Originally Posted By: KingCake
Originally Posted By: Gokhan
Originally Posted By: bubbatime
1985 Toyota? Are you serious? Run the cheapest store brand 10W30 or 10W40 high mileage oil you can find.
Then trade it in for something that can get out of its own way and do more than 70 on the highway.
My friend bought that exact car. I laughed. His travels were ALL HIGHWAY and he couldn't keep up with traffic. In fact, it was dangerous as he almost got rear ended constantly. At full throttle. He traded it for a 1990 Dodge Caravan, and that was a huge step up. That car should not be on the roadways. Do it a favor and put it out of its misery.
That's only because the car your friend bought was poorly maintained. Mine can reach 90 - 95, even 100 MPH on the speedometer -- no problem at all. It's maintained very well -- no oil consumption at all, no faulty emissions components, and carburetor rebuilt by me.
Might be BITOG's first darwin award recipient
Not sure what you are hinting at but I prefer this 1985 Corolla's handling to the handling of a 2009 Corolla I had once, which had rather vague on-center electric steering and felt like the car would fly out of control at any moment. Power? As I said, if it's well-maintained and properly tuned, it has no problem maintaining any US speed limit, up to 85 MPH. It's also 4-speed AT, which helps at high speeds. It's not that I drive it in the left lane of a German autobahn. It would have no problem in the middle lane of a German autobahn, which is the equivalent of a US freeway lane. Shocks, steering, brakes, tires, transmission, etc. are all in top shape thanks to good maintenance. Darwin award goes to reckless/distracted drivers and/or who don't properly maintain their cars.
People even make offers on the road sometimes to buy it.