Sold the 2005 Corolla

[The Critic]

A lot of you may remember “Project Corolla.”

My sister drove the car for 34 months and 17,863 miles.

She experienced zero breakdowns. I did replace the starter due to a solenoid issue, but this was something I noticed before it became an actual reliability issue.

The car was sold to another BITOGer. I will let him identify himself if he chooses to. I think the car served its intended purpose and I hope it serves its new owner well.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

cool

 

[slo town]

You live in a nice looking neighborhood.

Scott

 

[AZjeff]

Guessing ShelB's Camry has a new baby sister! Looks good. Is that the new owner inside?

 

[JeffKeryk]

My baaaaaad new ride. This car is clean! Low miles for almost 20 years old. @The Critic took a spin in the M3P. The Corolla is for my niece and her 2 sets of twin girls. It just might get 1 of the younger twins through college.
Here she is in my driveway. I can tell you this car can do 90 all the way home; a good 60+ miles...
I am 100% happy with this car. Thanks to @The Critic for giving me 1st crack at it, not to mention fresh M1, ATF and a smog check in the glove box. Such a deal!

 

[Wrenchturner44]

My congrats to the both of you. It is a great thing when such a transaction is truly appreciated by both parties.

 

[eljefino]

Going 90 and no tickets? Nice invisibility cloak!

 

[JeffKeryk]

My congrats to the both of you. It is a great thing when such a transaction is truly appreciated by both parties.

Used cars are always a crap shoot; you have no idea of its history. Let's just say I had no need to even test drive this car. I was more interested in putting my car in Insane mode to see @The Critic 's reaction when he hit the gas... Much more fun!
He's more anal about car care than I am and that's saying something.

This Corolla needs nothing. He plugged in my cell and everything came up. Nuthin' to it.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Going 90 and no tickets? Nice invisibility cloak!

I just tear them up and throw 'em out the window.

 

[Chris142]

You live in a nice looking neighborhood.

Scott

Paved roads and sidewalks? What is that lol

 

[71Chevyguy]

Buying a used car from someone else here is a no brainer. With all of the maintenance our vehicles get from being so picky about oil and intervals, you can't go wrong.

 

[HyundaiAbuser]

We love our 2007. Maintenance has been incredibly easy, don't need a jack to do oil or ATF with both plugs right up front and the filter right behind the bumper.

 

[Delta]

Man if we only had such rust free examples around here!

 

[The Critic]

Man if we only had such rust free examples around here!

Best picture I could find — there’s no rust on this thing. Folks from the rust belt should buy their used cars from CA.

You live in a nice looking neighborhood.

Scott

Thanks, but I think yours is the nicest one I have seen.

Is that the new owner inside?

Yes.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Man if we only had such rust free examples around here!

I forget how nice it is here; 330+ days of sunshine. I cringe when I see pics of people banging on rust-welded rotor-to-hubs and rusted out suspension components. I recently had to use a small sledge to remove a worn rotor on a 2003 Tundra. It came from Oregon somewhere; the passenger side just easily fell off.

 

[Delta]

Best picture I could find — there’s no rust on this thing. Folks from the rust belt should buy their used cars from CA.

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Thanks, but I think yours is the nicest one I have seen.

Yes.

Gosh darn it, there's not even any aluminum corrosion going on there!

 

[Delta]

I forget how nice it is here; 330+ days of sunshine. I cringe when I see pics of people banging on rust-welded rotor-to-hubs and rusted out suspension components. I recently had to use a small sledge to remove a worn rotor on a 2003 Tundra. It came from Oregon somewhere; the passenger side just easily fell off.

Yea I lost one truck and one car to rust, so now I have to deal with oily undercoatings that makes me hate working on the underside of my vehicles

 

[slo town]

Now all we have to do is get @Trav to buy @JeffKeryk old Tesla!

Scott

 

[AZjeff]

Yea I lost one truck and one car to rust, so now I have to deal with oily undercoatings that makes me hate working on the underside of my vehicles

@Delta, where you live in southern Pa they aren't even serious about salting the roads. We're from Brookville in NW Pa where they salt the roads before during and after a snow and spray brine solution just because. I give thanks every time I work on my rust free '02 Wrangler here in Arizona! Growing up in Rustylvania working on crusty cars is just a given, it doesn't have to be.

 

[Delta]

@Delta, where you live in southern Pa they aren't even serious about salting the roads. We're from Brookville in NW Pa where they salt the roads before during and after a snow and spray brine solution just because. I give thanks every time I work on my rust free '02 Wrangler here in Arizona! Growing up in Rustylvania working on crusty cars is just a given, it doesn't have to be.

They just have started using the liquid pre-treat around here in the past 3 or so years. Maryland has been using it for a while, which is where I work. That stuff is nasty!