can i drive over 200,000 miles with my new toyota corolla?

Question

can i drive over 200,000 miles with my brand new toyota corolla?

Answer 1

There are so many variables that a straight yes or no answer is not possible. First, if the car you purchased happens to be a lemon, then probably not (it does happen in ALL MAKES, not just foreign). Let's just assume, though, that you got a good car. You still have to consider your driving habbits. I once had a Ford that had almost 200,000 miles on it and I only had to replace the clutch. It was a small station wagon with a 4 cylinder. It was still running when I sold it to a guy who wanted it for the engine.
I also had a Toyota truck with a 4 cylinder that had 175,000 miles on it when I traded it in. It was still running strong. I currently have a Mercury Cougar that has over 200,000 miles on it. The only thing I have had to do to it was regular maintenance and change the tires.
I would say that it is very possible to get 200,000 miles out of a car these days. But you have to keep them serviced. If you don't, then you drastically reduce the life of the engine.
Hope this helps

Answer 2

You can drive many new Fords (older Fords, at least), Toyotas, Mitsubishis (Galant 4 cyl, at least), Subarus, and Volvos over 200,000 miles if you're a do-it-yourselfer who cares about your car. If someone else does the work, someone will mess up along the way, unless you find a reliable and honest mechanic who cares. The only way to make a car last is to educate yourself about how to make it last that long - regular maintenance and repair, including keeping the body clean and rust-free. But don't get ripped off while caring for your car. Don't let anyone control you with fear - learn about cars so that you're in control. Then your car will last as long as you want it to. It's not just about quality, it's about care and dedication. Otherwise the car won't even last 120,000 miles.

most average joes will not be able to make a toyota last that long. it takes a dedicated car owner who knows a thing or two about maintenance and repair, or one who cares enough to take it to a qualified mechanic on a regular basis. Preventative maintenance is key.

Answer 3

You can go 400000 miles if you take good care of it, meaning service it R E G U L A R L Y.

Re: oil sludge, Toyota says there is NOT ONE CASE of ANY Toyota serviced at the scheduled intervals having sludge, and I can verify that because I own one of those 4-bangers that supposedly sludges up and mine is CLEAN as new because of 3K mile oil changes.

Answer 4

I love foreign imports. My last VW had 225,000 miles on it when I sold it. My current VW and my wife's Nissan both have about 160,000 on them.

I have friends who have put between 150 and 200,000 miles on their Toyota cars.

Change your oil every 3 months or 3,000 miles, whichever comes first (ignore higher mileage schedules - longer intervals and cheap oil increase your risk of sludge). Flush and change your antifreeze every 48 to 60 months (24, if you use the cheap stuff). Change and bleed your brake fluid every 24 months (18 months if you use DOT4 instead of 3). Wash your car in the early morning, late evening, or in the shade (washing your car in hot sun is bad for the paint).

Read the owner's manual, buy a good repair manual (recommended: Bentley, Haynes, or All-Data. avoid Chilton), and keep up with other maintenance. Change your water pump, thermostat, crank seal, cam seal, and so forth every timing belt change.

Maintain your Toyota properly and when you're joining the Million Mile Club, you'll look back at 200,000 miles like nothing.

Answer 5

Depends on how you take care of it, and drive it. If you treat it like crap and don't have it serviced or repaired like you should then you won't have it very long, on the other hand if you have the services and repairs done to it like you should then you can expect a few hundred thousand miles out of your car without major problems.

Answer 6

I don't know, can you? It all depends on how you maintain the car. If you take good care of it, change the oil, transmission fluid, maintain tires etc. then, I would think it would last 200,000 or more miles.

Answer 7

are you asking if the car will last for you to do it then yes id say it would toyota's are good like that if your asking permission then go for it

Answer 8

No,over 400,000 if you change all fluids,and timing chain every 150,000 miles.

Answer 9

yes you can

Answer 10

Jap cars will never last that long... they all suck
.... especially with Toyota's oil sludge problem and massive recall