1982 Toyota Other

Elegante Sedan

2.8 Litre 5ME inline 6

Automatic

JT2MX62E6C0067949

Clear

GAS

Take a whimsical trip back to the 80s with this totally boss Toyota Cressida Elegante edition. See that spiffy vinyl top? It's a dealer added option that was only applied to the most elegant of the American imported automobiles. This electronically fuel injected cruise machine was owned by the classic "little old lady" you've heard so much about. While she did a good job taking care of the car, she sold it to my mechanic after it needed a new head gasket. He fixed the car and sold it to me in 2011. It's been a great daily driver for me since then. I'm selling it because I bought a Jeep Comanche to haul parts for my Plymouth Valiant restoration and don't need the extra car in the driveway. Here's the good stuff:Starts and goes every time. Runs like a champ whether it's 20 or 100 degrees outside. Filters are regularly replaced and nothing by synthetic oil runs inside.Florida car garage kept until 2011, so the rust is surprisingly minimal for an older Japanese car.Rear wheel drive inline 6! Great platform for building a sweet sleeper to drift or drag. 1JZ engine swaps are easy on these cars, and it's easy to convert these cars to stick shift, as there's already a place to mount the clutch pedal.Groove to your favorite smooth jams on the Sony stereo cassette system! Speakers are stock (I think) but they sound great. Tape player has AMS which is what we used to have before skip buttons on them CD players and MP3 machines the kids use these days. Get some culture and buy a few 100 cassettes at the thrift shop for 85 cents. Too cool for warm, warbling analog audio? Fine, I'll throw in a cassette adapter so you can plug in your fancy smart phone or mini disc player. Ya dang kids.Sweet powered sunroof! Let your perm blow in the breeze.Epic trip computer! This thing is fancier than the stuff they used to get to the moon. See your MPGs, fuel range, set an alarm if that's what you want. You can! What more reason do you need?Smoke free! This car is so smoke free, it came with a little key chain that had a "no smoking" logo on it. That's pretty dang smoke free! You can smoke in it if you buy it though. Toyota Cressidas are the least judgmental cars ever made.New head gasket in late 2011New battery in 09/2011Recharged A/C and rebuilt blower motor in spring 2012Serviced three speed automatic with overdrive in late 2011Five (Yes, 5!) new Falken tires added in 09/2012. These are good Falken tires!The bad stuff:It has a few rust spots on it, but they could easily be remedied before they got too bad.The odometer stopped working in 2011, so it probably has about 145,000 on it now, but this engine is just getting broken in. They used these cars as taxi cabs, for crying out loud. This engine will outlast your grandchildren. (Of course, I have no way of guaranteeing that. Your grandkids might do yoga or something, but my money's on the car.)It's a little cold-natured in the morning, but if you give it 30 seconds in the driveway each morning, it's good to go. Use this time to gather your thoughts and reflect on your sweet Toyota Cressida, and what a smart and attractive person you were to buy it.The leather is comfy, but it's a bit on the worn side. The driver's seat is pretty far gone, and there's a tear on the back seat that I glued back down. It gives the car character and keeps you humble.The cruise control doesn't work, but you're such an excellent driver, you won't even need it.Looks like she's at least had a partial repaint a while back, so it's not perfect. Again. Character.The trunk leaks a bit on the driver's side, so I made some drain holes in the left trunk well, cleaned it out, wire-brushed and shot the whole trunk with rust reformer. You're welcome.There are a few small trim pieces missing. The front bumper appears to have been replaced, but everything looks pretty straight.This car is not for those who shun attention. Get ready for thumbs-ups and people talking to you at red lights. If you don't like people complimenting you on your ride, you should probably get something that blends in better, like a Maserati.BONUS!That's right, a bonus. This car comes with four volumes of Mitchell shop manuals for all import cars and trucks built between 1979-1983. Fix it yourself in the comfort of your own driveway and $ave Big Buxx. Impress your neighbors! The car is being sold as-is by some guy that doesn't know all the fancy legalize, but it's a 31 year old used car, so when you take possession of that squeaky clean title, it's all you after that. Transportation is up to you as well, so please plan a way to get your new bundle o' joy home. Payment will be expected withing seven (7!) days of auction closing. Please be the person Mister Rodgers knew you could be. Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions on the car. I'm here for you.