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Post by July3
I love my Corolla. It is easy to get started even in cool winter. During the winter, I found that some of the Civic have problems in getting started while I pass by on the road. I brought it at $12,500 while it was 3 years old with around 60,000km. fully equiped(including remote start, auto door/window, ABS, cruise control, CD etc), but without sunroof. It has a shining body just like new.
I strongly recommend Toyota Corolla.

Hi, july3, where did you buy your car, from private or a dealer? which year of your car? did you bargain for  the final price $12500? including tax?  to me these information will be helpful.  thanks

July3

I bought it from a Toyota dealer in 2004, it is a 2001 car. I bargained for $490 and came to final price $12,500 + tax. It was not a good deal but it is not too expensive considering its full equipment and shining, stainless
body. What's more, I got it inspected from 3rd party and the report was satisfying. Provided that the old tires and mileage were not counted, you could say it was almost a new car.


It is ture that you can buy a used car from the privates, saving some tax. But normally, you need to get it repaired even there are only some tiny hassles. That would be another additional cost! What's more, you never know if it is from the first owner or the second owner. You have to be patient to hunt a good car from the privates because a good deal is everybody's prey.


Nomater how tough you get it, your effort will pay off--A Collara gives you good driving experience among those in the compact catogory. You will find out why Collara was named the most reliable compact car in the world in 2004.

VW

July3 ，你买的车看起来很划算。应为有ABS那就是LE，比CE的配置好很多。

如果你买的车（从出厂到你拿到手）小于或等于36个月，就更划算了，哈哈。

July3

Sorry, I have made a mistake: my car has no ABS and no power mirrors. It is a CE but is almost fully equiped at CE's all options.

VW

原来是CE啊，我说呢，你怎么能从Dealer手里买到这么好的价格... ...
有没有cruise control啊？
不过即使是CE，价格也还可以，可以说是市场价，不能说是很好的价格了。

Post by July3
Sorry, I have made a mistake: my car has no ABS and no power mirrors. It is a CE but is almost fully equiped at CE's all options.

老贵

offlease的车，看上去新不错，里面的东西吧需要看原来看的那个人的驾驶习惯，不过一般lease车的人不太爱惜的，所以很难说有没有内伤，祝你好运吧:wink:

快意刀

to july3,
thks, i am thinking of buying a similar car, could you share your experience of how to handle insurance & loan rates issues? if you don't mind, pls call me 9750598. thks again.

Post by July3
I bought it from a Toyota dealer in 2004, it is a 2001 car. I bargained for $490 and came to final price $12,500 + tax. It was not a good deal but it is not too expensive considering its full equipment and shining, stainless
body. What's more, I got it inspected from 3rd party and the report was satisfying. Provided that the old tires and mileage were not counted, you could say it was almost a new car.


It is ture that you can buy a used car from the privates, saving some tax. But normally, you need to get it repaired even there are only some tiny hassles. That would be another additional cost! What's more, you never know if it is from the first owner or the second owner. You have to be patient to hunt a good car from the privates because a good deal is everybody's prey.


Nomater how tough you get it, your effort will pay off--A Collara gives you good driving experience among those in the compact catogory. You will find out why Collara was named the most reliable compact car in the world in 2004.

July3

Yeah, it has cruise control,remote start/lock, outside temperature indication, power doors/windows, CD, fliping back seats, back window ice melter,etc, almost everything except ABS, Power mirrors and sunroof.

The dealer showed me the record of previous owner. She is an old lady. Normally, I think her driving habit is better than those of teenages.

The rate is about 6.0-6.5%, different from dealer to dealer and case by case. It is much higher than the rate for new cars. There are some additionl fees if you ask for a loan, like bank insurance etc.

Car Insurance itself is not expensive.

Even you decide to buy a car from dealer, you must make comparision and be patient. It takes time!

Good luck!

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:confused: july3, thanks a lot for your information. Based on that, I bought the same car as yours from the private, a friend of mine. I like to inquire you of some more questions since the car is 3 and half years old. What kind of maintenance you have made as you got your car, such as changing parts, changing transmission oil, brake dishes and so on. These are too complicated to me. Based on the manual, it seems many parts need to be changed.

thanks

July3

I did nothing because the Toyota dealer promised all was good before handovered to me. After I got the car, I had it inspected in a garage and the report is satisfying.
I suggest you to do an inspection in Canadian Tire before you close the deal. You know, even the cars are in same age, conditions are different, so are the price.
Normally, after running every 6000km, engine oil should be changed. As to the brake dish, you can drive and see if the brake works well or not, if not, it should be changed. This would not cost a lot.