1986 Toyota Corolla Sedan Review - The Front-Wheel-Drive Brother To The AE86!

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  • @cfc1001001cfc
    @cfc1001001cfc 2 роки тому +86

    How amazing is it to see a 36 year old Corolla with only 30K on it! It'll last another 20 years and 200,000 miles if its cared for (and parts can still be found for it.)

    • @derekbartlett6142
      @derekbartlett6142 2 роки тому +6

      Only cost me $50 for whole new ignition system

    • @sybsygstgstsgysg5330
      @sybsygstgstsgysg5330 2 роки тому +7

      It will go further than 200k

    • @AlexGarcia-ke3qq
      @AlexGarcia-ke3qq 2 роки тому +7

      they over engendered these things! they got it right decades ago!

    • @Blakecryderman7244
      @Blakecryderman7244 Рік тому +2

      @@derekbartlett6142 are you still enjoying the car 11 months later? This thing is just so cool. The only thing I would do is fix the rust on that fender, by re-welding in a new patch of sheet metal. That’s it. That’s all I would do to this car. One thing I noticed throughout Zack’s video driving it was that distinctive engine noise mixed with the humming from the tires. Super distinctive and nostalgic. I know it could be A LOT CLEANER for the super low miles, but hey, it’s transportation that never fails is the goal. I have a classic same year toyota, 1986 2 tone blue Camry liftback 5 speed manual. Absolutely LOVE IT. Blue interior still looks brand new after almost 37 years and 116,000 miles.

    • @randr10
      @randr10 Рік тому +2

      Nah. Up there in the rust belt it'll be folded in half in a couple years, especially with the rot you can already see starting on it. Too bad. Otherwise those are good for many hundreds of thousands of miles, but the Japanese weren't quite up to snuff on their metallurgy. As quick as a Detroit Big 3 car would rust, these ones were really bad for it. I had an '86 Celica, an '88 Celica a '90 Corolla and an '86 Nissan 4x4 pickup and they all irreparably rusted by the 150k mile mark. Every one of them still ran perfect though. Wait, except the '88 Celica. That one spit the diff out onto the pavement. It wasn't anything to do with the way I drove it though, I promise.

  • @lldaxzacll4414
    @lldaxzacll4414 Рік тому +6

    It is amazing, my father has two Corollas, an AE82 and an AE83 and GOD they run very well for a car that is over 30 years old.

  • @simonsoreyn
    @simonsoreyn 2 роки тому +29

    I have a corolla ea82 hatch from 1985 with a 1.3 l 12 Valve and the thing actually likes to rev and drives pretty good in 2nd and 3rd for only 75 hp. It is a fun, reliable car and great for beginners . And btw love the vids man you're doing a good job!

    • @julienbee3467
      @julienbee3467 Рік тому +1

      How is the steering ? Is it easy to park it ?

    • @simonsoreyn
      @simonsoreyn Рік тому +1

      @@julienbee3467 Well without power steering it is a bit hard to park but because it's such a small car I can park it anywhere.

  • @Kuessemir
    @Kuessemir 2 роки тому +26

    I remember in the early nineties, our Dodge Shadow was rear-ended and thereby in the shop. My mother had a 1989 Corolla as a rental. It might as well have been a Mercedes for all we knew... it just felt so solid, well-made, easy to drive, frugal, and spunky. In comparison, the Dodge was a dog, couldn't get out of its own way, and it was a fragile piece too.

    • @brendang673
      @brendang673 2 роки тому +2

      My dad had the competing 1993 Ford Tempo for a couple years. I'm sure this Corolla definitely would have been an upgrade over that too.

    • @Kuessemir
      @Kuessemir 2 роки тому +2

      @@brendang673 and I always thought people who had Tempo's seemed sophisticated. I thought it was an exotic escort.

    • @randr10
      @randr10 Рік тому +2

      Yeah the Colt was a pile. US manufacturers were never great with the compact car. They phoned it in on pretty much all of them back then.

  • @JohnnyRoku
    @JohnnyRoku 2 роки тому +15

    I’ve been looking forward to a review like this for a while, I love seeing stock Japanese econoboxes! Thanks for this!

  • @stephengiannone5449
    @stephengiannone5449 2 роки тому +27

    Why can't we get simple cars like this anymore.

    • @EssenceofPureFlavor
      @EssenceofPureFlavor 9 місяців тому +4

      Partly regulatory, partly also that most people don't want that, even when they insist they do.

  • @super_slav91
    @super_slav91 2 роки тому +9

    That engine is still being used in Toyota forklifts today but I think on OHV configuration..

  • @reallyrandomrides1296
    @reallyrandomrides1296 2 роки тому +5

    Not too many 1980s cars would be suitable as a daily driver in the 2020s, but I can totally see this 1986 Corolla standing up well to that task. And yeah, I love the way 1980s Toyotas feel when you drive them. Light and nimble. And no extra 1000 pounds of safety equipment to save us from ourselves. We will never see cars like this made again.

  • @Sean-ec8zb
    @Sean-ec8zb Рік тому +2

    In a family of used cars dealers, generation after generation of comparable cars, Corollas, Camrys though often not the best looking, they outlast their competitions. That's why after 10, 15 years or more the Toyotas still hold the strongest value

  • @ApocalypsoTron
    @ApocalypsoTron 7 місяців тому +1

    I had this as my first car. Very powerful and lots of fun when you're in your 20s!

  • @IgoZoom1
    @IgoZoom1 2 роки тому +5

    In middle school, my best friend's mom drove an '86 Chevy Nova (same car). It was painfully slow, but didn't seem to bother her (she had a Chevette before it).
    I always found Toyota's very angular interiors a little odd (squares everywhere) but it's impressive that the seat fabric and door panels look so high quality on the one you're driving. I also remember that her Nova didn't have the squeaks and rattles that my mom's Olds did.

  • @user-iv5yk4nr4q
    @user-iv5yk4nr4q Рік тому +2

    Man seeing this beautiful car almost brings a tear to my eye....I bought a 1985 AE82 sedan same color as the one in this video and sadly it was totaled by someone who ran a stop sign and crushed the unibody. These cars are hidden gems and fun/cheap to drive, i'm glad more people are appreciating them!

  • @BGBG617
    @BGBG617 3 місяці тому

    This was my first car. Bought new for 10,200 in 1986. Manual transmission LE 4 dr.. Had it for years and drove it all over the country. Great car.

  • @xXxDurandalxXx
    @xXxDurandalxXx 2 роки тому +3

    fun fact! the slightly later chevy nova of this ae82 had a version w the 4age!! and because of how LIGHT this car is, its scary fun to ride in considering it has close to double the hp of this ae82! but unfortunately its rare

    • @damilolaakanni
      @damilolaakanni 2 роки тому

      I guess you can buy the AE82 Corolla and swap the 4A-GE engine in. It will be quite hard, but if you like working on your cars it's worth it, and you'll have fun doing it with someone else.

  • @dustinleonsky4513
    @dustinleonsky4513 2 роки тому +1

    The first year of this body style/generation was 1984. I had a 1984. It was a great vehicle. It got me from POINT A to POINT B and back to POINT A. I also used it for my job when I was a Delivery Driver for Pizza Hut. It had a surprisingly SMOOTH RIDE for CHEAP/BARE BONES VEHICLE. The A/C blew very cold. Probably colder than the A/C in my 2007 Toyota Avalon Limited, which I still have. I would love to find another Corolla Sedan from 1984-1987 in good shape with low miles.

  • @Zedigy
    @Zedigy 2 роки тому +4

    Love these reviews! Always nice to see such varied kinds of vehicles, and those of the 90’s and 80’s too

  • @ekims_echoes
    @ekims_echoes 6 місяців тому

    Memory lane for me as this was my first car. Bought from a family friend for, I think, $350. I was at least the second teenage driver and I thrashed mine, but it got me around. It may have had no power, but I crept up to 105 mph a couple of times and it cruised up I5 at 90 for a good while. They're rare now and I get a little nostalgic when I see them.

  • @96g20t
    @96g20t 2 роки тому +1

    Starting in 1985 for this generation of Corollas (it was a new model in 1984), AE 82, a four speed auto was available in the LE and Le Ltd. models. A four speed auto was available in the first year AE86, 1984.

  • @EC-ol8nz
    @EC-ol8nz 2 роки тому +1

    I had this car in 1992 -2000 manual. Great car 27-32mpg Gas was $1.19 all day long! Car got a hole in the floor from salt/rust. Stalled car thru flood water still started. Worked for for many more years. Car radiator overheated cracked the block :( Caused a leak.
    Bought a 2000 Subaru 2.5RS after that. Still miss both cars :)

  • @ajthenerd4918
    @ajthenerd4918 2 роки тому

    My dad's old boss has an 85' Rose Grey Corolla LE with only 107K miles on it, and she is the original owner. She hasn't driven it in about 6 years, but, it has been garaged and its mint. She is giving it to me for my first car. It's an amazing car, and I can't wait to restore it.

  • @willyhwang1059
    @willyhwang1059 2 роки тому +1

    Mine was a blue 5 door hatchback
    Owned it when young in the 1990s and didn’t know anything about maintenance. It was good and reliable, got me from A to B for a couple of years. While driving one day, the car suddenly died. Turned out the timing belt broke. Fine little car. Still think about after all these years.

  • @thomasrhinehart6084
    @thomasrhinehart6084 2 роки тому

    a guy at my gym has an 89 nova with the twin cam and all the factory body mods, also with ski racks, it stands out among all the modern vehicles.

  • @bitemyshinnymetalass1569
    @bitemyshinnymetalass1569 2 роки тому

    Reminds me of the car's my mom used to drive. The 1989 Nissan stanza, the 1994 Honda Accord and the 1996 Toyota Camry. Love these cars.

  • @lorenzoayj7751
    @lorenzoayj7751 2 роки тому +1

    now THIS is a good and entertaining car review, awesome work man

  • @mohammadshahin8758
    @mohammadshahin8758 2 роки тому

    My friend's father is a cleric and he has one, my friend modified it for an 1800cc engine 😆, and the cleric says that it has become strong and that it is a blessing.

  • @Blando7887
    @Blando7887 8 місяців тому

    This was my first car. Bought one on my 18th birthday senior year

  • @izzatfauzimustafa6535
    @izzatfauzimustafa6535 2 роки тому

    The years between mid 1980s and 1990s won't be complete without the presence of these FWD AE82 sedans/hatchbacks. It's not just in US and Canada. It's everywhere in any part of the world where Toyota cars is selling really well.

  • @yuuji_
    @yuuji_ Рік тому

    I have a hatchback AE82 (the fx-16 gts), with the 4A-GE in it, paired to a 5 speed manual gearbox. I absolutely love this car, and will drive it 'till it dies. Currently at 160.000 miles, so it's far from being dead x)

  • @minnybiker4505
    @minnybiker4505 2 роки тому

    My first car was a 1985 Chevy Nova. Loved that car!

  • @damilolaakanni
    @damilolaakanni 2 роки тому +2

    I knew a neighbor who had one of these with a five speed manual. It was very reliable, but it was old, so they replaced it with a 1998 Camry.

  • @karoltakisobie6638
    @karoltakisobie6638 Рік тому +1

    We need cars like this back in showrooms. They all disappeared.

  • @reallyrandomrides1296
    @reallyrandomrides1296 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, what a great time capsule! I love it, I want it! I'm such a Toyota fanboy, lol! A bit of rust, but not much for a Chicago car. I guess the 30,000 miles explains that. Must have belonged to a little old lady who drove it to church once a week. Low trunk lift over that we take for granted today, but that was a bit deal back in the 1980s, even the early 1990s. Hard to believe this car was one of the vehicles setting the benchmark back then. Toyota came a long way in 10 years, let alone 20 or 30. My 2003 Corolla looks futuristic compared to this one, haha!

  • @willyhwang1059
    @willyhwang1059 2 роки тому +2

    Love the rear
    Rear Lights design
    If they made a 2 door notchback with a trunk and those tail lights
    Would look great

  • @joshdrewpic
    @joshdrewpic Рік тому

    ah man, that nostolgia hit! This was my first car. I bought one for $1200 in 2001. I can smell that car (a little hint of mold I guess, when it rained hard it used to leak near the foot pedals). I had so much fun with this. I used to drift with it by hitting the E brake.

  • @GeeEm1313
    @GeeEm1313 10 місяців тому

    I remember when these were everywhere!

  • @brianstevens5520
    @brianstevens5520 2 роки тому +1

    I had a 85 nova that was basically the same as the Corrolla

  • @CamlonLogistics-ju6mb
    @CamlonLogistics-ju6mb 28 днів тому

    Watching live from Malawi 🇲🇼

  • @mklee176
    @mklee176 2 роки тому +3

    My first car out of high school in ‘94 (‘86, bought used). Exact same model, color, and hubcap. It was a complete POS compared to my fellow high school graduates with their Integras, 240SX, and new Civics. But it served its purpose. Definitely did NOT help me in my quest to find a girlfriend.

  • @Seitan333
    @Seitan333 11 місяців тому

    I have a 5 speed manual ae82 with factory installed sunviser and venetian blinds. Best car iv ever owned

  • @Barabel22
    @Barabel22 2 роки тому

    Mom had a Corolla sedan of the same year and tyke but a light Brown/dark bronze color. Served well for about 7-8 years until she sold it in 2005/6 soon after we moved to AZ bad got a 2005 Nissan Altima.

  • @Steve1766
    @Steve1766 11 місяців тому +1

    legendary

  • @nolahahnshouse3389
    @nolahahnshouse3389 2 роки тому

    My home boy is building a gt hatchback right now and it’s gonna be awesome when he finishes it and his is 5 speed transmission and a 86

  • @liamflynn6929
    @liamflynn6929 Рік тому

    My friend let me take his out on Finnish back roads, so much fun (his was a 5 speed though). Nothing like tossing these things around on tiny gravel roads with de-studded 13" snow tires

  • @atom7k856
    @atom7k856 2 роки тому

    I would love to dailly one of these
    They are so simple, my ae86 has 400k miles all stock and works like new, corollas are just indestructible

  • @vandenbricks
    @vandenbricks Рік тому

    Some AE82s came with the same 4AGE as the AE86, such as my car which is the lift back seca version of the AE82, awesome cars great fun with the more powerful engine, I love mine!

  • @kllntime101
    @kllntime101 2 роки тому

    My AE86 is down so I almost picked one of these up as a daily until I stumbled on a low mile 86 Cressida. I really like these old Corollas a lot though. I'd still buy one if I weren't eyeing a GR Corolla to fill my last parking space.

  • @Keaguan
    @Keaguan 11 місяців тому

    I brought one of these cars today! Pretty good condition with a tad bit of clear coat peel, only con it has a clutch in needing of replacement which I shall do!

  • @tyreechawkins9904
    @tyreechawkins9904 Рік тому

    I remember the early 90's

  • @fabyrbl8177
    @fabyrbl8177 2 роки тому

    story time: i once went to work for like a week at a turkish fast food place , there was an abandoned ae82 hatch, the thing was in such bad shape the rust had molded , but the interior was like new, even the plastics after sitting at least 5 years in 40+°C summers , god i wish i could have taken that one for a ride XD

  • @jacobfleming565
    @jacobfleming565 2 роки тому +2

    Love those unavoidable rust spots on these imports lol

  • @carl5381
    @carl5381 2 роки тому

    this was my first car as an idiot kid but I loved it. So reliable, comfortable enough and easy to drive. I wish to hell I took care of it and enjoyed it for longer. I want another one lol

  • @IanForsythWestCoast
    @IanForsythWestCoast 2 роки тому +3

    There was such a huge improvement between 1986 and the 1989-92 Corolla. The next gen was such a step up in power, room, and style.

  • @randomgames9948
    @randomgames9948 4 місяці тому

    i have this car and still in good condition

  • @osamaasif9601
    @osamaasif9601 7 місяців тому

    This is literally a tank, my cousin owns this vehicle. It gives lousy mileage but still this a very very reliable vehicle. They don't make'em like they used to.

  • @Henelol
    @Henelol Рік тому +1

    I am on my 6th engine ;) 4. 1.3l 2e & 2. 1.6l 4afe, but its the E80 with whopping 263tkm

  • @Sinserg
    @Sinserg 2 роки тому

    Wow nice, thanks for sharing!

  • @M3GAN3116
    @M3GAN3116 2 роки тому

    Thanks for video 👍

  • @ayrsonlacayo585
    @ayrsonlacayo585 2 роки тому

    You should do an ae92 Corolla review!! The forgotten successor to the ae86

  • @wolfgang4047
    @wolfgang4047 Рік тому

    I had one for four years it was a rust bucket but I drove it with a 5-speed and that was the most cheap on car gas I ever had

  • @BMan100
    @BMan100 2 роки тому

    seats covered in VELOOOOOOOORRRREEEE...... now it's just the 86 you need lol

  • @dannyc8617
    @dannyc8617 2 роки тому

    One of the cars that put Toyota reliability on the map.

  • @SORGIGERMANICO
    @SORGIGERMANICO 5 місяців тому

    My aunt had one bought it new had over 400k miles on it when she got rid of it and yes it still ran and drove it just completely rotted out

  • @garrettraakman6465
    @garrettraakman6465 2 роки тому

    Shocking clean

  • @ВсеволодДзюба-д7з
    @ВсеволодДзюба-д7з Місяць тому

    I have Toytoa Corolla EE80 Liftback 1987 (last production year) with 1.3 L 2e engine with 75 h.p. with the same 3 speed automatic transmission like in this video . I have a tachometer on my dashboard. This first generation of front weel drive of Corolla, this model has historical meeaning like model 2108 for VAZ (LADA). Lada started to produt first frount weel drive car (model 2108 Sputnik, a.n.a. Samara) in 1984 (E80 Corolla started in 1983). This car produted by Chevrolet in USA too, them car producted by the name Chevrolet Nova. This car approach for one adage, Inside car bigger, then outside. In my family this car from 1997. My grandad bought this car on car seconhand trading platform, frist owner was living in German. it's car is so durable, but this model has some construction problem. First it's carburetor, Aisan V-type- it's good carburetor when it's working, but when it will broke... It's carburetor hard for fix, the most dificalt part for tune, vacuum autometic idle control system. Second part, it's second and third spark plugs inside exhaust manifold. If you have promlems with carburetor, and pours candles, you will have burnt hands all the time. The third quation is corrosion of rear arches, in your car all body will be fine, but arches will rotten, and this rotten will eating all body. In any way this fifth generation of corolla, for my oppinion better then six generation (E90). E90 as for me simplified version of E90, instead of an independent rear suspension, they made a semi-independent beam, a simpler caburator, the body, in my opinion, became less stylish.

  • @RunnJake
    @RunnJake 2 роки тому

    The 86s commuter friendly cousin

  • @yumishindou5705
    @yumishindou5705 3 місяці тому

    "¡LLEGO EL JAPONÉS, TOYOTA COROLLA!"

  • @jbizarroable
    @jbizarroable 2 роки тому

    i have one and these goo for ages, love my corolla woudnt change it or sellit for anything.

  • @TugomaHughJohnson
    @TugomaHughJohnson Місяць тому

    Was not expecting the Big Friggin Bottle test that had me cacklin

  • @davinp
    @davinp 2 роки тому +2

    The Corolla was basic reliable transportation

  • @xaviert.123
    @xaviert.123 2 роки тому

    I really want to find one of these cars up here in Canada. Anyone know if they were ever sold up here?

  • @TheCarCrazyGuy
    @TheCarCrazyGuy 2 роки тому

    I bought one of these new in 1987. Very basic but nice.

  • @supreme_wolf8469
    @supreme_wolf8469 Рік тому

    So I have a ae82 1986 fwd but I wanna make it a little faster but don’t know where should I start the trans or add air intake

  • @Motorkid98
    @Motorkid98 Рік тому

    I’m in my friends 1987 Chevy Nova (same car)

  • @423tech
    @423tech 2 роки тому

    Oh crap my guess on the car on Instagram was 100% on lol 86 Corolla

  • @SevereTstormFan
    @SevereTstormFan Рік тому

    Were these just as reliable as 90s Toyota's?

  • @omarquinones7652
    @omarquinones7652 2 роки тому

    I currently have one of these and after modifying the stock carburetor, and suspension, adding wider tires it's definitely an underestimated platform. I would love for you to review and compare it to the stock form

    • @corneliomhernandez9405
      @corneliomhernandez9405 Рік тому

      What did you do to the carburator? I just got one and it failed smog due to running too rich so I will need either adjusting or replacing.

    • @omarquinones7652
      @omarquinones7652 Рік тому

      @@corneliomhernandez9405 full vacuum delete and rebuilt the carb. Search up "4ac free mods" there's some good videos on tuning the carb

  • @M3GAN3116
    @M3GAN3116 2 роки тому

    Was there one key for ignition and trunk and one key for the door's?

  • @lonewolf33396
    @lonewolf33396 2 роки тому

    Best cars in the world. Toyota

  • @tientrinh943
    @tientrinh943 2 роки тому

    What’s the difference between the dx and le models? The price difference was $6k versus $9k. That’s huge no homo

  • @jakeevans8819
    @jakeevans8819 2 роки тому

    Please review an AE92 Sedan

  • @zephaniahdejene1746
    @zephaniahdejene1746 3 місяці тому

    also this car is super duper light like 840 kg from factory to put that in perspective a gr yaris is 1200 kg now imagine some one k swaps that car

  • @Acordionista509
    @Acordionista509 Рік тому

    Are these reliable?

  • @pinnacleofknowledge6015
    @pinnacleofknowledge6015 2 роки тому

    Anyone else just have a thing for older cars personal favorite bwm e30!

  • @vermillion.__-_.
    @vermillion.__-_. 6 місяців тому

    BeamNG Pessima has entered the chat

  • @ashleyvader8993
    @ashleyvader8993 Рік тому

    Does anyone know if the 1984 has airbags?

  • @FCT8306onTwoWheels
    @FCT8306onTwoWheels 2 роки тому

    dang the likes were at 86 when i started watching the video, then i clicked the like button and theyre 87

  • @afaxx3304
    @afaxx3304 2 роки тому

    my neighbour has this same model with low miles

  • @reynacastro9252
    @reynacastro9252 2 роки тому

    Is for sale or sold

  • @dave11686
    @dave11686 2 роки тому

    Cool!

  • @WildWildWeasel
    @WildWildWeasel 2 роки тому

    They called those the “Corolla Avila” in Venezuela, the most underwhelming thing ever imho.

  • @michaelcoffey7362
    @michaelcoffey7362 2 роки тому

    Cool 😀

  • @retrosteven
    @retrosteven 2 роки тому +1

    I laughed at the meme

  • @disneyfan9099
    @disneyfan9099 2 роки тому

    Wow!

  • @luke2806
    @luke2806 Рік тому

    nice car but rust will take this car in the winter, pray it will not be driven in winter.

  • @COYGunners
    @COYGunners 2 роки тому +1

    For a couple bucks owner could have friggin’ VACCUMED THE CARPET. Besides that, this is a very special ride.

  • @JuanJimenez.
    @JuanJimenez. 11 місяців тому

    death trap car, imagine getting hit by a newer gen Suburban or Escalade, you are FUCKED

  • @fernan6349
    @fernan6349 2 роки тому

    woah

  • @boltgaming248
    @boltgaming248 Рік тому

    toyota corolla

  • @iSlandeRon
    @iSlandeRon 2 роки тому

    It's pretty dirty and worn out looking for 30k miles. You're sure it's not 130k ?