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Corolla AE110


Nate

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It is my humble belief that Japanese automakers may have perfected their craft in the late 90s. None more so than Toyota themselves. I have always been a fan of Toyota and my family owned many (though I didn't personally), so when I was looking at cars I paid particular attention to this corolla (I believe it's the 8th generation JDM corolla?)

I saw a few sprinter equivalents, I liked them as they included an RPM meter.

Along the way, I chances upon and e110 which was (in my opinion) in passable condition.

When I say passable, I mean the vehicle could be restored, Vs most other cars which I would consider in salvage/write-off status.

In my nontechnical assessment, I graded the car as follows

- body - passable/repairable. No major signs of visible rust or structural damage.

- engine - average condition for age but serviceable -i felt a tuneup plus replacing belts, electricals etc could do.

-suspension - unsurprisingly, 30 years on Sri Lankan roads meant replace everything.

-interior - passable, cleanable. 

- transmission - functional.

The next step was to take it to an inspection company. There are two, so I tossed a coin. I had my heart set on the simian variety but I landed on the other.

The inspection was very interesting. I expected a 5 minute check, but they really took their time, which I appreciated. At Rs7,500 I considered this good value. 

The inspection confirmed my assessment. For me, the biggest relief was that the chassis appeared to be reasonable, with no major accidents (usual fender benders etc) - I consider chassis issues to be mostly unfixable. 

Suspension, as I suspected, was gone, so they advised replacing the basics - struts and bits, which seemed reasonable. 

Engine and transmission, they did a test drive and agreed with me that it was Ok, could do with a service. An understatement, as suspect the current owner hasn't serviced it in 50k km

The owner has the vehicle under "open papers" registered in the previous owners name. I told them that if they transfer it to their name, I can buy it. The owner was able to do this, so I went ahead and purchased the car.

 

 

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Oy ! Enough of this &()#*## !
Ko pinthura ? 
We are very visual creatures. Give us pics or the only way we can cope with all this is convincing ourselves that this car of yours is nothing more than a figment of your imagination :D 

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33 minutes ago, iRage said:

Oy ! Enough of this &()#*## !
Ko pinthura ? 
We are very visual creatures. Give us pics or the only way we can cope with all this is convincing ourselves that this car of yours is nothing more than a figment of your imagination :D 

and do let us know the Trim level of this. was it a Pre-Facelift or Facelift? post Pics please.. 

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"It is my humble belief that Japanese automakers may have perfected their craft in the late 90s."
amen to that my good sir! 

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On 1/27/2025 at 8:38 AM, iRage said:

Oy ! Enough of this &()#*## !
Ko pinthura ? 
We are very visual creatures. Give us pics or the only way we can cope with all this is convincing ourselves that this car of yours is nothing more than a figment of your imagination :D 

Haha I hear you. Trying to keep a low profile as I have too many fans in SL. I'll quietly post some once I'm under the radar again. At least an ankle or something.

On 1/27/2025 at 9:12 AM, Ruslan said:

and do let us know the Trim level of this. was it a Pre-Facelift or Facelift? post Pics please.. 

I think this is the Thailand taxi model. Pre facelift.

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On 1/28/2025 at 8:49 AM, matroska said:

"It is my humble belief that Japanese automakers may have perfected their craft in the late 90s."
amen to that my good sir! 

Thank you. There's a level of thoughtfulness, refinement and beauty evident in every aspect of the car. It's a work of art. I feel very blessed to have it even though it's in such a poor state, and I'm slowly working on restoring it.

 

I feel the people who made it, likely long dead, were really proud of their accomplishment.

I think it is extraordinary because every aspect of the design feels well thought through.

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7 hours ago, Nate said:

Haha I hear you. Trying to keep a low profile as I have too many fans in SL. I'll quietly post some once I'm under the radar again. At least an ankle or something.

Just to be clear...we are not asking to see you ! We want to see the car :D 

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