1990 Toyota Sera: Regular Car Reviews

We drive the butterfly door-ed trendy commuter car from early 90's Japan. TL;DR The Toyota Sera is a Toyota Tercel.
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[@maninredhelm]

This Toyota Michael Cera seems quirky yet non-threatening.

[@omfgpainkillers]

I'm disappointed that I had to scroll this far down to see a single Michael Cera joke.

[@WredFawks]

I can't be the only one who feels threatened by Michael Cera just because of how non threatening he is.

[@CarsMeetsBikes]

@@WredFawks I'm threatened cuz he slapped Rihanna's ass in that one movie

[@nthgth]

OHH I get it now

[@Ray-mw1fx]

Just like Michael Cera

[@terryorcutt8739]

I'm trying to imagine the Safelite auto glass guy arriving and seeing a Sera. "Uhhh....uhhh....I...don't have that on the truck." Lol

[@Barton_Motors_Ltd]

Terry Orcutt LOL

[@TBustah]

Forget Safelite, even their counterparts in Japan aren't going to have it. Toyota built less than 16,000 of these things, so it's not like there's any NOS or aftermarket support, and finding a donor for used parts isn't going to be much easier. I want to see them restore one with broken glass on "Wheeler Dealers", just to see what sort of crazy solution they'd come up with. Considering the size and complex shapes of these glass pieces, I don't think it'd be as simple as cutting another windshield to fit like they did with that Saab. They'd probably have to have somebody make a replacement from scratch, most likely out of plexiglass.

[@mint-flavouredsand8943]

You’d be contacting expert automotive glassmakers to get replacements for this. You would need to spend an inordinate amount of money on it too. Don’t take to places where someone could try a smash and grab, don’t drive it on gravel and be very careful in the city

[@TBustah]

The windshield might be doable, actually. It looks like it might be the same one found on the contemporary Tercel, which makes sense considering that the Sera, L40 Tercel, L40 Paseo, and P80 Starlet were all more or less based on the same platform.

[@j2simpso]

@@mint-flavouredsand8943 those who have Toyota Sera should not throw stones!

[@fitnesswithsteve]

The TRD oil cap adds 20hp I hear

[@bradman7281]

Stephen Mason someone else noticed it.

[@CultDriven]

Can confirm

[@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo]

Adds 2 mpg city and 5 mpg highway

[@magnum93954]

Also $120

[@ckidphotography1318]

Someone else noticed!😂

[@seanc6170]

Friendship ended with AZ1 and MR2, now Sera is RCR's best friend.

[@stevebruno7376]

more relevant now than ever

[@TheUnknownJag]

@@stevebruno7376 facts

[@strengthbuild]

NOT A HONDA BEAT NOT A SUZUKI CAPPUCCINO MOST DEFINITELY NOT AN AUTOZAM

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

IT'S WORTHLESS THEN

[@liverush24]

Not a Daihatsu Copen.

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

hmm

[@Skig543]

FIGARO

[@ej22_gc86]

C M MAGNIFICOOOOO

[@rinku5707]

Mr. Regular 2019: "You want a car to bamboozle Ramona Flowers into believing you Jet-Set to Kyoto biannually" Mr. Regular 2021: "So I bought a Toyota Sera"

[@mougmeduro7017]

The Toyota Sera: The International Car Of *I WAONT IT*

[@trashrabbit69]

*Chaser

[@eva2602]

but i do waont it

[@hunterross9615]

Is that an outrageous acts of science throw back?

[@TheMsdos25]

3:09 Hey look, he said 'Asthetic' without playing 2 minutes of homemade vapor wave.

[@georgebull-mclean5044]

That's the best part

[@curly3632]

OH HES DOING THE WEIRD CAR. WEIRD CAR WEIRD CAR

[@curly3632]

Q U I R K Y

[@trashrabbit69]

ＨＯＷ ＩＮＴＥＲＥＳＴＩＮＧ ＭＡＺＤＡ ＬＡＮＴＩＳ １．９ Ｖ６ ＧＯＮＮＡ ＣＵＭ ＤＡＤＤＹＹＹＹＹ

[@webweasel4401]

HOT DICKS?!?

[@ethanstevens9475]

@@webweasel4401 hot dicks.

[@tharedpotatowwhale]

Ethan Stevens H O T D I C K S

[@demetricklouis5710]

That car just screams 1990s, also it looks like the Subaru SVX's little brother who just entered the 9th grade the year after his brother graduated.

[@thisisntsergio1352]

Holy shit

[@fadedjate7230]

This.

[@carr0302]

Well said!

[@RadRidesByCru]

You know your JDM when you import this car and refuse to replace the tires because the current ones have "real" JDM air in them.

[@adamc2378]

You know you're JDM when you ship compressed air from Japan to fill your tires.

[@3a.m.284]

You know you’re JDM when you carry an oxygen mask with a tank full of JDM air in it so you can BECOME JDM

[@joeygonzalez2601]

JDM air hits different

[@deanchur]

You know you're JDM when you build a road network with bitumen from Japan just so you don't have to drive your car on baka gaijin roads.

[@zephead843]

You know you're JDM when you're 28 and your Mom is still folding your Underoos and she reminds you to put them away immediately upon arrival from your job at Blockbuster.

[@lsgreger2645]

Aesthetic 90s teal is my new favorite color. That is if I actually acknowledge colors beyond the eight primary colors!

[@MrRager-qd3lh]

"Smaller than a guy trying to pick a fight after a rocky movie". Ladies and Gentlemen, we need to protect RCR *AT ALL COSTS*

[@AshleyPomeroy]

My favourite RCR line was "this is the car for a man whose sexual fetish is naked women, smiling".

[@zorilla0]

The Rocky thing is an Eddie Murphy joke, though.

[@Impreza-bj5jh]

Ashley Pomeroy what car was it?

[@Jsims111]

@@AshleyPomeroy What video was that? Or what car?

[@kayEnt3rtainm3nt]

@@Jsims111 Chevy Malibu I think.

[@johnsimon8457]

90’s teal color choice is to be applauded Also, I have a weird love for the little doodles found in JDM manuals

[@twotailedavenger]

Toyota Sera. *inhale* I hear the Gran Turismo 4 music already.

[@Goblintom]

Only place I have seen it.

[@JoePug249]

That's when I fell in love with the Sera lol

[@TomiVuori]

The dealership even has the driver's door oper

[@v8_sami]

They used to be very popular in my country lol

[@_DJKing_]

*Light Velocity playing in the distance intensifies*

[@BenLA5]

Theres NO Toyota Sera hentai yet. You just shattered rule 34.

[@amtic9696]

What

[@Scigh-on]

i shall fix this. don't worry dragons?

[@BenLA5]

@@Scigh-on Dragons hmmm. Not creative nuff. How about bosozuku, lingerie vending machines and a snuggle cafe

[@thomas316]

I had a girlfriend who had one. It felt faster than it was because you had excellent visibility which somehow messes with your perception of speed. We had to run the air con all the time in winter or it fogged up, even in New Zealands mild winters. I can only speculate that these would have been a huge hit if they had sold them globally but that would probably have made too much economic sense when they where trying to bankrupt the company.

[@turdbomitch9007]

I love how he gave it a full respray! Not many people out there would choose to do that for an old Sera. Keep it alive buddy!

[@Jennwalterstx]

I did it and was so worth it!

[@cbihun]

Congrats to Mr. Regular on his new Sera!

[@sippie_cup]

The car I wish was Manual and common

[@lucywucyyy]

there are manual ones and i expect they can be swapped easily

[@atomicmillenial9728]

antsolja It's just a fancy Toyota Starlet, a swap would be easy and cheap.

[@Kacpa2]

There are manual versions of it, its just RCR getting automatic versions of toyota cars for reviews........ cuz america -_-

[@DeimosPC]

But they're slow..

[@kimmikko1]

Ist the 22b impreza good enough bunta?

[@eZiggy100]

So the three questions are cargo, cargo, and cargo. actual Cargo reqs. Where will the car-go, and your emotional cargo...

[@milespannell6266]

Toyota had the best cars in the 90s nobody had a better lineup

[@angelgjr1999]

Too bad they did not bring those beauties to America. :(

[@milespannell6266]

@@angelgjr1999 Japan knew to keep their best to themselves.

[@missingremote4388]

GEO had some quick little 2 door cars.

[@nikonfan2407]

@@milespannell6266 We got many of them in the UK. We got many of the JDM Kei cars too :) Cramped cities + high fuel prices = weird tiny cars :D

[@taurtearl]

Nissan had a pretty good lineup, but they kept some of the good stuff out of America too.

[@Hebert998]

My first car was a 82 Toyota Starlet. 1.3 LTR. Rear wheel drive 5 speed. Wish I never sold it.

[@OllamhDrab]

Oh, those were pretty OK, that generation. Honestly, even the front drive Tercels were pretty nice for what they were. With a stick, anyway, The autos of the time still added slows.

[@brian-beeler]

I had a friend that had one until he flipped it into a ditch. He walked away but the Starlet didn't. It was a good car.

[@raptorjeezus2607]

To the guys who heard beamng like I did and immedately looked for mods: I think he meant Assetto Corsa. It has a modded Sera in 3 specs, stock TRD and "what the actual fuck this has awd and a widebody"

[@NathanielTabora]

I thought so. I play BeamNG everyday, never even seen the Sera as a WIP mod.

[@Mytrenet213]

Thank you, was already looking around for the car in the webpage.

[@tomcassidy6798]

oof I was hoping it was actually in beam

[@hamstirrer6882]

I was just looking through as well, as soon as rcr mentioned beamng that was a record scratch moment for me...

[@yeetusdeletus9]

That wide body has unbelievable amounts of understeer. The Trd is great for touge tracks

[@MrCarGuy]

"Yeah, man, my Toyota's doors inspired the doors on the McLaren F1."

[@EminTahirov]

3:00am Have 9 am class Sees notification Taps

[@rj6110]

literally in the same boat

[@cameromnartin]

damn, same

[@danjowithbanjo]

Try *7am*

[@KKore22]

same but with an 8 am class and its 1 here where i am at

[@MrHenreee]

Class at noon here. Considering commuting before rush hour starts and just crashing in the classroom until lecture

[@TheMostwanted5]

Outside of the performance stuff from Japan, this is the first “Regular car” that I’d want from Japan that I could see myself importing

[@christopherconard2831]

Actually we did get a Toyota Starlet in America during the early 80's. Though this may be related to a Japanese only vehicle with the same name.

[@TBustah]

The Sera was built on the same platform as the 80-series Starlet. The Starlet you're thinking of is the 60-series, two generations before.

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

Hnm

[@DFX2KX]

My parents had that version of the Starlet. Tiny Tiny car.

[@christopherconard2831]

@@TBustah I figured it was something like that. I mostly remember the Starlet because a neighbor had one. Fairly small, even by compact standards of the time, but apparently got excellent mileage. She thought the gas gauge was broken, because after a week it had barely moved. Nothing like her Pontiac (Catalina, I believe).

[@TBustah]

Christopher Conard A classmate of mine used to have a Catalina, and that’s exactly why he got rid of it. XD

[@evlo8059]

Shame on you, to pump up Sera prices even more.

[@ScubaSteveM45]

I never heard of this car so I wouldn't worry about that

[@thewannabeweeb]

@@ScubaSteveM45 me too

[@XxmatixX6videosdiariosdenadav]

Well now you did and you liked it, now you wanna buy it so you're another possible buyer, like a lot of the people that watched this video so now there is a lot more people wanting to buy this car but there isn't more of them to sell so the people selling it can charge more for it because there is more demand, supply and demand bro

[@ej22_gc86]

M Scuba I saw this car in Gran Turismo 4 lol

[@TheFreekg]

Good time to buy an AZ-1 though

[@memedealer7587]

Can't wait to see what Mr. Regular does with the Sera he bought

[@basithph8958]

Oh man I remember seeing this car in an old Indian movie I thought it was the Celica lol then I found out it is the Sera An underrated car and one of the coolest cars ever made

[@aamake547]

The "Ramona Flowers > Jetset" line was too real. Like a fake punch to the gut that makes you feel out of breath... Now I gotta go try to convince the local "Hipsters" at the tap house that Macross is the best anime.

[@randomguy966]

I wish you luck in your endeavor.

[@Bahraini_Carguy]

Sera, the car I only knew of its existence thanks to Gran Turismo 4.

[@ninjamaster3453]

That coffee class you had to play in order to build stats to play other classes.

[@claudiobizama5603]

I like how the Sera flexes it's butterfly doors on the dealership/garage

[@VonGeggry]

>>It's parts are easier to find Can't find wiper controller I can't imagine what you do if that window cracks....

[@e2622]

OMG I have been looking for one of these forever. I am so glad you're doing a RCR of one. It's my favorite of the 25-year imports.

[@bradman7281]

"This car was a formula D chase car behind an ls swapped BMW" oh no you didn't.

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

whew

[@ianholmquist8492]

Diagram that sentence

[@halfassed0047]

There are very few youtubers that genuinely make me laugh out loud. Love the channel, just discovered and I've been binge watching ever since keep up the good work!

[@smokejblow66]

The narrator is awesome!!! Love the LS Winnebago video "He eats a taco with a plastic fork"

[@yeeterskeeter6565]

One of my friends is going to pick up a Manual Phase 2 Sera next week. We are highschool sophomores in Alabama. It'll be the absolute star of the HS parking lot, in which currently the coolest cars are a stock WRX with a CVT and a beat up Nissan Titan prerunner. My jealousness is immense

[@ryfel99]

finally, a RCReview! was worried it was another mislabeled POV drive

[@westonite210]

It may be 4 am but a RCR video is a RCR video

[@ShaiyanHossain]

I remember seeing this exact car at Radwood East, looked so cool in that color. The RPF-01s are a nice touch

[@privatehand]

He bought one. You knew he would.

[@jessicabruno2820]

“Butterflies are nicer than seagulls”... epic!

[@CuoreSportivo]

this is one of the exclusive mr. regular videos that stand out by far in regular cars history and i can't have the words to flatter enough.

[@kjmerkel69]

Two mentions of its aesthetic without going full A E S T H E T I C... Son, I am disappoint.

[@samhicks97]

5:24 Joe's smile describes what a joy it is to drive A Sera, not only that but that's also the expression the car has.

[@calebdavies526]

this is the kind of car you see at a car meet and go "what is it? oh... cool" and then never talk to the owner again

[@danhoyland142]

Hahahahaha

[@andrewziegler2608]

4:55 it has a "nut cooler" under the steering wheel. My truck had that. Love it. Good video man

[@mathewbsaenz]

I've wanted a Sera since I learned about them... about 2/3 years a ago.

[@Ichibuns]

This channel will single handedly double or triple the price of every cool car people aren't supposed to know about

[@Phenom98]

5:19 The AZ waifu makes a cameo appearance.

[@helicopter201]

Real life applicable Scott Pilgrim reference...well done I used to want Ramona Flowers, then I grew up

[@aidanatienza]

I still kinda like a girl like her.

[@ryano8768]

If an engine has a thicker head gasket wouldn't that make the compression ratio lower?

[@mileskosik472]

Yeah, but it should allow for higher compression.

[@vandalpaulius]

Thank you Mr Regular for making content that no matter what year it is, it's pleasurable to watch and listen while making Saturday morning coffee and feeling great about everything. I've seen this video so many times and I will see it so many times again. Because it's great

[@damnsilly666]

Mr. Regular the only guy I know that can throw in a Ren and Stimpy reference into a car review, and make it sound legit.

[@jonlyons1033]

Ooh butterflies are nicer than seagulls..🤣

[@lazrhawk]

One of the absolute best parts about owning my Skyline is the conversations I've had because of it. I've met many very nice, genuine people that just get stoked seeing one, because they figured they never would outside of Need for Speed or Fast and Furious. The conversation piece bit at the end is incredibly accurate. I drive the car for myself, sure. But I also drive the car for others to enjoy.

[@dandunlap4941]

the quirk of an autozam, but the anemic heart of a 90s Toyota? this car is a perfect storm of weeb bait

[@Haloruler64]

Anemic? It makes almost double the power of an AZ-1.

[@krpajda]

@@Haloruler64 yeah but the weight of an autozam goes down by ten percent if you forget your keys and wallet that day. It could have the drive train of a rc car and still be fast

[@Haloruler64]

@@krpajda Right, it's almost 500 lbs lighter. I'm not saying the Sera is just as fast (although from Googling, the Sera might be sliiiiiiighty faster to 60, but both are above 10 seconds). I was just refuting the "anemic heart" statement. While potentially true, it's a silly statement when comparing to a 64PS AZ-1 engine./

[@Grimm-Gaming]

Same motor my 05 Scion xB had... 1.5L 108hp. N that weighed 500lbs more n had the aeris dynamics of a "Toaster". So the sera cant possibly suck.

[@Haloruler64]

@@Grimm-Gaming Different motor, the old A and E series died in the 90s in the US. Yours was at least modern and had an aluminum block. 1NZ-FE, three gens newer. E was replaced by A, then by ZZ, then by NZ basically.

[@swamiboo9375]

This is one of the cars that made me go wow as a kid back in the early nineties Bombay.. I was astonished to learn it got such a small motor when I did. Lovely car.

[@Astaley1000]

Here because he just bought one!

[@roochiecooch]

I live in the USA and I also have an alarm or the beeping sound inside the car when I go into reverse. My car is a 2004 Toyota Celica GTS. So it's not just Japan or New Zealand who does the sound to remind you that you're in reverse in case you forgot. Because why not. I kinda like it. It is quirky.

[@christophergolias3610]

Speaking of which I got a 93 Tercel with your name on it.

[@foot2thefloor64christian5]

Last song was pretty good, nice work Roman!

[@EssenceofPureFlavor]

Finally a review that's actually a review and not just driving.

[@elmartillo7931]

thank you for the observation of conversations and how people are losing that, because it's important

[@matthewbaquero]

LOOK AT THE VISIBILITY! LOOK AT IT

[@sneakypig3374]

Man.. ive wanted this car for soo long

[@va61dett]

Awesome review. These are great little 90's cars. I converted one to electric for my parents about 9 years ago, still going strong.

[@Stranaton]

Mmmm nah still want an autozam Or a Honda City Turbo Or a Kei Truck Don't want a daily driver import, I'd buy a skyline if I did

[@KJs_Garage]

good to have these style reviews again, they're my favorite

[@thewannabeweeb]

Mr Regular.. You Never Cease to amaze me with these obscure cars

[@rmp5s]

Look at you with your circular polarizer...doing all the production qualities and shit now. I'm so proud.

[@Creen64]

Wha-? Cummins Diesel? My emotion needs can only be fulfilled by a 7.3 Powerstroke.

[@Ricerguy]

Notes. Starlet turbos have a shorter rod that is not a bolt in fit, the engine in the sera has "thicker rods" than the 96 and up rods found in the similar tercel 5efe. If the headgasket thickness was the reason the 5efhe's compression was higher than the 5efe it would have been thinner not thicker(the pistons have a taller dome). I wish I could capitalise on your video raising my sera's value but it's already stripped for parts. xD

[@acerusea5156]

1990 Toyota Sera, the official car of "Wow that's a wacky car" after seeing it in Gran Turismo 4

[@Catboy.]

Cough cough inspector gadgets car was a 1964 Lincoln continental convertible

[@CreatorCade]

Not in the original cartoon series.

[@ACJ523]

Owned

[@Chris-dy1cb]

Fucking owned

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

I thought that was Batman's car.

[@Catboy.]

@@rightwingsafetysquad9872 batman had a Lincoln concept car a Lincoln futura but in the live action inspector gadget he had a 1964 Lincoln continental

[@qmto]

This is always one of my favorite cars to drive in Gran Turismo. After giving it 400hp of course.

[@DukenukemX]

Tom's Turbo Garage won't like this. No sir.

[@GeekTherapyRadio]

Almost got one a couple years ago to go next to my Delorean. Wish I did, but got a MR2 Spyder instead (which I adore). Importer had a hard time finding one within budget. C’est la vie.

[@CalebD413]

I love this car. My dad had a Tercel growing up. I remember commuting on the highway with that thing and It was no hot rod. He also fixed up a 1983 Toyota Starlett some years later. Funky car as well, cool in that "Japan's vehicles used to be different and cheap" kind of way.

[@gustavokennedy213]

Mr. Regular you have a very nice sounding voice. Very pleasant to listen to. Keep the videos coming you're awesome

[@TurtleGlo]

This Toyota is very 90s in design and I love it. I may import one of these instead of the AE86

[@drpotato5381]

Nerdy weeb

[@ichigozanghetsu]

The rear of those seras really remind me of the early 90's mazda 323f coupe ( the one with pop up lights )

[@CreatorCade]

This is the most beautiful 90s car I’ve ever seen.

[@jeiku5041]

I always liked the Sera from when I first laid eyes on it in GT6. Its one of the cutest things ever.

[@TheRustiestShackleford]

You’re reviewing a car with some of the weirdest doors I’ve ever seen but you still had to work in a dump on my favorite diesel engine. *WHY*

[@SimonsChannel]

Been really looking forward to see this car here, great review dude

[@cadekrok2862]

Thank you Mr. Regular, we needed this

[@rixille]

That CRT Yellow theme on the cluster gauge is really nice. I bet when it came out, it looked really high tech in that dashboard.

[@MiguelBricaBrac]

I just saw one of these in Houston. A cool tattooed Ramona Flowers was driving it on FM1960 and Jones Road. At the intersection I was in the middle lane and to my right this girl driving the Sera pulled up and to my left a bro in a Ferrari GTC4 Lusso. Even the bro in the Lusso was checking out the Sera. Cool ride.

[@gabrielcornejo238]

I really like the design it surprises me that has Projector headlights and the pull out handles for 90's car it looks ahead of its time

[@nahuelluna7071]

beghh... i would never own such a car, looks so dated and it's an aut... **opens doors** OOOHOHOHOHASDSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH GIMME GIMME GIMME

[@dasko3]

Love the reference to Eddie Murphy talking about Italians who have just seen Rocky!

[@SkyAnthro]

6:09 Omg, I just drove it in BeamNG in VR ^-^ I love it!

[@johnthefox6239]

Driving this in the rain seems fun.

[@Hunting_Party]

Car named after Michael Cera for the manic pixie dream girl Ramona Flowers.

[@mitchellbenbrook2041]

>around $6k >exceptional gas mileage >quirky Japanese car from the c o c a i n e a e s t h e t i c era Looks like I'm buying a Sera.

[@moeezahmedshahaab]

Fuck, the writing is amazing on this one. Good stuff mate, good stuff.

[@Walkinshawwolf]

YESS!!! SERA!! Mr.Regular you are my king.