they ran forever with just a little care and love...

This Corolla and the yellow Mk1 Golf are true survivors. It's a 4AF engine by the way.

Id love to see this car properly maintained and, not restored l, but cleaned up and shown the love it deserves

I prefer old Corollas better than a today's iMac on wheels

That poor AE92 Corolla is needing some love. A good wash, polish, vacuum, and removing all the debris in the cowling. Followed by cleaning of the rubber seals and lubing of the door locks and hinges. I do that with my 88 monthly. Sad these cars just get ignored just because they are aged.

Just about to weigh in (send to the scrapyard) a 1999 Corolla, the shorter two-door hatchback. As with all things, underbody rust kills them for the (UK) MOT inspection. Times were tight and this was given to me by a neighbour (I'm greatly appreciative but wouldn't misuse the term friend) just to get me mobile again. I do wonder if he knows what a favour he did for me. Thank you with all my heart, Paul. You pulled me out of a bad place.

In these hard times we need basic transportation. The manufacturers are not building base models.

Todays post reminded me of a 1987 Toyota Tercel my son and I fixed up when he was 16. It was a 1.2L 12 valve with a vacuum actuated constant velocity carburetor and a 3 speed automatic. Great first car, it wouldn't go very fast, but again, it did its job. Thanks for the memories, I always look forward to your posts.

That's a true survivor. A testiment how well these cars are built ❤.

I think I remember seeing this same car on this channel a few years ago. Glad to see it to on the road still, i'd love to see it restored to its former glory. That car deserves it.

Love the AE92 so much I have 3 of them. 2 sedans and a Geo prizm hatch, great cars.

This corolla reminds me so much of my '86 Mazda 323: bare bones like this one but it had a Bosch fuel injection. Of course it was super reliable because what is not there can't break.

That is still a handsome car and worth keeping as long as possible. Great car!

I just picked up one of these! 91 DX 5 speed with manual everything except for power steering and ac. It’s a survivor, it’s in great shape, clean interior and shining paint, only defect is a lightly sagging headliner. California so no rust or any issues, and only 139000 miles. I picked it up as a college daily but I almost don’t want to drive it it’s so nice.

“They don’t make em’ like this anymore!”

I love my 1990 with the 4AFE. Best little car ever

It's gotta be an 88, in 89 they switched over to the MPFI (much better in my opinion). My 88 Corolla was carbureted and the little Aisin carb was a real bugaboo to deal with due to the dozens of vacuum lines that criss-cross it along with the electric choke, ended up switching it over to a manual choke. This specific Corolla I bet you has the electric CMH (cold mixture heater) under the carburetor base-plate and if that goes out good luck sourcing another, mine melted one day and I ended up bypassing it altogether

In Australia we got the FWD E90 from 1989 to 1994 with a facelift in 1991, as a 4-door sedan, 5-door hatchback and 5-door Seca liftback (Geo Prizm hatch in the USA). We also got the E90 Sprinter Carib 4x4 wagon, it was sold locally as a Corolla, and lasted longer in showrooms than its FWD siblings did in Australia. It went on sale a year earlier in 1988 and lasted until I believe 1996, by which time the E100 4-door sedan and 5-door Seca liftback had already on sale here for two years and due for their facelift. The E90 Corolla 4x4 wagon was built in Japan for our market whereas the FWD E90s were built locally in Melbourne. Both fuel injection and carburettors were sold in Australian E90s until 1994 (I think the 4x4 wagon was fuel injected only IIRC). Our E100s had fuel injection as standard, none were carburetted.

this car and the rabbit are the coolest ol cars ever

I had 2 of them. Superb machines

As some have said, these last gen carb versions might be less reliable than early FI. But cool to see last of 'simple' cars. Looking for something like this for a new driver in my family is sort of frustrating.

I had a carburated 1984 Passat station wagon with a 3 way catalytic converter. The lambda value was controlled by a selenoid activated air valve. Worked excellent and saved me a lot of tax.

Love the older Japanese stuff. Had an 80 accord. Drove it for years. Hated the 3 speed auto. Parents had an 81 with a 5 speed. Great cars.

Ive seen that generation Corolla maybe twice in the last 10 years.

Here in South Africa they're still running around in their thousands. The top models came with a 1.8 fuel injection 16valve and two mirrors 😂. The hatchback version called Toyota Tazz was in production until 2005

This Corolla is an oldy but goody. I like it. It is simple, basic but functions. This is the way most cars used to be. Why in the world would anyone try to steal this is beyond me, especially with a stick shift. Most thieves don't know how to drive a manual transmission. I really like your channel and I am glad that I found it. I subscribed and liked the video. Well done!

I used to have 1998 Prizm that I brought in CA 10 years ago with 33K original miles for 2.4K. I have all maintenances done including all fluids replaced and I have all used parts like head Blunk power lock switch starters (that cost $15.oo from the junk yard) and I drove 75 miles a days with no problem like my Volvo and Olds that I brought new. I sold Prizm in 2015 for $2K after putting 160K with no issue (not even oil leak like many old car).

Even though the newer corollas are great cars, this shape of corollas are the best, most reliable cars ever made. It’s a car and that’s it. It gets you from point a to b and will do so reliably for the rest of your life.

This is the sort of car that people would love to be able to buy brand new in 2024. It's not jam packed with stuff nobody wants, doesn't trust and can't afford. However, I'd want to order it with air conditioning and an AM-FM-CD-cassette player.

I have a 2022 corolla le 4 door and I hope my Corolla lasts as long as this one does

My friends dad has a 16 valve corrolla .. it has 1.6 million kilometres it was a courier car .. and was retired but still runs daily

With the older japanese cars, you may have noticed difficulty in getting parts for the older 1st gens. Personally, I like my 79 accord. No computer, everything is manual. Sadly, I cant afford custom shocks and no one sells them. What has your solution been to source obsolete parts?

original floor mats classic

Thanks for taking me back in time. Simple no-BS car will survive an EMP. Almost like the successor to the original VW Beetle in terms of concept, popularity, and ubiquity.

In Europe this style Corolla had a 12-valve 1.3 as base engine, the entry Economy spec even had a 4-speed instead of a 5-speed. Up to 1988 1.3/1.6 models except GTi were carbureted yet equipped with a catalyst (except for the 1.3 Economy). 1989 all engines received fuel injection except for the 1.3 Economy, which soldiered on with a 4-speed. The Economy model is easily recognisable by the missing side strips, just like the car in this video.

My kind of car. Toyota would do well making cars like this today. Of course government regulations won't allow that.

261K!!! Very Cool!!!!

I had a 88 chevy nova.....same car

I paid 3,000 for my 04 Corolla 6 years ago. Other than changing the oil I've done nothing to it. Still drives perfectly and pretty sure it's still worth 3,000. You could almost weld the hood shut. Nothing ever leaks

I love this stuff!

Had this very same model, 16valve carburated 90' model, cold start still work perfectly so as the AC, a little bit cramp at the back for tall people, otherwise its a great and bullet proof car.

I had one of those.

NUMMI Corollas aren't quite as good as the imports. At least that's what I understand. But they were the first American-made Toyotas.

I’d but this 100x over at a crazy stupid price! I love AE92s!

I have a Toyota Avensis 3s fe and a Toyota Carina E 3s fe. The body is of course a station wagon. I don't need anything else.

Cool 😀

They had partnership with GM making the Chevrolet (Geo) Prizm.

I know these cars inside-out. That's embarrassing 😳 600k km is still new.

im waiting for a point when used cars like these will be sold for more than new cars, and people would prefer to repair used instead of buying new, until the manufacturers notice that theyre losing money because the new cars are compared to old, worse.

This would peak my interest over any Aventador.

Okay toyotan laatuun voit luottaa

I have a 98 Corolla and it's almost as basic as this other than mine being fuel injected

Toyota on japaninkielinen sana ja tarkoittaa suomeksi rikas

Corolla clear coat is one of its weak spots. I'm going with that burnished look. The guy quoted me $2500 for a new paint job.

They rusted away