A Dealership near me (I live in MN) is selling a 97 1.5L Toyota Paseo with 35,149 miles (original miles, no reported engine swap) Automatic transmission, FWD for just under 9k. Is the Paseo a decent vehicle? I know little about them as when they stopped production I was only 5 years old. Anyone have any experience with the vehicle or know of any issues the car known for? Thanks in advance
Offer $3k and maybe you get to walk out the door paying under $5k.
But 1st make sure to get a very good idea of the condition.
A 25-year-old Paseo (basically a "sporty" Tercel - Toyota's cheapest car at the time) for $9,000? They're claiming 35K miles - 1400 miles per year? Yeah, right. What exactly are they smoking over at that stealership? Sounds like a BHPH lot special.
Too many red flags right out of the starting gate with this one.
Its even a Toyota dealership thats listed the car, I thought it sounded fishy which I thought i should post about it. Here is the listing for anyone that wants to look at it https://www.carlsontoyota.com/inventory/used-1997-toyota-paseo-base-fwd-2d-coupe-jt2cc52h4v0035032/
I guess that dealership is doing some bottom-feeding having a 25-year-old Tercel-based car on their lot.
They're claiming 35K miles - 1400 miles per year? Yeah, right
If you click on the carfax report there is a paper trail for the odometer.
OK, mileage may be OK but it's still 25 years old and letting a car sit around for years is more damaging than piling some easy miles on it.
Run away from this deal quickly.
