of a well-used vehicle. Can't get away from damages like that, whether they're done by the owner or other people.
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