Tercel Nation

A Toyota Tercel isn’t what most would consider an enthusiast car. But there’s a dedicated car guy of has dedicated time and money into making them fun.

[@jackjr1]

Making do with what you can afford and DRIVING the cars! This is a true enthusiast.

[@OYisit]

Thx for the memory, I had a 87 3-door in the 90's I used as a daily driver/winter beater for when the mr2 went into storage it was a great car for rain & snow covered roads, I still catch myself staring at a well kept Yaris from time to time, bigger is not always better.

[@biruktekalign2397]

This is the highest quality video i've seen on these cars and i'm loving it!!....our family has had a notch back '89 model since new and we drove it through the rough streets of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia it's whole life and it still doesn't miss a beat....220k miles and still going strong. Can't wait until i can get my hands on one of my own

[@kippreinhardt2318]

My first car was a grey 1990 hatchback Tercel.

[@JB-mo8rs]

My brother had a 1987 Turdcel and it blew a head gasket. My father had a 1990 Turdcel and it blew TWO head gaskets. I had a 1993 Turdcel and that blew THREE head gaskets! For $1000 installed, you could get a rebuilt motor and it would last about 100K miles. They were fun and peppy to drive though.

[@hamishmartin4420]

Who is this dude!? I'm in BC and would love to speak with him !! Seems like a legend. I just got a grandma-owned one in Vancouver

[@DrscammerRacingrush2]

That's true but very good cats and really reliable 😊😊

[@larrygarrett724]

I bought a new Tercel hatchback in 1986. I drove it until 2011 when I traded for a Hyundai Accent. The Tercel actually sold right away from the dealer. The man who bought it called me to check if I had done certain maintenance and I had. He was driving a Cadillac to work and wanted to have lower gas bills. I actually wish I had kept the Tercel. I have been in a wheelchair since 1973 and believe it or not the little Tercel was great to get into and out of including of course stowing my wheelchair behind the passenger seat. I could get my chair out and reassembled and into it in 3 minutes. That car allowed me to go where and when I wanted until I was 69 years old. The Accent was harder to use and my shoulders gave out. Oh, I miss that Tercel!

[@alfredosantos83]

Two door sedan, 3rd Gen Tercel is my favorite.... had an '89 recently and it moved right along. Great video from a guy who, like myself, obviously loves the 3rd gen....

[@TwinedbogDAKILL]

i love 2nd gen tercels

[@alexpinofilms]

Amazing

[@joshwilliamson9724]

Picking up a 90’ tomorrow and this video has me very hyped

[@aidanavila917]

currently have one and you will not regret it!

[@porcupinepunch6893]

So how has it been?

[@PhilMante]

Hello there! I drive a '99 Toyota Tercel, the very last year of production, and i want to keep it for as long as it rolls. I bought it for $900 in abbotsford off some kid who was immigrating to alberta and didn't want to bother taking his car collection so he was selling it all off real cheap. Had 245,050 kms on it when i bought it. Now it's at 253,300. It's the absolute perfect beater. BTW i noticed a lot of your video clips of the car driving were shot in my hometown of Chilliwack. Good to know the tercel nation is alive and well here!

[@murraymadness4674]

I have a 90 3-door, it has EFI. They are very simple cars. I would like to convert it to an EV these days, one that is very fast. I've hung on to it , as nobody would take it for free, it has no engine or trans (I used trans for diy cement mixer..) and getting a smog legal replacement engine is impossible, so can't be legal to drive in California. I need a new fender if anyone has one, I also had a lady kick in my passenger door as I was towing out of my property through the alley, she thought the alley was her private property. btw, my dad bought a new 1980 Tercel, he loved that car, was so thrilled to have such a small car after driving our suburban (which he used when he was part of a carpool)

[@reginashakirova6811]

I’m on my 3rd Tercel and my love only grows deeper by the day!

[@yodabolt1247]

I miss my 1985 Tercel hatchback

[@petershisia8254]

I HAVE ONE IN KENYA I LOVE IT BRO

[@ivanbarton4475]

I have a 90 hatchback! I love how fun to drive this car is.

[@joshwilliamson9724]

Wow just rewatching this video and realizing that silver tercel is literally the one I bought haha

[@DeeR1ck]

Amazing video !!!! I love it ! I have a 90 Toyota Tercel. You by any change know what coilovers will fit or what do you recomend. The car bounces side by side in the highway i feel very unsafe.

[@2pACMAn9]

I just bought a 95 saw it on the side of the road and bought it right away im sitting in it now looking up vids . Ama work on mine might make a vid mines auto matic but going to make more of a stance than speed tercel wish me luck

[@MD-wq6on]

I was given a '95 Tercel as a "loaner" car from a Toyota dealership while my '98 Tacoma was getting a new starter installed. I loved that '98 Tacoma, but, driving the Tercel all day was actually fun. Too bad they are no longer produced. I drive a 2012 base Tacoma manual trans and manual everything now and love it. Simpler the better!

[@louievillacortes3619]

My friend and co-worker give this tercel 1991 2door sedan recently as a gift, actually.this is my first car here in Canada. Its a very basic car and reliable because it is Toyota. Maybe in the future i will fix the minor dents and do the paint job. To make it more presentable.

[@samsos5796]

do you still have them???? year 2021?

[@hushimutt5933]

So I have never had a Toyota Tercel of my life it was an old family car it's been in my family since it was new I think and now I have acquired it it is a 1987 Toyota Tercel two-door hatch I want to learn more about them

[@michellepollas241]

Best build cars

[@ZachDxn]

Yooo, I love these cars! I have a 90 Tercel DX (boxy el31 body) and I'm looking for lowering springs so bad, I've order from three different vendors and they all came back to me saying their inventory was wrong and can't find the springs anywhere! Do you know where I should be looking?

[@ghostofsparta6579]

Why dont you go for tubes??

[@ZachDxn]

@@ghostofsparta6579 Tubes, as in coilovers? Haven't found any made for my car and the "one size fits all" coilovers sketch me out too much.

[@petershisia8254]

Lets show some love i cant sell mine i bought in 2006 and still strong

[@moisesp5163]

I'm looking for one too!!!

[@dilligaff1654]

I have two an 87 and a 88 tercel

[@mike73527]

love it

[@trdadam2325]

Miss mine

[@ghostofsparta6579]

Now i wana get a 5th gnration tercel!!

[@bagariusyarrelli7142]

My 26 year old Tercel is as zippy as ever ;-{)

[@VA7RLI]

Great video man

[@tatankahanska120]

I had the same tercel mine was an 87 hatch I put a full exhaust on it and traded for a ae86 later. Beautiful car these should be modded