Recent content by germanpettingzoo

Scott - it seems to be okay! :D

Just picked up the car today, and bashed about 400 miles onto it straight away. Engine is running sweet as a nut. The tires, on the other hand, are a whole other story. Tried to kill me, they did.

Thanks Scott, I didn't notice any blue smoke or oil burning smells during/after the test drive (and every test drive includes a moment of being childish with the accelerator where I should have noticed). But I'll find out I guess haha. Yeah, Donabed, I thought it looked to be in good shape!

Hey everybody! I have just purchased my very first Toyota, and thought it would be a wise idea to join up here with all of you lovely folk. What I've got is a 2000 Corolla (that's kind of a given, I suppose), 5spd, with 187,000 miles. I don't physically have hold of the car just yet but it...