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2001 Toyota ECHO Coupe 2dr Coupe (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
The Rental
 I rented a 2002 Toyota Echo. The 
interior and trunk were adequate. The 
car was designed to make the driver 
focused on the controls. No way could 
the frail or elderly, a young teenager 
or the inexperianced handle the 
steering on this rental.  While I was 
able to compensate for turns while in 
motion, those from a stop were more 
difficult.  It took brute force to 
extract myself from a pararell paking 
position.  I drove the car for 
approximately 30 miles. It would be 
wise for anyone considering purchasing 
this car to rent it for a day. The 
exterior paint had far too many dimples 
with rust.  