Originally Posted by borgward
Toyota. Not Camry. Corollas are now built in Mexico, so that might be iffy. In the old days you really did not want a Mercedes built there. Engine in front, Manual transmission (Automatics usually won't go the miles. Rebuilt ones usually don't last) rear wheel drive. Front wheel drive, automatic trans = planned obsolescence. Use Mobil 1 full synthetic or similar. Change oil yourself. Use best oil filter. Have oil analyzed. My 2009 Escort lost oil pressure at a little over 200,000 miles. Jiffy Lube all the way. Learned my lesson. You don't really know what they are putting in you car. Especially if it is coming out of a hose instead of a can. I really don't like changing oil, but it beats $$$$$$ car payment 100,000 miles before you need it.
I think you can get a Corolla built in Japan but expect to pay $5,000 extra or more for it. Get oil analyze at first oil change. If a lot of metal shows up, etc take it back and demand a new car.
That might be the biggest turd ever dumped on this forum.