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Some dealers wont sell you at that price because they want to finance you and sell other accesories and make money on them too. They show you the car and sense you not buying accessories and then say 'Well somebody who looked at it before you, just signed the papers'.
And another catch in this kind of special is that you MAY not get the color of your choice. You get just that advertised car. I was lucky to get black color. Also you mostly cannot add other features like ABS brakes or side airbags etc. though dealers would be happy to add alarms or extra warranty (u dont need that on a Corolla , though)
But my primary question concerns the first oil change. Is there a proper breakin period before you perform the first oil change on the Corolla? Is 3000 miles too soon for it? Some manufacturers (Honda for one) uses special breakin oil and recommends against performing an oil change before 7500 miles. Please advise. Thanks.
Here are particulars and cost:
2002 Silver S
-air
-tilt wheel/cruise
-auto windows/doors
-cassette (no cd player)
$14,000 before tax/license
Almost got an Echo, sure glad I didn't! Your posts have all been very helpful, thanks!
P.S. Is waxing once every two weeks too much? ;-)
Honda couldn't do the same for me this time around, price-wise.
The Corolla is a smoother, sweeter ride than it was way back when.
Oh, I've washed the "S" once a week since the purchase in late July. Sure cleans up nice!
Also, what does routine maintainance suggest after 50k miles? most cars aren't expensive till about 60k or increments of 30k miles, what $$$$ should i expect after 50K miles. Is there a mileage number that's particularly expensive, and therefore when i buy used make sure it was done?
Toyota routine maintenance follows a 15K and 30K schedule. Personally, after 50K mile, I'll probably need a new tire, check/change the transmission fluid at 60K mile, tune-up, and some brakes job as well if needed. The timing chain should be fine until 90K if not longer.
If I can get the Honda Civic I just test drove out of my system, I may be headed to Toyota of Durham after all!
Thanks!
Thanks, montanafisherm
dave594 - was your $13.5K for a 2002 S an "out-the-door" price, or did you have to add tax, tags & license fees (TTL) to it? If that included TTL then you got a really good deal. May I ask in what part of the country you are? floot and I are both in central and eastern NC. Market conditions dictate the price of cars, although I can't imagine the market for Corollas being that different from state to state... You see those cars everywhere.
I never expected this to happen to a Toyota. I tried to research why this happened to my car. One of the potential reasons that I suspected was overtightening of drive belts. I had my alternator replaced by a roadside mechanic who did the job when my car was stuck on a road with burnt alternator. Most probably he overtightened the drive belts which caused excessive pressure on the crankshaft resulting in a fatigue failure.
Has anybody come across this type of situation? Like to share your experience? or Am I the first? Can anyone tell me why this happens and if my suspicion is logical?
I have e-mailed the local dealership three times
about a manual CE and received no response. Can I e-mail you and ask you the name of the salesman you dealt with (if you don't want to post publicly)?
I sure do like the reliability, gas mileage, and engine pep in the Corolla. I also test drove a Honda Civic EX and really liked the layout of the interior. Plus it has fold-down rear seats and intermittent wipers -- nice touches. However, I can't afford an EX & need to test-drive a DX to be looking at one in my price range. Basically have ruled out the Protege because of the gas mileage, although the Protege board seems like a perpetual party -- those guys love their cars!
Hope you are enjoying your Corolla!
With the increase in the customer rebate (now $750 instead of $500) and all other things being equal, you should be able to get a 2002 CE, with the options you described in your previous post, for around $13K out-the-door if you negotiate hard. With the recent tragic events in NYC and Washington DC, I think consumer spending is *really* going to slow down; that means fewer people buying cars, and so you'll probably have even better negotiating leverage.
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it, not enforce it.http://www.nypost.com/apstories/V1209.htm
By the way hows your Corolla's running especially the older ones 93-00 and how many miles , are they reliable?? thanks
http://www1.toyota.co.jp/Showroom/All_toyota_lineup/CorollaSedan/exterior/images/ex03_svg.jpg
This is the wagon version - which looks great, but will probably not make it here because we will have the rather strange looking matrix.
http://www.toyota.co.jp/Showroom/All_toyota_lineup/CorollaFielder/exterior/images/ex01_svg.jpg
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