Need advice on this Corolla's mileage please

skytl

2004 with 160 000 miles.

Corollas seem to have a reputation as being very reliable but would I be taking a risk on a 2004 with this kind of mileage

Any advice appreciated

alias no.9

Nobody can make a call on the mileage alone. Is the car in good nick? Is there any service history? Assuming it's the 1.4vvti, they're prone to burning a bit of oil, is there any blueish smoke coming from the exhaust?

There's no automatic reason for any car with that mileage to be problematic and conversely, nothing preventing a car with half the mileage being a lemon.

dodderangler

16 k a year?
And probably still runs better than half the new Shiite out now. Corollas are a great car no matter the year or mileage.
Is she in good nick other than the mileage?
Check the chassis frame for damage etc

skytl

dodderangler wrote: »

16 k a year?
And probably still runs better than half the new Shiite out now. Corollas are a great car no matter the year or mileage.
Is she in good nick other than the mileage?
Check the chassis frame for damage etc

Yep it seems to be in good shape.

Only worry i'd have is the relatively high mileage, friend just bought a yaris, same year 2004 with 66,000 miles

dodderangler

skytl wrote: »

Yep it seems to be in good shape.

Only worry i'd have is the relatively high mileage, friend just bought a yaris, same year 2004 with 66,000 miles

Yaris weren't really made for a lot of mileage. They were more suited for older drivers doing short journeys. Nuns and priests love them. Most of Yaris I've serviced were owned by priests buns or elderly people and ha short mileage on em and very little major work done to them. Same goes for the corollas but with more mileage

skytl

dodderangler wrote: »

Yaris weren't really made for a lot of mileage. They were more suited for older drivers doing short journeys. Nuns and priests love them. Most of Yaris I've serviced were owned by priests buns or elderly people and ha short mileage on em and very little major work done to them. Same goes for the corollas but with more mileage

Reckon that the mileage on that corolla shouldn't worry me if everything else seems ok?

dodderangler

skytl wrote: »

Reckon that the mileage on that corolla shouldn't worry me if everything else seems ok?

Nope shouldn't worry you. Is there any service history on it aswell.?
Clutch may have been done by now aswel. If not may look into it.
Other than that nothing to worry bout.

skytl

dodderangler wrote: »

Nope shouldn't worry you. Is there any service history on it aswell.?
Clutch may have been done by now aswel. If not may look into it.
Other than that nothing to worry bout.

Hopefully it will be fine anyway.

Cheers

bazz26

skytl wrote: »

Yep it seems to be in good shape.

Only worry i'd have is the relatively high mileage, friend just bought a yaris, same year 2004 with 66,000 miles

66k miles is ridiculously low mileage for a 10 year old car which is not the norm for the year. 160k miles on a 10 year old car is 16k miles per year which is not excessive by any means. But on a 10 year old car mileage is far from the last word determining whether it is a good car or not. It all boils down to it's current condition and how it has been cared for by it's owners over the years. Even the most reliable car can give grief if it hasn't been looked after properly though Corollas tend to be more forgiving than others in that respect.

One thing to watch out for in that model Corolla is the gearbox bearings. They are a know weak point so any difficulty changing gears or whining sound from the gearbox and it's more than likely the gearbox bearing.

Toyotafanboi

My 2004 corolla 1.4 petrol has 151000 miles and there's not a question in my mind that it can make it to 200k or more

dodderangler

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

My 2004 corolla 1.4 petrol has 151000 miles and there's not a question in my mind that it can make it to 200k or more

It'll make it further than that mate. Seen them over 250 k as taxis
Remember a carina E regularly serviced by myself with over 680k miles and ran like a clock

Newtown90

My 03 Corolla has 182k on it and going great.

Mint condition! Was pondering in getting a bigger car but think I'll stick with this for another while anyhow while it's running like w dream.

lifer_sean

Have a 04 Corolla with 169k miles. Drives perfectly. Put it through NCT yesterday without doing any prep work and it passed first time. As other posters say, if the one you are thinking of buying is in good condition I wouldn't shy away because of mileage.

160k miles isn't that high. 04 is 10.5 years old = 15k miles per year approx., not that much above average.