1993 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8

Summary:

Zippy and fun to drive

Faults:

Not a whole lot of stuff has went wrong with this car, there has been the common things like brakes, bulbs etc... I did have the clutch replaced and the water-pump last year. The car still runs like a champ and doesn't burn any oil at all.

General Comments:

I love my "rolla" my little car is very zippy with the 5-speed I can snake up through the mountains with no trouble at all, the gas mileage is great as well. I will never part with this little beauty as long as she will still go!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 23rd March, 2005

1993 Toyota Corolla DX

Summary:

Buy it and you will save a lot money

Faults:

Replace alternator at 90,000 miles.

Replace starter at 110,000 miles.

General Comments:

The is a very reliable car and it still has the original muffler and exhaust pipe after driving 130,000 miles. It saves a lot money for me.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 17th March, 2005

1993 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8L

Summary:

Long lasting great value

Faults:

Clutch replaced at 145K miles. Air conditioning failed at 180K miles. Rear speakers blew at 200K miles. All other repairs have been just standard wear and tear. Replaced the radio/tape player with a CD player.

General Comments:

Love this car! At 245,000 miles it has never left me stranded. Started to look at other vehicles, but reading other manufacturer's reviews. I think sticking with Toyota's are the way to go.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 8th January, 2005

1993 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8

Summary:

I love it!

Faults:

Replaced Alternator at 120,000.

Replaced timing chain at 178,000.

Replaced water pump 200,000.

Power sun roof motor starting to die out at 205,000.

General Comments:

The overall drive is very smooth, but the seat could be a little more comfortable.

I have raced my Corolla against a couple of Honda's around the same year and have beat them several times.

My car still runs great, all I have done is kept up on the oil changes, and its still running with over 200,000 miles on it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 3rd December, 2004

9th Mar 2005, 15:54

Sorry, the car has a timing belt. not a chain.

2nd Dec 2010, 14:10

Yeah, I was going to point that out. Also to note, these 4a-fe (1.6L) and 7a-fe (1.8L) engines use a "gear slave" or something like that to run both the DOHC's. What it means is that the timing belt does not run both camshafts, only one camshaft (the exhaust I believe) and the other camshaft (intake) is run off of the exhaust cam with the gear that is run by the timing belt. There are a few pictures of this set-up if you look for them.

Also, as far as I've researched, these are NON-INTERFERENCE engines. Meaning that the chances of the valves hitting the pistons upon belt failure is relatively low, not impossible I suppose, just low.

1996 Prizm Auto. 202,000mi. and newly acquired 1994 Prizm Manual 171,000mi.

1993 Toyota Corolla LX 2.0

Summary:

This car is awesome and if you have the chance to buy one that has been taken care of, do it

Faults:

Had to replace rear strut mounts.

Exhaust manifold cracked at 175,000 miles.

Dash lights are very touchy.

Had to put new power steering belt on at an unbelievable 200,500 miles.

General Comments:

This car has not had any major problems since it was made.

I have been very mean and hard on this vehicle and with 222,000 miles it still gets up and goes.

It starts every morning and averages about twenty five to thirty miles to the gallon.

The interior has held together very well.

With scheduled maintenance these cars will run forever.

Great beginner car.

Has survived three years of high school and one semester of college, so far.

Paint has slightly faded, but still looks decent.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 25th August, 2004

1993 Toyota Corolla DX 1.4 Incline 4 cylinder

Summary:

Best $2,800 I ever spent

Faults:

Alternator was replaced before I bought it.

Car was also in a accident, passenger size was hit.

Replacing the starter recently.

The car seems to have hesitation going up hills for some reason.

One major tune up, apparently a distributer cap wasn't even connected the whole time.

General Comments:

At first before I bought it, I was very skeptical because of the high miles on it. That didn't seem to be a problem.

The frame is beautiful for being so old. It only has 2 rust spots the size of quarters on the bottom part of both front doors.

It does lack speed, but the space inside is pretty decent. Like the front passenger side and the trunk.

I would replace the engine just to keep this car.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 7th July, 2004