Toyota Previa (Estima) 2.2L Diesel Auto Reviews

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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

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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 hav ...

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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 grea ...

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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 cara ...

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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.

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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 st ...

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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 though fr ...

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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 co ...

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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.

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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.

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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 of ...

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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 to pay the price of the costley over heat but still would buy another as they are a great drive.

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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 the si ...