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Can some one please offer an opinion about buying a used 2001 corolla with 95,000 miles. What is a reasonable price for such a car? What should I look out for at the dealer's? What problems can I expect to have with this car, in terms of maintenance issues? Any recall issues with this model ever reported?
any advice is appreciated.
thanks
Sam
If you want reliability you should look into Corollas and Prizms of 1993-1997.
That dealer seems to be a bad one.You bought a BRAND NEW car with warranty.
Even battery is under warranty.Even the cheapest batteries come with 2-3 years free replacement warranties, Toyota factory installed ones should, too.
Insist on getting service under warranty, if they do not want to help, write to Toyota's consumer department, give the dealer a hint...
You do not have to buy a service you do not want to, again your car is a 2010 model year car, brand new.And under warranty.
If possible, go to a different dealer service department.
You can even return the car for a full refund, claiming lemon status, at least you can use this to force them to solve the problem.You can contact better business bureau too.
also Rent a Wreck in Portland might have one.
"I'm looking to rent a car just like the one that was involved in an accident, and I'm looking to drive it just like I did when I had the accident to see if I wreck again under the same circumstances. I'll pay $50 to borrow your car and you may or may not get it back in the same condition."
I'm hoping that's not the actual situation, but that's the way people will read it if you don't explain.
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wouldn' t you continued breezing foul air off the the dirty filter if they didn't show it to you? plus, many people are not mechanically inclined at all, and not be able to
replace the filter like you did.
Going back to the issue @ hand, the breaks of my car are giving me a hard time. After fixing the break past this past December 31st, I keep experiencing unreliable break motions. I have to break much earlier than before. The pads dont seem to be very strong. I always go to the Toyota Dealer for maintenance. In February and again just today (June) I have gone to the dealer so they can re-check the pads. Yesturday on my way home, everytime I'd press on the breaks I would have to press far too much down in order for me to feel the breaks doing its job. Also, Whenever I put the A/C on the breaks feel even worse!! I cant put the A/C on anymore! So today when I took it back in (just as what happened in Feb) the dealer tells me that the break pads are fine and they cleaned it and tightened it up for me. They looked all throughout the car and couldnt find any fault with the breaks. I asked them "Could it be something else perhaps!?!" They said they looked everywhere and did a test run for 2 miles and couldnt figure out what I was talking about because the breaks were "fine".
Am I delusional ?! Does anyone else with a Corolla have the same issues as me?? My car has 58,500 miles on it. As I mentioned before I bought it with 3,500 miles.. I bought it in October 2005.
A weak master cylinder can act up intermittently.
In the future have the brake fluid changed every 3 years (2 years with ABS).
That will greatly extend the life of brake components.
I'll have the dealer look at the master cylinder. I had an emissions inspection done on my car last week and it passed. I do put break fluid in my car and I have a bottle on hand.
Btw, I used to have a 1990 Jetta (from when it was 9-15 years) and I know quite a bit about dealing w/older cars.
Both accidents occured during my drive into work. The first one was when I was on the left lane of a two part lane going one way when this lady in an SUV was trying to get to my lane from the right lane. She didnt wait for me to pass by (my lane was moving, hers was all stopped). I normally drive even slower, expecting people to try to get to my lane. But this woman just slammed on her gas pedal and obviously didnt look before trying to go to the left lane. The speed limit was 25 in that area. The woman hit me from the back side and back area. She either didnt see me or didnt pay attention. HER FAULT.
The second accident, like I mentioned in my original posting, was a 6-car accident. And, like I mentioned, I was in the 3rd to the back row. So, three cars were ahead of me, and two were behind me. The front 5 cars were stopped (again, a 25 mile an hr area) when this lady in her SUV comes speeding from the light that was two blocks away. She was on her cell phone and wasnt paying attention. We were stopped for at least a minute or two before we all got hit (and hit each other). Again, NOT MY FAULT.
I don't believe I mentioned ANYWHERE about my brake behavior being horrible!! If anything, I mentioned that it takes a while before my car comes to a complete stop when I press the breaks. If driving the speed limit and safely is crazy, then I guess I should drive like a maniac and tailgate other drivers!! NOT! Just yesturday I saw three SUVs flipped over- probably hit each other before going to the side ditch of the road. No thank you!! I'd rather drive safely! I live in a major city with too many crazy idiot drivers. Almost every day there are at least 2-3 accidents and people are always driving like they're playing a game on their x-box!
I hope you resolve your brake issue.
We all know what happens when you assume...
However I see it's in the title, my bad.
"I'll have the dealer look at the master cylinder"
Nobody can tell if a master cylinder is bad just by looking at it.
"I do put break fluid in my car"
Topping off the reservoir is not the same as flushing out all the old fluid and replacing with new.
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You must be a chemist, I never knew viscosity changed, thanks!
“Even so, 30,000 miles seems way too soon for that.”
And a auto engineer as well!
“I certainly didn't know timing chains had oil leaks, or "O' rings for that matter.”
Pray tell what gizmo is it that keeps most lubricants getting past shafts?
“Why did you have your brakes replaced in the first place?”
Some people are hard on brakes, but only Einstein would know that.
“ Rotors should never have had to be replaced at just 30,000 miles.”
Another real internet gem for misinformation.
“Did you know they can be resurfaced for just a fraction of the cost to replace them.”
Quite true, but do you know what specs they were within?
“Also, brake fluid should never have to be changed unless it got corrupted with water, you would feel this in the firmness of the brake pedal.”
Good maintenance advises changing brake fluid as it absorbs water from the air into the MC and will rust out the brake lines from within. Water is NOT compressible so will not be felt on the pedal. A soft pedal indicates air in the system.
That’s enough about what I mean regards to misinformation on the internet
You just keep reading and you'll be surprised what you can learn from not just me, but most informed Toyota owners as well.
What does this mean by viscosity changes?
How does the viscosity change?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I still haven't seen anything to explain a viscosity change in transmission fluid. Is it hydroscopic? Changing temperature... how does that affect it other than overheating in which case there's a clear indication of need for change due to the additive package changing color.
Transmission fluid doesn't have the same shearing of molecules as does engine oil, which does change viscosity--some.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I have 2001 Toyota, Corolla. it has 104,000miles. last time I had tune up was in 60K miles. Should I get tune up done now that it has hit over 100k miles. What should tune-up include? Also, I recently had breaks replaced, tires changed second time, first changed them at 50K, since then when ever I break very fast, push break to the end it makes knocking noise like 'tuck, tuck' I showed it to couple of mechanics and a transmission specialist they have no idea what that noise is from. I would appreciate if someone can help me.
I love the car, bought it brand new in 2000, no accidents, it has been so good to me, great with gas.
Thank u so much!!
The Owner's Manual is the place to start.
Beware of extras that shops recommend, like "induction service".
See my last post here:
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f2552d7/12
What are the negative consequences, if any, of putting 4 quarts exactly of full synthetic oil into my 2010 Toyota Corolla instead of 4.4 quarts (which my owner's manual says is the capacity).
Will it damage my car? I am a bit of a novice in this area, so any information and advice would be appreciated.
FYI: 1.8L engine.
Thanks!!
(asking it here because it may be more on topic)
2 things:
1. If you are still in the powertrain warranty period (5 years, 60,000 miles), don't bother with synthetic - waste of money. You have to change the oil every 5,000 or 6 months to keep the warranty valid, so synthetic makes no sense financially.
Now, starting with the 2011 model year Corollas, they have the 1 year, 10,000 mile oil change interval with full synthetic.
2. If the oil level is within the marks on the dipstip, you are fine, BUT if something would happen to use/leak oil, and you are not up to the top full line on the dipstick, then you have even less oil that you can lose before you have a very bad situation (oil starvation). But no real problems IF the oil level is between the marks. You would definitely want to check your oil more often, just in case. But this engine is EXTREMELY reliable.
Those things are just as helpful as running synthetic vs dino, IMHO; especially in an engine that doesn't even need syn.
Back when I had my '75 Civic my mechanic friend at the dealer suggested running ~1/2 qt over full on highway trips.
The margin was there.