1988 Toyota Corolla Coupe from North America - Comments

Almost nothing. I do regular maintenance on the car so I have never been stranded

because the car wouldn't run. I have had a leak on the front windshield because of rust but that was fixed. I've replaced all the belts, hoses, muffler, and the regulars, when needed, so not to have any problems.

I've had this car since day 1. It's the best car I have ever had. It now has 158,000 miles and still gets 29 to 30 mpg around town, and it doesn't burn or leak any oil. This was my first Toyota and now they are the only car and trucks I will buy!

I have had my 1988 Toyota Corolla station wagon since day one too. It has more than 300,000 miles now and runs GREAT! I expect to get at least another 100,000 miles to this fabulous car. The only thing I've had to replace is the front axle 'cause I live on a very bumpy dirt road!

If I could buy this car again, I would.

Just under 300K on my '88 sw, too. Was wrecked three separate times in the mid-90s and my son said he did not want to drive it anymore because it looked crummy. I was driving my Dad's Olds for about 4 years, then kinda reinherited the beat-up Corolla. Out comes the fiberglass, Bondo, and spray paint once again, and now it looks remarkably good. With gas costing close to 2 bucks/gal. and my (last-of-the-carburated) Corolla getting nearly 40 mpg, looks like it will have to last a few more years! Had new CV joints and McPherson struts installed new tires, allignment, etc. recently. Total for everything was 700 bucks, which I can ill-afford. However, considering that these were the very first major repairs since it was new, not a bad investment, that is, providing that the car continues to run great up to 500K, as I have heard this model often does. Notes: the timing belt consistently lasts about 135 K miles, far more than the recommended 70 K replacement interval recommended by Toyota. When the belt breaks, no damage done, other than the cost of getting towed. Small, impossible-to-figure-out where-it-is-coming-from-or-fix oil leak in the region of the valve cover or fuel pump, effectively means that I very rarely need to change the oil. Just add a quart every 800 miles or so. Clutch is rumored to be weak, so I rarely use it past 1st. gear.