AZjeff
$50 Site Donor 2023
So the Corolla’s owner beat the body up but cleaned the engine bay?
Nice Corolla with so-so body...
- Thread starter JeffKeryk
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Yes- nobody said you can't clean an engine bay. The rest of the car looks like it sat in the middle of world war three and hit every obstacle everytime it was driven. Why would somebody do one thing? But be so careless with the other?
It must have been a wild night out. 
that era Corolla are very reliable, long lived and very easy to maintain...my sister got one that had spent it's entire life outside (as it does now at her condo) and looks bad with similar damaged doors from her getting it hit...parts from RockAuto that won't break the bank when she got it and some tender loving care and she's had hers for 5 years now and about 40K miles...runs like a Swiss watch; looks like heck on the outside...trusty
good luck with your choice
Bill
good luck with your choice
Bill
Pop_Rivit, is that you?
Don't sleep on the Pontiac Vibe or Toyota Matrix if there are any left. That corolla looks like one you do not want. If the body is in that condition, the rest of it has been abused as well. Did someone take a pry bar to the door? Yikes.
Thanks for all the replies. I bought a clean 2005 Corolla S with 131K for $6500. Piad too much but I wanted a clean car. Brake lights do not work; gonna give it the once over this morning.
A hoopti is better than waking or the bus.
My Camry is getting a little rough. Golf ball dent on the trunk, rear bumper has had at least 3 incidents and the front fender had an introduction to a shelf in my garage. Minor stuff but I'm not spending 3k to get it fixed.
You could buy that Corolla for 3k and drive it a few years until the nieces get on their feet and sell it for 2.5k.
My Camry is getting a little rough. Golf ball dent on the trunk, rear bumper has had at least 3 incidents and the front fender had an introduction to a shelf in my garage. Minor stuff but I'm not spending 3k to get it fixed.
You could buy that Corolla for 3k and drive it a few years until the nieces get on their feet and sell it for 2.5k.
They called and offered Mr. Hooptie for $2,750.
Hold out for a week - they might go down to $2700 even.
Ahh.
A 17 year old Toyota that runs well but looks like it's been driven by someone who needed a few driving lessons.
I knew a woman that was high mileage, ran well but could have benefitted from a high mileage lubricant. Leaked a bit.
But ran well. Little make-up and a beer..................
She kept her engine bay clean.
Either a very young driver or a very old one.
