Toyota Corolla (Australia 1980s) featuring robot

[Derp1978]

it still looks shocking for the day

[PaulHong22]

If you think this is whacked-out, check out the South African version: watch?v=UPZYe9Js61U

[streesmut70]

STARLET?

[tecnui]

CO-ROL-AH!!!!!!

[HeyLenus]

I own this 1985 Toyota Corolla 1300DX 5-door Hatchback (AE82), manual transmission. It's a very reliable car, has never broke down so far. It always starts immediately, even when it has been standing still for weeks (even months) during the winter. You just got to love these Corolla's!

[JayVox6699]

lol the box was bigger than the car! lol

[noofyballs]

@JayVox6699 Stick a couple of wheels on that box and I bet it's a lot safer than the car too!

[Midna]

I will be buying new car soon, might by that. I like the way it sounds.

[lowrida82]

thats not a new car!

these days must be like 100 bucks

[5860889]

This commercial would have been aired around September 1985, as this is when the hatch was released in Australia according to a few car magazines from the time. My hatch is a September/October 85...

[b3nniiiiii]

I've seen '86's like this, I'm looking to buy one for my first car atm, I've only found 1 and it's auto(I'm after a manual)

[bluehachiroku]

@b3nniiiiii they are becoming harder to find. Rust is it's biggest killer and that by now, 3rd owners don't really look after them,so they are quickly disappearing. This was the AE82 and only the trim/garnishes were altered over the following years until the AE92. The AE82 was the better handling of the two. My brother got his t/c on two wheels on the 5ways roundabout at Miranda back then.. still makes me laugh..

[joh2]

Jumping robot lol... As it was, Toyota did a few strange things with this generation of Corolla, notably that there were TWO different bodystyles available for both sedan and 5-door hatchback variants, the wagon was the previous generation, and that while the mainstream sedans and hatches had front wheel drive, the coupes (AE86) were rear wheel drive!

[43210asdfghjkl]

@joh2 Isn't the Wagon RWD as well?

[joh2]

@43210asdfghjkl Yep - here in New Zealand the wagon was sold in KE70 RWD form until 1988...

[ForzaIV]

Lol this ad is a bit weird, like mixing 21st century backgrounds with a two decade old car :p

[makavelishaman]

COROLLA!!! LOL

[brendandanny2000]

very reliable car

[5860889]

Edit: The sedan and Seca "liftback" were released in early 1985 in Australia, then in September 85 the Hatch was introduced too, mainly aimed more at the younger demographic as its aesthetics were more appealing than the sedan or Seca versions.

[b3nniiiiii]

so this ad would have been from late '85 early '86?

[5860889]

This commercial would have been aired around September 1985 in Australia as that is when the Hatch was released. My one was produced in September/October 85..

[karatcha]

Aussie gets this different hatch style while we get longer liftback.

[AF80KK]

we get both this one and the liftback.