http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla My heartfelt love for the world's best car. Tue, 24 May 2005 16:27:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The owner of the Corolla arrived. I had been watching the parking lot through the window, and I knew it was him as soon as I saw him turn into the lot. I didn’t like the color too much. I am not very fond of teal. ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/05/24/first-glimpse-of-my-new-car/ I had to cancel those other appointments to see other cars. I figured it was worth it, though. The following day I went to South Station to take the commuter rail from Boston, MA to North Attleboro, MA. There was a small twist in the story as ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/05/05/the-trip-to-north-attleboro-ma/ I kept dreaming of the $2000 Corolla that I had discovered on Craigslist, even though I had convinced myself that it was too good to be true and therefore probably a scam. Finally, I gave in and responded to the ad. I scheduled an appointment with the owner ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/04/28/reconsidered-the-craigslist-corolla/ You were probably waiting for this picture. Here it is, the beautiful photo-picture of the 2005 Toyota Corolla that I “built” online on the official Toyota Corolla website. Isn’t it cute? If there are any generous people out there reading this, well, it would be such a ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/04/27/picture-of-the-2005-toyota-corolla-i-built/ The official Toyota Corolla website has a tool where you can build your own 2005 Toyota Corolla online. You pick the model, then the options, then the color, then the accessories, and finally you get a summary sheet with the price. I tried building the lowest-priced Toyota Corolla ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/04/27/lowest-price-for-the-2005-toyota-corolla/ I was browsing the Craigslist car rental ads multiple times a day when I found the best deal imaginable: a 1994 Toyota Corolla for $2000. The owner said that he had to get rid of it by October 30, 2004. That sounded suspicious to me. I ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/04/26/spotted-an-ad-for-my-dream-car-but-didnt-act/ I found out here that rearranging the letters of “Toyota Corolla” gives you “Loyal to car, too.” What a great discovery! Is this common knowledge? I have loved Toyota Corollas for years and can’t believe that I only learned this now. “Loyal to car, too” is the perfect ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/04/26/loyal-to-car-too/ Where do all the good, inexpensive used cars go? Craigslist, of course. But you have to be careful and watch out for yourself. There’s a lot of worthless junk out there. There are a lot of cars listed that may seem good at first, but that are completely ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/04/25/craigslist-used-car-heaven/ After some searching that turned out to be random for the most part, I felt lost. Then there was a lucky turn of events. Someone was giving away an entire bag of old Consumer Reports magazines. I claimed them, not expecting much, and then found that the ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/04/25/narrowing-down-my-used-car-search/ Do you happen to have a photo of a 1988 Toyota Corolla? Ideally it would be grey/silver, but any other color would be good too. I want to post a photo here to show what my mother’s car looked like, but the car no longer exists, unfortunately. ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/toyotacorolla/2005/04/22/i-need-a-1988-toyota-corolla-photo/