Used 1986 Toyota Corolla for Sale near Chicago, IL
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Overview
The 1986 Toyota Corolla remained unchanged from the 1985 version.
The 1986 Toyota Corolla came in many body styles with several trim levels. The two- and four-door sedan came as a standard, DX or LE. The coupe came as an SR5 or GT-S. The wagon came as a standard or DX. The liftback came as a SR5 and a GT-S. The engine was a 1.6-liter DOHC or a 1.8-engine. Fuel econmy is about 30 mpg.
The 1986 Toyota Corolla is popular with racing enthusiasts, who find that the rear-wheel drive, combined with a light chassis, makes for a fun drive. The car is still plagued with rust problems, and without modifications it does not accelerate very quickly.
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Reviewed a 1986 Toyota GTS Coupe on Feb 24, 2008
I've had many cars, but never one that was so reliable and fun to drive.
Allen S
Reviewed a 1986 Toyota GTS Coupe on Oct 26, 2012
Love this car. Has the T-VIS intake, has decent power and torque, but not until around 4k rpms. Love the 7500 rpm redline. Had a few issues but its smoothing out. Gas mileage is awesome. Great to drive, loves track time and getting rowdy on the streets.
Anthony S
Reviewed a 1986 Toyota GTS Coupe on Jan 23, 2011
Performance-Acceleration is awesome especially when u can get it to only weight 2000 pounds, handling is outrageous in this, takes 90 degree corners at 60 like nothing. Build Quality- Cant believe the amount of abuse this car can take. Toyota built this car to last for ever... Fun Factor- Is this car fun to drive? Hell yes its fun to drive, as long as you know how to drive it and what the handling characteristics are on the car...
Alberto M
Reviewed a 1986 Toyota GTS Coupe on Feb 24, 2010
This is the car I autocrossed the most - the car that I went to driving school the most - this is the car that intruduced me to the tuner scene before there was a tuner scene. Incredible car for the stage of life I was in - looking for thrills but not looking for trouble - looking for fun without having to spend and without compromising on quality and reliability. Not fast by a long shot but one of the most FUN cars I've owned and the car that gave me my first real lesson in "performance driving" (not the same as merely driving fast, an idiot can do that)
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