No mechanical attention required other than replacing the water pump and battery once.
Primary use of vehicle was for its extremely low consumption of fuel while travelling to and from college several years ago. Although I recently purchased a Toyota 4Runner, I alternate vehicles every other week (A week, B week) in order to keep miles low on the 4Runner (19mpg) while saving fuel on Corolla (35mpg).
Car has traveled several times to Mexico, California, Utah and Wyoming flawlessly. Not the fastest or most comfortable car but will get the job done. *Wife insists I sell the vehicle. I tell her she will probably go first =)
Good call wife should go first.
"*Wife insists I sell the vehicle. I tell her she will probably go first =) "
Smart man! You'll get better service with less maintenance out of an '82 Corolla than any wife.