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About 1980 Toyota Corolla
The 1980 Toyota Corolla was unchanged from 1979, when it received a new chassis, body, and engine.
The 1980 Toyota Corolla came in many body styles with several trim levels. The two- and four-door sedan came as a standard, DX or E5. The hardtop coupe came as a standard or SR5, and the sports coupe came as a SR5. The wagon came as a standard or DX. The liftback came as a standard and SR5. The 1980 Toyota Corolla had a 75-horsepower, 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine.
Owners of the 1980 Toyota Corolla speak very highly of it, and many are still being driven today. Parts are very inexpensive and because of the car's simple construction, just about anyone can perform routine maintenance and small repairs. Body rust is a problem, as are uncomfortable seats that are not suited for long drives.
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The 1980 Toyota Corolla was unchanged from 1979, when it received a new chassis, body, and engine.
The 1980 Toyota Corolla came in many body styles with several trim levels. The two- and four-door sedan came as a standard, DX or E5. The hardtop coupe came as a standard or SR5, and the sports coupe came as a SR5. The wagon came as a standard or DX. The liftback came as a standard and SR5. The 1980 Toyota Corolla had a 75-horsepower, 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine.
Owners of the 1980 Toyota Corolla speak very highly of it, and many are still being driven today. Parts are very inexpensive and because of the car's simple construction, just about anyone can perform routine maintenance and small repairs. Body rust is a problem, as are uncomfortable seats that are not suited for long drives.
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Constantinos V
Reviewed a 1980 Toyota Corolla on Jul 1, 2008
It was not very powerful as a car, it had an 1.3 liter engine, but it had a 4 gear transmission with lots of response. The main advantage was that it was rear drive so as a teenager I used to drive sideways. My God it was good fun. I finally wrecked it a few years ago in a car accident that nearly cost me my legs.
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Anonymous
Reviewed a 1980 Toyota DX on Jan 24, 2011
Great little car. Peppy even with an automatic and the rear wheel drive is great fun! Kind of sucks to drive on the freeway as it'll do about 80 with your foot in the floor. However, if the speed limit is in the 65 or less range unlike here, this car is perfect. It rides smooth as glass clear up to 70, just a bit noisy.
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Anonymous
Reviewed a 1980 Toyota Corolla on May 6, 2010
This was a base model liftback. Had it for 15 years, and put 105,000 miles on it. Not a particularly memorable car. It was good enough at just about everything, really good at nothing. The handling was typical for a Japanese compact of the time, seat comfort was pretty lousy, storage space was very good. It was light in the back, which made going up a hill in wet weather a dicey proposition. One thing I liked, and missed, was the boxy shape of cars of that era: I knew exactly where the front and rear were, and could confidently parallel park it in very tight spaces. It was, overall, a reliable car. I compromised it late in its life by using aftermarket parts, but it still kept going. I finally got rid of it because I was in my forties and tired of driving an entry-level car.
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Anonymous
Reviewed a 1980 Toyota Corolla on May 18, 2008
best car i've ever had...good on gas and so far greatly reliable.. long as i keep up maintainence she runs great
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