Absolutely nothing major. The front passenger door inside door handle fell out. The driver's door seal fell out. That is about it.
I have had three cars stolen before the Corolla: a Honda accord, an El Camino, and a BMW 318is. I have had this car for over a year and it still hasn't been stolen. I live in a bad neighborhood and they don't even look at this car. It is perfect if you don't want to receive a lot of attention. I have been driving this car for over a year and have put over 20K miles on it. The only things I have changed are the tires, brake pads, and the clutch. I really didn't have to change it; the only problem was that it kept popping out of fourth gear. This car is great on gas mileage. This is the lowest model and because of it not having simple luxuries, it is lighter which makes it great on gas. I bought this car from a Greek man moving back home. He really took great care of this car. This car is smoother than my BMW, Honda, and El Camino. It gets better gas mileage also. The only thing that it doesn't have that my other cars did is horsepower; it has trouble regaining rpm in higher gears. It is a perfect daily driver. The car has nothing wrong with it. The only modifications I have done are to put in a CD player with speakers. I am a surgeon and could easily buy a new Mercedes or some other luxury car, but I don't plan on it. I plan on being humble and keeping this car for the rest of my life.
You "are" wealthy, because you actually realize that true wealth is not determined by the car you drive. Most people that drive flashy cars have payment books on them and are in debt up to their ears. They need the flashy cars because they are insecure about themselves. If the economy takes a turn for the worse, they will be the ones in the poor house, while their empire of liabilities crumbles like a house of cards. That will not happen to you, and other "humble" people like yourself, who understand what wealth actually is. Wealth is about security, not flash.
Why would a highly-paid surgeon choose to live in a "bad" neighbourhood?
You are not likely to be laid off as can happen anytime to blue collar workers or even highly-skilled professionals.
You must be single.
And property, in a better area, ought to be a wise investment.
Your logic in buying a cheap beater makes sense, I just don't understand why you live where you do, unless moving would take you too far from your place of work.
If you plan on keeping a '91 Corolla "for the rest of my life", then you're not planning on living a lot longer, are you?
Let's see now, owner is say, 55, will live until 80.
That's 25 more years.
Car will be 39 years old.
Yea, that makes sense.
Isn't this a carforum and not a socialdebate forum?!
Talk about cars and cars.
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