From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:16:48 -0800, SMS wrote:

> Devil's Advocate wrote:
>> 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA LE SEDAN 4D, good cond, auto & air with 49k miles -
>> $5950
>>
>> Decent deal or not?
>
> A 10 year old Corolla should not cost nearly $6000. I'd offer $4000.
>
> Remember, on a Toyota, 10-15 years is just about when you start having to
> make some larger repair expenditures that something like a Ford or GM car
> needed at 5 to 7 years, like new shocks and struts, muffler, some of the
> sensors for the emissions control system, etc. Probably about time for a
> brake job, if there's 49K miles on it they may never have done the brakes
> at all, or it may be time for the second pad replacement which requires
> new rotors (you can usually reface the rotors only once).

Where the hell have you been?