Elmo Finsterwald

Kind of makes you want to quit driving except for emergengies when one gets
close to the timing belt required change. Mine is a 2002 XG350 and for the
first 5 years it was a perfect car except for gas milage. (about 18 in town
and 25-28 0n the highway) at 2,000 rpm it runs just about 60 mph and my
wife's Buick Lucerne gets 22 in town and 30 on the hwy. At 2,000 rpm her's
cruises at about 70. I have a friend that has a Toyota Corolla and his
doesn't get that so I think the other posters are shooting you the right
info. My next new one is gonna be a Chevrolet volt (if GM don't go out of
business in the interim.)then we can tell the folks in the middle east to
kiss our keesters. If I was gonna get one that old I'd stay with the Toyota
or a Nissan.

PMP4Hire

I have a 2K Accent GS 5 speed with 120,000 miles
planning to take this car in the 1st week of March
to change out the timing belt. I bought this car new
and had very few problems over the years.

Tom Welch in Mesa, AZ USA

Irwell

On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:31:22 -0800 (PST), PMP4Hire wrote:

> I have a 2K Accent GS 5 speed with 120,000 miles
> planning to take this car in the 1st week of March
> to change out the timing belt. I bought this car new
> and had very few problems over the years.
>
> Tom Welch in Mesa, AZ USA

Is this the second timing belt to be changed?
Or the original?

My 2001 Elantra has now reeached the 60K mile, though the manual says it
can go for 100k in California, I am inclined to swap it out now.

Victek

>> I have a 2K Accent GS 5 speed with 120,000 miles
>> planning to take this car in the 1st week of March
>> to change out the timing belt. I bought this car new
>> and had very few problems over the years.
>>
>> Tom Welch in Mesa, AZ USA
>
> Is this the second timing belt to be changed?
> Or the original?
>
> My 2001 Elantra has now reeached the 60K mile, though the manual says it
> can go for 100k in California, I am inclined to swap it out now.

More precisely I believe the manual implies that the timing belt will be
covered by the 100k/10 year warranty (in California) should it break.
Whether it can go for 100k is another matter :-)

PMP4Hire

> > Is this the second timing belt to be changed?
> > Or the original?

The original timing belt was changed @ 61K.

Tom Welch in Mesa, AZ

Just Facts

In article <Xns9BB8BA433120CSntzldfrdSntzldfrdco@216.196.97.1 42>,
Sarah Houston <SHoust@pndfnospam.com> wrote:

> I was looking for a used Corolla when someone suggested a Hyundai instead.
>
> What do they have in a used car, around a 2000 model, that has the same
> kind of leg room as a Corolla ( as much as possible ) , auto and AC, gets
> 35-40 REAL LIFE MPG, and isnt too low to the ground for us older folks?
> :-)
Why do you want such an old car?
Why a small car, for less fuel consumption?
Do you drive much? If you don't fuel mileage is not as great a factor
in driving cost.

I wouldn't get that old a small car, unless it was a Toyota or Honda.
Small cheaper cars tend to get less maintenance than a mid sized car.
If you don't drive much I recommend a slightly larger car, say next size
up. Say Camry, Accord.
A private sale from a careful driver can be best. Cars that old tend to
be dumped into auction and picked up by small independent sates lots.

BTW my legs don't fit the Corolla previous to the current one, which
have a telescoping steering wheel. My knees strike the steering wheel.
Even with that I would want to go on a long (100+ mile) drive with one.
It's a town car.

Eric G.

"Ed Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in
news:01Lnl.11051$hc1.3892@flpi150.ffdc.sbc.com:

> Nor are there any Corollas getting real life 40 mpg.

Actually, one of the guys I work with gets a real life 41 MPG in his 2002
Corolla. I called BS on him and he showed me an even more detailed log
than I make for myself. It's for real. I should add that his commute
consists of 36 miles of a 2 lane state highway with a 45-50 MPH speed limit
the entire way. He just rolled 200,000 miles around the beginning of the
year too. The only thing besides the regular fluid changes he has done is
brakes, tires and windshield wipers. Just recently he had to replace his
first O2 sensor too. Not too shabby for the <$11,000 he spent on it new.

Eric

Ed Pawlowski

"Eric G." <NgOrSePeAnM99@Zoptonline.Znet> wrote in message
news:Xns9BC892C041F36Xz124HiiUdfEEE6@69.16.186.8.. .
> "Ed Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in
> news:01Lnl.11051$hc1.3892@flpi150.ffdc.sbc.com:
>
>> Nor are there any Corollas getting real life 40 mpg.
>
> Actually, one of the guys I work with gets a real life 41 MPG in his 2002
> Corolla. I called BS on him and he showed me an even more detailed log
> than I make for myself. It's for real. I should add that his commute
> consists of 36 miles of a 2 lane state highway with a 45-50 MPH speed
> limit
> the entire way.

That may be possible. I take a stretch like that also and the mileage is
great cruising steady at that speed. . I only do about 8 miles of the 24 I
travel though, the rest is either faster or slower with some stop & go.