Tazz 1.3...Good idea?

[Fazda]

So i was speaking to my friend at work and he says that i should rather go for the 1.6 model because it is "fuel injected". Says that in winter i will have to heat the car(1.3 model) up first before driving it. is this true?

Where do so called friends get this bollocks from???!!

In winter you get in, start it (it has a choke) and drive the bloody thing gently until the engine is warm, just like any other car.

Bloody hell, I cannot believe what cr@p I read sometimes!

 

[dj_jyno]

In winter you get in, start it (it has an automatic choke) and drive the bloody thing gently until the engine is warm, just like any other car.

Have to agree. In actual fact the manual should state that as well. Only time when you'll let it idle for 30 seconds is when temperatures are below 5 degrees C, then drive off gently.

Even a car with a manual choke is simple to drive in winter. Found myself looking for the choke in my brother's Polo the other day (force of habit ).

 

[nightjar]

I'm thinking of buying a 1300 Tazz within the next couple of months....for various reasons(Trust me it's not my first choice!)

Was just wondering if any of you have had any good or bad experiences with this car or just have any advice for me about the Toyota Tazz

Thanks in advance

RE. Trust me it's not my first choice!)

A Camry is better but costs a bit more.

I bought the 1.3 Tazz "out the box" in 2000 and drove it for eight years, putting 254 000 km on the clock.
Very reliable and I have only good things to say about it.
I drove it hard and did the scheduled maintenance with only one clutch job in that time
No trouble and the wear & tear was minimal.
Towards the end it was using oil.

I read all the cons mentioned above and was not affected by any of them although I accept their validity.
For me, the biggest con was that it was white and absolute hell to find (among all the others) in the badly marked Cavendish Square parking.

 

[MR.C]

I bought mine (1996 conquest) used, its now got 219000 kms on the clock. Its a 4 speed and the power is sufficient. When going uphill, 4th gear holds but if its quite steep I drop it down to 3rd.
Services are cheap and consumption is good, really can't go wrong with a 130 Toyota.

 

[Gnome]

The first question that should be asked (and hasn't it seems) is how much you will be paying for that car?

I wouldn't pay more than R40K for a Tazz (even that feels steep). Considering a Corsa can be picked up in that price range I'd rather go for the Corsa (more power, fuel injected, also very reliable).

 

[Rouxenator]

Maybe get one of them new cars with them fancy new "fuel injected" engines.