My dads buying an '04 corolla ..i got questions?

Question

my dads gettin an 04 corolla .. dont know the mileage or anything.. just wondering what the perks of the car are.. and what are some of the things that may wear easily.. where it rusts.. gas consumption.. etc .. anyone with some advice on it ..and if its a good car to have .. he does currier.. alot of inner city and suburban driving ... is that a good car to have?

Answer 1

Are you planning to take it off your dad's hands when after he trashes it?

Answer 2

The 2004 Toyota Corolla is a very, very good car, one of the best.

The 2004 Corolla has Consumer Reports' highest Reliability Verdict. In fact, for every model year from 1998 to 2007, the Corolla has received Consumer Reports' highest Reliability Verdict.

The 2004 Corolla is on AutoOnInfo.net's very exclusive list of the Best of 2004.

The Corolla is on Consumer Reports' 2008 list of the Best of the Best.

The Corolla is on AutoOnInfo.net's Best Automobiles of 2008, with a Composite Reliability Score of +1.00 on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00.

The Corolla has a 5-year Reliability Percentrank of .93 on a scale from 0.00 to 1.00. For reference, Toyota's overall 5-year Reliability Percentrank is .89, Honda's is .84, Subaru's is .77, Nissan's is .70, and General Motors' is .31.

The manual transmssion version of the 2008 Corolla is on ACEEE's Greenest Dozen, with an EPA estimate of 28 miles per gallon in city and 37 miles per gallon on highway. The automatic transmission is very close with an EPA estimate of 26 miles per gallon in city and 35 miles per gallon on highway.