Will a Canadian 1999 Toyota Corolla, with 300,000 kms, start to have problems anytime soon?

(2010-10-31 14:10:12)

1. honesty_counts Says: 300,000 km = that’s about 200,000 miles.

What typical things tend to “GO” out on a car with that kind of mileage? Anything serious / expensive ?

Are alternators and new struts expensive on Toyotas? I think it will need both of those things, so how much will that cost to get done at a Toyota dealership?

Canadian roads are filled with salt in the winters, so that winter salt-slush eats the steel like little monsters !
Already there is rust spots around his front windshield, some of the doorframes, and a bit starting around the wheel arches. Is that a bad sign?

I was just wondering, because a neighbour is selling his Corolla for $1,500 and I was just wondering if that was too much to pay for such a car, especially if its going to begin having troubles soon.

2. Pat Says: Cash talks and you could buy that car for $1200, this will give you an
extra $300 to spruce it up a bit... a toyo with a 180,000 still has some
life left in it... it should do 250,000 with some maintenance. Stay away
from the dealer for struts, brake work and things like that because
independent shops can offer the same quality very cost effectively.

3. don r Says: You'll have to check the maintenance records on that particular car. One thing you don't need to worry about is a cam belt because that corolla has a steel cam chain- Corolla started back using chains since 1998.

Parts for the Corolla are expensive because the OEM quality is very high.