toyota corolla with 120,000 miles

homeless student

hi, im looking at a 2003 toyota corolla the dealer wants 3,700 euro,nct up in 12 months time, the mileage puts me off because ill be selling it in about 18 months as ill be emigrating.i do very little driving so id say there will be about 130,000 miles on it by the time im selling it. good buy or should i be looking at a corolla with less mileage? will only be buying a corolla btw.

homeless student

any opinions?:)

Bpmull

The mileage is hardly over the top. It's a 10 year old car that's 12k miles a year which is average mileage. There is 100k miles on my 2008 car and I wouldn't consider it that terribly high. I'd be more concerned about the price tbh. 3700 seems high in saying all that corollas of that era always seem to be very pricey.

colm_mcm

I'd sooner have this


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4289610

The Pontiac

Price is insane. 10 year old car with 130k miles asking for €3,700 (even for a Toyota). You'd nearly buy two Mazda 323's or two Almera's for that money. You could keep one as a spare.

Better still just buy a Focus and go on a holiday with the cash left over. You'd even have money left for tax, insurance and a service I reckon.

homeless student

Bpmull wrote: »

The mileage is hardly over the top. It's a 10 year old car that's 12k miles a year which is average mileage. There is 100k miles on my 2008 car and I wouldn't consider it that terribly high. I'd be more concerned about the price tbh. 3700 seems high in saying all that corollas of that era always seem to be very pricey.

might go have a look at it so.

homeless student

The Pontiac wrote: »

Price is insane. 10 year old car with 130k miles asking for €3,700 (even for a Toyota). You'd nearly buy two Mazda 323's or two Almera's for that money. You could keep one as a spare.

Better still just buy a Focus and go on a holiday with the cash left over. You'd even have money left for tax, insurance and a service I reckon.

it has 120k miles

Conmaicne Mara

I paid €3,550 (privately) for an almost mint 05 Avensis with 97k km on the clock in October. Just got a new two year NCT this morning with nothing to do on it.

That corolla is well over priced IMO, walk away.

Bpmull

homeless student wrote: »

might go have a look at it so.

You would want to get him way down on price. If he doesn't drop leave it a few weeks and go back the dealer will eventually get desperate. Did you look on donedeal to see if there was any similar ones on it and see what price they are making. I'd probably go in with an offer of 2.5k euro at most and if he laughs says no just walk away. Let the dealer come back to you.

homeless student

just saw this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4531174

dont really want to buy privately though

The Pontiac

homeless student wrote: »

just saw this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4531174

It's a UK import, so I do a serious history check on it.

Bpmull

homeless student wrote: »

just saw this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4531174

It looks like a clean car and I'd imagine 2.5 k euro would buy it. Even has slightly less miles . It's in Donegal though do you live far from there. I suppose normally you have to travel to get the good deals on cars.

The Pontiac

homeless student wrote: »

just saw this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4531174

dont really want to buy privately though

Just type the reg in here for a limited history check. You have to pay see a full check, but probably worth it.

That free check shows it's a UK import.

homeless student

The Pontiac wrote: »

It's a UK import, so I do a serious history check on it.

how do you know its an import?

too late posting that

colm_mcm

Apart from the check, the black rubbing strips on the doors and boot badge show its not Irish spec

bazz26

A young lad outside at work bought a 2004 Corolla hatchback with 105k miles on it there before Christmas for €4k. There is no way I would pay near €3750 for a 2003 model.

Leonard Hofstadter

UK cars have different suspension to the Irish market versions.

Corollas from that era are noted for burning oil, and the bearings in the gearbox can give trouble as well, although they are generally fine once they're not burning oil.

I'd much sooner have a 1.6 Focus, a better car in every measure, although it may be a small bit less reliable (at least it won't have the burning oil problem though).

Try and get a Luna (or T3 or T Spirit if it's an import) model if you absolutely must have a Corolla.

The Pontiac

captainspeed wrote: »

I'd much sooner have a 1.6 Focus, a better car in every measure, although it may be a small bit less reliable (at least it won't have the burning oil problem though)

+1. Owned one for 6 years. Sold it with 160k miles on the clock. Not a rattle on it.

homeless student

would 3,500 be enough to pay or too much?

JohnBoy26

captainspeed wrote: »

UK cars have different suspension to the Irish market versions.

Corollas from that era are noted for burning oil, and the bearings in the gearbox can give trouble as well, although they are generally fine once they're not burning oil.

I'd much sooner have a 1.6 Focus, a better car in every measure, although it may be a small bit less reliable (at least it won't have the burning oil problem though).

Try and get a Luna (or T3 or T Spirit if it's an import) model if you absolutely must have a Corolla.

Your wrong there sir. It was the previous model that had the burning oil issue and it was no where near as much of an issue as it's made out to be on the 1.4 vvti engine. Gearbox bearings can get noisy in them but that's few and far between and if the oil is changed in the gearbox every now and then your unlikey to have any issues with it.

A focus 1.6 is only a better drive than the corolla, It no where near as comfortable as the corolla or as reliable for that matter. If we compare like for like a 1.4 corolla v 1.4 focus, the corolla is then streets ahead as the 1.4 74bhp ford focus wouldn't pull you out of bed. The corolla has a 95bhp and has decent performance for a 1.4 and is more economical than both the 1.4 and 1.6 ford focus.

road_high

homeless student wrote: »

hi, im looking at a 2003 toyota corolla the dealer wants 3,700 euro,nct up in 12 months time, the mileage puts me off because ill be selling it in about 18 months as ill be emigrating.i do very little driving so id say there will be about 130,000 miles on it by the time im selling it. good buy or should i be looking at a corolla with less mileage? will only be buying a corolla btw.

Jasus 3,700 for 10 year high mile Corrolla...wrong thread mate, Dreamer of the Year one is that way ====>>>

road_high

bazz26 wrote: »

A young lad outside at work bought a 2004 Corolla hatchback with 105k miles on it there before Christmas for €4k. There is no way I would pay near €3750 for a 2003 model.

Guys needs his head examined, seriously...

road_high

homeless student wrote: »

would 3,500 be enough to pay or too much?

That's only 200 quid less...would expect that nearly as a discount regardless of price. And this one is at least a grand overpriced in my opinion and in the overall context of the value of the car, way overpriced....

road_high

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'd sooner have this


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4289610

Much better car in every way OP. Honda is the way to go and not overpriced either 'cos all the Irish sheep want 1.4 Corrollas (which is a good thing as it allows the rest of us have better cars for less money )

JohnBoy26

road_high wrote: »

Much better car in every way OP. Honda is the way to go and not overpriced either 'cos all the Irish sheep want 1.4 Corrollas (which is a good thing as it allows the rest of us have better cars for less money )

A much better car in every way to the corolla the op is interested in? or corollas in general?

Syllabus

homeless student wrote: »

would 3,500 be enough to pay or too much?

about a 1000 too much


imo



if ur only planning on keeping it a year and doing small mileage get something older and cheaper

Syllabus

a bit of perspective for u

within the last few months -

i bought a 2004 1.6 lancer est with only 49k for 2600

i sold my 2002 rover 45 with 45k for 600


buying from a dealer is way overated imo


bring a good mechanic with u to aprivate sale and get the car checked and save a lot of cash




imo

road_high

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

A much better car in every way to the corolla the op is interested in? or corollas in general?

Both. We had a Civic and a Corrolla of the same vintage in the family. Civic is/was much better built car. Corrolla got rattly and started drinking oil early on. The Civic didn't and held itself together far better. Also far nicer to drive and more surefooted.
Corrolla is far from a bad car just they're way overpriced.

JohnBoy26

Syllabus wrote: »

a bit of perspective for u

within the last few months -

i bought a 2004 1.6 lancer est with only 49k for 2600

i sold my 2002 rover 45 with 45k for 600


buying from a dealer is way overated imo


bring a good mechanic with u to aprivate sale and get the car checked and save a lot of cash




imo

Both of the cars you mention do not have near the same residual value as a Toyota Corolla. The Corolla is a much more popular car than either a Lancer or a Rover 45 for various reasons, hence the high used prices that are being asked for them, especially the hatchback.

road_high

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Both of the cars you mention do not have near the same residual value as a Toyota Corolla. The Corolla is a much more popular car than either a Lancer or a Rover 45 for various reasons, hence the high used prices that are being asked for them, especially the hatchback.

At this end of the market that is not entirely relevant. It's more important how the car has been maintained than the percieved reliability of the car when you get down here.
A well maintained Lancer for cheaper money would be a steal compared to a Corrolla with higher miles/patchy history for a grand more.

JohnBoy26

road_high wrote: »

Both. We had a Civic and a Corrolla of the same vintage in the family. Civic is/was much better built car. Corrolla got rattly and started drinking oil early on. The Civic didn't and held itself together far better. Also far nicer to drive and more surefooted.
Corrolla is far from a bad car just they're way overpriced.

I have to disagree on some aspects, Both are good and bad in certain areas. Yes I found the Civic nicer to drive but the Corolla is more nippy. The civic has hardly any torque so you have to rev the nuts off it to get anywhere but it has more steering feedback and better handling than the corolla and it's cabin is a nicer less dreary place to be in.

I found the Corolla much quieter to be in though with hardly any wind or road noise intruding into the cabin, The civic on the otherhand had noticeably more road noise and windnoise entering the cabin, and to me didn't feel as solid on the road as the corolla.

challengemaster

The Pontiac wrote: »

You'd nearly buy two Mazda 323's or two Almera's for that money. You could keep one as a spare.

You could buy 4 Almeras and a 323 as a spare for that money. A car for every day of the week*.







*Only applies to work days. Subject to T&Cs

JohnBoy26

road_high wrote: »

At this end of the market that is not entirely relevant. It's more important how the car has been maintained than the percieved reliability of the car when you get down here.
A well maintained Lancer for cheaper money would be a steal compared to a Corrolla with higher miles/patchy history for a grand more.

It is relevant though as the op has want to sell the car again in 18 months time. Tbh The Corolla even with higher miles and a patchy service history would probably still be easier to sell than a lancer.

road_high

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

It is relevant though as the op has want to sell the car again in 18 months time. Tbh The Corolla even with higher miles and a patchy service history would probably still be easier to sell than a lancer.

Maybe but this one is ridiculously overpriced. No point buying one at any cost.

sean1141

3700 for a 10 year old (petrol??) corolla:eek::eek::eek:

I sold my 04 diesel ford mondeo ghia for a good bit less than that last week. It had 1years nct left + 3months tax and a lot higher spec than any corolla

homeless student

not going to buy the corolla, gonna wait until i see one with less miles at least

T-Maxx

IMO if you're only going to keep it for 18 months or so and will be doing small mileage - buy something mega cheap. You want something that'll do the job with absolute minimal running cost and something disposable, ie you don't want to be weighed down with it when emmigrating.

Bangernomics FTW.

homeless student

T-Maxx wrote: »

IMO if you're only going to keep it for 18 months or so and will be doing small mileage - buy something mega cheap. You want something that'll do the job with absolute minimal running cost and something disposable, ie you don't want to be weighed down with it when emmigrating.

Bangernomics FTW.

i know, thats why i want a corolla, at least i know ill get a few euro for it when im emigrating.if i buy a car for say 1000 euro, it will cost me in repairs in the long run.

road_high

homeless student wrote: »

i know, thats why i want a corolla, at least i know ill get a few euro for it when im emigrating.if i buy a car for say 1000 euro, it will cost me in repairs in the long run.

Not neccessarily at all. It's all about pedigree at this level. If a car is well minded and serviced then just because it's cheap does certainly not equate to big bills...conversely, ask anyone that has to shell out on expensive repairs after paying big money for various VW's and Audis. Just because they paid loads did not equal trouble free motoring.
So glad you're not shelling out on that Corolla. Hate to see people pay way over the odds. (have been there myself and still regret it ).

Supergurrier

Wait afew weeks and buy my 120,000 miles Skoda Octavia for 1000 would be my opinion

(runs away)

JohnBoy26

Supergurrier wrote: »

Wait afew weeks and buy my 120,000 miles Skoda Octavia for 1000 would be my opinion

(runs away)

Diesel or petrol?

Supergurrier

1.4

JohnBoy26

Supergurrier wrote: »

1.4

You better start running:p

road_high

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

You better start running:p

...be quicker than driving it anyhow

Supergurrier

They aren't that bad tbh, comfy 40mpg and happy to cruise at 70mph plus the low tax, was alright at the time just needed a change (and 3x the power)

renofan

Bloomin 'ell. Have second hand cars gone up that much since the recession hit?

I bought a then 7 year old Laguna with 79k miles on the clock and part of the deal was it would be nct'd, timing belt done and two new front tyres. For €1,900. Almost 10 years later the I still have the car. But I suppose everyone wanted new cars back then.

€3,700 is crazy and you'd want to be a fool to pay that much.

homeless student

renofan wrote: »

Bloomin 'ell. Have second hand cars gone up that much since the recession hit?

I bought a then 7 year old Laguna with 79k miles on the clock and part of the deal was it would be nct'd, timing belt done and two new front tyres. For €1,900. Almost 10 years later the I still have the car. But I suppose everyone wanted new cars back then.

€3,700 is crazy and you'd want to be a fool to pay that much.

if you think thats bad a local dealer wanted 1600 for a 97 corsa 2 weeks ago.no joke.

homeless student

sean1141 wrote: »

3700 for a 10 year old (petrol??) corolla:eek::eek::eek:

I sold my 04 diesel ford mondeo ghia for a good bit less than that last week. It had 1years nct left + 3months tax and a lot higher spec than any corolla

ya a 1.4 petrol corolla

homeless student

Supergurrier wrote: »

They aren't that bad tbh, comfy 40mpg and happy to cruise at 70mph plus the low tax, was alright at the time just needed a change (and 3x the power)

ok Ayrton Senna:p

Pottler

homeless student wrote: »

i know, thats why i want a corolla, at least i know ill get a few euro for it when im emigrating.if i buy a car for say 1000 euro, it will cost me in repairs in the long run.

But there is no long run. You're emigrating?? A €500 Fiesta would do the same job tbh..

Syllabus

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

It is relevant though as the op has want to sell the car again in 18 months time. Tbh The Corolla even with higher miles and a patchy service history would probably still be easier to sell than a lancer.

while that may well be true i was not telling him to buy one i was just giving him a an idea of whats out there.


why spend near 4k on a car that ur selling in 18months???

get a car for under a grand(plenty of bargains out there) and save a shed load of money


no garuntee he'll sell the corolla