Haha. I am driving this car. I do feel my wife feel extraordinarily embarrassed. But that what I do the best is to embarrassed her. Haha. Best car. Ever

A cute little commuter car! I drive a 12 patriot 5spd that I got new in 2012 and now it's got 180.000 miles and still running strong. I had an old 1980 Toyota Corolla that had more rust than any vehicle I've ever own, but it ran like a champ. Can't beat these little commuter cars with a small suv or a bigger sedan because the bigger a vehicle gets, the mpg gets worse. Thanks for showing us a practical commuter car that automakers should still be producing

I bought a 2001 Echo brand new. I still have it. 478,000 miles. 5 speed.

Thanks for the upload...I love my Echo. I like to see what other people are doing to theirs. I love that it does Not have power steering! The reason for that centre dash is to save money for the right hand drive models....I like where it is...you get a better sight line out the window. The manual windows rule during the winter because you can gauge if the window is frozen.....I have had power windows go off the track during cold weather. I do find the door locks to be very very cheap. I hate how the door can swing open really easily.....I almost want to put a tight spring on them. I wish there was a manual knob for the hatch door lock....I hate have to use the key so often. I love the head room inside. I wish the seat would go back a bit more.....I might take out the back seat....I would have more storage.

Couple years ago I inherited a 2003 Echo with 40k miles from my parents (they just drove to the grocery store and doctors appointments). Replaced the tires and brakes, otherwise, no issues.

I just bought a 2001 to replace my Acura that has a bad engine. I've grown to like it. It's not fast, but it can get up to speed with traffic with ease.

My father has a 01 with a 2010 engine installed. R.i.p dad

I had a black 03 2 door. Super reliable. Better mpg than my current Yaris. I've owned different cars between that one and the yaris. As I gotten older I appreciate the Echo especially as I drive a lot

It's great to see you appreciating older interesting / quirky cars - it looked a bit like a Wilson 1000 on the boot lid? Cheers Rob

Nice whip on the back and a tall shifter. I dig it!

If you get black hub caps, the car will look desert tactical. I panda'd my white Echo. Looks killer.

Just bought an 05 for my daughter....so simple, yet being a Toyota, made in Japan feel she has got this car as long she needs it....188,000 km...awesome little 4 door automatic...very peppy, brilliant mpg, and turns and parks like a dream....I see these little cars with ridiculous miles on them.....,not km's....miles...so pleased to have a simple car that does the job of all of them..A to B, and back to A...for as long as you need it to

$600 was a great deal.

Looks like a good simple reliable car that's the best kind and it's paid for it. For all its technological advances my 2008 Toyota Prius is the same way 170,000 miles and everything original I just changed the brake pads at 165 which was unbelievable and yes the EV battery is the original and runs just fine those things last easy 200 to 250 sometimes 300 before needing changing. And based on that my next car will be a used EV probably a Chevy Bolt just waiting until they start selling below 20 used then it's worth it pays for itself in gas savings and 0 maintenance. The gas engine in yours I think is the same that's the gas engine in mine which is a bulletproof engine I get about 44 MPG on the low end but I most trips I averaged about 52 MPG still I use 0-30 Mobil 1 synthetic I think it's the best oil of almost no start-up wear on your engine and I noticed the mpg by one or two increase since using it

the yaris rs seats fit right in there and so does the arm rest from a 1st gen Scion xb

Hi People - Very nice video; I enjoyed it, other than I would have liked it to be a little longer, for more detail. You have a good voice for voiceovers. So, when do you plan to show us the mod? I understand there are a lot of them, don't know whether OEM or from Toyota. Hope to see some of them soon! I 'm a 70 yo 'Murican, so I'll wish you a Merry Christmas, Prospero Año, y Felicidad!

Very good shape.

Just bought a 4 door version. Only difference is it has power steering.. but I dont think it needs it. I can turn the wheels on the ground with the engine off like butter. Love this car. Did front pads and rotors... $47 off rock auto.

I saw one of these on the highway a couples weeks ago, and was so curious about it since I’ve never really noticed it before

Hey Eric. Nice review. I'm a big fan of these cars, so it's cool to see someone giving them the credit they deserve. I bought my first Echo brand new at the end of 1999 for $10,889 and drove it for 3 trouble-free years before totalling it. 2 years ago I got a job delivering pizzas, so I searched high and low and ended up driving 4 hours away to pick up a fair condition 02 Echo for $1450. It's been on the road ever since with very minimal repairs needed. I actually did the power door lock and window conversion among many other things on both of mine. Feel free to reach out to me if you run into anything weird during your upgrades. Keep up the great videos!

I had a question for you I don't know if you or anybody else might be able to answer it I live in Arizona where it gets up to about a hundred and fifteen in the summertime I just ordered an antron 99 do you think the heat be bad for the antenna I'm not running any amps or nothing like that I don't know if he's being 115 degrees outside would matter

do you think a 6ft 4" person could sleep in this if I remove the front passenger seat and open up the rear seats so id extend in to the trunk? Thinking about buying this for a cross country touring veichle for the good milage and cheap price and camping out of it.

my family bought a 2004 echo back in that year and 15 years and 210,700 miles later it still sticks around. It's survived road trips, and 80 mile commutes for years. I now use it to commute to college and yes its a loud, buzzy, and uncomfortable car to drive. But it makes up with the gas mileage and extremely low maintenance.

I love the echo!

Im currently looking to purchase an Echo but my daily route involves hills, how does it handle going uphill?

😁😁😁😁that's a nice car but I'll never find one we're I live I got a 2018 Nissan versa s plus it takes on 20 dollars for a full tank of gas that's about as close to this car I'll ever get😁😁😁

I looked at them in 2000, wound up buying a Daewoo instead. Lessons learned 😑

Eric, the type of guy to flex his gas mileage

2002 echo. 120 000 miles

I have had my Echo for almost 19 years. Just wondering how much longer it will be lasting.

Great video. How is the car treated you over 1 year later?

Those headlights are in really good shape, not hazy yellowed, looks like it was garage kept!

👍👍👍

That will make proud Scotty Kilmer

22 years, 308k on mine. Bought new.

Good Video I love the Echos cars good on gas Also did I win the CB radio did you give it away yet? WH6FLQ Victor

LOL Where can you find one under $1000? Even today, it holds its value well

Mine is a 2003 whit 370 000 km and the rockers are rusted out but still going strong

What about the terrifying problems with unintended acceleration.

Thankyou for the video Ilove toyota echo.

The newest Yaris is not a Mazda 3, it's a Mazda 2.

Still have this? I forgot. I know you have the Mirage.

I rarely ever see these cars

Bet that thing will sit you back in the seat !!!

Duradero un tanque

*mazda 2

2 door cars are called coupes 4 door cars are called sedans

Why did you cover your license plate ? You think someone would haunt you and steal your car

Stop talking about this terrible, horrible, funny looking car! It is supposed to be a secret and I want my Echo parts to stay cheap.

My 3 echos have Wilson 1000 antennas mounted on Breedlove through hole mounts in the center of the roofs. Work as good as any base. Drill a hole. lol!