Looking for first car, would 1990 Toyota Corolla Wagon be worth getting for now?

Asked by S. Elleson May 18, 2019 at 09:46 PM about the 1990 Toyota Corolla DX Wagon

Question type: Shopping & Pricing

So I'm looking for my first car right now. Don't need anything fancy or
new, just something to get me around for now and maybe a small road
trip before it dies (but that's secondary).

Just started looking around and happened to find a listing that's within
a
reasonable enough distance to consider. Mainly caught my eye
because I like the look of older station wagons and they're offering it for
$850. But it's a 1990 Toyota Corolla Wagon w/125k miles on it.
According to the seller its in pretty good condition aside from needing a
coil for the heater. Figure it's probably too old to be really worth it since
I imagine parts will be hard to find. Plus it looks a little worn in from the
pictures (I'll post one from the listing).

But in all honesty I know very little about cars so I thought I'd ask.
Anyone
have any thoughts? Could it be worth getting for the next year or so?

2 Answers

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no if you reside in an area that has rust of any amount that old sled looks like its fender is rusted so underside is maybe very bad the tail is sagging ,you need a heater in most states for fog, ice and comfort some can cost over 1k to replace depending the car and model

You are only risking $850. If you can drive it for a year it would be really cheap transportation. Have a knowledgeable person give it a test drive and a once over.

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