My minty 84

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8es.tercel
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My tercel:: 1984 Tecel 4wd wagon completely stock 127k
Location: Amarillo Tx

My minty 84

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Just bought this super clean 84. Only 127500 miles and it looks new inside and out. I've owned a few mid eighties Toyotas and this is one quickly becoming my favorite. The original white wheels will be going back on it soon, even though these wheels aren't terrible. It came with tons of service documents, the original window sticker, and manuals. My 85 4x4 truck has been sitting in the driveway for a week straight after being my daily for the past six years.
Mint 84Tercel, Clean 85 4x4 pickup, Project 73 Corona MarkII s/w
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My tercel:: 1984 Tecel 4wd wagon completely stock 127k
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My tercel:: 1984 Tecel 4wd wagon completely stock 127k
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Petros
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My tercel:: '84 Tercel4wd w/extensive mods
Location: Arlington WA USA

Re: My minty 84

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nice and clean. most of the gold ("topaz") Tercels I have seen had all of the clear coat peeling off the roof and hood (sun damage) at this age. yours must have been garaged its whole life. too bad it is auto trans, though popular in most new cars these days, it just seems more fitting for these vintage 4wd cars to have a manual trans.
'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)
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My tercel:: 1985 Tercel SR5

Re: My minty 84

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8es it looks amazing! How much did you give for it? What are your plans?

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8es.tercel
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My tercel:: 1984 Tecel 4wd wagon completely stock 127k
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Re: My minty 84

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So I found it at a small town car lot the lady was asking $1950 for it. I've always wanted one of these but you rarely see them in the Texas panhandle. I really just want to upkeep it and drive it like it is. I've got a nice 85 Toyota pickup for off-roading so this is my around town car. It drives so good and the three speed auto is actually fun because it doesn't have that off throttle coast like a new auto it is either accelerating or decelerating so it feels more connected. That being said nothing beats a manual box in my opinion either. It still has the antenna also which is a first for any Toyota I've ever owned. I'm going to put the original wheels back on it too, they are too sweet to leave off. Looking at the hand writing in the manual and at the super detailed hand written records the old man was meticulous at maintenance. I'll keep up his good work and keep this one a shining example.
Mint 84Tercel, Clean 85 4x4 pickup, Project 73 Corona MarkII s/w
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