New Kid on the Block

Here's Doug, the new Kid on the Block!  While I was away in Tucson, earning some money so I could get back home and spend it all on fixing cars, my Better Half looked around in the neighborhood and found a fantastic deal on a used Corolla!

Specs:

2001 Toyota Corolla
White
4-speed Automatic
1.8 Liter engine

This is intended to provide Mary with something to drive since she doesn't want to drive the Grand Am and the Subarus are getting a bit too rusty to be trusty. It's kind of cute. And clean. And other than some heat-damaged interior plastic trim, which is hanging from the ceiling like streamers, it's in great shape.

It's a good, simple car to start out with. She was hoping to keep driving the Subarus because the wagons are always good to have when shopping, but they just weren't holding up like we'd hoped.

I think she'll really enjoy it.

I'm also hoping it doesn't start falling apart too soon.

We're definitely going to take it through the carwash at least once a week so the salt doesn't build up in the frame!

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