I am looking into buying a yr. 2000 Corolla with 109K miles, AT AC for (asking price) $3750. I know among sedans, Corolla/Camry rate near the top for reliability. I checked the fueleconomy.gov site. There two different versions that have different transmissions? Because they give a rating for one automatic as 29/37 mpg, and for a different trans. its only 28/32. So when I look at the car, how do I tell which tranny, which MPG applies ? This is just the EPA rating, is real- world going to be lower significantly? If they haven't changed timing belts, will the valves and pistons be damaged if it breaks? Should this be done at 100K?
I don't know which trim package it is, but if it is the mid-level LE, Kelly BB has it listed to a private party as $5475....so this asking price looks like a good deal, if not damaged.
Does this model yr. have any weak points? Thanks Geronimo