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If price is your only concern you could also buy a 1990 Corolla for a fraction of that price too. And it’ll likely still run pretty flawlessly.

I wonder if these will stand the test of time is the point I’m trying to make.

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https://www.theonion.com/toyota-recalls-1993-camry-due-to-fa...

I was looking for a car for my kid last night and stumbled upon this gem: https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/hou/6565526716.html

Not all Toyotas stand the test of time either.

We owned one that barely made it to 120k miles (Matrix, which was essentially a hatchback Corolla) and would have required more money to keep it running than the vehicle was worth.

And yes, it was well maintained.

I loved my Matrix, but it was a dual venture with Pontiac. I always assumed that was part of the problem.

The weird thing about that is that the Pontiac version (Vibe) was built in Fremont, CA on the same assembly line as the Corolla, but the Matrix was built in Ontario. So you actually got the better car if you went with the GM badge!

(And yes, that Fremont factory that built the Corolla is now the Tesla factory)

My dad bought a corolla in early '90s, which he used for over 20 years without significant issues. We eventually sold it and got a new car mainly because of the much better safety measures in modern vehicles.

I was not aware there was an EV Corolla in 1990..?

I see no mention of this on the usual car&drivers.

There was, however, an EV RAV4 in 1997 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_RAV4_EV)

Cool! Thanks for the link.

There's one I see in my local city center all the time, they live about two miles away so not a big trip. :)

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