about to buy a stick shift 05 corolla… 233,587 miles… Car was “taken car of meticulously” by the first owner and barely driven by the second, as he bought a different car and doesn’t want the corolla anymore… This is suspicious, who wants to get rid of a corolla?.. But I’m gonna see. Have all maint…

[image] CodyT: This is suspicious, who wants to get rid of a corolla? Someone who does not need it , they know at 233000 miles it will need work they don’t want to spend money on. They just don’t want it . Also at that mileage anything on Carcomplaints could have been fixed or it did not hav…

With 233,587 miles, you’ll definitely want to pay to have your mechanic inspect it before you purchase it. With the maintenance records, the right price, and a clean bill of health from your mechanic, I’d say go for it. My mom has an 05 Corolla that is still running great.

I’d rather purchase a newer higher mileage car than an older lower mileage car. Age, anything over 20 years old, will start to have problems that are hard to overcome. Ask me how I know … lol … If you’re 05 was an 08 or 09 I’d like it better, but it should still be a good car. Freeway driving …

[image] CodyT: about to buy a stick shift 05 corolla… 233,587 miles… I would pass.Its probably at the end of its life even if its a Corolla.

It’s an aged car going on a quarter of a million miles. It can be safely assumed the car needs multiple repairs which the owner may or may not be aware of. Cheap enough it may be worth a shot but you did not state what they’re asking for this thing.

i did, in fact, buy the car for $1600

It’s about as good a bet for $1600 as anyone could find, so my hunch is you have done well. Let us know how it works out. Lots of folks here think highly of Toyota and like to help others keep them going.

its the original clutch so one day i anticipate replacing that. there is a paper containing every date for every little thing done to the car, mostly filled with oil change / tire rotations every 3 months, and other repairs accordingly… all the way from 2005 to late 2017, and then the second owner b…

[image] CodyT: it’s due for an oil change How many months? Oil changes are based on xx miles OR yyy months, which ever comes first. Neglecting an oil change is he last thing you want to do if you plan on keeping the car for a while.

2005 Toyota Corolla - Thoughts on this high mileage purchase?

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CodyT June 26, 2018, 4:45pm 7

i did buy it. it is a manual. its running pretty good, im the third owner. first owner did very good maintenance and the second barely drove it.

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