I own 3 1990 import Estima's TCR21's (ie not emina or ludica) they are awesome cars!
One of the 3 has had a bunch of issues and the faults remain undiagnosed by auto electrician and my mobile mechanic..It doesn't get used every day, maybe gets a good run every 2 weeks and then 4 times a year goes in holiday where we do about 2000 kms the issues to date are:
Battery flat and not charging, solution: new battery $140
Immobiliser (2 years old, aftermarket) only working some of the time, other times I have to refer to the override instructions, solution: new immobiliser $200
This car doesn't have central locking on the key but once you get to 20kms an hour all the doors auto-lock, except one, the sliding door keeps trying to lock every few secs - very annoying solution: Remove the fuse!
Car sounds very rough & spluttering when started after sitting a while - have had a major service and safety check, new plugs oil etc $300 but remains unresolved
Drives fine and has never let us down on the open road but even after a while when idling occasionally it splutters
When you are in the car with the engine idling and the doors shut there is a low drone/whine that you can here over the engine (a/c off), sounds like a motor of some sort is strained - unresolved
I should mention that I'm by no means a perfectionist and realise this is a 20 yr old car now however I'm losing confidence in it. Its done genuine 150,000kms from new, am I up for a major overhaul of some sort?
hope their are other estima or previa owners out their
in Tarago Club
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Hi ledgend, heres one for you please!
I own 3 1990 import Estima's TCR21's (ie not emina or ludica) they are awesome cars!
One of the 3 has had a bunch of issues and the faults remain undiagnosed by auto electrician and my mobile mechanic..It doesn't get used every day, maybe gets a good run every 2 weeks and then 4 times a year goes in holiday where we do about 2000 kms the issues to date are:
Battery flat and not charging, solution: new battery $140
Immobiliser (2 years old, aftermarket) only working some of the time, other times I have to refer to the override instructions, solution: new immobiliser $200
This car doesn't have central locking on the key but once you get to 20kms an hour all the doors auto-lock, except one, the sliding door keeps trying to lock every few secs - very annoying solution: Remove the fuse!
Car sounds very rough & spluttering when started after sitting a while - have had a major service and safety check, new plugs oil etc $300 but remains unresolved
Drives fine and has never let us down on the open road but even after a while when idling occasionally it splutters
When you are in the car with the engine idling and the doors shut there is a low drone/whine that you can here over the engine (a/c off), sounds like a motor of some sort is strained - unresolved
I should mention that I'm by no means a perfectionist and realise this is a 20 yr old car now however I'm losing confidence in it. Its done genuine 150,000kms from new, am I up for a major overhaul of some sort?
Appreciate your help!
S