just bought a 1994 Toyota Corolla

[onethatcares]

90,542 original miles, owned by the proverbial old man that only used it for grocery store trips later in life.

Has all the original paperwork and repair invoices included. Washed and wax weekly. Tires were replaced at 85,695 miles. Aside from a

tinny sound when the doors are closed, it's pretty damn cool. AM/FM radio, cassette player, no cup holders though.

Roll up windows with cloth interior.

Paid a whopping $1000.00 for it. It cost almost half that amount to register it here in sunny Floriduh due to my not

having a tag to transfer to it although it's been here it's entire life in the old mans hands.

It should have better gas mileage than my 98 chev 2500 pickup.

[Lochloosa]

1. Those are great cars. It's got 200K left

[elleng]

5. Hope my '93 Corolla wagon does too,

173,000 now.

[mitch96]

2. "owned by the proverbial old man"

I knew a guy that would hang around the "for sale" bulletin boards at Century Village. Often times the family of a recently deceased condo owner would put cars for sale on the board. He got some very good deals on low milage cars that way...

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[TexasProgresive]

3. If it uses a timing belt make sure it gets

or got changed at the right mileage. Other than that, cool.

[jmowreader]

6. Corollas have non-interference engines

If it breaks, you have to push or tow the car to a place to fix it, but no damage will be done.

[TexasProgresive]

10. That's good to know.

[jmowreader]

13. If you've got an impact wrench, it's easy to change

Changing a starter on one is a real pain in the ass - unlike most cars, where both starter bolts are on the same side as the starter, a Corolla has one bolt on the transmission side and one on the engine side. You've got to remove the airbox to get to the one on the engine side. Also, changing spark plugs is an adventure because the plug holes are on top of the head. You need a spark plug socket with a rubber grommet in it to hold onto the plug while you lower it into the head.

Fortunately, Corollas don't require a hell of a lot of maintenance.

[elleng]

4. Driving Dad's '93 Camry wagon,

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173,000 miles, and no worries!

Cup holders, and auto windows!

[True Dough]

7. No rust issues on 24 year old body?

I would have thought that Florida would have a lot of salty air from the ocean, which would lead to vehicles rusting out sooner?

Otherwise, I agree with everyone, Toyotas can run for a loooong time. Happy motoring!

[Lochloosa]

12. Only near the beach. Inland it's not an issue

I have a 92 F150. Minor rust in the bed.

[True Dough]

15. Good to know, and glad to hear

Thanks.

[onethatcares]

14. west coast here,

no blowing sand off the ocean. There is minor rust at the door pillars on the welds, but the rest of it, NADA, Zip, nothing..

Gonna run it til I leave this earthly plane.. Thanx

[True Dough]

16. I was initially confused

when you wrote "west coast here." But then I figured out you meant west coast of Florida, not California (because the OP stated "Floriduh&quot .

But I've got it figured out now. Hope your wheels spin even more than my head did in piecing things together!

[underpants]

8. Those last forever. Almost the perfect car.

The whole Corolla line is incredible

[yonder]

9. We bought our 94 Corolla wagon new.

Unusual water pump replacement at 35k.

Gave it to our daughter as first car at 100k.

Regave it to our son as 2nd car at +/- 125k.

I took it back and drove it to 155k when it burned a valve.

Gave it to our handy neighbor, bad valve and all, he pulled the head gave it a valve job, replaced seats, interior, etc. and gave it to his son as first car and who is now driving it at least 40 miles a day. Last I heard it has +/-180k and going strong.

Great car and you did good OTC.

[stonecutter357]

11. I have a 1993 Corolla matrix car with 200,000+ miles .

[SonofDonald]

17. My 1928 Model "A" only has 16,000 miles on it

But it only gets around 15 mpg, of course it only gets 25 hp to the ground and it's a one ton flatbed.

When it's hot like this you just open the windshield and let the air flow through.

But it'll only do 35 mph downhill with a tailwind.

Can't have it all.

[Phentex]

18. I had an 86 Corolla

until an untimely smash in a parking garage.

The color was champagne gray metallic. It looked pinkish to me. Loved that baby!

[KT2000]

19. congrats!

I had an 80 Corolla and I loved that car. I used to drive a really curvy road to visit friends and I felt like a bee flying, it handled so well. Fun car.

[LuckyCharms]

20. Had an '82 Corolla, white with tan interior.

Drove it into the ground...I forget the final mileage, but it lasted a longgggg time. Loved that car.

Have fun!

[AwakeAtLast]

21. Oh, that's a find!

In 2010 I found a 2000 Toyota Avalon with only 56,000 miles on it! Eight years later and 125,000 miles and she is going strong! An Avalon is basically a Lexus with a different tag. I can't get anything newer because I love that car so much!

[lillypaddle]

22. Good for you

I have a 1994 Toyota Tercel - bought it new. It has about 98,000 mi on it. Transmission went out about 4 years ago, which was scary as shit as I was driving on a highway going about 75 mph. But it's been a good little car. The paint job has always been faded (it's red) from sitting in the hot Oklahoma and Georgia sun, but so what?

Enjoy your "new" car.