Toyota Previa (Estima) 2.2L Diesel Auto Reviews
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★★★★★
“Excilent car”
Written on: 26/09/2012 by Obsecure (12 reviews written)
i like this car by heart, many vehicale i used in my life but i this i am also lucky onw who got a chance a got one, excilent car have a very nice look smooth handling, and very comfortable and luxarier at interier, i think its a nice one but one thing that i think its too costly to purshase anyone i think they have to take step to low its price because everybody cn enjoy it (read more)
★★★★★
“Top notch MPV if you have 92-94 G luxury”
Written on: 01/09/2012 by Winnyjaye (1 review written)
They are really good equip MPV, the diesel engine is a gem for economy driving and plenty of torque despite a majority of them are column shift automatics, top speed is 101mph but happy to cruise at 70mph , get the G luxury and you get electric windows, tilt front sunroof, large electric rear sliding moonroof also air condition/ climate control front and rear.
Some models come with curtains some with rear privacy glass, the 92-94 eminas/lucida G Luxury also comes with captain seats on...
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★★★★★
“JUST BRILLIANT”
Written on: 25/03/2012 by caveman
I have had my Lucy for 8 years K plate cost £3500 with 81000k or was that 120000k or was that 174000k on the clock never really got to the bottom of that one. Warning the Lucy's can and are clocked mine was by over 80000k, got a hugh discount thanks trading standards. The car has been a trouble free work horse, passed all MOT's first time, MPG is fare 35mpg. Over the eight years i have fitted new rear wheel bearing, upgraded the suspension, large capacity radiator, union joints on prop and... (read more)
★★★★☆
“Magic Bus”
Written on: 15/02/2012 by skin2706 (1 review written)
Hi, I have owned several Estima's, I bought my first one which was an "M" plate, when I first took it home I thought "Oh My God, what have I done"? But after a few weeks I must say I was really pleasantly suprised with the Ole Bus! I used it for work, taking myself and two others + all our working kit (heavy lot), up and down the M4, M5, it saved me a fortune in hire costs! Yes the heads can be a problem, but I bought a Larger core radiator off Ebay, filled the system up with neat... (read more)
★★★★★
“member of the family.”
Written on: 23/01/2012
This has been the best car we have ever owned. Reliable, practical, comfortable, great touring vehicle. Reasonably economical, does about 500 km on a tank of diesel. The only fault she has is tends to overheat on hot days if climbing up steep hills. We solve this by turning on the heaters full blast until we go down the hill and cool her off. This is only a problem if driving up mountains, which we don't do too often!!. Unfortunately, now I do not have people to mover any more, we will... (read more)
★★★★★
“I like the car easy to drive all the controls near and...”
Written on: 28/01/2011
I like the car easy to drive all the controls near and the big boys toys that come with it. I would recommend to a friend! (read more)
★★★★☆
“Hi Peter here from Perth WA I just bought a 94 Lucida...”
Written on: 05/12/2010
Hi Peter here from Perth WA I just bought a 94 Lucida turbo diesel, Im still getting adjusted to it, There is a yellow button right hand side bellow the steering column. Does anybody know what this does? the revs do change and it makes a sound from the exhaust when its switched on does it have anything to do with the turbo? (read more)
★★★★★
“Had my 2.2 Ltr Diesel Auto Lucida since April 2003.The...”
Written on: 25/09/2010
Had my 2.2 Ltr Diesel Auto Lucida since April 2003.The inadequate radiator (16mm thick) which I eventally replaced with a 32mm one, caused so much damage(due to my negligence, driving to the top of the French Alps fully loaded, time after time)I had to replace the engine. Since the radiator and engine change I've had many thousands of trouble free miles.When purchasing one just check the radiator and if it's only 16mm thick then get it replaced,at around £90 it's a must.Considering it's... (read more)
★★★★☆
“I brought a estima 2.2td 4x4 on a k plate for £630....”
Written on: 10/05/2010
I brought a estima 2.2td 4x4 on a k plate for £630. Ticked all the boxes as we have 3 kids. Its the top of the range G version so has thas the captain seats which are very comfy. It has alot of extras and is so easy to drive and with the parking sensor front and back it easy to park.
so now the dissapointing bit, i dident even have it a week when sitting at a junction a cloud of blue smoke and a few miles down the road over heated. I had it towed home with suspected cracked head, so drained...
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★★★★★
“the toyota estima is one of the most practible...”
Written on: 04/01/2010
the toyota estima is one of the most practible vehicles that also has style,lots of info available at www.estimaowners.com an internet based car club,well worth visiting if you are thinking of purchasing one of these fantastic vehicles,or if you already own one. (read more)
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★★★★★
“Me and the missus has just been proud owners of our...”
Written on: 21/11/2009
Me and the missus has just been proud owners of our lucida, we are very impressed with everything about it. After reading other peoples reviews we have found some common problems ie: interior light above the side door not working, after reading what some1 wrote on how much they cost just for a bulb we are quite happy to fumble around in the dark its more fun lol (read more)
★★★★★
“I love my Estima Lucida! I am new to the Estima family...”
Written on: 24/08/2009
I love my Estima Lucida! I am new to the Estima family by only a few days though i used to drive a Toyota Spacecruiser about 6 years ago.
Its not just practical with 8 seats, but necessary in my family as with 4 kids ranging from 13 to 1years old, space in our car is exactly what we need especially when u add myself and partner.
Surprisingly the drive is so fantastic, with 2.2 engine & power-steering, for such a big motor its amazing how easy&powerful it feels.
The only drawback would be not...
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★★★☆☆
“I have had a 1996 imported Lucida for 5 years now....”
Written on: 24/07/2009
I have had a 1996 imported Lucida for 5 years now. Great for the whole family, 8 seats plus luggage space, nothing else can match this at the price. 2.2 diesel auto returns nearly 30mpgin town and nearly 40mpg on a run (not driven hard). The only spare part I've needed so far is an interior light bulb for above the side door. £20 from local Toyota dealer. What do they think it, is a bloody chandelier? I found a copy on the internet locally for £10. Still a rip off. So vehicle is great as... (read more)
★★★★★
“I have owned my Toyota Previa for one year, had 58,000...”
Written on: 28/01/2009 by bargainbuya (1 review written)
I have owned my Toyota Previa for one year, had 58,000 on the clock when bought it, paid £1200 with toyota service history from when it had been imported, i've owned 2 spacecruisers and 2 townaces before i bought this, was cautious at first due to known cylinder head weaknesses. i check my oil and water weekly,without fail, have covered 20,000 miles + in one year and have been all around uk with caravan in tow, recent excursion was to cornwall for a week ,8 of us in car + luggage and... (read more)
★★★★★
“Love everything about the Toyota Estima, having been...”
Written on: 13/04/2008
Love everything about the Toyota Estima, having been the owner of an estima and every weekend for 3 years it carried 7 people (4 adults & 3 children) shopping and items of furniture including a 3 seater sofa. Overall performance for a people carrier in my opinion is second to none. (read more)
★★★★★
“Overall the Toyota Estima I owned for two years was...”
Written on: 25/03/2008 by mjltigger (1 review written)
Overall the Toyota Estima I owned for two years was fantastic, nothing I did to it ever made it flinch or cause me any problems right up to the end when the head went. I had quotes for the work as low as £1000 and with that work done I know that the car would have been good for many more years however at the time I needed a vehicle instantly so had to trade it in. As proof of how well respected these vehicles are, I even managed to get a good price for it then from a dealer who knew his... (read more)
Printmeister43's Response to mjltigger's Review
Written on: 30/08/2010
I found this review very helpful because I'm thinking about changing my present car for another MPV and am researching what's around, how much, mpg, spares, etc.
<br/>I bought a Mazda Bongo recently, it's a beautiful Motor, bags of room, very well designed, very comfortable, easy to drive and quite economical on diesel, but I have a prolapsed disc problem and it's a reet bugga to get in and out of, so I'm relunctantly selling it, hence my looking at easier to get in & out of MPV's.
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★★★★☆
“I really wish you ignorant people would STOP calling...”
Written on: 23/01/2008
I really wish you ignorant people would STOP calling the imported Estima, Lucida and Emina a Previa.
The Previa is a UK built vehicle with a PETROL 2.4L engine that does NOT repeat NOT suffer cracked cylinder heads. This problem is 100% dedicated to the 2.2TD DIESEL engine found exclusively and ONLY on the imported cars. The UK built Previa is one of the MOST reliable cars on the road whilst the imported cars are 110% guaranteed to suffer a cracked head sooner or later.
What's more even...
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 16/02/2012
Seems like your equally as ignorant.Previas,petrol. suffer from blown head gaskets,and thats fact.And diesels,are more robust,more than likely to out last the petrol plus the specs are superior to the previa.More people who own a Toyota would much prefer The Diesel version over the Petrol.
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Winnyjaye's Comment
Written on: 01/09/2012
Info. 1, 1992-1998 The ESTIMA IS THE PREVIA, it shares the same 2.4 petrol engine, it has the same eggplant bodyshape as the Previa, same grill, same interior same everything as the Previa, but with a bit more luxury as it is built and still in Japan and they get a better choice as that's where the PREVIA is originally from japan, but built for the uk market. Info 2. the other 2 estimas (Emina and Lucida) are both diesels which were also built in Japan aside of the Estima/Previa and are slightly smaller, and had a 2.2 turbodiesel engine to fit in Japanese small car Tax system, quite a lot of them were imported (2003) over the uk which some were equipped with luxury trim also all previa are basic trimmed also it was pointless importing the Toyota ESTIMA 2.4 petrol over as there as it would have been confusing knowing the uk market already have them rebadged aka TOYOTA PREVIA also with all the luxury it would have outclassed the PREVIA itself and yes they do suffer from a cracked block due to bad overheating, remedy is replace the thin 16mm rad for a 32mm heavy duty version, you will notice vast difference so before you start having a go at estima owners, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, to round it off, the ESTIMA is a PREVIA and the PREVIA IS THE ESTIMA, as same saying the Emina is a Lucida and the Lucida is the Emina just trim difference on all 4 vehicles they all have the same 2wd and 4wd & mid engine layout all have 4drs, it's only difference is the large body size & petrol on the big estima/previa and small body & diesel on the emina/lucida
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★★★★★
“In 2003 my wifes father passed on and had only 2 weeks...”
Written on: 02/01/2008
In 2003 my wifes father passed on and had only 2 weeks before, bought an imported Lucida. As a result it was passed on to myself.
I've had it ever since, itss a 1992 2.2 TDI and I adore it.
It's very forgiving with its handling, powerful and can return 35mpg without issue. Passed the first 2 MOTs without any work needing to be done at all, since then I've only had to replace the starter motor at £129.99 including fitting and a few bulbs.
The space is wonderful and the seats are nice and...
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★★★★★
“I wish there were more info to the Toyota Previa. It's...”
Written on: 03/12/2007
I wish there were more info to the Toyota Previa. It's reliable and I like it but would still like to know more about it. (read more)
★★★★★
“I want to up grade to newer model i.e 2000 but have...”
Written on: 10/11/2007 by BONNER (1 review written)
I want to up grade to newer model i.e 2000 but have they got a boot space as big as the 1992 version? Please can someone who knows help on this as we are moving & we would like to invest in a newer model as I don`t want to have to buy another car for a while.I have four very young children & the old version carrys everything. (read more)
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★★★★★
“My Toyota Estima is the only vehicle I have ever owned...”
Written on: 24/01/2007 by danielle
My Toyota Estima is the only vehicle I have ever owned that has needed nothing doing to it for mot time. It has gone through this year without a penny being spent on it pre mot date - the first year it needed an indicator relay which was the only fail and cost a fiver second hand to repair.
These cars have a large cockpit as the engine is mid mount, ie under the floor making the interior long and roomy. Front and Rear AC, fridge, parking sensors, folding mirrors and twin sunroofs - just some...
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★★★☆☆
“Owned my Toyota Previa for just over two years,...”
Written on: 18/01/2006 by rich21bro (2 reviews written)
Owned my Toyota Previa for just over two years, cylinder head recently cracked - this is apparently quite common. This cost us around £1500. It's not a car for drivers, but it's comfortable and very practical. The seats swing round so the kids can play games on a long journey.
Great - but watch for that Cylinder head
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★★★★★
“I've be an owner for 2 years of the Toyota Previa had...”
Written on: 24/06/2005 by kellyanne (1 review written)
I've be an owner for 2 years of the Toyota Previa had to pay the price of the costley over heat but still would buy another as they are a great drive. (read more)
★★★★☆
“My writing this may be premature, but I have just...”
Written on: 03/05/2005 by mgaddison (1 review written)
My writing this may be premature, but I have just bought an imported Toyota Estima 2.2L Diesel Auto which is very similar to the Previa and so far I am very impressed. As the Japanese cannot drive cars older than 10 years old on their roads they export them. I have bought a 1994 model with 71,000 on the clock. I think of it as a modern VW Camper Van which everyone knows is a classic. One feature of it that beats the rest is that with the EIGHT proper seats in use there is still boot space... (read more)
Timblack57's Response to mgaddison's Review
Written on: 06/08/2007
My experience is beware: the 2.2 litre diesel engine is overworked and overheats easily. When this happens the head cracks and a new factory head will cost you the value of the car. It is essential to check the cooling system thoroughly and have it tested for combustion products in the coolant (sure sign of a serious problem). Next most common failures are starter motors and wiper mechanisms. Parts very expensive through Toyota network but at least they are available (or were up to 2004 at least). If you can find a friendly Toyota dealer that is happy to work on a grey import (not all will) it is worth having a chat with the service manager.
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Emkmf99's Response to mgaddison's Review
Written on: 05/02/2008
also own one of these, lots of places doing good pattern parts (at a fraction of toyota prices) plenty of spares in breakers yards,regular oil changes and keep cooling system in tip top condition vital, they also run on vegetable oil (56p compared to £1.09 for diesel) with no modifications. Heads are a problem, some peoples last for years others dont .one of the biggest problems is when they are imported the cooling system contains Toyota red antifreeze which is neat (does not mix with water) people then try to add water which will eventually block cooling system causing over heating then cracked head.
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Enolooc's Response to mgaddison's Review
Written on: 11/06/2008
Interesting...vegetable oil as alternate fuel. Just pour it in and away you go..or does freezing temperatures cause the oil to thicken? I'm in Canada. Local dealer started importing the vans from japan. Looking at buying one.
<br/>Thanks for the heads up about the red coolant.
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Emkmf99's Response to mgaddison's Review
Written on: 12/06/2008
Cold weather will cause vegtable oil to thicken,you will have a lot colder winters in canada,than here in the uk,we mix 50% veg to 50% diesel in winter this works ok, sealed container for a couple of weeks) its summer here now and have managed to run car on 100% filtered used veg oil (runs perfect but difficult to start initially)some people use a twin tank system and a swith over soleniod (basically you start the car on diesel, then switch to veg, then about a mile before the end of the journey switch back to diesel,so the filter is full of diesel when you start it next day).
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Timblack57's Response to mgaddison's Review
Written on: 14/06/2008
I didn't know about these vehicles being imported with "neat" red antifreeze (or is it a pre-mixed antifreeze/water mixture?). However, this presumably only applies when vehicles are imported new by Toyota, and this model is exclusively a second-hand grey import.
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<br/>My experience was that following an inspection by GreenFlag, the vehicle was found to have a very weak antifreeze mixture, which the "specialist" dealer claimed was because there is "no snow" in Japan. He obviously hasn't seen Mount Fuji! The dealer changed the coolant and I foolishly I went ahead with the purchase, only to discover that the vehicle now emitted clouds of white smoke (steam?) and was continuously loosing coolant internally. But he had my money and I had a "lemon". Investigation by a Toyota dealer with a interest in grey imports confirmed a cracked head. The supplying "specialist" did not answer my calls when I tried, claiming illness and business problems. The warranty sold with the vehicle which supposedly covered "everything" didn't cover cracked heads.
<br/>And GreenFlag denied any responsibility for not making me aware of the significance of the weak antifreeze mixture, despite also missing a (well-known) problem with worn suspension stops and a fractured exhaust. More money down the drain in my view.
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Marcel Malta's Response to mgaddison's Review
Written on: 27/09/2008
I found this review helpful because...The comments are honestly assuring & show he knows what purpose it is mostly needed for. The helpfull advice of the seats is just what my wife & I wanted to hear, we desperately nedd more & more space these days. Well done I say hope to see more of his comments.
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Winnyjaye's Comment
Written on: 01/09/2012
Yes it will be the ECT button maybe the original one failed so previous owner must have fitted a replacement one, it's like a sports mode linked to the transmission via the ECU so you get a bit of a longer range run before it changes gear from it and when switched off it changes down quicker to save engine rev not sure but try toyota estima owners club they will help