WILL IT RUN?! 1983 Toyota Tercel 4x4 WAGON SCRAPPED?!?!

[@Edyth_Hedd]

My parents had one of these back in the 80s and I wasn't enough of a motorhead to appreciate what a cool car it was.

[@taunusv4power]

17 years since parked and a lawn mower battery. that's the reason toyota has a good reputation. what a great car!!

[@thatairplaneguy]

taunusv4power “Had”

[@yousefbdrelden9426]

I want gearbox 4wd bless my telephone number is 0201223560129 my name is Yousef

[@taunusv4power]

@@yousefbdrelden9426 I'm sorry man, you're 2 years late

[@southernautodiy2643]

What i was about to say, Toyota's reputation comes a long way, i don't think Toyota has ever had much trouble with their cars excluding a few minor recalls and little idea flops but it's nothing compared to Mercedes, a Mercedes of that vintage yes it would be quite reliable too just from watching legitstreetcars

[@charlesblack2125]

I have an 84 with a 3 speed automatic. It sat in a friend's driveway for 8 years. I now commute to work and use it in the winter. Also the sticker says it was manufactured June 84... so was I :D

[@aliismine]

*Such an everlasting beauty, Honda can never come close when it comes to durability, comfort and performance. This aged beauty has got cruise control as well on the right side of the steering column.*

[@LSnium]

I would LOVE to have this beautiful creation from Toyota, such an amazing car that Toyota will not bring back.

[@Z8Q8]

i just sold my 85 4WD, 5 Spd to a Colo buyer, where it will get to finally plow thru some snow : )

[@RexWort]

Depressing that these reliable car are being toss to the junkyards to never be seen on the roads ever again 😔

[@BR4ND0N509]

Likewise should be some sort of program to get these to people that are car-less 😢

[@jasonnadeau1330]

Save it please! Those cars are getting harder and harder to find.

[@elcaminosunlimited]

There is a good reason for that.

[@jeffscomp]

elcaminosunlimited yes they’re old

[@elcaminosunlimited]

jeffscomp thats not the reason I had in mind, but true nonetheless.

[@redbeardsgarage3748]

I've always thought these would make an awesome rally car.

[@retro_88yota]

the transmissions in them fail easily and toyota stopped making parts for the transmissions in 88. that has resulted in many tercels being junked.

[@kevinisam]

The fact that a 285 ca lawn mower battery cranked that over, blows my mind

[@dylansnyder7757]

It's only a 1.5 L

[@777jones]

One time I got my 4liter Jeep jumped by a kind couple in a 1980s Civic. Their car had a smaller than standard battery, not unlike a riding lawn mower battery. Jumped my car without a problem.

[@jessilooney2444]

had a honda and i ran a lawn mower battery in it never had an issue

[@707matt]

Jessi Looney just about to say the same thing lol my civic ran with a lawn mower battery

[@metop33]

Safe to say that it doesn't matter what year it is if it's a Toyota and it's been maintained just decently it will run! Unbelievable cars!!

[@DirtySinusoid]

Nice score on that sweet baby. Not even surprised the least by the results and the lawn mower battery. Especially once you said it was the timing belt that ended it. The 3A-C is a non interference engine, so no worries when the belt breaks.

[@LanceTheCarFreak]

I bought One of these beauties for 300$ mine was CLAPPED OUT. Little to my knowledge there was mattress foam, yes.. MATTRESS FOAM stuffed in the shock towers A turkey baster as an oil cap I only had brakes on one side and best of all the rear axle was floppin' around so bad I don't even think it had more than one mounting point left to the frame! I still regret getting rid of it. Such a unique and fun 4 wheeler. Had my fun with it and sold it for $275

[@stevevarholy2011]

This one is pretty clapped out, too.

[@timalcorn4765]

I've owned for Toyotas when was into Toyota Tercel station wagon and had 250 thousand miles on it and my 1988 Camry had three hundred twenty five thousand miles on it and I 92 Celica GT I bought the car had 153 on it I got rid of it and had close to four hundred thousand miles on it

[@vmat1000]

Great little vid!! Happy it started so quick after sitting so long. I worked with a gal in the late '80s that had one of these and was t-boned so hard it rolled over. She was injured but recovered. These were well built little cars!

[@outbackcountry512]

We had one of those , tough as hell, cheap on gas and go anywhere just about , just goes to show Toyota was and still is today a better value for your money .

[@tomtheraton3058]

Please its a great Toyota dont crush save it

[@marcbodenheimer694]

Tom the raton 77 Wat is your fon morning

[@dustinmahan1495]

Please repair this.

[@tomtheraton3058]

Marc Bodenheimer sorry man

[@lewisjob2899]

Tom the raton 77 They are very great I got one a few weeks ago and it was all rusted and it costed me like 15,000 because these things are hard to find I hope more people will save these cars

[@tomtheraton3058]

Lewis Job i Hope too

[@zanderxymox]

Toyotas will never die! My friend totaled his 1996 Tercel in a front end collision where the radiator was destroyed and pushed into the engine, also one of the headlight brackets punctured the battery. But it still started up and actually moved!

[@cricketnpeachesj14]

I own a 1992 Toyota tercel, bought it for a winter beater car but it is such a great car, I ended up rebuilding it and now I have an extra commuter car. Makes the Oswego ny to Syracuse ny commute with zero issues, even in the snow. The car has the original starter, alternator and flywheel. Toyota make some awesome cars.

[@919colorado23]

My first car was an 84 Tercel 4x4 Wagon. This video hits me right in the nostalgia bone.

[@lightsurfer5721]

That is the reason Toyota makes the best car in the world.

[@aaronbays4]

These things are just so dorky looking you have to love it. Also the Honda Civic version of this is a lot of fun as well. If you do junk it(might have terminal rust underneath), be sure and save that T hood ornament and the grill with the big 4WD badge.

[@The_Laser_Channel]

I'm honestly not surprised it ran. Those Toyota's will pretty much run until they are wrecked! (provided you take care of them like you should) I had a Camry that ran like new until it got totaled out. It had 380,xxx miles on it. A Toyota with less than 200,000 miles on it is barely broken in. I used to know someone that had one of these cars with over 400,000 miles on it that he used as a daily driver

[@joshuagomez4964]

DvdXploitr i known a couple ones that are over a million miles and still running

[@Angel-xj3wf]

joshua gomez no

[@michals547]

@@joshuagomez4964 Just like old Mercedes and old VW Golfs and Passats.

[@craignehring]

I owned one, an SR5 version, I got it with a blown gear box, some ditz drained it never, refilled it, some quick lube joint. Bought a new dif/trans from the dealer. Great car.

[@adamo5919]

Definitely worth saving! I have an 83 that I got a few years back with a checkered past, runs great now after some rebuilding...

[@bigmanbuilds]

Ah hell yeah that’s awesome!! 15 years and she fired right up like it was driven yesterday

[@maximusareilius2262]

hell yeah, that is a 4wd tercel. its worth trying to save. maybe you might get a celica all trac turbo in one day. that would be a rare catch..l

[@joelalimboyoguen8900]

Maximus Areilius I have one! Getting really hard to find nowadays

[@TheK24Kyle]

I have a 92 GT FWD and even that thing is hard to find

[@MiamiZombie2012]

I've got a 90 Celica GTS. Sure did need a ton of work. Runs great with the original engine and trans at 231K miles. Yes, it does have the rare system 10 sound system.

[@chucklanman3315]

I loved my little toyota Tercel wagon. That little car would crawl through the snow like no other.

[@tabbott429]

My mom bought one of these back when I was 15 or so in mid 80s. The original owner drove in city only never doing more than 40 mph. She had to get it tuned up because it wouldn't go over 45mph. After that it ran fine.

[@sirmugman]

clearly 80's toyota's were built to last, it has a lawn mower battery on it, had a tree and had been sitting for 15 years maybe longer and it runs when fuel is poured into the inlet, throw some tryes on it and lets go off roading!

[@Patchuchan]

Toyota sure knew how to make a good car back then too bad the new ones are no where near as good.

[@eddietavaresjr.4773]

sirmugman a rare car

[@KidJaeProductions]

Patchuchan Wrong. New ones are just as good

[@patriciomunoz2830]

Childish Jae bullshit new ones are garbage compared to this tanks

[@KidJaeProductions]

Patricio Andres Muñoz Lopez then I guess I'll take back my damn '18 Camry. Bullshit.

[@rolfen]

Clearly it will run. Thanks for bringing back memories! I learned to drive in such a car, but only the FWD coupe version. This car is a marvel of reliability.

[@kman-mi7su]

What the hell is it doing there? 179,000 miles?!?! Its a Toyota it just passed the break in period!!! Every Toyota I've owned has gone over 290k!! I have a 1994 Corolla I've owned since new and currently has 368,000 miles and still running.

[@ayp1938]

179k it's not even broke in

[@robertc9957]

best car I ever owned! ‘85 Tercel 4WD wagon. Had to junk it at 243,000 miles because the carb would not pass MD. Emissions. Broke my heart.

[@stephenlawrence4362]

That's worth a save. Make a great winter ❄️ runabout

[@Valueair57]

i had one same colour and all back in the late 80s and into the 90s even had a set of tall skinny bias ply snow tires for it. great winter car ahead of its time. sold it to a friend who used it as a log skidder into 2001. it was no timberjack but it would do a surprising amount of work in 4wd amd granny low. thank you for posting this video of a real unsung hero

[@retro_88yota]

Whatever happens to the car pull the transmission! The transmissions are very hard to find for them.

[@christofferfagerstrom4735]

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[@dylansnyder7757]

Very hard to find is an understatement. They are EXTREMELY rare to find in decent condition and when you do find them they're a thousand dollars.

[@trentwilliamson4509]

Mine is missing 5th gear :(

[@thesniperofcs]

I live in Jordan, i saw some cars like this one still serving very well, these rare Wagons must be saved

[@briteidea08]

Those cars are awesome in the snow. My aunt and uncle gave one to my cousin. Blizzard of 96 was no match. His didn't have the funny hood ornament.

[@mathieubroersma]

I’d love to see this thing drive again. It’s an awesome piece of history.

[@marknc9616]

My family had that same car possibly with a different VIN. It was the same color and 4WD. We lived in NC but we may have sold the car by 2000. We loved it. One moment may have shortened the life of the car. In the late 1990s my family was trying to get rid of a clothes line post. After much digging, I suggested to use the 4WD and extra low gear to pull out the post. It didn't work and the car emitted black smoke. We stopped as to not risk further vehicle damage. It never ran as well after that event as it had previously. As for the clothes line post, we found that my grand father had "over built" it by securing it with a large ball of cement. We had to chisel that away or something. We left the other clothesline post. My dad said that that clothesline post could have withstood a direct nuclear blast.

[@jorgeorduno4004]

Mark NC omfg lol what a story!! Poor tercel you guys forsed the fuck out the engine...

[@galaxywonders5165]

You should keep it just because it's a rare Toyota....

[@gokartbuyer]

That's Toyota for you. 15+ years of sitting and somehow it still fires and spins over with a used lawn tractor battery! P.s Hey Cool Dad!

[@nandernugget]

God I love Toyotas. Especially ones from the 80s and 90s.

[@HookedUpCatfishing]

That digital gauge thingy would be a clock lmao

[@KURTIS19801]

Darrell Armstrong 😂😂😂

[@ToyotaCelicaDude1]

I was thinking that too 😂😂😂

[@45AMT]

Wow that's really cool! These old early 80's Toyota's are getting rare. I'd love to find one in my part of SC.

[@JBO3022]

That's a great little car, 4wd, 5spd wagon, perfect combination .

[@moonlighter6]

Only has 180k miles. I've seen Toyota's like these used to travel around junk yards for years. A rolled over, roof missing 1984 Toyota Tercel 4wd was especially fun at one unpaved huge yard.

[@cpufreak101]

Perfect video to watch before going through North Carolina

[@GreenHawkDrive]

Jessie's car in breaking bad lmao

[@jimbohootube]

Save this one, Jay!! These are hard to find nowadays. My dad had an '83 SR5 4wd that ran for 250k miles before he sold it. That was a sad day. Only thing major he had to do to it was rebuild the carburetor and replace the timing belt. He put bigger diameter tires on it to raise the ground clearance a couple inches and took that thing everywhere he could in the Colorado mountains on trails keeping up with Jeeps and misc 4x4's until it plain ran out of power. Those engines only had 55 horsepower but very torquey. I learned how to drive a stick in that car when I was 16. Loved that car.

[@jefferysmith3930]

Man. This is one of my guilty pleasure favorite cars along with the AMC Eagle. I would own both it I had disposable cash for a Hooptie fleet. I came close to buying one of these around 1990. It was a pimped out SR5 spec: 2 tone brown and gold with plaid fabric interior. I couldn't get passed the oh so 1980's paint scheme that is cool now but wasn't back then

[@nnadozie6190]

I used to have a 1983 Tercel hatchback with over 200,000 miles on it. Those cars are TANKS! Bought a '97 too because of it.

[@tommyconner1467]

I had one just like it. 83 model. Mine was 4wd 5 speed, when you put in into 4wd you had an extra low gear. That thing would go anywhere, best pulling little car ive ever seen.

[@jayman4095]

Sweet mother of God... no crippling rust, the import car nuts here in Chicago would go crazy for it

[@Kastro876]

This was the first video i watched that got me into junkyard vehicles

[@thechriscollection9983]

God these are so rare. I have not even seen scrap yard ones like this in like 20 plus years. All but gone these. Extremely durable cars and great 4wd system.

[@retro_88yota]

Unfortunatly the main reason why so many of these are gone is the transmission is them are very fragile. Many people would drive them on dry roads in 4wd and it would cause the transfer case to brake. The big problem with that is that the tercel wagons do not share there transmissions with any other cars and toyota stopped making parts for the transmission in 88 when they discontinued the tercel wagons.

[@Patchuchan]

Doesn't appear to have too much rust damage for a 1980s Toyota so definitely worth fixing up.

[@PapiDoesIt]

Of course it runs! It's a Toyota.

[@JoseARomo-qv5fk]

Man, I love seeing these old Toyotas fire up like all is normal. I'm sure you could get that car back on the road easily for a couple hundred bucks, and get another 20,000 miles out of it

[@williambrown319]

Rebuild her and run her for another 200k

[@kevinbhola9408]

Hi please save that classic Toyota in my country we will surely restore it in full.

[@rcman1023]

I'd absolutely kill for one of those. Those are extremely rare and will run forever. Please save such a amazing car.

[@ludvigtande1236]

Very cool little station wagons 👍

[@vinnylabrocca6235]

That’s why Toyotas are such a good cars they run no matter how long they been sitting 👍

[@enceladusfox2247]

Oh yes it runs... yay.. id love to see it drive :).. Thanks for the upload Jay !!

[@justsumguy2u]

I'm not surprised it still runs, it is a Toyota after all. I'd clean out all of the crap under the air cleaner though before it catches on fire

[@Tmax-ub5br]

5 spd.4WD. Good combination. It seems to be in descent shape. For a 35 year old car.

[@discoveryman]

ive owned 3....none failed me unless it was my fault... my last one ran until the body rusted out and even drove itself to the junkyard with the doors falling of... its the only car in the last 20 years ive ever trusted to get me home .

[@tobyradloff]

I once had a 1985 Toyota Tercel hatchback that a friend of mine gave me at a time when I needed a car and did not have much money. He bought the car brand new, and drove it for 11 years. I got another year out of it before the automatic transmission went out on it. I did have to put an exhaust system and rear brakes on it, but it ran well. However, being in Ohio, Tercels from that era tended to have problems with serious rusting, since by the time I got this car, the driver's side front floor was rusted through (fixed that with a piece of sheet metal and some fiberglass patch), and one of the rear strut towers rusted to the point of the strut coming close to breaking off. Hopefully you can get that station wagon going, but check the floors and rear strut towers just in case.

[@static_Tricolor_camry]

This is amazing and that Toyota is beautiful this makes me proud I went from a Honda guy to a Toyota guy I'm sticking with Toyotas i got a 2010 Corolla XRS with a 5 Speed Manual Transmission I can tell it'll last a very long time as long as I keep it completely maintained I'm doing a tune up in April and I think I'm gonna get a complete engine rebuild kit so the life of my engine will extend longer and last a very long time I love Toyotas they are the number one most reliable cars and they don't require a ton of repairs like Honda's and Nissans

[@Lone_Wolf91]

In my personal opinion older cars like these now a days deserve better credit than what they’re given. The metal in them is much stronger, they can survive the harshest of elements and if you wanna car with some up grades and you own something like this pay for the upgrades to it instead of wasting your money buying something new. I have a 1990 truck and it gets me from point a to point b. Whenever something in it goes bad in it I get it replaced to keep it going and I’ve changed out it’s cassette stereo to a auxiliary stereo.

[@Clintondmb]

Wow man. Too awesome. Toyota legend continues.

[@Brock_Landers]

Damn it Jay! It's an 84! LMAO I'm sure you know this, but typically when a manufacturer dates the vehicle AFTER the 6th month of the year it's the next year's model, especially a later month like September. It was cool to see it fire right up on the first crank though. Especially after sitting for 18 years.

[@GoliathAngelus]

One of the coolest Toyotas from the eighties

[@lionreb]

1983-1985 parts are all compatible. I had a 1985 Tercel 5 door hatchback automatic.....It started burning oil at about 120K miles...The standard with the 4WD is cool!

[@MatrixDiscovery]

This car is a legend...putting into the crusher is criminal.

[@ls6-ss413]

Dude, I can see it on 31's and a lift. Call it the freak show. Kinda sweet! Love your videos brother

[@dylansnyder7757]

31s dont fit unless you do an extreme amount of cutting or put on a truck frame.

[@rafaelcamilo4887]

I had one that I used for 14 years, sold it when it had 386,000 and still kicking. I never for get it. Great car.

[@darkstaroblivion]

my neighbor lady has two of them , shes been using hers for years and our road is brutal even my subaru has issues with it , her little toy toy goes n goes

[@ericluebbers4415]

my first real car was a 1986 tercel hatchback that i got from my sister. Met my girlfriend at university and she had a 1987 wagon. was hoping it was 4wd but it wasnt. Both had 4 speeds . Girlfriend is now wife and we have had numerous wagons after that one . Current wagons are a pair of 1999 bmw 528i s. I will always have a soft spot for those old tercels

[@evan937]

Man these cars are so awesome. Yup starts right up after 17 years. That's a Toyota for you.

[@mjmcomputers]

If it’s too rusty to save them it would make a fun off-road toy.

[@aidanlynch9521]

It would, but it really doesn’t deserve such a stressful task if it has 179,000+ miles on it. Clearly it has had a long life and just wants to rest 🤣

[@RexWort]

The body is fucked But the heart is still strong

[@dylansnyder7757]

@@aidanlynch9521 179k miles is nothing for those cars. I've seen a half dozen tercels get to 600k miles.

[@andrehoffmann2931]

You have no soul

[@hedonisticmind]

Love your hands

[@richards8872]

The one I bought last year sat for more than 15 years. A tune up and new tires it running and driving again. These things are getting hard to find

[@kbj12106]

A mini FJ. Short for "Fuji Jeep". Really cool, a keeper for sure.

[@greghowe676]

Save it! My dad had one of these growing up and he drove it everyday for 7 year, even through the blizzard of 03 and we got 6 feet of snow

[@zarkondamean]

I remember when they came out. I really wanted one! (More money than I had at the time though).

[@dizzyknutsak9462]

My cousin had one of these back in the day,purchased brand new great 👍🏻 vehicle

[@jamesterrill1938]

Identical to my Tercel same color, I drove that car starting with 150K mi. drove to 210K mil sold to a lady in Kansas City and far as I know she is still driving it. Can not destroy it.

[@gilbertoperez424]

Hope you have a fun time with the car my friend like videos keep them coming that’s a classic in my opinion Toyota never die in my opinion. Have a good one.

[@davidhamilton7628]

My cuzin had one you'd be surprised how we'll they go off road

[@PKStAmour]

My Dad had an '84. Except the Rusty Jones pseudo protection, it ran til it rusted out.

[@junkyarddog87]

These were awesome cars, we had one as a family hack bought with 360000km on the odo, sold for scrap still barely running at 680000, only major dramas we had was having the trans mount re attached to the body, a water pump and at the end lots and lots of oil. It felt like we stabbed the poor thing in the back when we took it to the scrap yard, pulled the battery and plates and they crushed it in front of us.

[@carbuff81]

That car is cool, a perfect yard beater, especially because it is 4WD! I like it. You can't kill Toyota's.

[@Roudter]

Nice guy.....very careful with that frail piece of paper.... You probably have very old stuff that looks new....

[@jackmckenna8410]

those were the best pizza cars in the '90's. Great mileage, could fit big orders, and 4wd. Delivered more pizzas in my '83 Tercel than any other car. And I think someone added that hood ornament, never seen one with it before.

[@3374jj]

That's awesome!!!! Love the vids man! Y'all kick ass

[@wtrdogg20]

SAVE IT!!! That is a UNIQUE car!!!

[@gosportjamie]

Well, it could use a service and a tune-up but that's bloody good for a car that's sat for the best part of 20 years...

[@rileystoygarage7310]

Toyotas are built to last dude I am not surprised to see it turning over man and starting also very very very strong and dependable brand no problems my brand for life "Powered by Toyota driven by Professionals"

[@bdpopeye]

That is friggin' AWESOME.. I guess my 2003 Camry will run..well..forever!

[@jeremymitchell6224]

I went to Deadwood SD stuffed in the hatchback of one of those once. Same color and everything.

[@djkenny1202]

Slow as molasses’s, even for the time period.. but TOUGH. Fix it up. Get all the hoses, belts, Tune Up stuff addressed, flush the tank, rebuild the carb maybe.. polish it up and use it.