Used Toyota ECHO for Sale

Interior is extremely Spartan and the only real amenity is air conditioning, which doesn't work effectively when the weather is unusually hot. Materials on the interior feel cheap. Low-power engine makes freeway driving difficult at times at speeds over 60 MPH. Very small car without backseat room for a car seat without extreme discomfort.

Topping the negative list is the engine's not-so-impressive power. I have to floor it sometimes in order to zoom out of precarious situations. And when the air conditioner is on, the car is even less responsive; sometimes it takes nearly a full second for the car to respond even when I slam the gas pedal completely down. I've learned to instinctively turn off the air conditioning button when I need a quick burst of speed. Note that this is not a slow car or anything; it just responds slower than I would like in emergency situations. Another gripe I have is that this particular model does not have power windows. Very frustrating. The factory stereo was pretty lame (AM/FM only), so I replaced it as soon as I purchased the car. The other great big frustration for me is the car's massive headrests. I'm 5' 6" tall, so this issue might not be a problem for taller drivers, but there are times where I cannot literally see behind me when I turn my head because the headrest is obstructing my view. Also, there's no perfect place to install a phone mount in this car, which is understandable since it was made years before smart phones even existed, but it has become another source of frustration for me. Even phone mounts designed to fit most car's air conditioner vents don't fit my car because the air vents are frustratingly round and stubby.

Hot, hot, hot. Mine was black, and during the summer heat, it could be tough to get into and get going, so that the air could cool it down. Eventually, this problem became even worse when my air went out around mile 300,000. Another real problem with this car is that since it was so low to the ground, if you had a lot of people riding in the car with you, then you couldn't go over speed bumps because it would bottom out hard and make an awful scraping sound.