1995 Toyota Tercel Test Drive
The former champions of “good, cheap cars” fell victim to their own financial prowess, and on the list of economical cars the little marvels from Toyota City had been forced to give way to Michigan Natives.
In the previous iteration , the Tercel remained an example of sturdy construction and reliability, but its price threatened to encourage potential buyers to look at larger cars including Chevy’s Cavalier, for example. At the same price the Chev offered more space, more complete equipment, dual air bags and ABS brakes – all standard equipment. There was nothing of the sort in the poor little Tercel, of course. Any barer this, the Tercel would be downright indecent.
Though better served than the base model, which was stuck with a four-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission, the Tercel DX seemed to be very flimsy compared to the competition. Japanese car builders in general and Toyota in particular seemed to have lost the price war, but they still had a slim lead in the quality sweepstakes a point many took to mind when shopping for a small car back then. As they say “you can pay now , or later on.”
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However the Tercel im sure was a notch above the Ford Aspire, Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift, or Hyundai Accent. However the price was to close to the Corolla and even closer to the Cavalier,Escort, and Neon