What can you tell me about this car?

[killa]

Im very interested, i know the basics, but i know there's some keen car enthusiasts on here that might fill me in on some details.



https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=110301156800&Category=18290&_trksid=p3907.m29
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[jayvfr]

Seems pretty good although I'm a bit sussed about the mileage for it's age.

I don't know much about that shape levin really apart from the obvious checks, best to ask the guy about the importing docs though as he says he had it brought in in july and makes no mention about whether it was an external company that did the importing. Got to be very clear on the docs as I have heard some stories about cars being impounded etc.

Checked MID and a quick RAC data check and it comes up as a Toyota corolla so that's at least partly legit

I think these levin's aren't common in the uk and I'm not sure how many parts will be shared with the boggo corolla. Nice looking car though! Shame it isn't a drift monster like the old levin
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[Carl_steveo]

It's slow. I'll sell you my nova for 1000 haha

[Phoenix]

Looks awful, like one of those taxi's the asian kids drive around in with the only modification being an oversized set of black/polished lip alloys. And the front grill looks like it came off a Cadillac.

[MarJay]

It will be as reliable as the setting sun if the mileage is genuine.

Actually even if it has done 133,000 miles then it will be reliable. If you can get it cheap then it should be a good car. It might not be super fun, but it will be a good car.
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[Faldo]

As someone who owns a car parts company, I'll give you my humble opinion.

Toyota's are uber-reliable, however, if anything were to go wrong with that vehicle you might struggle to get parts. I'm not talking engine parts, but other parts that will be sepcific to that model.

And FYI, the DVLA have this vehicle listed as an MR2, with a chassis number of SW20-0098952 , which does sound like an MR2 chassis number. Doesn't neccesarily mean it's 'dodgy', as the DVLA know nothing about cars or data entry.

[EDIT] They also have engine capacity listed as 1998cc, with an engine number of "35". This may have road tax implications!
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[Faldo]

[mentali-juan]

Any jap cars are very reliable.

I have had a nissan and a toyota for the last 10 years and just changed the normal stuff really.

Sails through mot every year.

All family & friends cane me for having these and no I am not a paki mini-cab driver.

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[jayvfr]

[AJI]

The Levin (/Trueno) is a 1.6 as far as I'm aware (regardless of what it says at the DVLA), with 20 valves, hence the 20 on the engine cover. I think they make around 170bhp at fairly high revs - the engine has variable valve timing, like Honda's VTEC.

The newer ones look better too:

https://www.monkys.jp/e/img3/1993AE111_01_01.jpg
https://www.monkys.jp/e/img3/1993AE111_02_01.jpg
https://www.monkys.jp/e/img3/1993AE111_03_01.jpg

Pretty standard Toyota inside, as you can see. Japanese import, but there do seem to be a few about in this country.

The model designation is "AE111", if you fancy googling more about them.
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[Al]

It was listed a couple of months ago, for some reason the old ad still comes up on the Polish ebay- https://cgi.ebay.pl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110288197868&indexURL=

The buy it now price is way too high for a 13yr old imported corolla.
Not sure if his still hoping to get that. Getting insurance on imports can workout tricky and a lot more expensive for new drivers as well.
Personally if I wanted a sporty Japanese car I'd be looking at UK models of Celicas, Preludes, Civic coupes ect. You could pick one up at a much better price and be able to buy parts from any old parts shop rather then having to search the internet every time something goes wrong.

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[Fisty]

Wait vor the v-tec to kick in........


Its a jap import so the mileage will be a complete lie.
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[Robby]

It is a 20v engine - with 5 valves per cylinder. This is a 20v 4AGE, which is the final development of the engine used in the Mk1 MR2. As such it should retain the 8000 rpm redline, and will be revvy. If they used TVIS (variable inlet tract) as with the MR2, it will still have reasonable midrange though.

All 16v 4AGE engines were 1.6. The 20v may have come out to 1.8, but I think it was still 1.6. Have a look on fensport under the Mk1 MR2 engine upgrades to be sure.

However, despite the sweet engine, its still a FWD corolla. The only corollas with the 4AGE engine to have are the mid-late 80s RWD ones, otherwise you might as well go for any corolla. For a quick japanese FWD car a civic VTI would be a better choice, or an accord.

I wouldn't expect that car to handle at all well. It will be revvy, and the engine is light so I wouldn't be expecting impressive traction.

So nothing much to recommend it, and previous posts have suggested some paperwork dodginess. Any paperwork dodginess is more trouble than its worth, particularly when it comes to insuring it.