Yup the thermostats cooked, fun to know that with a proper service this thing JUST might beat Tony in the fuel challenge! Or maybe the Frog needs to step forward and have a go.
That Corolla is fucking HOT. I had one that looked just like that and it was one of the best damn cars EVER. Shoot, I forgot to mention it had 350,000 miles (563,000 KM) on it... completely original drivetrain and all. That thing was unstoppable. Best $500 car I ever had.
Same im driving a one right now and it's just bulleproof -40c lapland cold starts says nothing drives like a dream and has around 360,000 KM driven so it's basically new
I have a Corolla that’s a little newer and damn if it isn’t the best car I’ve ever had. Sure I could replace it but it still runs like a dream. I’m going to drive it until my husband sells it in the middle of the night
I bought a 98 Corolla for my first car this week. 83,000kms on it and in excellent condition, no rust, everything working, it's every first car buyer's dream - an old corolla that's been sitting in a grandma's garage for 25 years and I actually found one! I've been over the moon since I bought it, it's perfect for me, I'm gonna get a sound system and take good care of it.
I'll keep buying these late 90s-early 2000s sedans for as long as I can. They're also a mechanic's dream to work on, just enough technology to make them easy to diagnose but not too much so they're still easy to repair.
@janda janda Basically a problem when people think a car is literally bulletproof, means they could simply neglect any form of maintenance. They can indeed go a long way if you take care of them.
As someone who lives on the route he uses for these car tests, I can't wait to be walking home one day, look up from my phone and see Wade in some road nugget just laughing his ass off looking like an absolute f'n maniac going like 40kmh down South Road.
As someone who used to skateboard down Beach Road, Christies Beach for years checking the surf I'm hoping that Onkaparinga council will officially rename the roundabout in Wades honour.
My TVR Chimaera is 26 years old and fires up first time. Mined you my economy isn't quite that of the Corolla !!. But who gives a shit as long as it sounds awesome !!.
You're not kidding about how close you are on the release timeline. These rollas are the only 90s econobox that have survived both getting old and the P-plater effect where most get written off. Excels, Barinas, Lasers, Mirages, and all those other 90s nuggets are hardly ever seen on the road now but these Corollas just keep on keeping on.
Very true my dad had an excel which died in about '08-'09 when it's engine died after 140,000kms. When he had the engine replaced the "new" engine blew more smoke then the old one. Long story short we traded it in for $1,000 to a mazda dealer when we picked up our mazda 3. My parents did not hesitate when they offered a grand. That car was worthless.
As someone who has a 96 Barina which I got for free, I feel this. It's a fight paying rego on a car that the rego is worth more on, but I dont have the heart to scrap a perfectly good Barina.
A close friend of mine got a 93 Corolla as his first car and he absolutely loved the mess out of it. Replaced every worn mechanical part it had, repainted it, replaced all the lights, replaced all the plastic cladding, soundproofed every bit of sheet metal he could stick material to inside, and put the most properly banging sound system I have ever heard in a vehicle. What a machine.
My first car was an old Corolla, and it was a freaking tank. No matter how bad I treated it, it still ran like new and got better millage than anything else I've ever had. It took a teenager in a F-250 going 30+ mph into it's parked rear end before I had to be retired. I still miss it every morning.
Of course it was a fuckin' Ford truck. A teenager in one too. What's next? Kids going to middle school in Ford Raptors? I wouldn't be surprised! Man I hate these things... sorry about your corolla :(
Imagine thinking “you know what I’ll splurge out and buy myself a new car” and then a few weeks later a tree lands on it, honestly that would be gutting. Today I learned don’t abandon a nugget or it will seek revenge
Just last summer I had a hunch a tree was going to fall on my 77' Chevy short Van in a coming storm. I moved it from the yard to the street and after I got out of it, my neighbor yelled to me that it fell. I didn't actually think it was going to fall, I just didn't trust it.
I went to school for engineering and one of the main research topics that was covered was how Toyota made the "Toyota Production System" which then went on to be the basis of Lean Manufacturing. This was developed after WWII when they had nothing and had to make do with what they had. They focused on building the best quality they could because they couldn't afford mistake and they did this through a ton of different techniques but they kept using that even when they didn't need it anymore which is why they are still, to this day, the most reliable car brand you can get. They may not be the most advanced or flashy but you can't deny they run longer than they have any right too. This video just proves how effective their quality control is and how much longevity their cars truly have.
Oh this is gonna be good. My dad was running a 1996 Toyota Corolla till too many things went wrong to justify fixing it all. That thing lasted till 2019 and boy do I have memories with that car, kinda sad it ended in a scrap yard after the engine turned into a piston launcher.
My friends have one of these, she's been taken down 4x4 tracks, was running with bent pistons, got flooded and still tried to start, got 'hydro-locked' several times but started anyway. Limiter bashed for minutes straight and still kept going. Fun times :)
As a mechanic living in salty ol Pennsylvania, I am so jealous of this quarter-century old gem having less rust than most of the 5 year old or newer cars I see at work every day
Yeah here in Australia (where this guy lives as well) the only time you'll have major rust issues I'd you've lived right on the beach wirh tour 40+ year old car since New. Otherwise it's a couple easily manageable bubbles.
Mechanic in Northeast Ohio, you should see what we have here.. Not being an inspection state like PA, regularly see these with completely rotted through floors and subframes still chugging along when they come in for their annual oil change / my tire blew out
@@jacksondainer7238 No but AU has to deal with the paint lasting a maximum of 5 years before its burned off, and every single rubber part melting off and decaying within 3 years. Tires and batteries also barely last in the heat.
Nice addition to the fleet! BTW, it looks like the thermostat is stuck open - the engine is cold on the motorway, and warms up on the surface streets. Replace the thermostat and you'll get better economy. Cheers for the awesome channels!!
He really should give it a fair test compared to Tony. Tony got fixed up in all the ways, while this thing is get a close score with no attention. #justiceforTheCar !
I bought my aunts 98 corrolla 7 years ago and all i do is top off the fluids and its never broken down, everything works the way it should. Corollas are definitley the car of all time
One of the biggest reasons I love Wade's vids is because he can tell you he's gonna "smell" something, and it rarely actually means he's gonna use his nose. In fact, I think this is the first video where I've heard him say "smell it" and he actually meant to SMELL it.
As an former electronics tech, My nose is often my first and best diag tool, followed by an thermal camera (or calibrated fingertip if oldschool or broke). My co-workers would look at me weird, but you can quickly narrow down the offending components.
Have fun with the oil change on this one, my advice, do it when the engine is cold, that or get a welding glove, because the filter is right smack under that exhaust manifold. Other than that, these things are amazing.
Had a 5 speed one burnt the clutch out once learning to drive stick. And another time doing burnouts in a parking lot i had 5 neutrals. Other than a couple clutches it was a great car!
As a toyota/lexus fanboy this makes me so happy to see you have this car! My first car was my nans 2004 corolla and the clearcoat was chipping too, but this car makes my old car look minty! But these old cars are amazing! As long as there is no rust (canadian car enthusiasts biggest nemesis) this car could keep going for hundreds of k miles even still with not asking for much!
I'm looking at getting my first car, that also needs to drive me from Toronto all the way to the Maritimes for uni (15 hours drive total). Are these old Toyotas reliable enough to do something like that? I don't know anything about cars and you sound like you'd know
@@nolanono2532 they can be... rust is usually what killed this era of toyotas. If you find an old corolla or camry have a mechanic give it the once over before you buy it! Personally i'd look for an old camry or lexus es300/330. Occasionally you'll find examples that were owned by an older person and they have been saved in that sense. Autotrader has turned up some examples that are 10k or less! With about 100k or less on the clock! So in toyota terms thats new! But my insta is the same as my yt handle if you ever wanna msg me for more assistance in looking 😎
@@thisisnothere14 I second getting a Camry, or a Lexus if it's within budget. I have a 98 corolla and it's never left me stranded, never had a dash light turn on, and when I've needed to replace worn parts they've been cheap and easy to fix. However they aren't the smoothest ride, and at least in mine there's a lot of road noise. I've driven a 2003 Camry and that car was better in basically ever way, until it started having head gasket problems. I haven't driven an older Camry but I bet they'll be better than the corolla and as reliable if not more, my neighbors have had 3 of them for years.
I understand Toyota's reputation for reliability now that I bought myself a high mileage, cheap mk1 Yaris. Despite the abuse it has experienced the past 10K kilometers it still starts and drives like nothing ever happened. I never expected such a cheap little car to be such a tank, I love it
I have recently bought a AE92R Corolla Seca from a ninety year old lady and she had it since 27 years. Car has only done 150000 ks. I am so happy to find this car it's in great condition and after spending 1400 $ on it pretty much everything is in perfect condition and in working order. I don't understand why people don't keep these cars in nice condition and give them the respect they have truly earned. I would say these are true gems and far better then the plastic space capsules we see on the roads all the time.
These are wonderful cars, they will run forever with almost zero love, they are so simple and honest, it literally is a "car" and nothing more, nothing less.
idk my 91 carina blew a thermo, a coolant, timing belt, water pump, spark plugs, oil filter and idk what it is in english but the thing that gives more gas to a car to warm it up faster just broke. Same engine just older gen
Great purchase, my mom bought a 1997 Corolla brand new and it STILL RUNS TO THIS DAY, I learned how to drive on it as well as my brother and sister, the car is older than me
I love these things so much. I drive a similar one with the 1.6 L 4A-FE, and it's survived through my teens and almost through my twenties, as well as being in my family for twenty years before. Love the engine, the car just feels like an extension of me when I'm driving it. Also if it's leaking oil, it means it has oil at least 👌
I've got an MR2 with a 4A-GE and that mf survived a 100+ mile trip home with oil leaks, incorrect Ignition timing, a slightly blown headgasket, and like two or three sensors unplugged. Those engines are indestructible I stg
That exact car got my mom through college. She upgraded to a new Camry in 2015 and now that Camry is getting me through college. It’s so nice not having to worry about whether or not your car will start to go to work when you have no free time to worry about anything.
What a testament to how good a Toyota is. The body surrounding the engine is the only thing being worn out by time. You can’t even fault Toyota because most cars hardly live to see that age and they would most likely be in worse condition if they still ran. Beyond impressive.
My mom had a 1997 Corolla. That thing lasted for over ten years until it couldn’t go up hills anymore. We replaced it with a Camry that’s still going strong.
Those 7A-FE engines can be used with the 20 valve heads from the 4A-GE and tuned for some serious power, I’m talking 240ps from 1.8 litres. Fantastic engines.
Same! My father did that to our car in the 2010s, the thing actually RAN, like we covered 1,500 km in it going 170 km/h-we eventually had to stop and were fined, the police had a hard time believing it was a car from 1996
@@willyonastick30 of course with other mods too but 4AGE head is engineered for high power, it has big intake and exhaust port and 20V. Even the 4AGE itself produces 160ps from a 1.6 L engine
"I wanna be the very worst Like no one ever was To crash them is my real test To blame them is my cause I will travel across the land Searching far and wide Teach youtube to understand The lack of power that's inside!'
Man this made me so happy! I daily drive a corolla from the same generation (just the euro version). To hear that someone has gotten rid of theirs just now made me feel so much better about not buying a new car. I still don't want to get rid of it.
Wade isn’t like other TH-camrs. Instead of spending millions on the nicest cars available, he spends next to nothing on a buncha stuff that are *technically* cars. Much respect
@@janechanlder2675ive always said this hyper cars these days all look the same and are just statement pieces to say look how rich I am whereas I’d rather watch him battle with tony for 10 mins than watch any TH-camrs lambo
@@connordix1859 Exaclty! Their not common where i live however I see a small car of any make and I freak out, Amsterdam is amazing for the small cars I was so hyped walking the streets seeing the tiniest cars known to man every 20 mins
I like these types of cars. They work. No need to be flash or fast. Perfect thing to have when you've buggered up something on your project car and need to run to a parts store or have to get to work. Be good to see how "The Car" performs after you and James has made it less broken.
Even when the oldest examples of this gen are cracking 30 years old, there's no way to romanticise these cars because there are still so many of them (and they're still so boring). The poster child for 90s Toyota reliability
Honestly I think it’s only the paint and wear and tear that makes it look bad. If you can imagine an example of this same car in near showroom condition, barely driven by someone’s Gran, always garaged, I think it would still look perfectly respectable. That said ANCAP did a test comparing this same 1998 Corolla against a 2015 Corolla head on, and you’d be toast in the former but just scratched up in the latter. Safety has come a long way in just over 15 years.
Heya Wade, I just want to say that in my country, the Philippines, THIS is the quintessential car. You ask a 90s kid what a car is, this specific model will be the first one to enter his mind. It was THE car, your grandpa bought it with his retirement money, your dad bought it as a daily driver, it passed on to siblings, they learn to drive on it and so will you. Nearly 30 years old and it is still running
You know, this car is fantastic at just being an average car and I respect it for that. Like, this is what I imagine if you mixed every car that ever drove on the roads and just took an average of that and distilled it into a car. In parallel, I made somehow a connection how I'm one of the most average person I know, and these two thoughts in combination made me unreasonably happy and lifted my self esteem a bit. Cheers!
I love how the oldest examples of this generation are pushing 30 this decade, and in many places they're still so ordinary it's almost annoying. Almost all of its competitors save for the Civic and maybe the Sentra have either expired naturally or fallen apart under the kind of abuse the average Toyota driver wrings them through. But the Corolla is still here. It'll take decades before they graduate from "sensible used car" to classic. Entire generations of families have grown up with these cars. I was thumbing through some old family albums the other day circa. 2004, and spotted a couple of Corollas which must've been new at the time. Going out for a walk after, it feels jarring seeing them as if it hadn't been a week since. It almost messes with your sense of time.
What I always love about Toyota and old ones in particular is the the little digital clock above the dashboard (not visible bcs of the carpet thing above your dashboard).
My friend owned one but it was the VE (the lowest trim that year), it had manual windows and manual side mirrors. She loved that thing and even protected her from injury in a rollover at the start of this year. RIP Betty you will be missed
These kind of cars make me so happy. I grew up in a family that owns a salvage yard and I spent my childhood driving these in circles and working on them
My dad left me a ‘98 CE with about 70k original miles. It has rust on it, currently needs a new starter and some new struts but so far the only things I’ve done is change the brakes and did an oil change. As far as being an economy car it really does live up to its reputation. Whenever my friends get inside they laugh at how short the ride height is. I love the car so much. I plan to keep it forever.
I have a 98 Camry, sold to me cheap from a buddy I've known since middle school, who got it as his first car. He drove it for well over a decade. The similarities between these are just hilarious to me. It's going to last forever. Don't get bored of it!
All those years of Toyota use so many of the same parts it’s hilarious. My 98 corolla uses the same engine mount as my girlfriends 05 Camry, and your Camry and my corolla share I believe about 40% of their serviceable parts! I literally never recommend another car brand for people looking for a duly driver. Toyota is the best
2:12 I don't find that engine unremarkable at all. I had a high-milage second hand '99 Corolla as my college car. The fact that the Corolla can run so well with the minimum of basic maintenance (maybe even a bit of neglect) is itself remarkable engineering
I've got one in Canada, its a '00 so it's got the early 1zz's in it. and fuck mate the 1zz's are just as care-free as the A series engines, got mine neglected by an old farmer for $300 and two years later she's running better than ever no major maintenance done to it either.
those corollas are toughest things out there. my older brother bought one from an old lady, held onto it for years. He abused it. Hardly ever serviced it. maybe changed the tyres once. He ran out of water and overheated it three times, so much so it stalled out. No worries, just let it cool down and topped it up with water and it was good to go. He eventually handed it down to his sister after which she promptly totalled it in a crash.
FYI: Rotors seldom ever warp. Usually they have uneven deposits (brake pad compound wears onto the surface of the disc) or dirt between the disc and hub (making it wobble). 95% of the time A quick abrasive scrub/wire wheel on the pad contact surfaces and a brake bed-in, and hitting the hubs and mating surface with a wire brush will fix a "warped" rotor. Hopefully I saved someone some money.
I had this exact year and model for my first car and loved every minute. I know it's just "a car" but it had been passed down from my great grandparents to my grandfather to me and even though it sat and barely got serviced it started every time and never gave a fuss. Even going 80+ MPH on a highway I felt like it could have gone around the world twice. Hope you get to have the same experience I had.
My mom has either a '95 or '97 Corolla named Betsy. She's left out to face the elements in the driveway, she's hit a deer at least once, got into two minor accidents, and has been driven all over the place for many years. Despite it all, Ol' Bets is still kicking as of writing this! My mom's said the only way she'll get rid of Betsy is either she gets totaled, or the engine gives out.
This channel never ceases to amaze in the best of ways🤣 (tbh i feel like it should be called craig since its the name of a old mate that never lets you down)
When I was a little kid, my dad drove a blue 1.6L Corolla from this generation. It was the first car I've ever seen and "The Car" started my love for cars to this day.
I worked for LONGO Toyota/Lexus out of El Monte ,California for almost 12 years. I worked on so many of these little work horses and I tell you the truth; it was very common for cars to have over 350-400k+ miles and running in great shape. Their owners would always pay for the required maintenance and repairs (which was very low cost) and the cars would just continue to run. Even when high mileage these car would still accomplish 35-40+ miles per gallon.
This is definitely my second favorite TH-cam channel (Mighty Car Mods #1). Something about an Australian humanizing nuggets is just endlessly entertaining. I hope you guys do a full service on "The Car" and give him another fuel economy run. Cant wait for another video! You guys should also make Merch, just a thought. Keep up the good work 👍
Had one of those, a 98 named the Green Turd. Got it for 850$ at the time Peeling clear coat, manual everything, no ac, and your cheapest chinesium radio. Rusted out from many brutal canadian winters, rocker panels were made out of hope and bondo And yet, it just worked. Sold it for a 1000$ a couple of years later. Good times
I genuinely love how much Wade loves old nugget cars, I love that he celebrates the standard car that did people well 20-30 years ago (and often still work). Sometimes I think about how much I want to fix my classic lil nugget - a 1995 Nissan Micra Super S. I loved that car so much, but the reason it is currently sitting around unloved is because it was a rare car in Australia, it's extremely hard to get parts for. It would have been too expensive to fix the issues with it, so it just sits. God, I wish I could fix it, I'd go back to driving it around in a heart beat.
It's a refreshing change from TH-cam channels with a bit of money buying out of reach cars we can't relate to. Wade has been pretty transparent he's doing well but he's still making content we can relate to as viewers.
What exactly do you miss about it? Not being snarky, but I genuinely don’t see the appeal of going back to something that feels gutless, noisy, tinny, cheap and devoid of any creature comforts. Is it nostalgia maybe? The only old cars I could see myself being interested in driving a couple of times, not even owning would be something that was regarded as the best of that time like an old Porsche, BMW, Merc or Lexus that I wouldn’t be able to afford then - but I know how a cheap old econobox drives, I don’t need to be reminded 😂
This, the previous and later generation Corollas (E90 and E111 series) are pretty much alive in SE Asia. Tons of surplus parts and brand new aftermarket replacement and original parts are still available for these models. I own an old carbureted1992 AE92 myself and it still serves our family as a daily driver.
I daily drive a 1999 accord. best thing ever, always get me where I need to be in comfort. don't need to stress about, I can write it off twice and it wouldn't make a dent in my net worth, and its kinda fun to drive shifting the 5speed, revving like a motorbike
One of these was my first ever car as well. In the USA, we had this body style from 1993-1997 and mine was a 1997 DX model. It was in an accident in 2018 that rendered it undrivable, but it's actually been sitting in my parents' garage ever since, so perhaps she can be resurrected one day? Anyway, what a blast from the past and it was fantastic to see you add this nugget to the collection!
When you say undeiveable how so? I have a 98 corolla (USA) and it was my dads before mine. It was hit while parked on the street very very badly and had minor frame damage and MAJOR body damage. That being said he drove it for 6 months after that I’ve had it for 4 years now. Those things do. Not. Die. New yearsy neighbors were shooting, I went and held the corolla on the rev limiter for over a minute straight. Best cars EVER made hands down! I want to swap the engine and trans from a 05/06 Camry as it’s basically the same base engine block with tons of upgrades. Sorry I’m just static he bought a rolla!
As an owner and regular driver of a 1997 Toyota RAV4, I can attest to the reliability, fuel economy, and overall unremarkability of late 90s Toyotas. It's 26 years old and keeps on going like it's brand new. It was also interesting to note how the 1998 Corolla differs and relates to my RAV4. I hardly ever need to get past 3000 RPM under any circumstances unless I urgently need to accelerate, though the speed limits don't go past 100 where I live and everything in my engine works perfectly fine.
My first car was a 1993 Corolla ae101 1.6. It was a rusted turd, 300k but started and ran everytime even at -30° canadian winter. My second car was a 1996 Corolla ae102, 1.8L, five speed, Fully loaded, electric everything, blue outside and inside, I put 205/50r15 tires on it and it handled soo good. Loved that thing so much, had it for 7 years.
More working on the car please! Taking it apart and replacing components is always fun and interesting to watch, and who knows maybe it being documented some will help someone else trying it.
I remember family members with this car. They roll up in this at christmas when i was a kid lol. Especially an uncle of mine who owned and used one of these for YEARS with the exact same colour and similar discolouration patches. Probably same year car model too lol. Like at least 10+ years before switching because he had it even before I was born and only got a new car because of his newborn child was coming soon then.
I was so hyped when you started making car related videos. And now you’ve included my favorite car manufacturer. This video was a the perfect salad of your humor, your content and Toyota ❤
I love these things honestly. They are basically unkillable tanks. I especially love the Celica and Matrix which are just 2 door coupe and 4 door hatchback versions of the Corolla. Find one with a 2ZZ engine if ya want a fun car
My first car was a 96 Corolla which looked exactly like this, it was my mom and dads first car and they handed it down to me 20 yrs later, they moded it with lowering springs, an air intake, and a thermal cat back, and honestly it moved very well haha, all they did was a routine oil change and that can go a long way
20 years back my dad used to own that same gen Corolla having that same lovely blue-green colour, our first car she took us everywhere never gave any issues, this video brought back memories 😭♥
I have a 2001 Corolla as a backup car for my WRX. It was the grossest car when I got it, but it was $0 and came with a manual. It cleaned right up, and is actually fun to drive while enthusiasts call them boring(which is cool of them so they will always be 3 figures at most). When I was averaging over 40 MPG on 87 octane, that was the point the WRX became a lawn ornament.
My first car was my mom’s ‘98 Corolla LE. I have tons of memories working on it with my dad when it had issues. Pushed it passed 200,000 miles, I miss it so much 😭
My last car was a 2010 Chevy Cobalt and that nugget died from the timing chain flailing inside the engine at about 180k miles. Now I've got a 2000 Buick Regal and that nugget has more miles on it than T H E C A R , probably around 300k at this point, but she still runs nice. Small to moderate issues here and there like T H E C A R but engine and trans still work nice. Keep Mom's Corolla alive and well!
Man I miss this corolla so much. Reminded me of the tercel my dad had. Those grey winter days, dreading going to school , sad in the car, half asleep, while your dad curses you under his breath for not performing well in school. Man seeing this brings back memories. Both good and bad lol.
I run a 1999 Camry and just replaced the engine because it blew up cause of some common issues with this generation of Camry's and Corollas so here's everything you should check out: 1: Timing belt and timing belt cover valves, these are really important cause these cars all have an issue with oil leaking into their and getting stuck, then all the oil dumping out when it finally fails and you end up with a hole in your block and chunks of your crankshaft on the highway 2: O2 sensor and EGR valve, the valve gets seized easily and it can cause pressure buildup, had oil blow up out of my dipstick hole and burn the underside of my hood, car still ran fine tho 3: Coolant temperature sensor, its the green one in the bunch of sensors It goes bad often and can mean the radiator fans will never come on unless the AC is on Also radiator cap, it loses pressure and when you turn the engine off, coolant left in the system will boil out of the overflow and leak everywhere, won't kill the car but it's annoying 4: Struts My car was doing squats on speed bumps when I got it, can lead to damage underneath 5: ground connections I got a lot of haywire electrical in my car due to a bunch of corroded grounds My passenger window only works after hitting a pothole, my dash lights will randomly dim while I'm idling, and my clock has dimentia and sometimes forgets what time it is Not to mention smacking the roof a few times to get the dome light to flicker on Has led to starter issues and got me stuck in a Walmart parking lot one time
No lie, whenever anyone says the word nugget regarding a car… this car right here is exactly what comes to mind for me. My Dad had one of these, used it to drive me and my mom all over from the store to elementary school. By middle school, this thing had taken a beating and high school, we had to replace it because the engine died on my Dad in the middle of traffic. This car was such a gigantic piece of crap, and for a while, I associated all 98’ Carolla’s with my Dad’s car. But it was two things if nothing else. Reliable and efficient. Seriously Dank, I dunno why you would want such a thing in your fleet, but of all the cars to be given the title of nugget, for me… this thing is like… the nugget of the nuggets. XD
My first car was my mom's 1989 Corolla. Plain as a fridge, but it was my first taste of freedom. I then had a 1999 Corolla which was essentially a rebadged Geo Prism (yea, that brand didn't stick around that long). Only good memories driving to and from school and go on road trips with friends :) Interesting side note: the transmission didn't really advance in those 10 years. Both had a rather sluggish 3 speed auto with a slush box with overdrive. Oh, if you wanted an extra boost of power all you had to do was turn of the air con :) It never ever failed on me. Well, except for the power windows on the driver's side. That thing rather quickly stopped working right though I'm thinking this was more GM engineering "brilliance" at work than Toyota's
Ah the classic removable faceplate for the car stereo, reminds me of the one I had fitted in my old Corolla, must've been a staple of the late 90's/early 2000's. Nearly missed the dashmat, yeah I had one of those as well lol. Edit: RIP Swift
I really like the patina! Great cars, and 90s ecoboxes is starting to become rare. Even a weak ol car like this is fun compared to new overly engineered cars!
If you release actual Garbage Time collector cards, I will ABSOLUTELY buy those!!! Also, it’s astonishing how similar that dash is to my dear, departed ‘97 Nissan Maxima. Same color and everything.
I noticed that also. I still drive a 1998 Maxima with only 130,000 original miles. Best car ever. We have much newer cars but I don't think they will last half as long. Got it 2 years before I retired. No rust!!
@@dougderr2407 I would happily take another Maxima of that generation. I had nearly 200K before my engine finally seized. It wasn’t worth the cost it would have taken to fix and I’d already put quite a bit into it. Still, it was my favorite car I’ve owned.
Yup the thermostats cooked, fun to know that with a proper service this thing JUST might beat Tony in the fuel challenge!
Or maybe the Frog needs to step forward and have a go.
Wow, 52s ago?
Thats why Toyota is the best
Huh even nature hates the swift lol.
I wonder would it be any better if it were manual
I was going to ask what was going on with the temperature gauge.. Weird how when you started accelerating to go up hill, the needle dropped to cold.
At this point, you should just go to cashies with an armoured convoy.
We are arming the nuggets
Twisted Metal : Nugget Rust Rumbling
Total Nugget Protection & Obtaining
We are being reinforced with an Armored Nugget
Fast forward to when he becomes incredibly successful, and the "I bought cashies" video.
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That Corolla is fucking HOT. I had one that looked just like that and it was one of the best damn cars EVER. Shoot, I forgot to mention it had 350,000 miles (563,000 KM) on it... completely original drivetrain and all. That thing was unstoppable. Best $500 car I ever had.
Same im driving a one right now and it's just bulleproof -40c lapland cold starts says nothing drives like a dream and has around 360,000 KM driven so it's basically new
Agreed
I have a Corolla that’s a little newer and damn if it isn’t the best car I’ve ever had. Sure I could replace it but it still runs like a dream. I’m going to drive it until my husband sells it in the middle of the night
how many $500 dollar cars have you had??
I have one of these 1.3 hatchback, and redline it everywhere I go ahaha 300,000 km and going strong
I bought a 98 Corolla for my first car this week. 83,000kms on it and in excellent condition, no rust, everything working, it's every first car buyer's dream - an old corolla that's been sitting in a grandma's garage for 25 years and I actually found one! I've been over the moon since I bought it, it's perfect for me, I'm gonna get a sound system and take good care of it.
how is it now?
@@kurppa7981 fookn perfect still 🤩
Price?
$3200@@WeedIsHealthyForYou
@@AvoAu not bad at all for a car in that quality
I'll keep buying these late 90s-early 2000s sedans for as long as I can. They're also a mechanic's dream to work on, just enough technology to make them easy to diagnose but not too much so they're still easy to repair.
Absolutely love them but watch out for sludge because thats what kills these old toyota motors
@janda janda Basically a problem when people think a car is literally bulletproof, means they could simply neglect any form of maintenance.
They can indeed go a long way if you take care of them.
"easy to repair."
Tell that to the fourth gen Taurus, where you have to take half the engine compartment apart to get to the most basic things.
As someone who lives on the route he uses for these car tests, I can't wait to be walking home one day, look up from my phone and see Wade in some road nugget just laughing his ass off looking like an absolute f'n maniac going like 40kmh down South Road.
As someone in a similar location i can't wait to see wade walking home after stopping south road.
As someone who lives near this route, I can't wait to see Wade laughing like a maniac as he stops South Road going 40kmh
Y’all better get video if you catch a cackling Wade in the wild.
camp out on the side of the road during the wee hours of the morning to try and spot him
As someone who used to skateboard down Beach Road, Christies Beach for years checking the surf I'm hoping that Onkaparinga council will officially rename the roundabout in Wades honour.
Gotta love a trusty old corolla
R.i.p. Suzuki
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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@@anonmouse15 it woulda hit the corolla tho
Toyotas don't want to die so badly that they will frame Suzukis to have tress fall on them.
@@trafficracer124 it would have hit the back and it would have still technically been drivable.
Have had a 1994 1500cc manual Corolla for 24 years.....still runs beautifully. Amazing vehicle!!
After 25 years and it still starts right up with no problems. A true example of reliability. All these things do is run and run 👌🏼
My TVR Chimaera is 26 years old and fires up first time. Mined you my economy isn't quite that of the Corolla !!. But who gives a shit as long as it sounds awesome !!.
I have the E90 ridiculously reliable
Having a timing chain plays a big part. Vast majority of non car people never change belts in older cars.
I have a 1993 Car that i'm sure, it is more reliable than a Corolla.
I'm 26! ARE YOU PROUD OF ME DAD
You're not kidding about how close you are on the release timeline. These rollas are the only 90s econobox that have survived both getting old and the P-plater effect where most get written off. Excels, Barinas, Lasers, Mirages, and all those other 90s nuggets are hardly ever seen on the road now but these Corollas just keep on keeping on.
Yeah the P plater effect is a big one. But playing bumper cars with your cheap/free shitbox is half the fun
Very true my dad had an excel which died in about '08-'09 when it's engine died after 140,000kms. When he had the engine replaced the "new" engine blew more smoke then the old one. Long story short we traded it in for $1,000 to a mazda dealer when we picked up our mazda 3. My parents did not hesitate when they offered a grand. That car was worthless.
@@nickbricks57 Man Mazda 3s are amazing I miss my old girl but I got the older sister in the Mazda 6
Maximas seem to survive as well
As someone who has a 96 Barina which I got for free, I feel this. It's a fight paying rego on a car that the rego is worth more on, but I dont have the heart to scrap a perfectly good Barina.
A close friend of mine got a 93 Corolla as his first car and he absolutely loved the mess out of it. Replaced every worn mechanical part it had, repainted it, replaced all the lights, replaced all the plastic cladding, soundproofed every bit of sheet metal he could stick material to inside, and put the most properly banging sound system I have ever heard in a vehicle. What a machine.
i wanna do that to my 02 yaris someday, about how much did it cost him? the stock speakers sound like cardboard.
@@KptnAutismus It cost him money
he should do a video I'd watched that.
@@reynaldiwidjaja277 It probably is long gone by now. Rest In Piece Corolla.
No one likes a tin can
My first car was an old Corolla, and it was a freaking tank. No matter how bad I treated it, it still ran like new and got better millage than anything else I've ever had. It took a teenager in a F-250 going 30+ mph into it's parked rear end before I had to be retired. I still miss it every morning.
Rip old Corolla. ????-???? F has been pressed to pay respect
Of course it was a fuckin' Ford truck. A teenager in one too. What's next? Kids going to middle school in Ford Raptors? I wouldn't be surprised!
Man I hate these things... sorry about your corolla :(
Imagine thinking “you know what I’ll splurge out and buy myself a new car” and then a few weeks later a tree lands on it, honestly that would be gutting. Today I learned don’t abandon a nugget or it will seek revenge
Now we need a series where "the car" shows it's psychopathic tendencies.
@@peterclarke7240 lmao well make that into an anime. Instead of the person truck-kun kills being reincarnated its a 1998 Toyota Camry lmao
at least its under warranty, probably XD
Corolla Virus
Just last summer I had a hunch a tree was going to fall on my 77' Chevy short Van in a coming storm. I moved it from the yard to the street and after I got out of it, my neighbor yelled to me that it fell. I didn't actually think it was going to fall, I just didn't trust it.
I went to school for engineering and one of the main research topics that was covered was how Toyota made the "Toyota Production System" which then went on to be the basis of Lean Manufacturing. This was developed after WWII when they had nothing and had to make do with what they had. They focused on building the best quality they could because they couldn't afford mistake and they did this through a ton of different techniques but they kept using that even when they didn't need it anymore which is why they are still, to this day, the most reliable car brand you can get. They may not be the most advanced or flashy but you can't deny they run longer than they have any right too. This video just proves how effective their quality control is and how much longevity their cars truly have.
Toyotas won't run the best, but they'll run forever.
They're like the vehicles in oldschool car games. No matter how dinged up they get they'll run on nothing but hopes and dreams
Honda Accords seem to be the same way as even though they aren't as famous as old mate Corolla here.
Ford taught the Japanese how to use assembly lines on cars, I wonder if they regret helping them, 😂
They used to be, or at least their diesel models are dropping the ball recently
Oh this is gonna be good. My dad was running a 1996 Toyota Corolla till too many things went wrong to justify fixing it all. That thing lasted till 2019 and boy do I have memories with that car, kinda sad it ended in a scrap yard after the engine turned into a piston launcher.
Yeah, it never ends well when the pistons and valves get into a territorial dispute.
Kept mine till 2021. too many little repairs to justify keeping it.
@@jacobrzeszewski6527 fr, the engine be sounding like hector salamanca ringing the bell before he died💀💀💀
I got one, same year, a '96 2022 and pretty well no issues except a bit of a squeaky belt, 312000 km on it, absolute unit
My friends have one of these, she's been taken down 4x4 tracks, was running with bent pistons, got flooded and still tried to start, got 'hydro-locked' several times but started anyway. Limiter bashed for minutes straight and still kept going. Fun times :)
the funniest part about the suzuki living from 2023-2023 is that the year literally JUST started
As a mechanic living in salty ol Pennsylvania, I am so jealous of this quarter-century old gem having less rust than most of the 5 year old or newer cars I see at work every day
Yeah here in Australia (where this guy lives as well) the only time you'll have major rust issues I'd you've lived right on the beach wirh tour 40+ year old car since New. Otherwise it's a couple easily manageable bubbles.
Mechanic in Northeast Ohio, you should see what we have here.. Not being an inspection state like PA, regularly see these with completely rotted through floors and subframes still chugging along when they come in for their annual oil change / my tire blew out
@@HemiPowah they could drive their cars like the Flintstones and save on gas
@@jacksondainer7238 No but AU has to deal with the paint lasting a maximum of 5 years before its burned off, and every single rubber part melting off and decaying within 3 years. Tires and batteries also barely last in the heat.
central pa isn't anything to fuck with when it comes to rust lmao
Nice addition to the fleet! BTW, it looks like the thermostat is stuck open - the engine is cold on the motorway, and warms up on the surface streets. Replace the thermostat and you'll get better economy. Cheers for the awesome channels!!
I was just going to say the same thing.
"temp gauge... you alright mate??"
He really should give it a fair test compared to Tony. Tony got fixed up in all the ways, while this thing is get a close score with no attention. #justiceforTheCar !
We demand a fair test #JusticeforTheCar!
@@markellii3093 I’m sure we’ll get one once it’s in good shape. And I bet Tony would’ve gotten one earlier if he’d actually, yk, worked
I bought my aunts 98 corrolla 7 years ago and all i do is top off the fluids and its never broken down, everything works the way it should. Corollas are definitley the car of all time
One of the biggest reasons I love Wade's vids is because he can tell you he's gonna "smell" something, and it rarely actually means he's gonna use his nose. In fact, I think this is the first video where I've heard him say "smell it" and he actually meant to SMELL it.
I believe he has smelled some of the old degraded rubber bits of some of the nuggets during unboxing reviews.
@@jasonkeith2832 He definitely smelled every pair of buds he blew up for our sadistic viewing pleasure, too.
James shoulda said, "Looks like ya blew a seal." 🦭 🤣
As an former electronics tech, My nose is often my first and best diag tool, followed by an thermal camera (or calibrated fingertip if oldschool or broke). My co-workers would look at me weird, but you can quickly narrow down the offending components.
@@nobodynoone2500 Hmmm, smells like electrolytic caps, with a bit of burned plastic chip cover for flavour.
Have fun with the oil change on this one, my advice, do it when the engine is cold, that or get a welding glove, because the filter is right smack under that exhaust manifold. Other than that, these things are amazing.
Had a 5 speed one burnt the clutch out once learning to drive stick. And another time doing burnouts in a parking lot i had 5 neutrals. Other than a couple clutches it was a great car!
toyota moment
Having been a lube tech. Ain't nothing on a Subaru. THE RING OF FIRE, the ring of fire.
That's nothing compared to the V6 in the Sienna. Right in front mounted sideways by the exhaust manifold.
I have a 1996 Honda Accord and it's right between the firewall and block. Gotta go from below through the catalytic to reach it. Fun.
As a toyota/lexus fanboy this makes me so happy to see you have this car! My first car was my nans 2004 corolla and the clearcoat was chipping too, but this car makes my old car look minty! But these old cars are amazing! As long as there is no rust (canadian car enthusiasts biggest nemesis) this car could keep going for hundreds of k miles even still with not asking for much!
I'm looking at getting my first car, that also needs to drive me from Toronto all the way to the Maritimes for uni (15 hours drive total). Are these old Toyotas reliable enough to do something like that? I don't know anything about cars and you sound like you'd know
@@nolanono2532 they can be... rust is usually what killed this era of toyotas. If you find an old corolla or camry have a mechanic give it the once over before you buy it! Personally i'd look for an old camry or lexus es300/330. Occasionally you'll find examples that were owned by an older person and they have been saved in that sense. Autotrader has turned up some examples that are 10k or less! With about 100k or less on the clock! So in toyota terms thats new! But my insta is the same as my yt handle if you ever wanna msg me for more assistance in looking 😎
@@thisisnothere14 I second getting a Camry, or a Lexus if it's within budget. I have a 98 corolla and it's never left me stranded, never had a dash light turn on, and when I've needed to replace worn parts they've been cheap and easy to fix. However they aren't the smoothest ride, and at least in mine there's a lot of road noise. I've driven a 2003 Camry and that car was better in basically ever way, until it started having head gasket problems. I haven't driven an older Camry but I bet they'll be better than the corolla and as reliable if not more, my neighbors have had 3 of them for years.
@@thisisnothere14 thanks man I just might take you up on that offer!!
I understand Toyota's reputation for reliability now that I bought myself a high mileage, cheap mk1 Yaris. Despite the abuse it has experienced the past 10K kilometers it still starts and drives like nothing ever happened. I never expected such a cheap little car to be such a tank, I love it
I have recently bought a AE92R Corolla Seca from a ninety year old lady and she had it since 27 years. Car has only done 150000 ks. I am so happy to find this car it's in great condition and after spending 1400 $ on it pretty much everything is in perfect condition and in working order. I don't understand why people don't keep these cars in nice condition and give them the respect they have truly earned. I would say these are true gems and far better then the plastic space capsules we see on the roads all the time.
We had the An Car, now we have the
*It's Car*
I read it's car like the dare gorrilaz song
Next on the list he's gonna get *Le Car*
These are wonderful cars, they will run forever with almost zero love, they are so simple and honest, it literally is a "car" and nothing more, nothing less.
which is why its one of my favorite cars lol.
idk my 91 carina blew a thermo, a coolant, timing belt, water pump, spark plugs, oil filter and idk what it is in english but the thing that gives more gas to a car to warm it up faster just broke. Same engine just older gen
@@masayozzy6498 either it wasn't maintained well or the car had faulty parts. Toyotas cars are extremely durable even with minimal maintenance.
@@Mr_GamerYT that's lies this Corolla sucks in reliability
@@Maximus20778 It's a Toyota. They're all reliable.
that clacking of the turn signal you hear with late 90s cars.... an absolute beaut
Back when they used relays instead of MOSFETs.
gave me a bit of nostalgia from the first few cars my parents had
This car is trash and a tin can
I know what you mean
Great purchase, my mom bought a 1997 Corolla brand new and it STILL RUNS TO THIS DAY, I learned how to drive on it as well as my brother and sister, the car is older than me
The end of the story was the saddest I’ve ever heard. Thankfully he had insurance but that still sucks big time
Some higher power wanted him to keep the Corolla.
Corolla 1998 : Dear God, I love my previous owner so much, can't I have him back
I love these things so much. I drive a similar one with the 1.6 L 4A-FE, and it's survived through my teens and almost through my twenties, as well as being in my family for twenty years before. Love the engine, the car just feels like an extension of me when I'm driving it.
Also if it's leaking oil, it means it has oil at least 👌
Fe club
Love my ae95, tho she pings a bit
I've got an MR2 with a 4A-GE and that mf survived a 100+ mile trip home with oil leaks, incorrect Ignition timing, a slightly blown headgasket, and like two or three sensors unplugged.
Those engines are indestructible I stg
That exact car got my mom through college. She upgraded to a new Camry in 2015 and now that Camry is getting me through college. It’s so nice not having to worry about whether or not your car will start to go to work when you have no free time to worry about anything.
Got a 97 geo prizm with the 1.6 amazingly gutless yet unkillable
@@BarneyBarnett Don't let er ping, thats detonation and will tear it up fast. Get better fuel or fix the air/fuel ratio.
What a testament to how good a Toyota is. The body surrounding the engine is the only thing being worn out by time. You can’t even fault Toyota because most cars hardly live to see that age and they would most likely be in worse condition if they still ran. Beyond impressive.
My mom had a 1997 Corolla. That thing lasted for over ten years until it couldn’t go up hills anymore. We replaced it with a Camry that’s still going strong.
Those 7A-FE engines can be used with the 20 valve heads from the 4A-GE and tuned for some serious power, I’m talking 240ps from 1.8 litres. Fantastic engines.
Same! My father did that to our car in the 2010s, the thing actually RAN, like we covered 1,500 km in it going 170 km/h-we eventually had to stop and were fined, the police had a hard time believing it was a car from 1996
Damn that much power from replacing the head?
i wanna build a 7age, i have spare 4age and all and i should go get a scrap yard motor before these become extinct
There's a guy on youtube with a regular 4age 20v that has 220hp NA at the wheels in an old 800kg rwd Starlet.
@@willyonastick30 of course with other mods too but 4AGE head is engineered for high power, it has big intake and exhaust port and 20V. Even the 4AGE itself produces 160ps from a 1.6 L engine
i love how a car that functions off purchase is a rarity on this channel
Buys cheap, gets views, uses $$ to fix, free car.
Although the frog and Bruce 2 were good
@@2_pelicans the thing is, YT money as been kinda low foe people
@@pumcia718 yeah it’s less a free car and more a Patreon funded car
Loving the pokemon cards for the fleet. Making it feel like a really family of scrap metal
100/10 would buy legit dank fleet edition cards
"I wanna be the very worst
Like no one ever was
To crash them is my real test
To blame them is my cause
I will travel across the land
Searching far and wide
Teach youtube to understand
The lack of power that's inside!'
@@richardparker989 *standing ovation*
Man this made me so happy! I daily drive a corolla from the same generation (just the euro version). To hear that someone has gotten rid of theirs just now made me feel so much better about not buying a new car. I still don't want to get rid of it.
Wade isn’t like other TH-camrs. Instead of spending millions on the nicest cars available, he spends next to nothing on a buncha stuff that are *technically* cars. Much respect
These are more fun to watch than mclarens, ferraris.
@@janechanlder2675ive always said this hyper cars these days all look the same and are just statement pieces to say look how rich I am whereas I’d rather watch him battle with tony for 10 mins than watch any TH-camrs lambo
@@justsomeguy2743 same
@@justsomeguy2743 I live in a fairly wealthy area so lambos and Ferraris are commonplace, but I will lose my shit over a clapped out 300zx lmao
@@connordix1859 Exaclty! Their not common where i live however I see a small car of any make and I freak out, Amsterdam is amazing for the small cars I was so hyped walking the streets seeing the tiniest cars known to man every 20 mins
I like these types of cars.
They work. No need to be flash or fast. Perfect thing to have when you've buggered up something on your project car and need to run to a parts store or have to get to work.
Be good to see how "The Car" performs after you and James has made it less broken.
Even when the oldest examples of this gen are cracking 30 years old, there's no way to romanticise these cars because there are still so many of them (and they're still so boring). The poster child for 90s Toyota reliability
Honestly I think it’s only the paint and wear and tear that makes it look bad. If you can imagine an example of this same car in near showroom condition, barely driven by someone’s Gran, always garaged, I think it would still look perfectly respectable.
That said ANCAP did a test comparing this same 1998 Corolla against a 2015 Corolla head on, and you’d be toast in the former but just scratched up in the latter. Safety has come a long way in just over 15 years.
honestly love the sound of riding in a Toyota like this. it's very peaceful
I love that Wade is in his 30s and this is his first "normal" car. And yet he has a fleet of vehicles that range frrom v8 to nugget to vans
now all he needs is a V6 commie and he's got quite the variety of pistons
W a d e? I figure it's his name but saying it feels cursed
@@jimbothegymbro7086 the ute is a v6 isnt it?
@@jimbothegymbro7086 complete the engine collection, he needs an early carbureted rotary to round it all off
@@Draggins Sadly RX3s and SA22C/FB RX7s are dead expensive atm
Heya Wade, I just want to say that in my country, the Philippines, THIS is the quintessential car. You ask a 90s kid what a car is, this specific model will be the first one to enter his mind. It was THE car, your grandpa bought it with his retirement money, your dad bought it as a daily driver, it passed on to siblings, they learn to drive on it and so will you.
Nearly 30 years old and it is still running
ours is a base model XL with the 12 valve 1.3L SOHC engine. it got flooded by a typhoon in 2009, and it still runs like nothing happened to it.
You know, this car is fantastic at just being an average car and I respect it for that. Like, this is what I imagine if you mixed every car that ever drove on the roads and just took an average of that and distilled it into a car.
In parallel, I made somehow a connection how I'm one of the most average person I know, and these two thoughts in combination made me unreasonably happy and lifted my self esteem a bit. Cheers!
I love how the oldest examples of this generation are pushing 30 this decade, and in many places they're still so ordinary it's almost annoying. Almost all of its competitors save for the Civic and maybe the Sentra have either expired naturally or fallen apart under the kind of abuse the average Toyota driver wrings them through. But the Corolla is still here. It'll take decades before they graduate from "sensible used car" to classic.
Entire generations of families have grown up with these cars. I was thumbing through some old family albums the other day circa. 2004, and spotted a couple of Corollas which must've been new at the time. Going out for a walk after, it feels jarring seeing them as if it hadn't been a week since. It almost messes with your sense of time.
Average, but better than most cars on the planet.
What I always love about Toyota and old ones in particular is the the little digital clock above the dashboard (not visible bcs of the carpet thing above your dashboard).
It must be a accomplishment for any car to be "an car" in Wade's hands
My friend owned one but it was the VE (the lowest trim that year), it had manual windows and manual side mirrors. She loved that thing and even protected her from injury in a rollover at the start of this year. RIP Betty you will be missed
o7 betty i will always love you
so It didn't protect her THAT well?
@@ukargeo Betty was the car's name lol
@@sea_gulltv Is your friend alive
@@ukargeo yeah she replied to this comment
These kind of cars make me so happy. I grew up in a family that owns a salvage yard and I spent my childhood driving these in circles and working on them
I have this same car 1992 model in Kenya 🇰🇪. With manual windows. Very reliable car. Fuel n drive.
My dad left me a ‘98 CE with about 70k original miles. It has rust on it, currently needs a new starter and some new struts but so far the only things I’ve done is change the brakes and did an oil change.
As far as being an economy car it really does live up to its reputation.
Whenever my friends get inside they laugh at how short the ride height is.
I love the car so much. I plan to keep it forever.
I have a 98 Camry, sold to me cheap from a buddy I've known since middle school, who got it as his first car. He drove it for well over a decade. The similarities between these are just hilarious to me. It's going to last forever. Don't get bored of it!
I have a 98 lexus es300! Basically the same thing lol. I quite enjoy it
All those years of Toyota use so many of the same parts it’s hilarious. My 98 corolla uses the same engine mount as my girlfriends 05 Camry, and your Camry and my corolla share I believe about 40% of their serviceable parts! I literally never recommend another car brand for people looking for a duly driver. Toyota is the best
I've got a 2001 corolla and i have like all the same problems this thing does lmao
2:12 I don't find that engine unremarkable at all. I had a high-milage second hand '99 Corolla as my college car. The fact that the Corolla can run so well with the minimum of basic maintenance (maybe even a bit of neglect) is itself remarkable engineering
I've got one in Canada, its a '00 so it's got the early 1zz's in it. and fuck mate the 1zz's are just as care-free as the A series engines, got mine neglected by an old farmer for $300 and two years later she's running better than ever no major maintenance done to it either.
those corollas are toughest things out there. my older brother bought one from an old lady, held onto it for years. He abused it. Hardly ever serviced it. maybe changed the tyres once. He ran out of water and overheated it three times, so much so it stalled out. No worries, just let it cool down and topped it up with water and it was good to go. He eventually handed it down to his sister after which she promptly totalled it in a crash.
That car is pure nostalgia for me, our family grew up with one and it was beyond reliable.
FYI: Rotors seldom ever warp. Usually they have uneven deposits (brake pad compound wears onto the surface of the disc) or dirt between the disc and hub (making it wobble). 95% of the time A quick abrasive scrub/wire wheel on the pad contact surfaces and a brake bed-in, and hitting the hubs and mating surface with a wire brush will fix a "warped" rotor. Hopefully I saved someone some money.
Except on certain cars, mercedes cars with drilled rotors are known to warp.
I had this exact year and model for my first car and loved every minute. I know it's just "a car" but it had been passed down from my great grandparents to my grandfather to me and even though it sat and barely got serviced it started every time and never gave a fuss. Even going 80+ MPH on a highway I felt like it could have gone around the world twice. Hope you get to have the same experience I had.
My mom has either a '95 or '97 Corolla named Betsy. She's left out to face the elements in the driveway, she's hit a deer at least once, got into two minor accidents, and has been driven all over the place for many years. Despite it all, Ol' Bets is still kicking as of writing this!
My mom's said the only way she'll get rid of Betsy is either she gets totaled, or the engine gives out.
We have "An Car", and "The Car", now we need "What A Car".
This channel never ceases to amaze in the best of ways🤣 (tbh i feel like it should be called craig since its the name of a old mate that never lets you down)
this comment was posted three minutes after a ten minute video dropped
@@okamiba right you are
@@okamiba Just speed up the vid, As if it doesn't have a fast rhythm already
or Frank, either or
When I was a little kid, my dad drove a blue 1.6L Corolla from this generation. It was the first car I've ever seen and "The Car" started my love for cars to this day.
I worked for LONGO Toyota/Lexus out of El Monte ,California for almost 12 years. I worked on so many of these little work horses and I tell you the truth; it was very common for cars to have over 350-400k+ miles and running in great shape. Their owners would always pay for the required maintenance and repairs (which was very low cost) and the cars would just continue to run. Even when high mileage these car would still accomplish 35-40+ miles per gallon.
I have 3 of these (1 of which is my daily driver). These are amazing vehicles, they absolutely NEVER die. This video makes me so happy!
so true older corollas have some of the best longevity of any cars out there
I love my little Corolla
This is definitely my second favorite TH-cam channel (Mighty Car Mods #1). Something about an Australian humanizing nuggets is just endlessly entertaining. I hope you guys do a full service on "The Car" and give him another fuel economy run. Cant wait for another video! You guys should also make Merch, just a thought. Keep up the good work 👍
+rep
Both are car channels for people who don't know cars. MCM are fun, but not very wise. They failed to build a 90s honda civic ffs.
@@nobodynoone2500 go off. You build a 90s honda civic.
@@nobodynoone2500 i go to youtube for entertainment, not to learn how to build cars like a youtube mechanic
I love seeing you both giving the cars an inspection, seeing what's cooked and if its fixable.
I’m so happy my algorithm brought me to your channel. One of the most entertaining channels I’ve seen in a while. Thank you!
Had one of those, a 98 named the Green Turd. Got it for 850$ at the time
Peeling clear coat, manual everything, no ac, and your cheapest chinesium radio. Rusted out from many brutal canadian winters, rocker panels were made out of hope and bondo
And yet, it just worked. Sold it for a 1000$ a couple of years later. Good times
I genuinely love how much Wade loves old nugget cars, I love that he celebrates the standard car that did people well 20-30 years ago (and often still work). Sometimes I think about how much I want to fix my classic lil nugget - a 1995 Nissan Micra Super S. I loved that car so much, but the reason it is currently sitting around unloved is because it was a rare car in Australia, it's extremely hard to get parts for. It would have been too expensive to fix the issues with it, so it just sits. God, I wish I could fix it, I'd go back to driving it around in a heart beat.
It's a refreshing change from TH-cam channels with a bit of money buying out of reach cars we can't relate to. Wade has been pretty transparent he's doing well but he's still making content we can relate to as viewers.
What exactly do you miss about it? Not being snarky, but I genuinely don’t see the appeal of going back to something that feels gutless, noisy, tinny, cheap and devoid of any creature comforts. Is it nostalgia maybe?
The only old cars I could see myself being interested in driving a couple of times, not even owning would be something that was regarded as the best of that time like an old Porsche, BMW, Merc or Lexus that I wouldn’t be able to afford then - but I know how a cheap old econobox drives, I don’t need to be reminded 😂
This, the previous and later generation Corollas (E90 and E111 series) are pretty much alive in SE Asia. Tons of surplus parts and brand new aftermarket replacement and original parts are still available for these models. I own an old carbureted1992 AE92 myself and it still serves our family as a daily driver.
CAN CONFIRM. they are still respected guest in car meets
Are the new aftermarket parts good quality?
I daily drive a 1999 accord. best thing ever, always get me where I need to be in comfort. don't need to stress about, I can write it off twice and it wouldn't make a dent in my net worth, and its kinda fun to drive shifting the 5speed, revving like a motorbike
One of these was my first ever car as well. In the USA, we had this body style from 1993-1997 and mine was a 1997 DX model. It was in an accident in 2018 that rendered it undrivable, but it's actually been sitting in my parents' garage ever since, so perhaps she can be resurrected one day? Anyway, what a blast from the past and it was fantastic to see you add this nugget to the collection!
When you say undeiveable how so? I have a 98 corolla (USA) and it was my dads before mine. It was hit while parked on the street very very badly and had minor frame damage and MAJOR body damage. That being said he drove it for 6 months after that I’ve had it for 4 years now. Those things do. Not. Die. New yearsy neighbors were shooting, I went and held the corolla on the rev limiter for over a minute straight. Best cars EVER made hands down! I want to swap the engine and trans from a 05/06 Camry as it’s basically the same base engine block with tons of upgrades. Sorry I’m just static he bought a rolla!
Update: I pulled it out of my parent’s garage and after replacing most of the front end, I should have it back on the road within a week
As an owner and regular driver of a 1997 Toyota RAV4, I can attest to the reliability, fuel economy, and overall unremarkability of late 90s Toyotas. It's 26 years old and keeps on going like it's brand new.
It was also interesting to note how the 1998 Corolla differs and relates to my RAV4. I hardly ever need to get past 3000 RPM under any circumstances unless I urgently need to accelerate, though the speed limits don't go past 100 where I live and everything in my engine works perfectly fine.
No one but this guy could keep my intrested in a 10 minute video about a 90s rolla, kudos
Me too lol
My first car was a 1993 Corolla ae101 1.6. It was a rusted turd, 300k but started and ran everytime even at -30° canadian winter. My second car was a 1996 Corolla ae102, 1.8L, five speed, Fully loaded, electric everything, blue outside and inside, I put 205/50r15 tires on it and it handled soo good. Loved that thing so much, had it for 7 years.
More working on the car please! Taking it apart and replacing components is always fun and interesting to watch, and who knows maybe it being documented some will help someone else trying it.
I remember family members with this car. They roll up in this at christmas when i was a kid lol.
Especially an uncle of mine who owned and used one of these for YEARS with the exact same colour and similar discolouration patches. Probably same year car model too lol. Like at least 10+ years before switching because he had it even before I was born and only got a new car because of his newborn child was coming soon then.
Was about to go to sleep but sleep can wait.
WTF “the car” starts better than my used 2010 Corolla.
'97 corolla gang here (the 1.6 L though).
I cannot bring myself to get rid of the damn thing. I've had it for 13 years now and it WILL NOT DIE.
I was so hyped when you started making car related videos. And now you’ve included my favorite car manufacturer. This video was a the perfect salad of your humor, your content and Toyota ❤
This bad boy is gonna last a long time. Though I recommend it being serviced once in a while, because some parts may wear out quickly
James.
I love these things honestly. They are basically unkillable tanks. I especially love the Celica and Matrix which are just 2 door coupe and 4 door hatchback versions of the Corolla. Find one with a 2ZZ engine if ya want a fun car
You sound like a person with good taste!
or if you think toyota styling is bland, get the pontiac version, give you good vibe
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@@Banom7a still like how these look. I like curves on me women and angles on me wheels mayte
My first car was a 96 Corolla which looked exactly like this, it was my mom and dads first car and they handed it down to me 20 yrs later, they moded it with lowering springs, an air intake, and a thermal cat back, and honestly it moved very well haha, all they did was a routine oil change and that can go a long way
20 years back my dad used to own that same gen Corolla having that same lovely blue-green colour, our first car she took us everywhere never gave any issues, this video brought back memories 😭♥
I have a 1999 model myself. First car i got 2 years ago and it's still kicking, though it has it's issues, they refuse to die these old things.
I would be wildly interested in seeing you and James doing some sort of DIY paint job on this thing
Been driving a 1998 corolla for 18 years. Still in perfect condition
I have a 2001 Corolla as a backup car for my WRX. It was the grossest car when I got it, but it was $0 and came with a manual. It cleaned right up, and is actually fun to drive while enthusiasts call them boring(which is cool of them so they will always be 3 figures at most). When I was averaging over 40 MPG on 87 octane, that was the point the WRX became a lawn ornament.
What color?
I drive a 1995 Camry. The shock absorbers don't really absorb any shock, but the air con works great! I've got the V6, and it gets about 23 mpg.
I really did not expect the ipod man to have such a fun car channel. Loving these videos. I love the sound this car makes too.
It's barely broken in.
My first car was my mom’s ‘98 Corolla LE. I have tons of memories working on it with my dad when it had issues. Pushed it passed 200,000 miles, I miss it so much 😭
My last car was a 2010 Chevy Cobalt and that nugget died from the timing chain flailing inside the engine at about 180k miles. Now I've got a 2000 Buick Regal and that nugget has more miles on it than
T H E C A R
, probably around 300k at this point, but she still runs nice. Small to moderate issues here and there like
T H E C A R
but engine and trans still work nice.
Keep Mom's Corolla alive and well!
Man I miss this corolla so much. Reminded me of the tercel my dad had. Those grey winter days, dreading going to school , sad in the car, half asleep, while your dad curses you under his breath for not performing well in school. Man seeing this brings back memories. Both good and bad lol.
I run a 1999 Camry and just replaced the engine because it blew up cause of some common issues with this generation of Camry's and Corollas so here's everything you should check out:
1: Timing belt and timing belt cover valves, these are really important cause these cars all have an issue with oil leaking into their and getting stuck, then all the oil dumping out when it finally fails and you end up with a hole in your block and chunks of your crankshaft on the highway
2: O2 sensor and EGR valve, the valve gets seized easily and it can cause pressure buildup, had oil blow up out of my dipstick hole and burn the underside of my hood, car still ran fine tho
3: Coolant temperature sensor, its the green one in the bunch of sensors
It goes bad often and can mean the radiator fans will never come on unless the AC is on
Also radiator cap, it loses pressure and when you turn the engine off, coolant left in the system will boil out of the overflow and leak everywhere, won't kill the car but it's annoying
4: Struts
My car was doing squats on speed bumps when I got it, can lead to damage underneath
5: ground connections
I got a lot of haywire electrical in my car due to a bunch of corroded grounds
My passenger window only works after hitting a pothole, my dash lights will randomly dim while I'm idling, and my clock has dimentia and sometimes forgets what time it is
Not to mention smacking the roof a few times to get the dome light to flicker on
Has led to starter issues and got me stuck in a Walmart parking lot one time
No lie, whenever anyone says the word nugget regarding a car… this car right here is exactly what comes to mind for me. My Dad had one of these, used it to drive me and my mom all over from the store to elementary school. By middle school, this thing had taken a beating and high school, we had to replace it because the engine died on my Dad in the middle of traffic. This car was such a gigantic piece of crap, and for a while, I associated all 98’ Carolla’s with my Dad’s car. But it was two things if nothing else. Reliable and efficient. Seriously Dank, I dunno why you would want such a thing in your fleet, but of all the cars to be given the title of nugget, for me… this thing is like… the nugget of the nuggets. XD
These are some of the best cars ngl
My first car was my mom's 1989 Corolla. Plain as a fridge, but it was my first taste of freedom. I then had a 1999 Corolla which was essentially a rebadged Geo Prism (yea, that brand didn't stick around that long). Only good memories driving to and from school and go on road trips with friends :)
Interesting side note: the transmission didn't really advance in those 10 years. Both had a rather sluggish 3 speed auto with a slush box with overdrive. Oh, if you wanted an extra boost of power all you had to do was turn of the air con :)
It never ever failed on me. Well, except for the power windows on the driver's side. That thing rather quickly stopped working right though I'm thinking this was more GM engineering "brilliance" at work than Toyota's
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These cars in the states are known for their bullet proof reliability.
Ah the classic removable faceplate for the car stereo, reminds me of the one I had fitted in my old Corolla, must've been a staple of the late 90's/early 2000's. Nearly missed the dashmat, yeah I had one of those as well lol.
Edit: RIP Swift
I really like the patina! Great cars, and 90s ecoboxes is starting to become rare. Even a weak ol car like this is fun compared to new overly engineered cars!
If you release actual Garbage Time collector cards, I will ABSOLUTELY buy those!!!
Also, it’s astonishing how similar that dash is to my dear, departed ‘97 Nissan Maxima. Same color and everything.
I noticed that also. I still drive a 1998 Maxima with only 130,000 original miles. Best car ever. We have much newer cars but I don't think they will last half as long. Got it 2 years before I retired. No rust!!
@@dougderr2407 I would happily take another Maxima of that generation. I had nearly 200K before my engine finally seized. It wasn’t worth the cost it would have taken to fix and I’d already put quite a bit into it. Still, it was my favorite car I’ve owned.
I love how this thing looks, it was one of the jewels from the 90s. ❤️