2005 ish corolla

zetecescort

looking to upgrade from a 2000 corolla to a 05 or so(exciting I know!) to get around the insurers not quoting on 15 year old cars.

are they as reliable as the older models? anything in particular I should look out for?

Thanks

Toyotafanboi

2000 and 2005ish Corollas both have the same engines is you are looking at petrol models.

The 03-06 models are still good reliable cars. Look out for seized brake callipers and leaking radiators but that'd be the worst of it.

WhiskeyGoblin

Not sure if this is a common issue or just something is wrong with mine, but there is a bloody heap of exhaust rattle.

bazz26

Hatchbacks are nicer than saloons and they brought out a run out Luna model in mid 2005 which was very well equipped for the time.

colm_mcm

marko93 wrote: »

Not sure if this is a common issue or just something is wrong with mine, but there is a bloody heap of exhaust rattle.

The inlet manifold on them is known to rattle. A well placed tech screw can sort that (not the recommended factory technique of course)

zetecescort

Thanks folks. good to hear they are as good as the older mdels

selectamatic

Drop links tend to have a shortish lifespan on the e12 corolla's too.
Also check for notchy gearboxes particularly going from 2nd to 3rd at high revs.
Sticking brakes as mentioned above too.
Apart form that they are as reliable a car as you'll find and decent on petrol when kept outta vvti but nippy when they need to be.
Plenty of them on done deal so don't rush into buying one I'd recommend a 5dr hatchback good chance of getting a well minded one and the 3dr variants have a big door which can be hard on door straps if you're careless when opening them.

pmc8

I have a 05 corolla hatchback for the past 4 years its got 160km on it and its never given me any trouble since the day i bought it.

zetecescort

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

2000 and 2005ish Corollas both have the same engines is you are looking at petrol models.

The 03-06 models are still good reliable cars. Look out for seized brake callipers and leaking radiators but that'd be the worst of it.

I take it this means newer ones will use abit of oil like the older ones?

bazz26

zetecescort wrote: »

I take it this means newer ones will use abit of oil like the older ones?

They sorted that issue out by the time the newer model arrived in 2002.

WhiskeyGoblin

colm_mcm wrote: »

The inlet manifold on them is known to rattle. A well placed tech screw can sort that (not the recommended factory technique of course)

Thanks, will have to find someone who could do that for me :P

XR3i

zetecescort wrote: »

looking to upgrade from a 2000 corolla to a 05 or so(exciting I know!) to get around the insurers not quoting on 15 year old cars.

are they as reliable as the older models? anything in particular I should look out for?

Thanks

avoid them

get a ford

zetecescort

just starting to narrow my search now and was wondering what is considered average mileage these days?

bazz26

On cars of that age current condition and evidence of service history is more important than mileage in my view. You could find a low mileage example that hasn't seen an oil change in 5 years.