Have a 99 that's the same as your 2.0 except mine has grey bumpers. Had 152,000 kms when purchased in 2018 to 178,000 today. Love everything about it. The WOF mechanics call it The Little Warrior. Kia ora from New Zealand! 🇳🇿
From nz here too! These are epic little cars, always driven Toyota and they just handle being ringpieced and thrashed all day every day and still just need oil changes and tyres, and maybe eventually shocks
The car is very light, the acceleration is surprising despite the low power, it reminds me of the Suzuki Swift from the 90s with a 1.3l engine and about 800kg, it was a lot of fun.
i am in australia, i drive my starlet 1997 version since from 2007, still run alright 4xx,xxxkm still very reliable i put ad09 yokohama when on the track day, with 4efe 1.3L, hahaha
Love my starlet, had it nearly 20 years, it's a boggo basic Sportif, not even got power steering fitted a 4efte back in 2007 then forged it a few years later. Pushing nearly 300bhp Check my channel for videos of it on track
there use to be a big racing scene for these in jamaca and they would put the 5e engine in and turbo it without putting low comp pistons or any engine mods in, they never open engines there untill they go pop, and they went very quick and beat the usual turbo glanzas all running the usual 240-270 bhp tunned
Starlet ep 91..Best car ever made in terms of Reliability trough simplicity..i Bought one three years ago with some 188.000 k.m in very good clean original condition..tons of cheap spares around but probably wont need them ..Starlets are quick vivid engines and easy to maintain.easy to wash also due to sweet smooth curves on body..i think is a cute appearance also..I love it ...i was such an idiot that didthn buy one earlier ..i was a motorcyclist only..such an idioooooooot😂😂 All the best from Greece
