Originally posted by catland
Thank-you so much everyone for your input. Tomkat - funny, but I'm actually replacing my Toyota because it is a 93 Tercel that is a lemon (needs a new engine because of worn headgaskets or some such nonsense and I only have 66000 miles on it - essentially the repair will cost as much as the car is worth - it still drives just fine - just a nice puff of smoke on startup ) but we also have a 98 Corolla that has required almost no maintenance.

I just hate the idea of going car shopping.
Toyotas weren't that great years ago, but now they are AWESOME! Actually, the older ones weren't that bad at all though. I just didn't like the way they looked, and their seats, etc. but all old cars are like that. We used to have a 87 Toyota Corolla back when I was a wee little baby, and had it until 1999, when we got a Ford Taurus (horrible vehicle) and sold it. That Toyota, in the 12 years it was with us, NEVER gave any problems. Of course the normal wear and tear of older cars, but we got it new and had it for 12 years and other than very minor things that every car gets as it ages, it gave no problems whatsoever. Toyotas have great reliablity and they are just awesome, beautiful cars, especially the new ones. I love them!