1987 Toyota Corolla Liftback review from North America

Replaced struts twice in 3 years. Mind you, I drove this car hard and always had lots of weight in it. Absolutely nothing else went wrong.

I purchased this vehicle from a grad student whose parents were buying him a new Corolla upon receiving his degree, I paid $1500, certainly the best money I have ever spent on a vehicle. Never had a problem besides replacing struts.

Car got beyond excellent gas mileage, was great on the highway. After driving this car (mercilessly) for 3 years, I finally sold it to a neighbor (for $1600) who was continuously begging me to do so. He drove it for 3 more years and finally junked it at 300,000 km. He got 3 years of good service out of that car. I,on the other hand, bought a 1990 Toyota Tercel (I just assumed all TOyotas were good),the Tercel was about as good as a poke in the eye with a sharp stick! I have since moved, and one of my new neighbors has a '87 Corolla just like my old one, it's a bit rusty, has nearly 400,000 km and he swears he will die behind it's wheel!