One of the technicians that works for my parents...

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08/12/2014 at 21:27 • Filed to: None

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Worked for 20+ years as a Toyota specialist. Fittingly, he drives a Corolla with 440,000 miles on it. And no, that wasn't a typo. It's also a 5-speed, to boot!

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The car in question. It looks and feels like a car with 1/3 the mileage.


DISCUSSION (8)


Kinja'd!!! thebigbossyboss > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/12/2014 at 21:30

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440,000 miles is a long time to be bored.


Kinja'd!!! jlmounce > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/12/2014 at 21:30

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That's impressive! Much respect!


Kinja'd!!! DoYouEvenShift > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/12/2014 at 21:31

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440k in a Corolla. Man I dont wish that on anybody.


Kinja'd!!! mazda616 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/12/2014 at 21:33

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My mom and stepdad bought one of those brand new in 2000. It was a trooper. My mom put like 80 miles a day on it and beat the shit out of it the whole time she was driving. It always delivered 30 MPG or better and never had a single issue, until 2004 when my stepdad ran a stop sign and t-boned a Cadillac Eldorado. The Eldorado was able to drive away and the Corolla was totaled. I was sad because I wanted it as my first car. It was beige and boring but it NEVER broke down. And before it was totaled, it was wrecked (minorly) four times. Hit three deer and my mom rear-ended a pickup a week after we bought it. So, it went through three bumper covers and two hoods before my stepdad killed it.


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DoYouEvenShift
08/12/2014 at 21:34

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But 5-speed!


Kinja'd!!! Crest > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/12/2014 at 21:56

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Damn when it comes to time to sell it, i guess he'll sell it for $100 and give $99 back as change. I'm impressed but more impressed with my friends dad's mercedes ML which has over 450k miles


Kinja'd!!! Sam > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/12/2014 at 22:00

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440k? It's barely broken in!


Kinja'd!!! MonkeePuzzle > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/13/2014 at 09:13

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that's a pretty good business card. want to know if I am qualified to work on your Corolla, lemme show you mine