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We are looking at a 1998 Corolla. Can someone pull this VIN for me? 1NXBR18E3WZ130856. Thanks for any help with this. BTW, I do have a 2000 Mystique.(My other car got hit)
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MSDS, SHO-shop Y, custom 2.5" catback; xcal2; 63mm TB, K&N 3530; Koni struts, Aussie bar; THaines forks, Quaife, SpecII, UR fly; DMD; Nima UD pullies; Stazi brakes; f&r Pole120 mounts. Just a daily commuter car. Silver '98 SVT E0 #3159
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Stay away from Corollas, my friend has one... much trouble, they are cheap, but unefficent. An Escort is similar to a Corolla, get an escort 
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Corollas are reliable, look at Altimas also.
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Originally posted by KevContour:
Stay away from Corollas, my friend has one... much trouble, they are cheap, but unefficent.
How, exactly, is 31/38 mpg "unefficient"?
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Before that: '95 Champ/Blue Contour GL V6 ATX
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I love my car but Toyota > * in reliability.
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Originally posted by KevContour:
Stay away from Corollas, my friend has one... much trouble, they are cheap, but unefficent. An Escort is similar to a Corolla, get an escort
An Escort over a Toyota... 
Buying "American" (where is it built and it's parts made BTW!) is always great for the "economy", but let's not get absurd here...
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Originally posted by KevContour:
Stay away from Corollas, my friend has one... much trouble, they are cheap, but unefficent. An Escort is similar to a Corolla, get an escort
Escort is a good car...but there is nothing wrong with a Corolla, they are really good cars. Toyota builds a quality product...don't matter what model it is.
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Buying "American" (where is it built and it's parts made BTW!) is always great for the "economy", but let's not get absurd here...
What's absurd about it. The Escort has been a great car for Ford in its current incarnation. It's efficient, reliable, and you can pick one up for waaayy less than a Corolla = Newer, lower mileage car.
Check out some reliability ratings, and I've seen it as a recommended buy in many reviews. I'll look at hard data & buy what's best for my bottom line, not pay for a name or reputation. The Corolla is a fine car, but I think a person could do better with the same money on a newer Escort. IF a problem or accident should occur, I would expect parts & labor costs on a Toyota to be much higer.
I also got one for my daughter that has a 2.0L Ztec in it - something many here are quite familliar with.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Buying "American" (where is it built and it's parts made BTW!) is always great for the "economy", but let's not get absurd here...
What's absurd about it. The Escort has been a great car for Ford in its current incarnation. It's efficient, reliable, and you can pick one up for waaayy less than a Corolla = Newer, lower mileage car.
Check out some reliability ratings, and I've seen it as a recommended buy in many reviews. I'll look at hard data & buy what's best for my bottom line, not pay for a name or reputation. The Corolla is a fine car, but I think a person could do better with the same money on a newer Escort. IF a problem or accident should occur, I would expect parts & labor costs on a Toyota to be much higer.
I also got one for my daughter that has a 2.0L Ztec in it - something many here are quite familliar with.
Parts for my Toyota's have been very cheep and the engines are easy to work on; indeed, their engines are very common and pleniful.
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