Toyota Tazz enthusiast

TheChamp said:
The latest ones were 5speed though iirc, so, it is the Conquest shape that was a 4 speed.
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Correct, the 130 conquests where the last to be 4 speed, once it became the tazz around 1995 they were all 5 speed.
 
WesleyDB said:
Correct, the 130 conquests where the last to be 4 speed, once it became the tazz around 1995 they were all 5 speed.
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Sounds about right, but still carburettor and no power steering? I think there was 3 models, 130, 160 and 160 sport?

I could be confusing it with my first car that was a 2000 Bantam. Those were sold as 1300, 1600 and 1600i, the i stood for important because it had power steering and fuel injection.
 
Rouxenator said:
Sounds about right, but still carburettor and no power steering? I think there was 3 models, 130, 160 and 160 sport?

I could be confusing it with my first car that was a 2000 Bantam. Those were sold as 1300, 1600 and 1600i, the i stood for important because it had power steering and fuel injection.
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I forgot about the 160, it was a better model, but not really better since it was just what the previous Conquest was. It had an injector and an aircon I think, not sure about the power steering.

It was still a far cry from the full house Conquest 160 though.
 
rodga said:
Will have to check but I'm pretty the MIL has a 97 Tazz that is 4 speed
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There was a Conquest shape Tazz then there was Tazz Tazz. Just after they discontinued the Conquest they brought the same Conquest but it was a 1.3l, with a carburettor and it was now called a Tazz.
 
FiestaST said:
Good to see the humble TT getting so much interest/love. I always try to bump up the thread when there is any TT relevance floating around.
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Mmmmm, I would not say "love" from my side. More like a nostalgic "shaming" to be honest.

After I wrecked my Bantam in 2004 and was looking for a replacement the Tazz was popular, I recall some students that also went to Cape Tech had some so I though it would be a worthwhile contender. Until I realised that even new ones came with a carb and no power steering. Big no-no since very few other cars still ran on carbs.

That said, if we look at the re-heated leftovers sold as new in the 2000s there was the 70s Citi, the 80s Uno and Midge (Sting, Tonic, Bantam) and the 90s Tazz. Between these re-runs it was a hit-and-miss in terms of what features you got.

If you did have a Tazz with aircon, my word, that thing would freeze you! Sap a crap load of power from the already weak engine - but you froze inside.
 
I know a person who drove a Tazz and the engine seized. I am impressed, she should have received recognition for that feat.
 
Rouxenator said:
Mmmmm, I would not say "love" from my side. More like a nostalgic "shaming" to be honest.

After I wrecked my Bantam in 2004 and was looking for a replacement the Tazz was popular, I recall some students that also went to Cape Tech had some so I though it would be a worthwhile contender. Until I realised that even new ones came with a carb and no power steering. Big no-no since very few other cars still ran on carbs.

That said, if we look at the re-heated leftovers sold as new in the 2000s there was the 70s Citi, the 80s Uno and Midge (Sting, Tonic, Bantam) and the 90s Tazz. Between these re-runs it was a hit-and-miss in terms of what features you got.

If you did have a Tazz with aircon, my word, that thing would freeze you! Sap a crap load of power from the already weak engine - but you froze inside.
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Good story.

I’m of the view the best car from the “leftover squad” was actually the Midge gang, ito reliability & daily use.
 
Bliksis said:
I know a person who drove a Tazz and the engine seized. I am impressed, she should have received recognition for that feat.
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There are way more reliable engines than that, most I see on the road are smoking. The only good thing is that they can be repaired for cheap.
 
had a 160XE - powersteering, aircon and central locking button FTW! :p those were hoendertanne as they say

Got her from the 1st owner with the clock on 158K kms. She served me well for 11 years and +/-180K kms.

the worst in terms of issues was 2 radiators replaced... i replaced the ORIGINAL factory exhaust at around 330K kms
 
Rouxenator said:
Sounds about right, but still carburettor and no power steering? I think there was 3 models, 130, 160 and 160 sport?

I could be confusing it with my first car that was a 2000 Bantam. Those were sold as 1300, 1600 and 1600i, the i stood for important because it had power steering and fuel injection.
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I had a 130 sport, was a cheap runner but the body was hopeless
 
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