2004 Toyota Matrix Research & Overview

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All-wheel Drive Hatchback Standard

$17,115

$15,831

city: 27 hwy: 32

1.8L I-4

Automatic

All-wheel Drive Hatchback XR

$18,445

$16,691

city: 27 hwy: 32

1.8L I-4

Automatic

Front-wheel Drive Hatchback Standard

$14,670

$13,568

city: 30 hwy: 35

1.8L I-4

Manual

Front-wheel Drive Hatchback XR

$16,180

$14,641

city: 30 hwy: 35

1.8L I-4

Manual

Front-wheel Drive Hatchback XRS

$18,750

$16,968

city: 22 hwy: 29

1.8L I-4

Manual

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I've had two Matrix hatches and loved them both. The '04 has now 70,000 miles with only regular maintenance. It's been extremely reliable with no mechanical or other problems, not even brakes. Service with the local Maine dealer in Rockland is excellent. Someone mentioned low profile tires. No problem with mine. I rated comfort as moderate -- it's not like my kids' Camrys, but I drive hundreds of miles between Maine and Massachusetts with no problem and I'm no spring chicken. Compared with more expensive and comparable size and weight cars, mpg is very good at 30. An excellent value.

posted by mariah in maine on Jun 20 2009

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I hate the low profile tires!!

posted by Glen on May 18 2009

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Bought the 04 Matrix new and some 50K miles later have not had ANY problems with the car. it's gone cross-country (I live in California) several times in heat and cold and its never let me down. I'm a big guy, well over six feet and there's plenty of room for my legs--which believe me driving cross-country is a huge thing. I'm having the brakes done in a few days, that's first serious repair in five years and get new tires (though there's still life in the old ones)--no complaints from me. You do the routine maintenance (oil changes, rotate the tires, and try not to drive into any barriers or trees or other vehicles and the car will last. It's a Toyota for crying out loud: you get in it and drive and it takes you where you want to go.

posted by Jake James on Jun 22 2008

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I bought my 04 Matrix new and I am about to put another $10,000 into it to replace a blown engine which will total roughly $16,000 in repairs over the last 4 years, including a new transmission. As far as I am concerned Toyota's legendary reliability is a load of ........ I am nearly 50 and well past the age where I am racing around abusing my vehicles yet at 130,000km I have to replace and engine. I would love to just load it up with a bunch of gas cans and push it off a cliff. Not only have I had repeated problems with the vehicle I have to say the dealership has been totally terrible to deal with. So far I have had to return to the shop on 4 seperate occassions to get repairs that I had paid for done properly. This is definitely the last Toyota that I will ever own.

posted by Marc Roy on Feb 26 2008

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