Lifetime of Car

[koss78a]

Would like to know what do you all expect to be the life span of this Car.

I have a 2005 Toyota Corolla S.

Bought it new. I average 10-12000 km a year on it.

I use a Rust Prevention treatment on it once a year.

Oil change and do regular service at proper times.

I drive it nicely and do not hammer on the gas or drive it rough.

How long do you think my car will last.

Thinking of debating between to keeping this one for 15 to 20 years or buy a new one now.

What do you all think.

[CJCride]

Give it some long highway drives also. It will last so long you will get bored of it.

[JasonA]

I wouldn't buy a new one, afraid that your current one will fail anytime soon. 15-20 years is easily doable with most any modern vehicle with good maintenance.

[PhatRoyale]

Honestly, only time will tell how well it holds up.

[mikered30]

Rust or a deer strike or a crash will probably do it in before something major fails.

[impulseRED]

if your really wondering how tough toyota cars are...... just watch top gear lol

heres the vid lol

You Tube

You Tube

notably the video is called (killing a toyota) well they tried at least

[Beverly Stayart]

Thanks for sharing this helpful info.

[impulseRED]

Originally Posted by diocletian

Unless you're putting on huge mileage or live in a very rust friendly climate, most modern vehicles are capable of lasting beyond 250,000 miles. The ultimate factor that will determine the life span of vehicles is how long parts will be available for them - of course with corolla's being one of the best selling cars in the world, there shouldn't be any problem finding parts from them into the distant future.

even in the rust friendly climate of the ocean that toyota was still running... not to mention it was set fire