The seller of today's Nice Price or No Dice Tercel SR5 calls it, "the best car I've ever owned, hands down." Let's see if this rare but rough AWD wagon's price also makes it hands-down a best deal.

The Tercel was a dirt-cheap disposable car; it disintegrated quickly in rust-prone regions (and a bit less quickly in areas not generally known for rust), so almost all of the 1980-82 Corolla Tercels ...

The original Tercel was the first Toyota sold in North America with front-wheel-drive, with the first-generation cars available here for the 1980 through 1982 model years. Initially badged as Corolla ...