1995 Toyota Corolla review from North America

2 Independent caliper seizures, this was well into the ownership of the vehicle & could happen to any car. This is partially dependant upon road conditions. Road conditions in Quebec, Canada are harsh due to extremely cold winters with salt used on the roads to melt ice along with very bumpy roads filled with potholes.

I replaced the starter once during the 234000 KM.

I replaced the rears shocks for the 1st time last year 2005.

Windshield wash pump died twice.

A gasket on the gas tank had to be replaced because it sprang a small leak.

Unfortunately our local Toyota dealership is pathetic. I was having troubles with the manual transmission clipping 2nd gear in the winter. The dealership service manager informed me that I didn't know how to drive a standard transmission, only to eventually discover that there was a large number of Corollas that had been shipped to Canada with the wrong oil in the gearbox. Changing the oil solved the problem after they had the gearbox out of the car 3 times & ended up breaking quite a few of the parts in the gearbox.

The service manager test drove my car with me in it and scared the life out of me because he didn't know how to drive a standard, yet attempted to test drive my car. I forced him to stop the car, while I took over. The car has been fantastic ever since the change in the thickness of the oil in the gearbox, along with the rebuild of the gearbox after the dealership damaged the parts. :)

This has been the longest that I have ever owned a vehicle. It is the best car I have ever owned. I have owned 3 other Toyota's, 2 of which have been corollas, all of them have been excellent.

The reliability is fantastic, the only time I was forced to tow it was after an accident.

I still have the original exhaust on the car, it's almost 12 years old.

I have been having an extremely difficult time lately selecting a newer vehicle. I have to buy a used vehicle, because I cannot afford a brand new one right now. I want another car as reliable as this one has been, but I need a slightly bigger car. My son is 6' 2" and his head touches the ceiling of our Corolla, when we hit bumps he bangs his head on the ceiling. I wish they made Camry's in 5 speeds because I would buy one in heart beat. I am considering a Honda Accord, because they come in 4 door 5 speeds. I love manual transmissions.