WHAT TOYOTA ANYWHERE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY...
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WHAT TOYOTA ANYWHERE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY...
4wd model of 1982-1984 Corsa and Tercel sedans + perfectly matching 1986ish sedan looks and made some of them 162.4" and some 167.7" long instead of 160.6", 163.4" and 162.4" long and not all 4WD sedans 55.7" tall but some 55.4" tall and those ones being 167.7" long
A53F AUTOMATIC as optional equipment in 1982-1984 with different gearing for Europe & Oceania than at least America, Canada and Japan
4WD AND 4-DOOR MODEL OF COROLLA 2
163-165HP 3A-ELU ENGINE WITH MEGA TORQUE AND TURBO AND EVEN TWIN-CAM OPTION such as for a 4AGE or similar
A 2WD SPRINTER CARIB MODEL OR A COROLLA II/CORSA 2WD AND 4WD WAGON MODEL
4-SPKR MPX CASSETTE STEREO OPTION FOR BOTH AV-I CARIB MODELS
A 2wd tercel wgn in most export markets except for only US and Canada and a EUROPEAN-STYLE model of 2WD wagon and an STD model
not lied about 1982 models being 1983 models, the height of 1986-1988 models and so on. === issued recalls regarding the former
Had an automatic transmission optional for both DLX and SR5 models worldwide, not just 83-88 Caribs only
Note: Caribs made from 1982-1988, not 1983 as starting year
Had a TOURING (GT) model and TERCEL SNOW or WHITE LIMITED model of TERCEL 4WD SR5's worldwide
Offered the European models in Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Canada and made RV SPECIAL variations available almost everywhere
Offered any models in Africa, namely South Africa and South America such as Brazil as well as some Indochinese or Southeast Asian as well as Chinese models
Had Rear Shoulder Belts in all models worldwide
Had Power Windows, Power Door Locks and more power options for all worldwide models including Carib's optional power mirrors
If couldnt get models to some countries with same badging, then manufacture some rebadged models
Had sidedraft Mikuni carbs on 3AC engine and increased horsepower like 71HP (EUROPE) or Japan's 83, 85-86 and 90 HP or offered a California Emissions version of the 90HP 3A-SU for TERCEL GT 4WD models (upscale SR5 model would-have-been)
Their US and Canada corporate branch could have made the 1983 brochure as a 1982/3 brochure, not a whole year 1983 brochure, their 83 brochure as an 83/84, their 84 as an 84/85, their 85 as an 85/86, their 86 as an 86/87 and their 87 as an 1987/88 instead of dishonest 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 brochures ---- car was also around in 1982 too!!!!!!!!!!!!! (like its JDM identical model, the Sprinter Carib) and offered, as a result, 7 brochures instead of 6, the real honest way and if offered into 1989, 8 or 9 total
US and Canada branch could have refused to lie about the height of 1986-1988 models
Had an amber as standard and clear with amber stripe option for 1982-1986 corner lenses, the latter being standard on 1986-1988 models
Offered SX Corsa and VS Tercel models, even 4WD versions of both, into 1986 and not stopped in July or August 1984
Had EURO-OCEANIAN-STYLE front & rear bumper assembly option for DLX 4WD models in U.S. and Canada like Carib's Basic AV-I model did
Had 1510mm height option, maybe, for all U.S. and Canadian models plus all Sprinter Carib models
Made all 2WD sedans 54.7" rather than 54.5" tall like all 4WD sedans were 55.7" and all U.S. AND Canadian Tercel 2WD Wagons were 58.1" and 4WD Wagons were 59.1" (1500mm)
Told critics of Wagon that wagon was NOT UGLY and successfully proved why
Had TRD make exhaust headers, A turbocharger and intercooler, a PFI fuel injection intake manifold, exhaust system, sidedraft carbs and downdraft and sidedraft EFI and much more for the TERCEL 4WD's 3A-C and 3A engines, ski stripes for the car, lift springs for the car and raised shocks and struts, made a center diff for the car for easy AWD conversion, offered engine rebuilding services with porting and polishing and more to increase 62HP to at least 71-170HP
Made 4A, 4AC/U, (Choice of normal straight head or AE86 curvy head), 4AELU, 1S, 1AC, 4AGEC/U, 3SGTE and more engine options for car
Made hybrid engines 7AC/U, 7AGEC/U, 7AGZEC/U and 7AGTEC/U engines themselves as other engine options for car
Mounted engine the same way as on Corolla AE80-82 or done as option
Had Mud Guards as part of Basic AV-I Carib Tire Pkg.
Had at least 2-spkr. Radio on Basic AV-I
Used AL10-AL12's external ignition coil rather than integrated one on all AL20-25 Tercels, Corsas, Corolla II's, and Caribs
Offered the Carib and Tercel 4WD Wagons first in May 1982 up until October of 1989 like they did with the sedan
Offered height options and bumper options for US and Canada models as well as for all Carib models Basic DLX (AV-I), Upscale DLX (AV-I RV SPECIAL), SR5 (AV-II), Upscale SR5's (AV-II WHITE LIMITED and AV-II TOURING SPECIAL)
Offered 2-Tone Paint option for AV-I RV SPECIAL
Offered a 4WD model of the Corolla II AL20 and AL21 before the introduction of an actual 4WD one under the EL series in the early 90s and 4WD model of AL20 and AL21 US, Canadian and European models in case 1982-1986 CARIB and US + CANADA TERCEL 4WD owners wanted to do an easier nose swap conversion
For markets with cup holders, offered rear ones as well
Added a headphone jack-sized auxiliary outlet next to cigarette lighter on at least US and Canada + Carib models
Offered a quarter shade for the front quarter window of the wagon, and offered same for all coupes and sedans worldwide, and with the quarter shade: not just the rear and offered a front windshield shade for all cars
Offered power windows, power door locks and similar power options in at least US and Canada, offered cruise control in Japan and power mirrors in US and Canada making LHD/RHD conversions much easier than rigging up new parts to accommodate certain car features and for power mirrors a mirror defogger/defroster as well
Offered all US and Canada DLX wagons with semi-cloth seats with built-in front headrests with an identical rear split-bench seat with built-in rear headrests and ones with full vinyl interior with the accents with adjustable rear head rests the same size as front with power drivers seat with A/C and possible heater or at least heaters for driver's and front passenger seat
Offered some Caribs in China as LHD ones with EURO-AUSTRALIAN front and rear end for Toyota of China
Offered something in South Africa and Brazil for Toyota of South Africa and Toyota of Brazil respectively or even any of the other Pacific countries
Window deflectors for front and rear 3/4 window and for rear windshield as well as front doors and most of rear doors
Venetian blinds for rear windshield and all doors + front and rear 3/4 windows
Offered all intermittent wipers as variable intermittent with additional mist cycle and a rear wiper with intermittent and mist cycle
Rear wiper for 4-door notchback sedans as option
Offered a model in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and maybe the Orkneys and the Shetlands
Offered seats with a toilet built-in for people with bathroom emergencies or with bladder or bowel problems as a dealer-installed option for any Toyota model including trucks and SUVs; LMAO
Offered the RV-5 4WD concept car longer and with a RHD option with height and length options as well and introduced a matching sedan
Offered their EV-10 concept electric car longer and had an EV-15 4WD wagon concept electric car as well as an EV-15 matching 4WD 4-Door Notchback Sedan electric concept car
Offered USB Plugs and Bluetooth stereo with Cassette Player and CD/MP3 Connectivity (can connect to external CD units) and possibly backup screen for all Toyota models past and present worldwide
Offered Taillight Guards and bumper guards and ones stronger than bumpers
Offered a Sprinter 4WD AL25 4-Dr Notchback Sedan both at least in Japan and the US and Canada where it would be called the Corolla Tercel
Offered a matching wagon to Corolla AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans and to Sprinter AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans
- General Note Not Specifically For Toyota: And all foreign car companies in US could be made to have consistent VIN #'s and Manufacturing Dates (the same manufacturing year as the model year that was assigned in the VIN # assigned to the vehicle) before shipped out to the dealership where it was originally sold)
Whoever assigned VIN #'s to all original commercially imported foreign cars in US or Canada could assume criminal responsibility for assigning a VIN # with the wrong model year on the car
Made a notchback sedan model of the RV-5 CONCEPT CAR and made a RHD version of both - would be consistent with where would have been sold
Made a model specific accessories catalog for the Canadian and US markets offering engine performance parts, suspension parts and more as well as EURO-OCEANIAN gearing for Z52F and Z54F and even A55F and a homegrown A53F one before that
Maybe UK and NZ could have offered a market-specific brochure rather than a general area LHD brochure with UK specs folder or NZ specs single-sheet brochure
Rolled out either a Corolla II Wagon or Corsa Wagon as a 2WD version of the Carib:
Corolla 2: E-AL21G-KWKNS or E-AL21G-KWKES
Corsa: E-AL21G-LWFNS or E-AL21G-LWFES etc.
(update to #4)
Marked US, CA, NZ, and AU models of DLX 2WD and 4WD as GL, GX, AV-I or VL aka 4th digit after dash in Model # as N rather than D to indicate of same lineup as GL, VL, GX and AV-I.
Continued usage of RV-5 4WD's gullwing rear third quarter window for Tercel wagons and Carib wagons and any other wagon of same chassis Toyota would have made as optional equipment for models with a stationary vertical rhombus rear third quarter window as well as RV-5's blackened amber and red tail lense combo light as optional
Continued usage of RV-5's clear corner lenses with amber stripe from 1981-1987 so that 2wd wagons could have etc
Made a 1982-1986 clear corner lense the same size as US, CA, NZ, NL and JP ones but with amber stripe also and maybe a green lense as well as a purple one
Funded DOWNEY OFF-ROAD MFG., KAMI TYRE, ENKEI, etc. to stay companies and keep making suspension and dress-up, performance and other parts for the TERCEL 4WD WAGON and SPRINTER CARIB in addition to a new addition of TERCEL 4WD NOTCHBACK and CORSA 4WD NOTCHBACK SEDAN parts of the same as wagons plus lift kits, 4WD conversion kits and more for 1982-1984 TERCEL 2WD and 1982-1984 CORSA 2WD SEDANS, etc.
Etc.
4wd model of 1982-1984 Corsa and Tercel sedans + perfectly matching 1986ish sedan looks and made some of them 162.4" and some 167.7" long instead of 160.6", 163.4" and 162.4" long and not all 4WD sedans 55.7" tall but some 55.4" tall and those ones being 167.7" long
A53F AUTOMATIC as optional equipment in 1982-1984 with different gearing for Europe & Oceania than at least America, Canada and Japan
4WD AND 4-DOOR MODEL OF COROLLA 2
163-165HP 3A-ELU ENGINE WITH MEGA TORQUE AND TURBO AND EVEN TWIN-CAM OPTION such as for a 4AGE or similar
A 2WD SPRINTER CARIB MODEL OR A COROLLA II/CORSA 2WD AND 4WD WAGON MODEL
4-SPKR MPX CASSETTE STEREO OPTION FOR BOTH AV-I CARIB MODELS
A 2wd tercel wgn in most export markets except for only US and Canada and a EUROPEAN-STYLE model of 2WD wagon and an STD model
not lied about 1982 models being 1983 models, the height of 1986-1988 models and so on. === issued recalls regarding the former
Had an automatic transmission optional for both DLX and SR5 models worldwide, not just 83-88 Caribs only
Note: Caribs made from 1982-1988, not 1983 as starting year
Had a TOURING (GT) model and TERCEL SNOW or WHITE LIMITED model of TERCEL 4WD SR5's worldwide
Offered the European models in Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Canada and made RV SPECIAL variations available almost everywhere
Offered any models in Africa, namely South Africa and South America such as Brazil as well as some Indochinese or Southeast Asian as well as Chinese models
Had Rear Shoulder Belts in all models worldwide
Had Power Windows, Power Door Locks and more power options for all worldwide models including Carib's optional power mirrors
If couldnt get models to some countries with same badging, then manufacture some rebadged models
Had sidedraft Mikuni carbs on 3AC engine and increased horsepower like 71HP (EUROPE) or Japan's 83, 85-86 and 90 HP or offered a California Emissions version of the 90HP 3A-SU for TERCEL GT 4WD models (upscale SR5 model would-have-been)
Their US and Canada corporate branch could have made the 1983 brochure as a 1982/3 brochure, not a whole year 1983 brochure, their 83 brochure as an 83/84, their 84 as an 84/85, their 85 as an 85/86, their 86 as an 86/87 and their 87 as an 1987/88 instead of dishonest 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 brochures ---- car was also around in 1982 too!!!!!!!!!!!!! (like its JDM identical model, the Sprinter Carib) and offered, as a result, 7 brochures instead of 6, the real honest way and if offered into 1989, 8 or 9 total
US and Canada branch could have refused to lie about the height of 1986-1988 models
Had an amber as standard and clear with amber stripe option for 1982-1986 corner lenses, the latter being standard on 1986-1988 models
Offered SX Corsa and VS Tercel models, even 4WD versions of both, into 1986 and not stopped in July or August 1984
Had EURO-OCEANIAN-STYLE front & rear bumper assembly option for DLX 4WD models in U.S. and Canada like Carib's Basic AV-I model did
Had 1510mm height option, maybe, for all U.S. and Canadian models plus all Sprinter Carib models
Made all 2WD sedans 54.7" rather than 54.5" tall like all 4WD sedans were 55.7" and all U.S. AND Canadian Tercel 2WD Wagons were 58.1" and 4WD Wagons were 59.1" (1500mm)
Told critics of Wagon that wagon was NOT UGLY and successfully proved why
Had TRD make exhaust headers, A turbocharger and intercooler, a PFI fuel injection intake manifold, exhaust system, sidedraft carbs and downdraft and sidedraft EFI and much more for the TERCEL 4WD's 3A-C and 3A engines, ski stripes for the car, lift springs for the car and raised shocks and struts, made a center diff for the car for easy AWD conversion, offered engine rebuilding services with porting and polishing and more to increase 62HP to at least 71-170HP
Made 4A, 4AC/U, (Choice of normal straight head or AE86 curvy head), 4AELU, 1S, 1AC, 4AGEC/U, 3SGTE and more engine options for car
Made hybrid engines 7AC/U, 7AGEC/U, 7AGZEC/U and 7AGTEC/U engines themselves as other engine options for car
Mounted engine the same way as on Corolla AE80-82 or done as option
Had Mud Guards as part of Basic AV-I Carib Tire Pkg.
Had at least 2-spkr. Radio on Basic AV-I
Used AL10-AL12's external ignition coil rather than integrated one on all AL20-25 Tercels, Corsas, Corolla II's, and Caribs
Offered the Carib and Tercel 4WD Wagons first in May 1982 up until October of 1989 like they did with the sedan
Offered height options and bumper options for US and Canada models as well as for all Carib models Basic DLX (AV-I), Upscale DLX (AV-I RV SPECIAL), SR5 (AV-II), Upscale SR5's (AV-II WHITE LIMITED and AV-II TOURING SPECIAL)
Offered 2-Tone Paint option for AV-I RV SPECIAL
Offered a 4WD model of the Corolla II AL20 and AL21 before the introduction of an actual 4WD one under the EL series in the early 90s and 4WD model of AL20 and AL21 US, Canadian and European models in case 1982-1986 CARIB and US + CANADA TERCEL 4WD owners wanted to do an easier nose swap conversion
For markets with cup holders, offered rear ones as well
Added a headphone jack-sized auxiliary outlet next to cigarette lighter on at least US and Canada + Carib models
Offered a quarter shade for the front quarter window of the wagon, and offered same for all coupes and sedans worldwide, and with the quarter shade: not just the rear and offered a front windshield shade for all cars
Offered power windows, power door locks and similar power options in at least US and Canada, offered cruise control in Japan and power mirrors in US and Canada making LHD/RHD conversions much easier than rigging up new parts to accommodate certain car features and for power mirrors a mirror defogger/defroster as well
Offered all US and Canada DLX wagons with semi-cloth seats with built-in front headrests with an identical rear split-bench seat with built-in rear headrests and ones with full vinyl interior with the accents with adjustable rear head rests the same size as front with power drivers seat with A/C and possible heater or at least heaters for driver's and front passenger seat
Offered some Caribs in China as LHD ones with EURO-AUSTRALIAN front and rear end for Toyota of China
Offered something in South Africa and Brazil for Toyota of South Africa and Toyota of Brazil respectively or even any of the other Pacific countries
Window deflectors for front and rear 3/4 window and for rear windshield as well as front doors and most of rear doors
Venetian blinds for rear windshield and all doors + front and rear 3/4 windows
Offered all intermittent wipers as variable intermittent with additional mist cycle and a rear wiper with intermittent and mist cycle
Rear wiper for 4-door notchback sedans as option
Offered a model in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and maybe the Orkneys and the Shetlands
Offered seats with a toilet built-in for people with bathroom emergencies or with bladder or bowel problems as a dealer-installed option for any Toyota model including trucks and SUVs; LMAO
Offered the RV-5 4WD concept car longer and with a RHD option with height and length options as well and introduced a matching sedan
Offered their EV-10 concept electric car longer and had an EV-15 4WD wagon concept electric car as well as an EV-15 matching 4WD 4-Door Notchback Sedan electric concept car
Offered USB Plugs and Bluetooth stereo with Cassette Player and CD/MP3 Connectivity (can connect to external CD units) and possibly backup screen for all Toyota models past and present worldwide
Offered Taillight Guards and bumper guards and ones stronger than bumpers
Offered a Sprinter 4WD AL25 4-Dr Notchback Sedan both at least in Japan and the US and Canada where it would be called the Corolla Tercel
Offered a matching wagon to Corolla AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans and to Sprinter AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans
- General Note Not Specifically For Toyota: And all foreign car companies in US could be made to have consistent VIN #'s and Manufacturing Dates (the same manufacturing year as the model year that was assigned in the VIN # assigned to the vehicle) before shipped out to the dealership where it was originally sold)
Whoever assigned VIN #'s to all original commercially imported foreign cars in US or Canada could assume criminal responsibility for assigning a VIN # with the wrong model year on the car
Made a notchback sedan model of the RV-5 CONCEPT CAR and made a RHD version of both - would be consistent with where would have been sold
Made a model specific accessories catalog for the Canadian and US markets offering engine performance parts, suspension parts and more as well as EURO-OCEANIAN gearing for Z52F and Z54F and even A55F and a homegrown A53F one before that
Maybe UK and NZ could have offered a market-specific brochure rather than a general area LHD brochure with UK specs folder or NZ specs single-sheet brochure
Rolled out either a Corolla II Wagon or Corsa Wagon as a 2WD version of the Carib:
Corolla 2: E-AL21G-KWKNS or E-AL21G-KWKES
Corsa: E-AL21G-LWFNS or E-AL21G-LWFES etc.
(update to #4)
Marked US, CA, NZ, and AU models of DLX 2WD and 4WD as GL, GX, AV-I or VL aka 4th digit after dash in Model # as N rather than D to indicate of same lineup as GL, VL, GX and AV-I.
Continued usage of RV-5 4WD's gullwing rear third quarter window for Tercel wagons and Carib wagons and any other wagon of same chassis Toyota would have made as optional equipment for models with a stationary vertical rhombus rear third quarter window as well as RV-5's blackened amber and red tail lense combo light as optional
Continued usage of RV-5's clear corner lenses with amber stripe from 1981-1987 so that 2wd wagons could have etc
Made a 1982-1986 clear corner lense the same size as US, CA, NZ, NL and JP ones but with amber stripe also and maybe a green lense as well as a purple one
Funded DOWNEY OFF-ROAD MFG., KAMI TYRE, ENKEI, etc. to stay companies and keep making suspension and dress-up, performance and other parts for the TERCEL 4WD WAGON and SPRINTER CARIB in addition to a new addition of TERCEL 4WD NOTCHBACK and CORSA 4WD NOTCHBACK SEDAN parts of the same as wagons plus lift kits, 4WD conversion kits and more for 1982-1984 TERCEL 2WD and 1982-1984 CORSA 2WD SEDANS, etc.
Etc.
4wd model of 1982-1984 Corsa and Tercel sedans + perfectly matching 1986ish sedan looks and made some of them 162.4" and some 167.7" long instead of 160.6", 163.4" and 162.4" long and not all 4WD sedans 55.7" tall but some 55.4" tall and those ones being 167.7" long
A53F AUTOMATIC as optional equipment in 1982-1984 with different gearing for Europe & Oceania than at least America, Canada and Japan
4WD AND 4-DOOR MODEL OF COROLLA 2
163-165HP 3A-ELU ENGINE WITH MEGA TORQUE AND TURBO AND EVEN TWIN-CAM OPTION such as for a 4AGE or similar
A 2WD SPRINTER CARIB MODEL OR A COROLLA II/CORSA 2WD AND 4WD WAGON MODEL
4-SPKR MPX CASSETTE STEREO OPTION FOR BOTH AV-I CARIB MODELS
A 2wd tercel wgn in most export markets except for only US and Canada and a EUROPEAN-STYLE model of 2WD wagon and an STD model
not lied about 1982 models being 1983 models, the height of 1986-1988 models and so on. === issued recalls regarding the former
Had an automatic transmission optional for both DLX and SR5 models worldwide, not just 83-88 Caribs only
Note: Caribs made from 1982-1988, not 1983 as starting year
Had a TOURING (GT) model and TERCEL SNOW or WHITE LIMITED model of TERCEL 4WD SR5's worldwide
Offered the European models in Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Canada and made RV SPECIAL variations available almost everywhere
Offered any models in Africa, namely South Africa and South America such as Brazil as well as some Indochinese or Southeast Asian as well as Chinese models
Had Rear Shoulder Belts in all models worldwide
Had Power Windows, Power Door Locks and more power options for all worldwide models including Carib's optional power mirrors
If couldnt get models to some countries with same badging, then manufacture some rebadged models
Had sidedraft Mikuni carbs on 3AC engine and increased horsepower like 71HP (EUROPE) or Japan's 83, 85-86 and 90 HP or offered a California Emissions version of the 90HP 3A-SU for TERCEL GT 4WD models (upscale SR5 model would-have-been)
Their US and Canada corporate branch could have made the 1983 brochure as a 1982/3 brochure, not a whole year 1983 brochure, their 83 brochure as an 83/84, their 84 as an 84/85, their 85 as an 85/86, their 86 as an 86/87 and their 87 as an 1987/88 instead of dishonest 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 brochures ---- car was also around in 1982 too!!!!!!!!!!!!! (like its JDM identical model, the Sprinter Carib) and offered, as a result, 7 brochures instead of 6, the real honest way and if offered into 1989, 8 or 9 total
US and Canada branch could have refused to lie about the height of 1986-1988 models
Had an amber as standard and clear with amber stripe option for 1982-1986 corner lenses, the latter being standard on 1986-1988 models
Offered SX Corsa and VS Tercel models, even 4WD versions of both, into 1986 and not stopped in July or August 1984
Had EURO-OCEANIAN-STYLE front & rear bumper assembly option for DLX 4WD models in U.S. and Canada like Carib's Basic AV-I model did
Had 1510mm height option, maybe, for all U.S. and Canadian models plus all Sprinter Carib models
Made all 2WD sedans 54.7" rather than 54.5" tall like all 4WD sedans were 55.7" and all U.S. AND Canadian Tercel 2WD Wagons were 58.1" and 4WD Wagons were 59.1" (1500mm)
Told critics of Wagon that wagon was NOT UGLY and successfully proved why
Had TRD make exhaust headers, A turbocharger and intercooler, a PFI fuel injection intake manifold, exhaust system, sidedraft carbs and downdraft and sidedraft EFI and much more for the TERCEL 4WD's 3A-C and 3A engines, ski stripes for the car, lift springs for the car and raised shocks and struts, made a center diff for the car for easy AWD conversion, offered engine rebuilding services with porting and polishing and more to increase 62HP to at least 71-170HP
Made 4A, 4AC/U, (Choice of normal straight head or AE86 curvy head), 4AELU, 1S, 1AC, 4AGEC/U, 3SGTE and more engine options for car
Made hybrid engines 7AC/U, 7AGEC/U, 7AGZEC/U and 7AGTEC/U engines themselves as other engine options for car
Mounted engine the same way as on Corolla AE80-82 or done as option
Had Mud Guards as part of Basic AV-I Carib Tire Pkg.
Had at least 2-spkr. Radio on Basic AV-I
Used AL10-AL12's external ignition coil rather than integrated one on all AL20-25 Tercels, Corsas, Corolla II's, and Caribs
Offered the Carib and Tercel 4WD Wagons first in May 1982 up until October of 1989 like they did with the sedan
Offered height options and bumper options for US and Canada models as well as for all Carib models Basic DLX (AV-I), Upscale DLX (AV-I RV SPECIAL), SR5 (AV-II), Upscale SR5's (AV-II WHITE LIMITED and AV-II TOURING SPECIAL)
Offered 2-Tone Paint option for AV-I RV SPECIAL
Offered a 4WD model of the Corolla II AL20 and AL21 before the introduction of an actual 4WD one under the EL series in the early 90s and 4WD model of AL20 and AL21 US, Canadian and European models in case 1982-1986 CARIB and US + CANADA TERCEL 4WD owners wanted to do an easier nose swap conversion
For markets with cup holders, offered rear ones as well
Added a headphone jack-sized auxiliary outlet next to cigarette lighter on at least US and Canada + Carib models
Offered a quarter shade for the front quarter window of the wagon, and offered same for all coupes and sedans worldwide, and with the quarter shade: not just the rear and offered a front windshield shade for all cars
Offered power windows, power door locks and similar power options in at least US and Canada, offered cruise control in Japan and power mirrors in US and Canada making LHD/RHD conversions much easier than rigging up new parts to accommodate certain car features and for power mirrors a mirror defogger/defroster as well
Offered all US and Canada DLX wagons with semi-cloth seats with built-in front headrests with an identical rear split-bench seat with built-in rear headrests and ones with full vinyl interior with the accents with adjustable rear head rests the same size as front with power drivers seat with A/C and possible heater or at least heaters for driver's and front passenger seat
Offered some Caribs in China as LHD ones with EURO-AUSTRALIAN front and rear end for Toyota of China
Offered something in South Africa and Brazil for Toyota of South Africa and Toyota of Brazil respectively or even any of the other Pacific countries
Window deflectors for front and rear 3/4 window and for rear windshield as well as front doors and most of rear doors
Venetian blinds for rear windshield and all doors + front and rear 3/4 windows
Offered all intermittent wipers as variable intermittent with additional mist cycle and a rear wiper with intermittent and mist cycle
Rear wiper for 4-door notchback sedans as option
Offered a model in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and maybe the Orkneys and the Shetlands
Offered seats with a toilet built-in for people with bathroom emergencies or with bladder or bowel problems as a dealer-installed option for any Toyota model including trucks and SUVs; LMAO
Offered the RV-5 4WD concept car longer and with a RHD option with height and length options as well and introduced a matching sedan
Offered their EV-10 concept electric car longer and had an EV-15 4WD wagon concept electric car as well as an EV-15 matching 4WD 4-Door Notchback Sedan electric concept car
Offered USB Plugs and Bluetooth stereo with Cassette Player and CD/MP3 Connectivity (can connect to external CD units) and possibly backup screen for all Toyota models past and present worldwide
Offered Taillight Guards and bumper guards and ones stronger than bumpers
Offered a Sprinter 4WD AL25 4-Dr Notchback Sedan both at least in Japan and the US and Canada where it would be called the Corolla Tercel
Offered a matching wagon to Corolla AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans and to Sprinter AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans
- General Note Not Specifically For Toyota: And all foreign car companies in US could be made to have consistent VIN #'s and Manufacturing Dates (the same manufacturing year as the model year that was assigned in the VIN # assigned to the vehicle) before shipped out to the dealership where it was originally sold)
Whoever assigned VIN #'s to all original commercially imported foreign cars in US or Canada could assume criminal responsibility for assigning a VIN # with the wrong model year on the car
Made a notchback sedan model of the RV-5 CONCEPT CAR and made a RHD version of both - would be consistent with where would have been sold
Made a model specific accessories catalog for the Canadian and US markets offering engine performance parts, suspension parts and more as well as EURO-OCEANIAN gearing for Z52F and Z54F and even A55F and a homegrown A53F one before that
Maybe UK and NZ could have offered a market-specific brochure rather than a general area LHD brochure with UK specs folder or NZ specs single-sheet brochure
Rolled out either a Corolla II Wagon or Corsa Wagon as a 2WD version of the Carib:
Corolla 2: E-AL21G-KWKNS or E-AL21G-KWKES
Corsa: E-AL21G-LWFNS or E-AL21G-LWFES etc.
(update to #4)
Marked US, CA, NZ, and AU models of DLX 2WD and 4WD as GL, GX, AV-I or VL aka 4th digit after dash in Model # as N rather than D to indicate of same lineup as GL, VL, GX and AV-I.
Continued usage of RV-5 4WD's gullwing rear third quarter window for Tercel wagons and Carib wagons and any other wagon of same chassis Toyota would have made as optional equipment for models with a stationary vertical rhombus rear third quarter window as well as RV-5's blackened amber and red tail lense combo light as optional
Continued usage of RV-5's clear corner lenses with amber stripe from 1981-1987 so that 2wd wagons could have etc
Made a 1982-1986 clear corner lense the same size as US, CA, NZ, NL and JP ones but with amber stripe also and maybe a green lense as well as a purple one
Funded DOWNEY OFF-ROAD MFG., KAMI TYRE, ENKEI, etc. to stay companies and keep making suspension and dress-up, performance and other parts for the TERCEL 4WD WAGON and SPRINTER CARIB in addition to a new addition of TERCEL 4WD NOTCHBACK and CORSA 4WD NOTCHBACK SEDAN parts of the same as wagons plus lift kits, 4WD conversion kits and more for 1982-1984 TERCEL 2WD and 1982-1984 CORSA 2WD SEDANS, etc.
Etc.
A53F AUTOMATIC as optional equipment in 1982-1984 with different gearing for Europe & Oceania than at least America, Canada and Japan
4WD AND 4-DOOR MODEL OF COROLLA 2
163-165HP 3A-ELU ENGINE WITH MEGA TORQUE AND TURBO AND EVEN TWIN-CAM OPTION such as for a 4AGE or similar
A 2WD SPRINTER CARIB MODEL OR A COROLLA II/CORSA 2WD AND 4WD WAGON MODEL
4-SPKR MPX CASSETTE STEREO OPTION FOR BOTH AV-I CARIB MODELS
A 2wd tercel wgn in most export markets except for only US and Canada and a EUROPEAN-STYLE model of 2WD wagon and an STD model
not lied about 1982 models being 1983 models, the height of 1986-1988 models and so on. === issued recalls regarding the former
Had an automatic transmission optional for both DLX and SR5 models worldwide, not just 83-88 Caribs only
Note: Caribs made from 1982-1988, not 1983 as starting year
Had a TOURING (GT) model and TERCEL SNOW or WHITE LIMITED model of TERCEL 4WD SR5's worldwide
Offered the European models in Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Canada and made RV SPECIAL variations available almost everywhere
Offered any models in Africa, namely South Africa and South America such as Brazil as well as some Indochinese or Southeast Asian as well as Chinese models
Had Rear Shoulder Belts in all models worldwide
Had Power Windows, Power Door Locks and more power options for all worldwide models including Carib's optional power mirrors
If couldnt get models to some countries with same badging, then manufacture some rebadged models
Had sidedraft Mikuni carbs on 3AC engine and increased horsepower like 71HP (EUROPE) or Japan's 83, 85-86 and 90 HP or offered a California Emissions version of the 90HP 3A-SU for TERCEL GT 4WD models (upscale SR5 model would-have-been)
Their US and Canada corporate branch could have made the 1983 brochure as a 1982/3 brochure, not a whole year 1983 brochure, their 83 brochure as an 83/84, their 84 as an 84/85, their 85 as an 85/86, their 86 as an 86/87 and their 87 as an 1987/88 instead of dishonest 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 brochures ---- car was also around in 1982 too!!!!!!!!!!!!! (like its JDM identical model, the Sprinter Carib) and offered, as a result, 7 brochures instead of 6, the real honest way and if offered into 1989, 8 or 9 total
US and Canada branch could have refused to lie about the height of 1986-1988 models
Had an amber as standard and clear with amber stripe option for 1982-1986 corner lenses, the latter being standard on 1986-1988 models
Offered SX Corsa and VS Tercel models, even 4WD versions of both, into 1986 and not stopped in July or August 1984
Had EURO-OCEANIAN-STYLE front & rear bumper assembly option for DLX 4WD models in U.S. and Canada like Carib's Basic AV-I model did
Had 1510mm height option, maybe, for all U.S. and Canadian models plus all Sprinter Carib models
Made all 2WD sedans 54.7" rather than 54.5" tall like all 4WD sedans were 55.7" and all U.S. AND Canadian Tercel 2WD Wagons were 58.1" and 4WD Wagons were 59.1" (1500mm)
Told critics of Wagon that wagon was NOT UGLY and successfully proved why
Had TRD make exhaust headers, A turbocharger and intercooler, a PFI fuel injection intake manifold, exhaust system, sidedraft carbs and downdraft and sidedraft EFI and much more for the TERCEL 4WD's 3A-C and 3A engines, ski stripes for the car, lift springs for the car and raised shocks and struts, made a center diff for the car for easy AWD conversion, offered engine rebuilding services with porting and polishing and more to increase 62HP to at least 71-170HP
Made 4A, 4AC/U, (Choice of normal straight head or AE86 curvy head), 4AELU, 1S, 1AC, 4AGEC/U, 3SGTE and more engine options for car
Made hybrid engines 7AC/U, 7AGEC/U, 7AGZEC/U and 7AGTEC/U engines themselves as other engine options for car
Mounted engine the same way as on Corolla AE80-82 or done as option
Had Mud Guards as part of Basic AV-I Carib Tire Pkg.
Had at least 2-spkr. Radio on Basic AV-I
Used AL10-AL12's external ignition coil rather than integrated one on all AL20-25 Tercels, Corsas, Corolla II's, and Caribs
Offered the Carib and Tercel 4WD Wagons first in May 1982 up until October of 1989 like they did with the sedan
Offered height options and bumper options for US and Canada models as well as for all Carib models Basic DLX (AV-I), Upscale DLX (AV-I RV SPECIAL), SR5 (AV-II), Upscale SR5's (AV-II WHITE LIMITED and AV-II TOURING SPECIAL)
Offered 2-Tone Paint option for AV-I RV SPECIAL
Offered a 4WD model of the Corolla II AL20 and AL21 before the introduction of an actual 4WD one under the EL series in the early 90s and 4WD model of AL20 and AL21 US, Canadian and European models in case 1982-1986 CARIB and US + CANADA TERCEL 4WD owners wanted to do an easier nose swap conversion
For markets with cup holders, offered rear ones as well
Added a headphone jack-sized auxiliary outlet next to cigarette lighter on at least US and Canada + Carib models
Offered a quarter shade for the front quarter window of the wagon, and offered same for all coupes and sedans worldwide, and with the quarter shade: not just the rear and offered a front windshield shade for all cars
Offered power windows, power door locks and similar power options in at least US and Canada, offered cruise control in Japan and power mirrors in US and Canada making LHD/RHD conversions much easier than rigging up new parts to accommodate certain car features and for power mirrors a mirror defogger/defroster as well
Offered all US and Canada DLX wagons with semi-cloth seats with built-in front headrests with an identical rear split-bench seat with built-in rear headrests and ones with full vinyl interior with the accents with adjustable rear head rests the same size as front with power drivers seat with A/C and possible heater or at least heaters for driver's and front passenger seat
Offered some Caribs in China as LHD ones with EURO-AUSTRALIAN front and rear end for Toyota of China
Offered something in South Africa and Brazil for Toyota of South Africa and Toyota of Brazil respectively or even any of the other Pacific countries
Window deflectors for front and rear 3/4 window and for rear windshield as well as front doors and most of rear doors
Venetian blinds for rear windshield and all doors + front and rear 3/4 windows
Offered all intermittent wipers as variable intermittent with additional mist cycle and a rear wiper with intermittent and mist cycle
Rear wiper for 4-door notchback sedans as option
Offered a model in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and maybe the Orkneys and the Shetlands
Offered seats with a toilet built-in for people with bathroom emergencies or with bladder or bowel problems as a dealer-installed option for any Toyota model including trucks and SUVs; LMAO
Offered the RV-5 4WD concept car longer and with a RHD option with height and length options as well and introduced a matching sedan
Offered their EV-10 concept electric car longer and had an EV-15 4WD wagon concept electric car as well as an EV-15 matching 4WD 4-Door Notchback Sedan electric concept car
Offered USB Plugs and Bluetooth stereo with Cassette Player and CD/MP3 Connectivity (can connect to external CD units) and possibly backup screen for all Toyota models past and present worldwide
Offered Taillight Guards and bumper guards and ones stronger than bumpers
Offered a Sprinter 4WD AL25 4-Dr Notchback Sedan both at least in Japan and the US and Canada where it would be called the Corolla Tercel
Offered a matching wagon to Corolla AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans and to Sprinter AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans
- General Note Not Specifically For Toyota: And all foreign car companies in US could be made to have consistent VIN #'s and Manufacturing Dates (the same manufacturing year as the model year that was assigned in the VIN # assigned to the vehicle) before shipped out to the dealership where it was originally sold)
Whoever assigned VIN #'s to all original commercially imported foreign cars in US or Canada could assume criminal responsibility for assigning a VIN # with the wrong model year on the car
Made a notchback sedan model of the RV-5 CONCEPT CAR and made a RHD version of both - would be consistent with where would have been sold
Made a model specific accessories catalog for the Canadian and US markets offering engine performance parts, suspension parts and more as well as EURO-OCEANIAN gearing for Z52F and Z54F and even A55F and a homegrown A53F one before that
Maybe UK and NZ could have offered a market-specific brochure rather than a general area LHD brochure with UK specs folder or NZ specs single-sheet brochure
Rolled out either a Corolla II Wagon or Corsa Wagon as a 2WD version of the Carib:
Corolla 2: E-AL21G-KWKNS or E-AL21G-KWKES
Corsa: E-AL21G-LWFNS or E-AL21G-LWFES etc.
(update to #4)
Marked US, CA, NZ, and AU models of DLX 2WD and 4WD as GL, GX, AV-I or VL aka 4th digit after dash in Model # as N rather than D to indicate of same lineup as GL, VL, GX and AV-I.
Continued usage of RV-5 4WD's gullwing rear third quarter window for Tercel wagons and Carib wagons and any other wagon of same chassis Toyota would have made as optional equipment for models with a stationary vertical rhombus rear third quarter window as well as RV-5's blackened amber and red tail lense combo light as optional
Continued usage of RV-5's clear corner lenses with amber stripe from 1981-1987 so that 2wd wagons could have etc
Made a 1982-1986 clear corner lense the same size as US, CA, NZ, NL and JP ones but with amber stripe also and maybe a green lense as well as a purple one
Funded DOWNEY OFF-ROAD MFG., KAMI TYRE, ENKEI, etc. to stay companies and keep making suspension and dress-up, performance and other parts for the TERCEL 4WD WAGON and SPRINTER CARIB in addition to a new addition of TERCEL 4WD NOTCHBACK and CORSA 4WD NOTCHBACK SEDAN parts of the same as wagons plus lift kits, 4WD conversion kits and more for 1982-1984 TERCEL 2WD and 1982-1984 CORSA 2WD SEDANS, etc.
Etc.
4wd model of 1982-1984 Corsa and Tercel sedans + perfectly matching 1986ish sedan looks and made some of them 162.4" and some 167.7" long instead of 160.6", 163.4" and 162.4" long and not all 4WD sedans 55.7" tall but some 55.4" tall and those ones being 167.7" long
A53F AUTOMATIC as optional equipment in 1982-1984 with different gearing for Europe & Oceania than at least America, Canada and Japan
4WD AND 4-DOOR MODEL OF COROLLA 2
163-165HP 3A-ELU ENGINE WITH MEGA TORQUE AND TURBO AND EVEN TWIN-CAM OPTION such as for a 4AGE or similar
A 2WD SPRINTER CARIB MODEL OR A COROLLA II/CORSA 2WD AND 4WD WAGON MODEL
4-SPKR MPX CASSETTE STEREO OPTION FOR BOTH AV-I CARIB MODELS
A 2wd tercel wgn in most export markets except for only US and Canada and a EUROPEAN-STYLE model of 2WD wagon and an STD model
not lied about 1982 models being 1983 models, the height of 1986-1988 models and so on. === issued recalls regarding the former
Had an automatic transmission optional for both DLX and SR5 models worldwide, not just 83-88 Caribs only
Note: Caribs made from 1982-1988, not 1983 as starting year
Had a TOURING (GT) model and TERCEL SNOW or WHITE LIMITED model of TERCEL 4WD SR5's worldwide
Offered the European models in Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Canada and made RV SPECIAL variations available almost everywhere
Offered any models in Africa, namely South Africa and South America such as Brazil as well as some Indochinese or Southeast Asian as well as Chinese models
Had Rear Shoulder Belts in all models worldwide
Had Power Windows, Power Door Locks and more power options for all worldwide models including Carib's optional power mirrors
If couldnt get models to some countries with same badging, then manufacture some rebadged models
Had sidedraft Mikuni carbs on 3AC engine and increased horsepower like 71HP (EUROPE) or Japan's 83, 85-86 and 90 HP or offered a California Emissions version of the 90HP 3A-SU for TERCEL GT 4WD models (upscale SR5 model would-have-been)
Their US and Canada corporate branch could have made the 1983 brochure as a 1982/3 brochure, not a whole year 1983 brochure, their 83 brochure as an 83/84, their 84 as an 84/85, their 85 as an 85/86, their 86 as an 86/87 and their 87 as an 1987/88 instead of dishonest 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 brochures ---- car was also around in 1982 too!!!!!!!!!!!!! (like its JDM identical model, the Sprinter Carib) and offered, as a result, 7 brochures instead of 6, the real honest way and if offered into 1989, 8 or 9 total
US and Canada branch could have refused to lie about the height of 1986-1988 models
Had an amber as standard and clear with amber stripe option for 1982-1986 corner lenses, the latter being standard on 1986-1988 models
Offered SX Corsa and VS Tercel models, even 4WD versions of both, into 1986 and not stopped in July or August 1984
Had EURO-OCEANIAN-STYLE front & rear bumper assembly option for DLX 4WD models in U.S. and Canada like Carib's Basic AV-I model did
Had 1510mm height option, maybe, for all U.S. and Canadian models plus all Sprinter Carib models
Made all 2WD sedans 54.7" rather than 54.5" tall like all 4WD sedans were 55.7" and all U.S. AND Canadian Tercel 2WD Wagons were 58.1" and 4WD Wagons were 59.1" (1500mm)
Told critics of Wagon that wagon was NOT UGLY and successfully proved why
Had TRD make exhaust headers, A turbocharger and intercooler, a PFI fuel injection intake manifold, exhaust system, sidedraft carbs and downdraft and sidedraft EFI and much more for the TERCEL 4WD's 3A-C and 3A engines, ski stripes for the car, lift springs for the car and raised shocks and struts, made a center diff for the car for easy AWD conversion, offered engine rebuilding services with porting and polishing and more to increase 62HP to at least 71-170HP
Made 4A, 4AC/U, (Choice of normal straight head or AE86 curvy head), 4AELU, 1S, 1AC, 4AGEC/U, 3SGTE and more engine options for car
Made hybrid engines 7AC/U, 7AGEC/U, 7AGZEC/U and 7AGTEC/U engines themselves as other engine options for car
Mounted engine the same way as on Corolla AE80-82 or done as option
Had Mud Guards as part of Basic AV-I Carib Tire Pkg.
Had at least 2-spkr. Radio on Basic AV-I
Used AL10-AL12's external ignition coil rather than integrated one on all AL20-25 Tercels, Corsas, Corolla II's, and Caribs
Offered the Carib and Tercel 4WD Wagons first in May 1982 up until October of 1989 like they did with the sedan
Offered height options and bumper options for US and Canada models as well as for all Carib models Basic DLX (AV-I), Upscale DLX (AV-I RV SPECIAL), SR5 (AV-II), Upscale SR5's (AV-II WHITE LIMITED and AV-II TOURING SPECIAL)
Offered 2-Tone Paint option for AV-I RV SPECIAL
Offered a 4WD model of the Corolla II AL20 and AL21 before the introduction of an actual 4WD one under the EL series in the early 90s and 4WD model of AL20 and AL21 US, Canadian and European models in case 1982-1986 CARIB and US + CANADA TERCEL 4WD owners wanted to do an easier nose swap conversion
For markets with cup holders, offered rear ones as well
Added a headphone jack-sized auxiliary outlet next to cigarette lighter on at least US and Canada + Carib models
Offered a quarter shade for the front quarter window of the wagon, and offered same for all coupes and sedans worldwide, and with the quarter shade: not just the rear and offered a front windshield shade for all cars
Offered power windows, power door locks and similar power options in at least US and Canada, offered cruise control in Japan and power mirrors in US and Canada making LHD/RHD conversions much easier than rigging up new parts to accommodate certain car features and for power mirrors a mirror defogger/defroster as well
Offered all US and Canada DLX wagons with semi-cloth seats with built-in front headrests with an identical rear split-bench seat with built-in rear headrests and ones with full vinyl interior with the accents with adjustable rear head rests the same size as front with power drivers seat with A/C and possible heater or at least heaters for driver's and front passenger seat
Offered some Caribs in China as LHD ones with EURO-AUSTRALIAN front and rear end for Toyota of China
Offered something in South Africa and Brazil for Toyota of South Africa and Toyota of Brazil respectively or even any of the other Pacific countries
Window deflectors for front and rear 3/4 window and for rear windshield as well as front doors and most of rear doors
Venetian blinds for rear windshield and all doors + front and rear 3/4 windows
Offered all intermittent wipers as variable intermittent with additional mist cycle and a rear wiper with intermittent and mist cycle
Rear wiper for 4-door notchback sedans as option
Offered a model in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and maybe the Orkneys and the Shetlands
Offered seats with a toilet built-in for people with bathroom emergencies or with bladder or bowel problems as a dealer-installed option for any Toyota model including trucks and SUVs; LMAO
Offered the RV-5 4WD concept car longer and with a RHD option with height and length options as well and introduced a matching sedan
Offered their EV-10 concept electric car longer and had an EV-15 4WD wagon concept electric car as well as an EV-15 matching 4WD 4-Door Notchback Sedan electric concept car
Offered USB Plugs and Bluetooth stereo with Cassette Player and CD/MP3 Connectivity (can connect to external CD units) and possibly backup screen for all Toyota models past and present worldwide
Offered Taillight Guards and bumper guards and ones stronger than bumpers
Offered a Sprinter 4WD AL25 4-Dr Notchback Sedan both at least in Japan and the US and Canada where it would be called the Corolla Tercel
Offered a matching wagon to Corolla AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans and to Sprinter AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans
- General Note Not Specifically For Toyota: And all foreign car companies in US could be made to have consistent VIN #'s and Manufacturing Dates (the same manufacturing year as the model year that was assigned in the VIN # assigned to the vehicle) before shipped out to the dealership where it was originally sold)
Whoever assigned VIN #'s to all original commercially imported foreign cars in US or Canada could assume criminal responsibility for assigning a VIN # with the wrong model year on the car
Made a notchback sedan model of the RV-5 CONCEPT CAR and made a RHD version of both - would be consistent with where would have been sold
Made a model specific accessories catalog for the Canadian and US markets offering engine performance parts, suspension parts and more as well as EURO-OCEANIAN gearing for Z52F and Z54F and even A55F and a homegrown A53F one before that
Maybe UK and NZ could have offered a market-specific brochure rather than a general area LHD brochure with UK specs folder or NZ specs single-sheet brochure
Rolled out either a Corolla II Wagon or Corsa Wagon as a 2WD version of the Carib:
Corolla 2: E-AL21G-KWKNS or E-AL21G-KWKES
Corsa: E-AL21G-LWFNS or E-AL21G-LWFES etc.
(update to #4)
Marked US, CA, NZ, and AU models of DLX 2WD and 4WD as GL, GX, AV-I or VL aka 4th digit after dash in Model # as N rather than D to indicate of same lineup as GL, VL, GX and AV-I.
Continued usage of RV-5 4WD's gullwing rear third quarter window for Tercel wagons and Carib wagons and any other wagon of same chassis Toyota would have made as optional equipment for models with a stationary vertical rhombus rear third quarter window as well as RV-5's blackened amber and red tail lense combo light as optional
Continued usage of RV-5's clear corner lenses with amber stripe from 1981-1987 so that 2wd wagons could have etc
Made a 1982-1986 clear corner lense the same size as US, CA, NZ, NL and JP ones but with amber stripe also and maybe a green lense as well as a purple one
Funded DOWNEY OFF-ROAD MFG., KAMI TYRE, ENKEI, etc. to stay companies and keep making suspension and dress-up, performance and other parts for the TERCEL 4WD WAGON and SPRINTER CARIB in addition to a new addition of TERCEL 4WD NOTCHBACK and CORSA 4WD NOTCHBACK SEDAN parts of the same as wagons plus lift kits, 4WD conversion kits and more for 1982-1984 TERCEL 2WD and 1982-1984 CORSA 2WD SEDANS, etc.
Etc.
4wd model of 1982-1984 Corsa and Tercel sedans + perfectly matching 1986ish sedan looks and made some of them 162.4" and some 167.7" long instead of 160.6", 163.4" and 162.4" long and not all 4WD sedans 55.7" tall but some 55.4" tall and those ones being 167.7" long
A53F AUTOMATIC as optional equipment in 1982-1984 with different gearing for Europe & Oceania than at least America, Canada and Japan
4WD AND 4-DOOR MODEL OF COROLLA 2
163-165HP 3A-ELU ENGINE WITH MEGA TORQUE AND TURBO AND EVEN TWIN-CAM OPTION such as for a 4AGE or similar
A 2WD SPRINTER CARIB MODEL OR A COROLLA II/CORSA 2WD AND 4WD WAGON MODEL
4-SPKR MPX CASSETTE STEREO OPTION FOR BOTH AV-I CARIB MODELS
A 2wd tercel wgn in most export markets except for only US and Canada and a EUROPEAN-STYLE model of 2WD wagon and an STD model
not lied about 1982 models being 1983 models, the height of 1986-1988 models and so on. === issued recalls regarding the former
Had an automatic transmission optional for both DLX and SR5 models worldwide, not just 83-88 Caribs only
Note: Caribs made from 1982-1988, not 1983 as starting year
Had a TOURING (GT) model and TERCEL SNOW or WHITE LIMITED model of TERCEL 4WD SR5's worldwide
Offered the European models in Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Canada and made RV SPECIAL variations available almost everywhere
Offered any models in Africa, namely South Africa and South America such as Brazil as well as some Indochinese or Southeast Asian as well as Chinese models
Had Rear Shoulder Belts in all models worldwide
Had Power Windows, Power Door Locks and more power options for all worldwide models including Carib's optional power mirrors
If couldnt get models to some countries with same badging, then manufacture some rebadged models
Had sidedraft Mikuni carbs on 3AC engine and increased horsepower like 71HP (EUROPE) or Japan's 83, 85-86 and 90 HP or offered a California Emissions version of the 90HP 3A-SU for TERCEL GT 4WD models (upscale SR5 model would-have-been)
Their US and Canada corporate branch could have made the 1983 brochure as a 1982/3 brochure, not a whole year 1983 brochure, their 83 brochure as an 83/84, their 84 as an 84/85, their 85 as an 85/86, their 86 as an 86/87 and their 87 as an 1987/88 instead of dishonest 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 brochures ---- car was also around in 1982 too!!!!!!!!!!!!! (like its JDM identical model, the Sprinter Carib) and offered, as a result, 7 brochures instead of 6, the real honest way and if offered into 1989, 8 or 9 total
US and Canada branch could have refused to lie about the height of 1986-1988 models
Had an amber as standard and clear with amber stripe option for 1982-1986 corner lenses, the latter being standard on 1986-1988 models
Offered SX Corsa and VS Tercel models, even 4WD versions of both, into 1986 and not stopped in July or August 1984
Had EURO-OCEANIAN-STYLE front & rear bumper assembly option for DLX 4WD models in U.S. and Canada like Carib's Basic AV-I model did
Had 1510mm height option, maybe, for all U.S. and Canadian models plus all Sprinter Carib models
Made all 2WD sedans 54.7" rather than 54.5" tall like all 4WD sedans were 55.7" and all U.S. AND Canadian Tercel 2WD Wagons were 58.1" and 4WD Wagons were 59.1" (1500mm)
Told critics of Wagon that wagon was NOT UGLY and successfully proved why
Had TRD make exhaust headers, A turbocharger and intercooler, a PFI fuel injection intake manifold, exhaust system, sidedraft carbs and downdraft and sidedraft EFI and much more for the TERCEL 4WD's 3A-C and 3A engines, ski stripes for the car, lift springs for the car and raised shocks and struts, made a center diff for the car for easy AWD conversion, offered engine rebuilding services with porting and polishing and more to increase 62HP to at least 71-170HP
Made 4A, 4AC/U, (Choice of normal straight head or AE86 curvy head), 4AELU, 1S, 1AC, 4AGEC/U, 3SGTE and more engine options for car
Made hybrid engines 7AC/U, 7AGEC/U, 7AGZEC/U and 7AGTEC/U engines themselves as other engine options for car
Mounted engine the same way as on Corolla AE80-82 or done as option
Had Mud Guards as part of Basic AV-I Carib Tire Pkg.
Had at least 2-spkr. Radio on Basic AV-I
Used AL10-AL12's external ignition coil rather than integrated one on all AL20-25 Tercels, Corsas, Corolla II's, and Caribs
Offered the Carib and Tercel 4WD Wagons first in May 1982 up until October of 1989 like they did with the sedan
Offered height options and bumper options for US and Canada models as well as for all Carib models Basic DLX (AV-I), Upscale DLX (AV-I RV SPECIAL), SR5 (AV-II), Upscale SR5's (AV-II WHITE LIMITED and AV-II TOURING SPECIAL)
Offered 2-Tone Paint option for AV-I RV SPECIAL
Offered a 4WD model of the Corolla II AL20 and AL21 before the introduction of an actual 4WD one under the EL series in the early 90s and 4WD model of AL20 and AL21 US, Canadian and European models in case 1982-1986 CARIB and US + CANADA TERCEL 4WD owners wanted to do an easier nose swap conversion
For markets with cup holders, offered rear ones as well
Added a headphone jack-sized auxiliary outlet next to cigarette lighter on at least US and Canada + Carib models
Offered a quarter shade for the front quarter window of the wagon, and offered same for all coupes and sedans worldwide, and with the quarter shade: not just the rear and offered a front windshield shade for all cars
Offered power windows, power door locks and similar power options in at least US and Canada, offered cruise control in Japan and power mirrors in US and Canada making LHD/RHD conversions much easier than rigging up new parts to accommodate certain car features and for power mirrors a mirror defogger/defroster as well
Offered all US and Canada DLX wagons with semi-cloth seats with built-in front headrests with an identical rear split-bench seat with built-in rear headrests and ones with full vinyl interior with the accents with adjustable rear head rests the same size as front with power drivers seat with A/C and possible heater or at least heaters for driver's and front passenger seat
Offered some Caribs in China as LHD ones with EURO-AUSTRALIAN front and rear end for Toyota of China
Offered something in South Africa and Brazil for Toyota of South Africa and Toyota of Brazil respectively or even any of the other Pacific countries
Window deflectors for front and rear 3/4 window and for rear windshield as well as front doors and most of rear doors
Venetian blinds for rear windshield and all doors + front and rear 3/4 windows
Offered all intermittent wipers as variable intermittent with additional mist cycle and a rear wiper with intermittent and mist cycle
Rear wiper for 4-door notchback sedans as option
Offered a model in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and maybe the Orkneys and the Shetlands
Offered seats with a toilet built-in for people with bathroom emergencies or with bladder or bowel problems as a dealer-installed option for any Toyota model including trucks and SUVs; LMAO
Offered the RV-5 4WD concept car longer and with a RHD option with height and length options as well and introduced a matching sedan
Offered their EV-10 concept electric car longer and had an EV-15 4WD wagon concept electric car as well as an EV-15 matching 4WD 4-Door Notchback Sedan electric concept car
Offered USB Plugs and Bluetooth stereo with Cassette Player and CD/MP3 Connectivity (can connect to external CD units) and possibly backup screen for all Toyota models past and present worldwide
Offered Taillight Guards and bumper guards and ones stronger than bumpers
Offered a Sprinter 4WD AL25 4-Dr Notchback Sedan both at least in Japan and the US and Canada where it would be called the Corolla Tercel
Offered a matching wagon to Corolla AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans and to Sprinter AE80-82 hatchback sedans and notchback sedans
- General Note Not Specifically For Toyota: And all foreign car companies in US could be made to have consistent VIN #'s and Manufacturing Dates (the same manufacturing year as the model year that was assigned in the VIN # assigned to the vehicle) before shipped out to the dealership where it was originally sold)
Whoever assigned VIN #'s to all original commercially imported foreign cars in US or Canada could assume criminal responsibility for assigning a VIN # with the wrong model year on the car
Made a notchback sedan model of the RV-5 CONCEPT CAR and made a RHD version of both - would be consistent with where would have been sold
Made a model specific accessories catalog for the Canadian and US markets offering engine performance parts, suspension parts and more as well as EURO-OCEANIAN gearing for Z52F and Z54F and even A55F and a homegrown A53F one before that
Maybe UK and NZ could have offered a market-specific brochure rather than a general area LHD brochure with UK specs folder or NZ specs single-sheet brochure
Rolled out either a Corolla II Wagon or Corsa Wagon as a 2WD version of the Carib:
Corolla 2: E-AL21G-KWKNS or E-AL21G-KWKES
Corsa: E-AL21G-LWFNS or E-AL21G-LWFES etc.
(update to #4)
Marked US, CA, NZ, and AU models of DLX 2WD and 4WD as GL, GX, AV-I or VL aka 4th digit after dash in Model # as N rather than D to indicate of same lineup as GL, VL, GX and AV-I.
Continued usage of RV-5 4WD's gullwing rear third quarter window for Tercel wagons and Carib wagons and any other wagon of same chassis Toyota would have made as optional equipment for models with a stationary vertical rhombus rear third quarter window as well as RV-5's blackened amber and red tail lense combo light as optional
Continued usage of RV-5's clear corner lenses with amber stripe from 1981-1987 so that 2wd wagons could have etc
Made a 1982-1986 clear corner lense the same size as US, CA, NZ, NL and JP ones but with amber stripe also and maybe a green lense as well as a purple one
Funded DOWNEY OFF-ROAD MFG., KAMI TYRE, ENKEI, etc. to stay companies and keep making suspension and dress-up, performance and other parts for the TERCEL 4WD WAGON and SPRINTER CARIB in addition to a new addition of TERCEL 4WD NOTCHBACK and CORSA 4WD NOTCHBACK SEDAN parts of the same as wagons plus lift kits, 4WD conversion kits and more for 1982-1984 TERCEL 2WD and 1982-1984 CORSA 2WD SEDANS, etc.
Etc.
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Sweet dreams are made of these.
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Not sure of the point of this post, but a few things...
Again, economy car. If toyota intended it to be a sports car, we probably wouldnt have ever gotten a 4wd wagon. Nothing they had at the time had that much horsepower, nor did any of their motors had "mega torque". We never got the 1s or 2s, and the 7a didnt get released till '90 in australia. We did get the 1A, and it did come in 1st gen tercels. Not sure why you would want one though--they shared the same problems as the 3a, and had issues with oil drainage from the head.
Why do you want an external coil? The states was lucky to get magnetic pickup ones in the first gens, but the rest of the world got points. I prefer the internal coil style. Less wires to deal with.
Boy you must sure like dreaming...
If you wanted any of this at the time, you would have bought a different car. The tercel was toyotas economy car. They aren't going to include all the bells and whistles on the economy car when they could have done it on something better, such as the cressida and camry.Had Power Windows, Power Door Locks and more power options for all worldwide models including Carib's optional power mirrors
Offered power windows, power door locks and similar power options in at least US and Canada, offered cruise control in Japan and power mirrors in US and Canada making LHD/RHD conversions much easier than rigging up new parts to accommodate certain car features and for power mirrors a mirror defogger/defroster as well
For markets with cup holders, offered rear ones as well
4WD AND 4-DOOR MODEL OF COROLLA 2
163-165HP 3A-ELU ENGINE WITH MEGA TORQUE AND TURBO AND EVEN TWIN-CAM OPTION such as for a 4AGE or similar
Made 4A, 4AC/U, (Choice of normal straight head or AE86 curvy head), 4AELU, 1S, 1AC, 4AGEC/U, 3SGTE and more engine options for car
Made hybrid engines 7AC/U, 7AGEC/U, 7AGZEC/U and 7AGTEC/U engines themselves as other engine options for car
Used AL10-AL12's external ignition coil rather than integrated one on all AL20-25 Tercels, Corsas, Corolla II's, and Caribs
Had TRD make exhaust headers, A turbocharger and intercooler, a PFI fuel injection intake manifold, exhaust system, sidedraft carbs and downdraft and sidedraft EFI and much more for the TERCEL 4WD's 3A-C and 3A engines, ski stripes for the car, lift springs for the car and raised shocks and struts, made a center diff for the car for easy AWD conversion, offered engine rebuilding services with porting and polishing and more to increase 62HP to at least 71-170HP
Again, economy car. If toyota intended it to be a sports car, we probably wouldnt have ever gotten a 4wd wagon. Nothing they had at the time had that much horsepower, nor did any of their motors had "mega torque". We never got the 1s or 2s, and the 7a didnt get released till '90 in australia. We did get the 1A, and it did come in 1st gen tercels. Not sure why you would want one though--they shared the same problems as the 3a, and had issues with oil drainage from the head.
Why do you want an external coil? The states was lucky to get magnetic pickup ones in the first gens, but the rest of the world got points. I prefer the internal coil style. Less wires to deal with.
Boy you must sure like dreaming...
While I agree it would have made things a lot easier, the tercel was their first fwd platform, and they had reasons to mount it longitudinally. It greatly reduced torque steer, and the weight distribution helped make the car handle better. There's an article someone wrote out there that goes over it pretty well.Mounted engine the same way as on Corolla AE80-82 or done as option
1988 DLX 4wd Tercel Wagon w/ weber (RIP)
1985 4wd Tercel SR5 (RIP)
1986 Base 2dr Hatch (RIP / PARTS)
1986 DLX 4wd Tercel Wagon with ???
1985 DLX 2dr Tercel Hatch w/manual swap
1981 2dr Toyota Tercel w/7age (RIP)
1981 3dr hatch Toyota Tercel w/Turbo 4AGE
1981 3dr hatch Toyota Tercel SR-5
1985 4wd Tercel SR5 (RIP)
1986 Base 2dr Hatch (RIP / PARTS)
1986 DLX 4wd Tercel Wagon with ???
1985 DLX 2dr Tercel Hatch w/manual swap
1981 2dr Toyota Tercel w/7age (RIP)
1981 3dr hatch Toyota Tercel w/Turbo 4AGE
1981 3dr hatch Toyota Tercel SR-5
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No. I am not. I am on here because I like these Tercel cars, and Toyota’s in general. I like you’re thread of dreams. It would’ve been nice if the Tercel’s were made beefier, with more options/ aftermarket support. They’re great cars but some parts were economized on (it was their economy model). I dream of selectable locking front and rear differentials, a true low range gearbox...Sweet dreams...
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lots of great ideas here, but there were virtually no aftermarket performance suppliers for the Tercel, and much if these would have had too small a market for Toyota to even consider. they are one of the largest car manufactures in the world, it cost them literally billions to bring a new model to market, and I read somewhere the management did not want to "position" the tercel as a performance car. This btw is why most cool "concept" vehicles never make it into production. I think we were lucky to get the Tercel4wd at all, it was originally designed not as an off road performer, but as a car for bird watching according toyota internal documentations.
That being said, there were a number of available components from other models that could have been fitted to the Tercel4wd with minimal tooling changes, these are my picks:
4age engine, LSD rear axle with 4 wheel larger disk brakes, perhaps a suspension up grade using larger springs and shocks from other models. A leather seat option and a nicer interior would also be welcome as well.
That being said, there were a number of available components from other models that could have been fitted to the Tercel4wd with minimal tooling changes, these are my picks:
4age engine, LSD rear axle with 4 wheel larger disk brakes, perhaps a suspension up grade using larger springs and shocks from other models. A leather seat option and a nicer interior would also be welcome as well.
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
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Re: WHAT TOYOTA ANYWHERE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY...
While I agree it would have made things a lot easier, the tercel was their first fwd platform, and they had reasons to mount it longitudinally. It greatly reduced torque steer, and the weight distribution helped make the car handle better. There's an article someone wrote out there that goes over it pretty well.Mounted engine the same way as on Corolla AE80-82 or done as option
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SirFoxx wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:07 am Not sure of the point of this post, but a few things...
If you wanted any of this at the time, you would have bought a different car. The tercel was toyotas economy car. They aren't going to include all the bells and whistles on the economy car when they could have done it on something better, such as the cressida and camry.Had Power Windows, Power Door Locks and more power options for all worldwide models including Carib's optional power mirrors
Offered power windows, power door locks and similar power options in at least US and Canada, offered cruise control in Japan and power mirrors in US and Canada making LHD/RHD conversions much easier than rigging up new parts to accommodate certain car features and for power mirrors a mirror defogger/defroster as well
For markets with cup holders, offered rear ones as well
4WD AND 4-DOOR MODEL OF COROLLA 2
163-165HP 3A-ELU ENGINE WITH MEGA TORQUE AND TURBO AND EVEN TWIN-CAM OPTION such as for a 4AGE or similar
Made 4A, 4AC/U, (Choice of normal straight head or AE86 curvy head), 4AELU, 1S, 1AC, 4AGEC/U, 3SGTE and more engine options for car
Made hybrid engines 7AC/U, 7AGEC/U, 7AGZEC/U and 7AGTEC/U engines themselves as other engine options for car
Used AL10-AL12's external ignition coil rather than integrated one on all AL20-25 Tercels, Corsas, Corolla II's, and Caribs
Had TRD make exhaust headers, A turbocharger and intercooler, a PFI fuel injection intake manifold, exhaust system, sidedraft carbs and downdraft and sidedraft EFI and much more for the TERCEL 4WD's 3A-C and 3A engines, ski stripes for the car, lift springs for the car and raised shocks and struts, made a center diff for the car for easy AWD conversion, offered engine rebuilding services with porting and polishing and more to increase 62HP to at least 71-170HP
Again, economy car. If toyota intended it to be a sports car, we probably wouldnt have ever gotten a 4wd wagon. Nothing they had at the time had that much horsepower, nor did any of their motors had "mega torque". We never got the 1s or 2s, and the 7a didnt get released till '90 in australia. We did get the 1A, and it did come in 1st gen tercels. Not sure why you would want one though--they shared the same problems as the 3a, and had issues with oil drainage from the head.
Why do you want an external coil? The states was lucky to get magnetic pickup ones in the first gens, but the rest of the world got points. I prefer the internal coil style. Less wires to deal with.
Boy you must sure like dreaming...
While I agree it would have made things a lot easier, the tercel was their first fwd platform, and they had reasons to mount it longitudinally. It greatly reduced torque steer, and the weight distribution helped make the car handle better. There's an article someone wrote out there that goes over it pretty well.Mounted engine the same way as on Corolla AE80-82 or done as option
Everyone's dreams! What's wrong with dreaming? And I slightly disagree with you on some things but I am proud I got you here in Tercel4wd.com
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I said it because you and everyone here accused me of dreaming and don't you all agree the Tercel was one of their best made cars with only few repairs?Toyotise wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:09 amNo. I am not. I am on here because I like these Tercel cars, and Toyota’s in general. I like you’re thread of dreams. It would’ve been nice if the Tercel’s were made beefier, with more options/ aftermarket support. They’re great cars but some parts were economized on (it was their economy model). I dream of selectable locking front and rear differentials, a true low range gearbox...Sweet dreams...
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Mattel, how does the early Tercel engine installation reduce torque steer?
I have always understood torque steer to be a function of the steering geometry relative to the FWD, I do not see how the engine position would affect that. I drove many of the early imported FWD cars that had noticeable torque steer, all were transverse engine installation (early 1970's honda civic and VW Rabbit for example), I did not like those FWD cars because of heavy torque steer. If you accelerated going around a corner the car wanted to pull straight, trying to pull the steering wheel of your hands. Unless you mean something else, I do not see how the Tercel engine installation would change that. none of the modern FWD cars have this problem to any great extent, and all use the transverse engine installation.
Weight distribution might be improved perhaps, still kind of tall (high CG). Consider that at the time Toyota had no cars with a transverse engine installation. I think they were staying with what they had and creating a drive train around their engine.
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
Re: WHAT TOYOTA ANYWHERE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY...
Torque steer is caused by different length left and right front drive axles- the greater the difference, the more prevalent the condition. Our cars' axle lengths are much closer L&R than most early transverse engine vehicles. Later transverse vehicles added a support bearing ass'y to the longer axle to reduce or eliminate the torque steer. Also, our cars don't have a whole lot of power...
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huh?terceldude wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 6:03 pm Everyone's dreams! What's wrong with dreaming? And I slightly disagree with you on some things but I am proud I got you here in Tercel4wd.com
1988 DLX 4wd Tercel Wagon w/ weber (RIP)
1985 4wd Tercel SR5 (RIP)
1986 Base 2dr Hatch (RIP / PARTS)
1986 DLX 4wd Tercel Wagon with ???
1985 DLX 2dr Tercel Hatch w/manual swap
1981 2dr Toyota Tercel w/7age (RIP)
1981 3dr hatch Toyota Tercel w/Turbo 4AGE
1981 3dr hatch Toyota Tercel SR-5
1985 4wd Tercel SR5 (RIP)
1986 Base 2dr Hatch (RIP / PARTS)
1986 DLX 4wd Tercel Wagon with ???
1985 DLX 2dr Tercel Hatch w/manual swap
1981 2dr Toyota Tercel w/7age (RIP)
1981 3dr hatch Toyota Tercel w/Turbo 4AGE
1981 3dr hatch Toyota Tercel SR-5