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jamesmetairie · 06-24-2006, 09:07 PM

i,m considering buying a 2001 corolla le with 50,000 miles on it. but this car has some small electric issues. the brake light is on the dash. also the owner says it needs a tail light bulb. i saw jumper cables in the trunk. very suspicious. should i be suspicious? do 2001 corolla,s have many problems? i don,t want to buy a problem. i got problems with my olds acheiva already.

***toyomoho*** · 06-25-2006, 04:12 PM

Does the car need a new brake light bulb? if so, change it and see if the light goes out.

I have jumpers in my trunk. The only time I use them is to start other cars. But, having an automatic makes it impossible to push start if/when the battery dies.

Are these your only issues with this car?

Do a TN history search, see what you find on electrical problems.

JeffG · 06-26-2006, 09:05 AM

"Do a TN history search" What is a TN history search?

DoubleEdgedWomb · 06-26-2006, 03:40 PM

Carfax? And it's not uncommon to carry jumper cables in the trunk, you never know when you're going to leave your lights on in a parking lot. I take one of those little Craftsman self-jump starter kits everywhere I go.

JeffG · 06-26-2006, 09:17 PM

Well I agree do a VIN search from car fax... but TN??

I agree the jumper cables mean nothing... I have carried them in every vehicle I have ever owned...

daniel2002p · 06-26-2006, 11:33 PM

i have jumper cables in my trunk right now, and the brake light on the dash sounds like the brakes system is bad dont quote me on this but last time I had a brake bulb go out on my 05 rolla the brake light go on on the dash

RAILZ01 · 06-27-2006, 12:16 AM

It only has 50k. As long as you can verify routine maintenance it's fine. The 01 is great. I love mine with 120k.

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sxlostv1 · 06-27-2006, 09:38 AM

it's a toyota, it'll last forever

daniel2002p · 06-27-2006, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sxlostv1

it's a toyota, it'll last forever

true but if you abuse it, then it wont really last forever

chocowallet · 06-28-2006, 11:00 AM

I have a 2001 auto Rolla LE. I bought it 3.5 years ago with 29K miles on it for 8K. It now has 59K miles on it. I was thinking about selling it, but it has been a very reliable car and it was a pretty good deal at that. I found out after I bought this car that it was in an accident, but it still runs awesome. Don't rely to heavily on carfax, have your potential cars checked over by a mechanic that you trust. Brake light on dash probably means that you need a brake job and a burnt out bulb is no problem at all. Good luck with your car search.