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I can not express to you how often i think about this craigslist ad

You want a car that gets the job done? You want a car that's hassle free? You want a car that literally no one will ever compliment you on? Well look no further.

The 1999 Toyota Corolla.

Let's talk about features.
Bluetooth: nope
Sunroof: nope
Fancy wheels: nope

Rear view camera: nope...but it's got a transparent rear window and you have a fucking neck that can turn.

Let me tell you a story. One day my Corolla started making a strange sound. I didn't give a shit and ignored it. It went away. The End.

You could take the engine out of this car, drop it off the Golden Gate Bridge, fish it out of the water a thousand years later, put it in the trunk of the car, fll the gas tank up with Nutella, tum the key, and this puppy would fucking start right up.

This car will outlive you, it will outlive your children.

Things this car is old enough to do:
Vote: yes
Consent to sex: yes
Rent a car: it IS a car

This car's got history. It's seen some shit. People have done straight things in this car. People have done gay things in this car. this car is not going to judge you like a fucking Volkswagen would.

The car's exterior color is gray, but its interior color is grey.

In the owner's manual, oil is listed as "optional."

When this car was unveiled at the 1998 Detroit Auto Show, it caused all 2,000 attendees to spontaneously yawn. The resulting abrupt change in air pressure inside the building caused a partial collapse of the roof. Four people died. The event is chronicled in the documentary "Bored to Death: The Story of the 1999 Toyota Corolla”

This car is as practical as a Roth IRA. It's as middle-of-the-road as your grandpa during his last Silver Alert, It's as utilitarian as a member of a church whose scripture is based entirely on water bills.

When I ran the CarFax for this car, I got back a single piece of paper that said, “It's a Corolla. It's fine.

Lets face the facts, this car isn't going to win any beauty contests, but neither are you. Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to your wife. This isn't the car you want, it’s the car you deserve: The fucking 1999 Toyota Corolla.

Accurate.

Source: I had one too. It eventually died when my mechanic told me: “that fucking fucker’s fucking fucked alright”. His boss translated that into “the repairs would cost more than the car is worth”.

Htown baby, never change lol

Bluetooth is a simple stereo swap.

probably a case of rare replacement parts, it is not everyday that a toyota corolla gets cannibalised for parts

I totally understand that cars can reach a point where they are beyond saving, but these days I would happily spend $1000 to repair a vehicle that’s worth the same. As long as you can render it reliable it is far better than spending money on anything new. And if I had to replace it, it’d be with something older anyways.

Best car sales ad I have ever read.

Holy shit. I live 20 minutes from this car.

This is like finding out you dated Katie Perry in high school

You clearly do not fully appreciate the concept here. I'm betting you drive a truck you don't use for work, or a German car but the base model.

In today's installment of the weirdest attack.

No. I see where they’re coming from. You’re not embracing the spirit of The Fucking Corolla.

You think you’re replacing just a radio but who knows what kind of imbalance you’ll introduce.

It’s a Corolla, without Bluetooth. That’s the rules. Dont fuck with it.

Touchscreens? Fuck no.

Knobs? Yes.

My kind of car

This is on Craigslist's best of page. Here's a link to the ad

This car's exterior color is gray, but it's interior color is grey.

As an owner of a gray/gray 2012 Civic LX, I have never felt so attacked.

90s Corrollas are just about one of the only cars u can proudly announce u drove 500k miles on the original oil and tires and people would believe it lmao

I've spent about $500 repairing a 2001 Toyota sequoia. It sat not being used for about 8 years. I saw paper work for a failed emission test in 2019. New starter, battery, a new coolant hose, serpentine belt, some other small bullshit, and now it needs new knock sensors. It runs, just badly. This thing has 265k miles and taken us through so many trips and family vacations. I want another 100k out of it. Interior is almost done, but

In Australia at least, $2000 seems to be the floor for a car that will get you to work and back. I mean if the repairs for the car are $2000, the next car you buy will need to cost at least that much anyway and there's no guarantee that it will last any longer

I didn't know Craigslist had a best of, much appreciated, i had a few laughs and was astonished what people are putting up there. A whole fucking church and a 1100lbs giant oat milk carton? wtf

Indeed. I had one too. It was rearended and we put another 30k miles on it with a smashed trunk. I sold it to family who beat on it another couple of years. They gave it back to me when it started making noises and they were too lazy to junk it.

I realized it just needed brakes and a new rear wheel bearing and some freon in the AC. Decided to spend an hour or two and fixed it and sold it with 230k miles on the clock to a kid learning to drive.

Only follow up question is does it have a working horn? You are gonna need it because you will constantly be in situations where no one notices you are even there in this thing.

I had that car, once. I used to search the parking lot every time I parked because it's just easier to park next to one or two other gray Honda Civics, than to walk up to each one to figure out which was mine.

Not only that, a car that old isn't spying on you to sell the data like all the newer cars do

My buddy used to keep a traffic cone in his trunk to slap on the roof of the car so we could find it again easily

That's brilliant. I wish I had thought of it....or at least parked next to him sometime.

You want Bluetooth? You get a cassette adapter for it like intended

Caring for older cars can be a real pain in the neck but it's super rewarding too. Nice save.

My personal favorite is mean cat that bites you.

Just so cute.

And yeah, the Oatly carton cracks me up. I love the level of snark on that one. But hey, all that aluminum is certainly worth something lol

This post always makes me smile and reminisce on my old '99 corolla with great fondness. I treated that thing like absolute shit and it's probably still out there somewhere puttering around without a care in the world. It had almost 400k km on it when my parents donated it but it was in fine (if a bit rattling) condition.

It was succeeded by an '01 corolla which sadly is no longer with us due to a non-corolla driver plowing into its passenger side.