So I sold my car

Sir Galahad

Interesting anecdote about car selling. I advertised my 2001 Corolla for €450 on Boards. :rolleyes: I put on it "No Offers". Of course they came fast and furious, offers from €50 to €200 . One dealer actually took the time to chastise me for putting too high a price on it. The my buyer called me. He was a Toyota mechanic from Cork. He was very keen and didn't haggle on the price. I offered to pay his train fare to Dublin if he bought the car. Deasl done and cash in my pocket. So to all of you selling a car and getting low ball offers, stick with it and ignore the "so called experts".

Boom_Bap

I've an old Corolla as well, the few times I've had to leave it in for minor bits an bobs to be done or servicing, there have been a few queries from the mechanics if I'm selling it. One even went out and got a wad of cash to try tempt me.

Mechanics know the score on Corolla's and will always use the word bulletproof when talking about them

Kimbot

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I've an old Corolla as well, the few times I've had to leave it in for minor bits an bobs to be done or servicing, there have been a few queries from the mechanics if I'm selling it. One even went out and got a wad of cash to try tempt me.

Mechanics know the score on Corolla's and will always use the word bulletproof when talking about them

They are bullet proof in fairness, I had a 01 yolk. When I got my new car I tried to kill the corolla for a laugh, drove it into a tree and through a wall and only a minor dent on the car. It still drove for a few years after that with no issues and on well over 300k miles on it.

nthclare

I know a few lads who have the corolla with the vvti engine's, they're absolutely reliable.

Obviously the engineer's who designed these engines were practical and theoretical, unlike the pure shoite you'll see today.

Today's engine's are sensitive, soft very soft and lack the ability to

nthclare

I know a few lads who have the corolla with the vvti engine's, they're absolutely reliable.

Obviously the engineer's who designed these engines were practical and theoretical, unlike the pure shoite you'll see today.

Today's engine's are sensitive, soft very soft and lack the ability to last more than 200,000 k

colm_mcm

nthclare wrote: »

I know a few lads who have the corolla with the vvti engine's, they're absolutely reliable.

Obviously the engineer's who designed these engines were practical and theoretical, unlike the pure shoite you'll see today.

Today's engine's are sensitive, soft very soft and lack the ability to last more than 200,000 k

They’re not without their issues. The engine they replaced was a lot more robust IMO.

CoBo55

Many of them ended their days with a gallon can of oil in the boot trailing blue smoke, they weren't that brilliant.

CJhaughey

CoBo55 wrote: »

Many of them ended their days with a gallon can of oil in the boot trailing blue smoke, they weren't that brilliant.

As Colm said the older 12v engines were the real deal, however the 1ZZ was a pretty good engine for the time, they made decent power and were on the whole very reliable.
Yes there were some oil issues but given how many were sold the incidence of failure was remarkably small. Toyota had a campaign to replace the short blocks to stop the oil burning.
You still see quite a few around the place, more than most other cars of that era.

ednwireland

CJhaughey wrote: »

As Colm said the older 12v engines were the real deal, however the 1ZZ was a pretty good engine for the time, they made decent power and were on the whole very reliable.
Yes there were some oil issues but given how many were sold the incidence of failure was remarkably small. Toyota had a campaign to replace the short blocks to stop the oil burning.
You still see quite a few around the place, more than most other cars of that era.

loved my gold 88 corrolla 3 door hatch, used to drink oil and the bodywork rusted to bits but it kept going (sort of) still sold it when it was 15 years old as well !

mickdw

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I have given away cars (Taxed and NCT'd) and people were turning up complaining about the car.

I'd take the car back off them on the spot.

nthclare

nthclare wrote: »

Today's engine's are sensitive, soft very soft and lack the ability to

...finish off their sentences?

kennethsmyth

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I've an old Corolla as well, the few times I've had to leave it in for minor bits an bobs to be done or servicing, there have been a few queries from the mechanics if I'm selling it. One even went out and got a wad of cash to try tempt me.

Mechanics know the score on Corolla's and will always use the word bulletproof when talking about them

Brother is a mechanic and drives a 2004 1.4 diesel corrola, used to drive a 1998 corrola. All the younger mechanics want them as the daily driver while possibly keeping the Altezza etc...

terrydel

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I have given away cars (Taxed and NCT'd) and people were turning up complaining about the car.

People are twats.
Stories like this are why I prefer dogs to people more every day!

We've an 05 1.4 petrol corolla, cost 1400 last December, just spent 450 on new rear discs and pads, and one caliper, and a handbrake kit to get it thru the nct. Wear and tear stuff the previous owner didn't look after, tho it was immaculate inside and tidy enough outside.
Only about 130k miles on it now, engine seems very solid, feels nice and tight on the road.