Faults:

Replaced valve seals at 245000 miles, no major engine trouble. Air Conditioner compressor froze up 4 years ago, replaced alternator once. Had one timing belt fail before its time, but it was a cheap belt. Best to use Toyota belts. Replaced one fuel pump. Headliner is gone, but this is Louisiana and they get real hot down here.

General Comments:

I am amazed every time I start this car! I still get 30 mpg on the highway. I could stand to fix the a/c, but that is just me being cheap. The car still runs great! It does eat spark plugs and wires up a bit, but I can't complain!

Faults:

Water Pump Seized.

Exhaust broke below the converter.

Gas tank and gas lines rusted open.

Windows off track.

General Comments:

The car was reliable until recently. The gas tank and gas lines used to be made of aluminum, I believe. They both rusted and were very costly to repair. Newer cars have a lot of stainless-steel parts to prevent rusting.

The exhaust somehow broke right below the converter. This could be due to rust also, I'm not sure. Exhaust problems seem common in Geo's.

The water pump seized and caused the belt to incinerate. This problem has been mentioned in quite a few reviews. However, it could be the result of the previous owner's lack of upkeep.

The windows came off track, but it is fairly simple to fix.

Over-all, I like the "Ministry Mobile". I'm a youth pastor and college student. The car gets a lot of miles put on it each week, and it still runs pretty well.

Faults:

The Valve Gasket Cover has to be replaced.

The Heat and A/C does not work.

The Headliner is sagging and I am going to remove it if I cannot fix it.

The Drivers Side Door can only be opened from the outside of the vehicle because the inside Door Handle broke.

The seats aren't that comfortable, but I do not expect much from a sixteen year old Economy Car.

The Brakes have to be replaced within the next few months.

There is rust on this car, but not as bad as other Prizms that I have seen on the road.

General Comments:

For only $47, I bought a vehicle that is reliable and gets me where I need to go. Why the previous owner got rid of it, I will never know.

This car is miserly on gas, more so than the 1993 Ford Festiva Automatic that I owned previously.

The Engine starts right up and hasn't given me a problem yet except for an Oil leak.

The interior was poorly designed, but what do you expect for a car that you could buy for less than $9,000 back in 1990.

This Prizm doesn't have a lot of rust on it.

Toyota builds one heck of an automobile!

If you see one for sale, take an immediate interest. The reliability can't be beat! I love this car!

Faults:

I have had to put a new muffler on the car every year since I had it.

New radiator put on after 10 years.

The inside interior is in very bad shape. The plastic around the seat belts are broken. The fabric on the roof inside the car in all gone.

However the car has been running very well since 1990 and today I still drive the car every day. The car has 160,000 miles on it now how ever it has been a wonderful car. I have no problems with putting the extra money into the car even now it's like the ever ready battery it just keeps going and going.