Toyota Starlet 1982

The affordable sporty look hatchback car of all time in the 80's, although it has limited sales in the Philippines because of distributors, it was first sold in manila in the 2nd quarter of 1982. My uncles neighbor use to have one but bought it as a second hand.

I heard their stories and all their first wish was to have a hatchback car, in the 80's hatchback cars are sporty look and more affordable than sedan sports like lancer's; Others on their wishlist was the ford laser hatchback, and in the province the volkswagen brazilla. The Toyota Starlet are only sold in Manila and Cebu, so other areas near buy got their starlet as a used or second hand after some few years and the other models came but also limited.

The toyota starlet runs on gasoline only and on carborator, it is two doors but convenient for small family or as a teenage or school guy car, beside it has low maintenance cost. The hatchback is a good option for out of town trips like beaches near manila batangas. The features are all standard with 4 speed gear shift and it has AC.

During the late 90's it is more preferred to use on drag races, i have seen it competed with the 1991 galant.