Okay I'm in the market for a Corolla. I am currently looking at two Corollas. They are:

2002 Toyota Corolla S, Auto
85k miles, alloy wheels, painted door handles
Excellent Condition first owner, new tires, non smoker, garaged, etc
Price: $6400 His original price was 6700 he WILL NOT budge any more.
In my area a 2001 Corolla just sold for $5200 with 102k miles..

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1999 Toyota Corolla, MANUAL Tranny
Asking price $5000
92k Miles, excellent condition as well.
Alarm, power windows, doors, etc.
This one hub cups, no painted door handles.

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So what would u guys do? I think the 2002 Corolla he is asking a bit much and he wont budge on the price. I heard somewhere that the 2000-2002 Corolla's are prone to burning oil is that true? And the best Corolla's to get are 1998-1999 ones??

What to do?

Its a good deal but why not invest in a new corolla s or xrs? Either way u go u wont regret it. Good luck

If you know how to drive stick, Id go for the '99. You are going to get better gas milage with a stickshift and its just going to be overall a more fun car to drive.
Ive never really known Corollas to be notorious oil-burners. Corollas are some of the most reliable cars there are.

Invest? I dont think buying a new car and invest should be in the same sentence. No car is an investment, unless its super rare.

I just sold my 2007 Lexus IS250. I DO NOT want another new car. I saved 20k cash from selling my IS. (Going back to school). Want to purchase a home soon too.

Well I picked up that 2002 Toyota Corolla S for $6,200. Its actually in really good shape. Clean inside, its the S model so it has all the nice visual upgrades in the interior/exterior. I like the rpm guage, outside temp guage, stitching on the steering wheel, etc.. Tomorrow I'm doing a complete tune up and transmission change. (not flush, dropping the pan).

Before picking up the 2002 Corolla S I looked at a few corolla's and they were really beat up. Yesterday I looked at a 1999 Corolla Auto with 65k miles on it, asking $5200. The ad made it seemed like the car was in excellent shape, so I decided to take a look before I got the 2002 Corolla S. Once I got in the car, it stinked really bad, the steering wheel was off, the drivers inside door handle didnt work, etc. A total mess.

After that I went and picked up the 2002 Corolla S.

Glad I did cuz its an excellent car and I'm happy.

And most important part is that I'm PAYMENT FREE AGAIN!!



I think a Corolla is the type of car that should be bought automatic. Its not a race car at all. I had a Acura Integra GS-R that I sold a year ago and that thing HAS to be in a manual with a 8k rpm redline. Very sporty fun car to drive.

Corolla, umm I dont think so. Better to have in an auto IMO.

After a year or two I'm going to get a Subaru STI Hatch or something along those lines. Or maybe a Lexus again, I dont know. So I will have a stick with that car.

But for sure I'm going to keep my new Corolla for ever and a second vehicle even.

I recommended a stickshift because it will get better gas milage and will just overall be a peppier performing car. Its because you always lose efficiency through the torque converter of an automatic.
I realize a Corolla will never be a sportscar, but with only 130 hp under the hood, you need to be able to put as much power as possible to the tires, and a manual is more efficient.
Either way, it sounds like you made the smarter buy. Good luck and I hope you enjoy your new ride. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/s12.gif)

GO with auto and fully loaded and less milage. Spend more for a maunual tranny but save like 2 - 3 gallons more on gas lol.

Definitely the 2002.

But I do recommend investing on a newer Corolla, perhaps the 09?