A 1 owner 94 Corolla for $850? Is it any good?

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  • After recovering from my broken jaw I've returned to spread automotive mediocrity. This sad excuse for a Corolla was only $850 and I think it was well worth the monies
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  • @michaelbustillo9583
    @michaelbustillo9583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love Toyotas!

  • @adrianstephan4011
    @adrianstephan4011 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Believe it or not this is one of my dream cars

  • @kandaharenglish2595
    @kandaharenglish2595 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bought a 1995 Dx 1.8L with 255k miles for $1400 two weeks ago, the previous owner took very good care of it and had put new tires and new battery on it. Runs and drives like a dream. I get 35mpg!

  • @wenisbob742
    @wenisbob742 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Who else owns a corolla and found Jimmy?

    • @TheWonderBreadAct
      @TheWonderBreadAct ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Manual '05 Corolla LE on coilovers 😊

    • @hydejekyll9950
      @hydejekyll9950 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      AE100 auto & AE101 manual owner here@@TheWonderBreadAct

    • @Stinkyweed
      @Stinkyweed 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yo 93 dx

    • @Spiritual_DriverAE101
      @Spiritual_DriverAE101 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      95 base 5 speed

    • @Jag-leaper
      @Jag-leaper 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      05 5 spd "lexrolla"

  • @pod9363
    @pod9363 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love these cars because they feel like a conceptual fuck-you to the rat-race of modern life and status-signaling consumerism. 😌

    • @jimmyjimjims7483
      @jimmyjimjims7483  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I just like how ridiculously reliable this particular gen of Corolla is and I'm not one to drive new fancy cars, I could buy 10 cool old cars that I can actually fix myself or 1 new car that is all computers and wants to spy on me for the same price lol

    • @loden888
      @loden888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen brother! I like watching videos of old cars better than exotic supercars that I'll never get to drive.

  • @kennygroth4938
    @kennygroth4938 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Advanced is always the homie.
    Better employees too

  • @ypk1580
    @ypk1580 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Officially been a year since I watched this. Feel old already lol.

  • @TeeJetNozzle
    @TeeJetNozzle 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My 1997 Toyota 🚙 Corolla has 383,000 miles on it runs great 1.6 engine 5 speed standard transmission love my car gets 50 mpg.
    Who else has a Toyota?

    • @user-hk9pn1iy8g
      @user-hk9pn1iy8g 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just regular maintenance or really expensive repairs like engine or transmission and have you taken it on any road trips recently and has it had any issues passing smog?

    • @apj341
      @apj341 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1996 Corolla wagon 5speed 334K miles
      Runs like a champ 👍 love it ❤
      I'm about $2,300 into it :
      AC recharged, new tires, windshield, battery, starter, points, plugs, cap & rotor

  • @Boebus666
    @Boebus666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great Video as always, Jimmy. Keep them Toyotas coming!

  • @cjpamp1267
    @cjpamp1267 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope you are OK from your Surgery and Happy New Years and Keep those Toyotas coming

  • @losangelesrampartaudits9066
    @losangelesrampartaudits9066 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn you do a lot of hard work bro! Keep it up! I just started watching you today bro

  • @loden888
    @loden888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a '95 Corolla wagon with a 5 speed manual and 156k miles. The PO took good care of it so the only thing I needed to do was to install the clutch safety switch (which he kindly left in the glove box). Having just sold a 2020 Hyundai Accent with 6k miles, I can vouch that the ride and handling is amazing on this 27 year old car.

  • @cjpamp1267
    @cjpamp1267 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    good to see you back again cant go wrong with a Toyota or Honda Smart Man.

  • @IAM-iv1oz
    @IAM-iv1oz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My mom owned a 94 model. It ran to 600K and died. She owned from new. She defs got her money worth out of that little Toyo. Great little fuel efficient vehicle.

  • @latenightnickoli
    @latenightnickoli 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff man I'm glad you managed to find a reasonable priced old boiii

  • @cjpamp1267
    @cjpamp1267 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey JIM do a part 2 I like seeing you fix up those old Toyotas, by the way I have a 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross on order can't wait to get it

  • @p.royneranchiaumana5816
    @p.royneranchiaumana5816 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent! Amazing! Yo are a wonderful mechanic!

  • @kennyetenne8894
    @kennyetenne8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a 1995 corolla as my first car had 287k miles on it when i sold it. Very reliable fuel efficient car. This one is in nice shape too! Great video jim!

  • @Ed3kidsconnelly
    @Ed3kidsconnelly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great work. more people need to watch your channel.

  • @TwohundredSeventy
    @TwohundredSeventy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I got a 1997 Classic Edition Corolla and it's so nice.

  • @Vtoq
    @Vtoq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Where do you find these prices!?!? Here in California a beater car is now around $2,000 used car market is insane.

    • @jimmyjimjims7483
      @jimmyjimjims7483  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This one came from Craigslist but they come from all over. Auctions, estates, friends, etc. I always have one hand on my phone looking through listings basically

  • @AlvinTexas1
    @AlvinTexas1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had a 93' with 290K same color In/Out. They were built to last and easy to work on and find parts were everywhere

  • @gman9035
    @gman9035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vids. I drive an 05 camry runs like new

  • @ethankilpatrick6338
    @ethankilpatrick6338 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    underrated channel

  • @carguy4192
    @carguy4192 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am thinking of buying a 1997 corolla and this video is going to help me how to fix it thank you

  • @danjones3402
    @danjones3402 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn engine sounds smooth!!

  • @MrBbbakersk
    @MrBbbakersk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Traded an engine for a 1994 corolla 1.8 manual , and I'm psyched to get it on the road for daily. Parts are really cheap, all engine mounts at rockauto are like 30 bucks for all. I'm into that

  • @bryancruz531
    @bryancruz531 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nicee love this car i actually have one myself there really nice u should put a Subaru Impreza bumper on it it would look sick

  • @hirolla2927
    @hirolla2927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love those cars

  • @Beth9228
    @Beth9228 ปีที่แล้ว

    The car sounded liked my 1st car. My 1st car was a 1998 Ford Contour SE in light denim blue. I got that car in mid October 1999 till late May 2005. It was a good first car.

  • @thewags4720
    @thewags4720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve got a 1995 hilux surf jdm suv weirdly I bought it in the middle of no where Mississippi and it has the same color seats as you have in that carolla

  • @patbooth1798
    @patbooth1798 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My 95 is a 5 spd Auto trans the toyota dealer showed me that it has a 5 th gear on the schematic and so I drained the fluid 6 times to get that black crap for fluid out of there and
    on the freeway I can feel 5th gear and watched the tachometer drop down 1800 rpm and it is still working great 5 years leater

  • @istevemackanixs
    @istevemackanixs 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man you acomedian man you be having me laughing so hard 😂door handle Snapple fide off😂😂😂

  • @AHM1Gaming
    @AHM1Gaming ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For our 94 corolla, we were missing a brake rubber stopper, that's why the lights were on for us

    • @AHM1Gaming
      @AHM1Gaming ปีที่แล้ว

      The brake drum was super hard to remove for a while, after a couple of months we were finally able to remove it one day

  • @rt2255
    @rt2255 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If it cranks.it is good, old toyotas do not die they just roll on. Easier to kill tv slasher than a toyota.

  • @beenwashedup5754
    @beenwashedup5754 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's a grommet underneath the brake like switch if it gone you'll feel a hole where the old grommet goes try that first before tackling brakelight switch

  • @TheMilenkata
    @TheMilenkata 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Jimmy. We have this Corolla in our family since 1993. I'm from Europe and I'm looking for the badge on the trunk. Can you please help me with the size of it because the Toyota dealer says that it's not available anymore? I want to order it from aliexpress and I need the correct size because I've already purchased badge but it's too small.

  • @beenwashedup5754
    @beenwashedup5754 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Also there's a adjustment around the throttle body that I can remember itS way in the back of the engine it looks like a choke plate if I can remember

  • @heckraiserrr413
    @heckraiserrr413 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think old cars are cool, but it is a shame that they aren't as safe or safe at all. Also in my area they would probably be all rusty, but they seem great for states without winter weather

  • @user-fs1lb5mg2t
    @user-fs1lb5mg2t 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It will be my first time having a Toyota Corolla 1995 with 253,000 Miles and it's a automatic transmission I'm happy tho next month

  • @williammize8270
    @williammize8270 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes very good had 94 Corolla beat as hell no shocks still ran good change spark plugs PCV valve wires put 21.000 miles year and half stuck in 12 degree weather freeze battery I though went someone gave me a jump maybe a couple I don't wanna and boom starts it was good car just not safe radiator no good on top of everything 12 degrees I kept antifreeze in it didn't stay oh they good on gas too

  • @user-hk9pn1iy8g
    @user-hk9pn1iy8g 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Did you have any issues getting the toyota smoged also have you taken it on any road trips recently?

  • @ynwniceboy8235
    @ynwniceboy8235 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bought a 1994 Toyota Corolla for 550$💪🏼💪🏼

  • @yousef-nouri
    @yousef-nouri ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good price for great car Toyota Corolla ae 101 ❤

  • @user-fs1lb5mg2t
    @user-fs1lb5mg2t 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want to see if I can put a 4speed automatic transmission in a 1995 Corolla dx instead of the Three speed automatic

  • @vader0ne
    @vader0ne ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Jim I just bought a 98 and was wondering about the switch just above the park on the shifter housing. What is it for?

    • @jimmyjimjims7483
      @jimmyjimjims7483  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some years have a switch, and for some years its just a plastic cap (with a switch underneath). For the years where its a switch it allows you to put your foot on the brake (while holding the switch) and manually change gears while the car is off or without power so you can roll it in the event the battery is dead

  • @efil4kizum
    @efil4kizum 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    15:54 ... that mount is not the bad one to do imo it is that other one by the firewall

  • @joz1765
    @joz1765 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I know of a 1993, 1.8L & had around 281k.

  • @fabiansundrue7078
    @fabiansundrue7078 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow!!!!.....

  • @mainawangondu8205
    @mainawangondu8205 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These ones are going for an average of $3200 in Kenya.

    • @daniboi4067
      @daniboi4067 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is a old not good condition one.

  • @arvacon
    @arvacon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what are you doing with all these corollas afterwards, do you sell them or you keep them in a huge garage as collector?

    • @jimmyjimjims7483
      @jimmyjimjims7483  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Both, I keep the ones I like (such as this one) and sell the rest so I can buy more. I have 4 currently

    • @arvacon
      @arvacon ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jimmyjimjims7483 I feel your passion about them. 2 weeks ago, I bought a rare model of the seventh corolla generation, the european Liftback GLi 1.6i 4afe version with 115hp, 5 speed manual. It is in almost like new condition as the previous owner was really picky about it, so I am super excited about this found!

    • @KaitsterSaysHello
      @KaitsterSaysHello 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      do you keep most of these cars? and do you insure them? curious how one has such an extensive car collection interested for myself.. lol@@jimmyjimjims7483

  • @andrewvalli6107
    @andrewvalli6107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dude -- can't believe you are cannibalizing a brake light switch at the junk yard. Just had this issue with my 2001 corolla and the switch was like $18 new at AutoZone. I love rummaging junk yards as much as the next guy, but man you need help :-)

    • @danjones3402
      @danjones3402 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol save money where you can. That can $18 can go towards gas 🤣🤣

    • @rt2255
      @rt2255 ปีที่แล้ว

      Autozone switch will die before 20 yr old toyota oem switch will. Not about cost it is about toyota reliability.

  • @jamescostello7584
    @jamescostello7584 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about the oil burning or did you ever hear that

  • @beenwashedup5754
    @beenwashedup5754 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My suggestion is buy oil filters 5-10 of them thermostat 2-5 of them there not having a lot of parts for these cars I can't get parts for a 2001 not any junk yard parts for a 100 miles . Or more

    • @BrandonEht
      @BrandonEht 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It uses a 4967 oil filter, same as a lot of new Toyotas with the 2.5. Shouldn't go anywhere for a long time

  • @psycho479
    @psycho479 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I found a 1.6l automatic 94 SR apparently only sold in Japan! Is it any good?

    • @jimmyjimjims7483
      @jimmyjimjims7483  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@psycho479 Those were good little cars, the automatic transmission in those I believe was only a 3 speed so at freeway speeds the engine revs at like 3k or 4K RPM so they are quite buzzy but they’re pretty reliable, with the 5 speed manual they’re practically bulletproof

  • @anthonynicholich9654
    @anthonynicholich9654 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those were the best years longest lasting Corollas 500.000 miles
    Longest lasting longer than Honda or anything else

  • @jamesmichael8549
    @jamesmichael8549 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What site do you go to buy these cars ? I used to have one just like that . The 2001 is even better version

  • @user-qk2uw4wd7i
    @user-qk2uw4wd7i 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm lives Liberia how can I get this

  • @irvinalfaro1428
    @irvinalfaro1428 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When washing the car is better to pressure wash the engine to get all that nasty gunk out when working on it

  • @stevetrump7399
    @stevetrump7399 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ahhhh, it's dubious that Toyota would mount 5 lug hubcaps on their 4 lug wheels.......

  • @hunterkennedy4475
    @hunterkennedy4475 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reminds me of the prizm

  • @thewags4720
    @thewags4720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have a car dealership? Or do you just like buying cheap cars and what not?

    • @jimmyjimjims7483
      @jimmyjimjims7483  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I used to just buy clunkers to have fun with but eventually I got a dealer's license due to legal issues and such. The good/nice ones go up for sale and the older ones I keep for awhile (like this Corolla).

    • @thewags4720
      @thewags4720 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh ok I was confused because you keep saying “ the lot” and I was kinda excited to see what cars you have but I guess that’s just a saying

    • @jimmyjimjims7483
      @jimmyjimjims7483  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a small lot that I keep upcoming cars/for sale cars on, the problem is my phone # and address are largely displayed across the whole front of it so I can't show it on video or people will call me/show up randomly to harass me (which has happened before). I tried to edit it out of some older videos but my software only blurs stationary objects so I just don't film there and took those old videos down. Eventually there will be videos there but I need to fix the place up first and get some better software, looks like a dump lol

    • @thewags4720
      @thewags4720 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I meant like a website that would be kinda cool I drive through El Paso quite often and you seem to acquire all the weird cars I love like that Plymouth or the previa so one day it would neat to go by a small little lot with cool cars for sale

  • @bilaljameeljameelahmed5600
    @bilaljameeljameelahmed5600 ปีที่แล้ว

    U want to sale

  • @joshuafoster7772
    @joshuafoster7772 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    To Much Toyota Lol

  • @jamescostello7584
    @jamescostello7584 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you know so much about cars it's the front motor mount light rattle I also had hundreds of those things too similar cars under ten thousand years my f****** name is Jimmy I know more about cars many talks Tucker alive no s*** about stars talk too much

  • @jacobfleming565
    @jacobfleming565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hate Toyotas!

    • @jimmyjimjims7483
      @jimmyjimjims7483  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then you're in luck! Next video I take apart a dodge neon

    • @jacobfleming565
      @jacobfleming565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jimmyjimjims7483 lol I just said that cause that one guy said he loved them. First or second gen?

    • @jimmyjimjims7483
      @jimmyjimjims7483  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jacobfleming565 a 2004 SRT4 Neon with a no crank no start condition

    • @jacobfleming565
      @jacobfleming565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jimmyjimjims7483 interesting