2005 Toyota ECHO consumer reviews

I bought this car for$600 and put$600 into it a year and half ago and still going put 12,000 miles on it. But right now I'm tracking down a EVAP leak and I think a speed sensor or egr system but one thing about this car I love is the parts r wicked cheap

394k on my 1st one. Love the seats; I don't have to pry myself out of it. Test drove new cars but as luck would have it, I found another 2005 Echo with low mileage locally. I'll trade bells & whistles for proven reliability.

great little car cheap to run has plenty of leg room interesting dash had to put a new clutch in at 110000 but thats all we have had done apart from the normal servicing.

great RIDE GAS MILAGE INCREDABLE PLENTY OF ROOM EASY TO MANUVER PRICE WAS GOOD AND GAVE ALL AROUND PERFORMANCE UNTIL IT WAS TOTTLED

for the price you can't complain my 2005 automatic has been running great only doing the brakes was the major cost, which wasn't even much considering i did them myself. 9/10 car would recommend for beginners and commuters

Apart front weird design I am impressed by the fuel economy and reliability of the echo. Nice Lil car!

I bought my 2005 Echo (manual) in 2007. Not as attractive as my old Tercel, but is just as reliable and easy on gas. Easy to drive & manoeuvre. Quiet on the highway. A bit more attention needed when driving on the highway in strong wind gusts. I don't know why some people complain about the centre console; it didn't take me anytime to get used to it. It takes no longer to look at a centre console than looking at one behind the steering wheel, people. It's still one shift of the eyes. People will complain about the silliest things. Apparently it has better gas mileage than the Yaris. I think I'll keep my Echo for awhile longer. I'll hate to see the day when I will have to trade it in for a newer vehicle.

I was looking for a reliable car that got good mileage, at an affordable price, and I found it. She's cute, I love the high seating, and the instrument panel doesn't glare at me. (So there!) No other car has lasted nearly this long: at 180K miles, she's still going strong. Minimal repairs in the eight years I've had her. So she doesn't handle as well as some: I recognized that when I test-drove it. I take that into consideration when I drive. She suits me well; I'm quite pleased.

I bought my 2005 ECHO coupe with manual transmission in 2007 specifically because it can be towed without any modifications. It is perfect for towing by my mini motorhome. I don't see its exterior styling or interior design as problematic. True, the console placement was "different" and I had to get used to it, but how difficult is that?

If you can find the hatch back! Truly a great little car. The interior is unconventional, but on a design point of view remarkable.