At Long Last - New Ride!

[Kijona]

I finally got myself exactly what I wanted (almost).

2012 Toyota Corolla S 5-speed 1.8L I4. 19k miles, Certified Pre-Owned.

Got a sweet deal on this car, about 3k under KBB. She drives like a dream.

The original car I wanted was a 2012/13 Scion TC but I couldn't find one in a 5-speed that was accessible to me (too far away). Plus, it was more expensive.

Anyway, here's a couple pics!




Don't mind me looking goofy. LOL

[codajastal]

Well done Kijona
Hope you enjoy your girls car jk

[Kiwingenuity]

Heh - Cods is just jealous 

It is interesting to see how pricey Jappas are in the US of A - we get them dirt cheap here since most Jap cars are ditched after 3 years and sent to places like Oz or NZ for not much.. On the plus side they are usually reliable as..

Should last for at least another 100k miles or so.. being Toyota and all 

[Paulcet]

Looks like you done good.  Where did you get it from?

[codajastal]

Heh - Cods is just jealous 

It is interesting to see how pricey Jappas are in the US of A - we get them dirt cheap here since most Jap cars are ditched after 3 years and sent to places like Oz or NZ for not much.. On the plus side they are usually reliable as..

Should last for at least another 100k miles or so.. being Toyota and all 

Haha not.
The corolla is one if not the MOST reliable car ever made IMO
You should have that car for years to come. I have seen them with 3/4 million kms on them.

[Janx101]

Kij ... why arent you Asian? ...  .. i knew you were stateside .. i knew you were good with english .. (not that it makes a difference sometimes) ... but your forum name sounds Japanese or something to me...

so.... well nothing really... another case of dont assume i guess 

car looks nice btw!

[Kijona]

Looks like you done good.  Where did you get it from?

World Toyota of Atlanta.

Heh - Cods is just jealous 

It is interesting to see how pricey Jappas are in the US of A - we get them dirt cheap here since most Jap cars are ditched after 3 years and sent to places like Oz or NZ for not much.. On the plus side they are usually reliable as..

Should last for at least another 100k miles or so.. being Toyota and all 

Haha not.
The corolla is one if not the MOST reliable car ever made IMO
You should have that car for years to come. I have seen them with 3/4 million kms on them.

Agreed. Neighbor bought his daughter a 2004 Corolla brand new (auto transmission) back in 2003. She beats the piss out of the car (spoiled, obviously). She's wrecked it a couple times, drives it like she stole it, etc.. Anyway, the car somehow has over 230k miles on it. Original transmission and the only things that have been replaced thus far are the regular maintenance items and a couple catalytic converters.

Kij ... why arent you Asian? ...  .. i knew you were stateside .. i knew you were good with english .. (not that it makes a difference sometimes) ... but your forum name sounds Japanese or something to me...

so.... well nothing really... another case of dont assume i guess 

car looks nice btw!

Haha! I'll take that as a compliment brother! I appreciate it.

[pliskin]

Toyota's are the best. My Y2k 4Runner is pushing past 180,000 miles and runs and looks like new. Not a single thing has gone wrong with it....knock on wood. It really does drive like a new car even after taking a nasty hit to the front when I tried to run over the Chevy Suburban.  The only car better than a Toy is the 240 series Volvo.

Just change the oil in you Toyota and it'll run forever....or don't. My wife bought a new corolla in 94 and put 120,000 miles on it without ever changing the oil, so she says. She got rid of it because it would not pass inspection because it needed new tires  . This was before she met me of course.

[Kijona]

Toyota's are the best. My Y2k 4Runner is pushing past 180,000 miles and runs and looks like new. Not a single thing has gone wrong with it....knock on wood. It really does drive like a new car even after taking a nasty hit to the front when I tried to run over the Chevy Suburban.  The only car better than a Toy is the 240 series Volvo.

Just change the oil in you Toyota and it'll run forever....or don't. My wife bought a new corolla in 94 and put 120,000 miles on it without ever changing the oil, so she says. She got rid of it because it would not pass inspection because it needed new tires  . This was before she met me of course.

Good lord...

[weedahoe]

Nice. That thing will get almost the same mileage as the GS500 won't it? LoL

[Kijona]

Nice. That thing will get almost the same mileage as the GS500 won't it? LoL

Unfortunately...no. 35mpg highway.

[yamahonkawazuki]

Nice. That thing will get almost the same mileage as the GS500 won't it? LoL

Unfortunately...no. 35mpg highway.

Which is better than the pig ( my gtr40 goped) i average 30 on 93 octane. engine is THIRSTY lol. course 16k+ doesnt help lol.

[john]

Well done Kijona
Hope you enjoy your girls car jk

My wife had one.  She loved it too.

[yamahonkawazuki]

i bought a gen 2 corolla nearly 300k on it. for $150 with NEW tires lol. sold it 4 mos later for 4x what i paid for it. my 4cyl camry has 299k on it like my 4.6 crown vic. both are wrecked, both run fine. the CV wreck my fault, the camry was like that on acquisition. it was a gimme.