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Mar 23, 2007 | 08:33 AM

RawGin

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ES300 5spd

what up everyone... im jus wondering when did they stop production on the 5spd transmission on the ES, not sure if its 93 or 94...

Mar 23, 2007 | 10:51 AM

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Minor updates were introduced between years, including a new passenger side airbag, different signal lights, and engine upgrades for more horsepower; the five-speed manual transmission was discontinued after 1993.

Mar 23, 2007 | 11:51 AM

Pheonix

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Toyota quit selling M/T anything because manual transmissions simply do not sell. Less than 2% of the ES 300's sold in 92 & 93 were sold with the E153. Less than 4% of the 92-93 Camry's sold with the E153.
Toyota's also always had an avalible STxxx transmission in Japan & far Asia for the AWD Camry platform. It dissipeared from the US in 1991. Why? Nobody bought any of them in the first place.

E153 was last avalible on the Camry paltform in 1993. 1997 had a revised E153 in small supply (again... Didn't sell any of them so they went away). and the solara has the later E351 for the i4's that can/have been mated to the v6's.

Mar 25, 2007 | 04:56 PM

92ES5sp

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In my opinion, people would rather hold a cell phone in thier hand than a shifter. I wish M/Ts were more commom on Toyotas now like they used to be. You can still get a Honda Accord V6 w/ a 6 speed manual and the M/T has been available on every gen Accord. But now you cant even get a M/T in a camry unless its a slowass 4 banger. Kinda pisses me off...

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