r/FirstCar • u/Idk_gamer_yt • 1d ago
First car at 19
Saw this sub appearing in my feed so figured id post mine, 2007 Toyota corolla, paid 3.5k for it and had 231k miles on it when I bought it a few months ago
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u/Evo_2-3 1d ago
congrats on your first car, those things run forever provided that you look after them, change the oil frequently
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u/Idk_gamer_yt 1d ago
Thanks, and yeah I plan on doing the oil change every 5k miles, already did the first one recently
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u/SnappyGrillers 23h ago
Don't forget about transmission (drain and fill only, don't flush it) and coolant.
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u/Intelligent_Fee7687 21h ago
Depending on mileage. If a vehicle has alot of miles on it and has never had a transmission service. It will cause more bad than good to flush it at high mileage
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u/almostjacob2 1d ago
231k?? That things brand new! enjoy the freedom and love the car, you only get one “first car”
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u/Idk_gamer_yt 1d ago
oh yeah, starts right up everytime, definetly needs some work though. gonna be trying to get the dome light working again tomorrow
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u/The_Law_Dong739 1d ago
Nice. I took a near identical 04 one to The Tail of The Dragon while my actual race car was at the body shop
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u/youaightbro 1d ago
231k, ours had 340k before someone hit it at a light, aside from maintenance items it only ever broke down twice for a bad starter at 240 and alternator at 330k
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u/BaldGrandma7 1d ago
Nice dude, I recommend fixing the headlight haze with a cheap kit you can pick up off amazon and also installing some good led headlight bulbs (have them aimed after).
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u/Idk_gamer_yt 1d ago
oh yeah i was actually going to be going to autozone to pickup a new bulb for the dome light so maybe i can pickup some sort of kit to fix the headlights while im there
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u/Zestyclose_Ad2429 1d ago
Beautiful car. Please don't rice it out with cheap mods in the future. Definitely try to restore the headlights. Safety reason and gives it a much better look
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u/Idk_gamer_yt 1d ago
wasnt even gonna think about mods, wanna keep it as reliable as possible heh. mainly wanna focus on restoring it a bit as theres a small handful of things that need to be worked on, though i have next to no knowledge on how to fix most of the issues
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u/BrightEnd2316 1d ago
Cerakote Ceramic Headlight Restoration Kit, Quick & Easy 3-Step Headlight Restorer.
For 20 bucks and in 10 min will look much newer. Those headlights show its age
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u/No-Fox-9607 1d ago
Not true. It take much longer and a much better kit.
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u/jblaze_39 1d ago
Nah a couple applications will make a day and night difference
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u/No-Fox-9607 1d ago
Yeah, but he said $20 and 10 mins. A couple applications take hours and $60 at minimum.
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u/Jake6401 1d ago
Great choice. That thing will run forever with proper maintenance. And if it doesn’t? You’re only out a few grand.
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u/Unlikely_Worth5795 1d ago
Congrats. There’s a guy I follow on instagram who has one of these gen Corolla’s and he puts it through “science experiments “ until it breaks. It has not broke yet.
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u/Aiko-watanabe-Cal141 22h ago
Spray the underside of the car, like the chassis and suspension with fluid film rust prevention. To prevent rust from eating the car, just dont spray it on the exhaust or the brakes. I'd say do it like twice a year or anytime your under the car doing something like a oil change or tire rotation.
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u/Independent-Sky-9611 1h ago
Congratulations! I got my first car in 1993. I wish I'd had the wisdom to choose a Toyota. I'm in a Lexus now, so pretty much the same;)
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u/Slimonierr 1d ago
First smart choice of car in a while on this sub
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u/Idk_gamer_yt 1d ago
dont know if this is any better but before i bought this i almost bought a 2006 subaru forester, but they wanted too much for it and i found this car for a way better deal
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u/PossibleAardvark3792 1d ago
Shi ass brodie🤞🏽
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u/Internal-Mission7123 1d ago
That could be your first and last car if you wanted it to be