I Took My 2009 Toyota Corolla With 268K Miles To the Dealer, At First I Was Excited, But I Left Disappointed, I Didn’t Buy A 2025 Toyota RAV4 Or a Corolla Cross

Being in Canada, I'm surprised the Outback isn't on her list. I'm in MN and they're everywhere.

She would be silly to purchase anything else. Nothing else right now has the reliability and dependability of a Toyota product. In this case you definitely get what you pay for.

Her Corolla will last 3 to 6 months more. All she has to do is baby it. Just like every other Toyota owner does with their vehicle. The dealership will take her Corolla, they will refresh it and put it back out on the used car lot, sell it and it'll last another 100,000 mi.

she should keep her corolla she will regret it. keep it as your local ride. 3 to 4 months is nothing waiting for your new car. I waited for 7 months and got tired of waiting for a 24 model switch to 25 instead. my first lexus gx550 and I still have my 2009 corolla which I will never get rid of.

Maybe Liz should not be so picky.

We bought a CorollaCross hybrid a year ago. We traded a perfectly good 2019 RAV4 hybrid for it with about 38k miles. The final cost was only about 2k after the trade. We wished to trade and buy with our local Toyota dealer with whom we had bought 2 vehicles from. They didn’t offer as much in trade and they didn’t have any available models in stock and we were looking at 3 months for delivery. We shopped around at the next nearest Toyota dealer and dealers within 60 miles. We found the model in stock and the best trade value offered at a huge dealer 100 miles away and completed 90 percent of the deal online and arranged a date/time at our convenience to complete the trade and purchase 3 days later. They did try to play games with the agreed trade value at signing but I held firm and threatened to walk. They backed down and went forward and we came home with a brand new Cross hybrid for 2k. It paid to shop around.

Two months ago, my 2014 Collira was slammed from behind, and was a total lost. Insurance provided me seven day of rental car, a subcompact SUV. Never drive a SUV before, during the rental period, I begin to like compact SUV. With compact
SUV in mind, I went to Toyota dealer to check out Collira Cross and RAV 4 hybrid. The dealer has only one RAV4 hydride XLE in stock. For Collora Cross, one has to wait about 4 weeks, and can't not pre-order a car, ie, everyone can buy it when inventory becomes available. I tested drive RAV4, and love it because extra safety features, good acceleration, lumbar support, etc. During negotiation, the dealer asking price is MSRP plus dealer prep charge without discount. I browsed the dealer computer website before I sat down for negotiation, and remember this car has about $200 off sticker price. So, I asked agent, he went back to his boss, and gave me the advertised discount. I tried nickel and dime to lower price, but agent’s attitude looked impatient, saying if you don't like the price, I am OK. Without many choice, I finally paid the price they asking for. It is a seller’s market.

First I would look for another Toyota dealer! I would take my old car to carmax and see what they would give me for it. Go to the dealer and see what they would give me. From my experience Carmax offered a little more. Then I would finance through a credit union. I’ve done this for the last three car purchases and got good results. Also if you want to get an extended warranty I wouldn’t get it from the dealer I would get it from the credit union if they are offering one with your loan. I have found it to be way cheaper than buying from the dealer.

2009 corolla 268k miles , and still runs very well . We should appreciate the high quality and reliability of toyota product , and also it helps us better understand why Toyota could sell out all new cars, sometime other brand have hundred cars on lot with big discounts and lower interested rate , and still struggling to sell them

I now have a new Camry and RAV 4, my shopping experience has been the best ever. Did go to 2 Florida dealerships but they were amazing, couldn't have been easier. Plenty to choose from and good deals.

Two weeks ago I purchased outright cash a brand new 2025 Toyota Corolla cross l. Come to find out that even know the website pictures look like it's at the dealership the vehicle I wanted would have to be shipped in from an outside major city in Nashville. I really wanted a certain color but they were unable to obtain it. The only choices they had was black, white, silver. BORING!!!! But I needed a car fast and got a great price and had to choose black. Love my new SUV, however the fabric on the seats could have been upgraded a little better but I will eventually get seat covers. Bought this car before the tariffs so I guess I'm lucky but if you're in the market right now be ready for a wait and also have your limitations for your desires decreased as far as inventory available and style.

I got my first Subaru in February. I never test drove a Legacy ever and the first time I was hooked. I got the premium level and enjoyed the touchscreen.
I will admit it is a learning curve but I do like it.
I did buy the car because it seems better handling and a cleaner driving experience than a Toyota Camry.

I recently leased a 2025 Toyota Cross from Sun Toyota in Holiday Florida. I went in to lease or buy a Rave 4. The salesman talked me in to Toyota Cross hybrid. I put $4380.00. down on the lease.and pay $380. Per month for next 3 years. I can't help but feel taken advantage of. My stepmother was with me (she is on CO2) is was running low. Because of the way the leasing and amount I'm paying. I will not go back to Toyota when my lease is up. I will buy a Subaru. I think Sun Toyota should be more particular on how their salesmen operate with a potential client!!! I forgot to mention, I also gave them my 2012 nissan.

Toyota crossover 2022 xle,72,000 miles now, I've liked the vehicle, warranty has been good to,

This is one of the most pointless articles I have read in a long time. Award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.

I also went looking for a rav4/corolla cross, in Hanover, PA & Westminster, MD. I had a 10 year old venza that I loved, Hanover said they had 15, turned out they were all being built, they had 1 on the lot (ugly color) Westminster, MD had 1. Ended up @ Honda & got a CRV...Great price & I love it!

I'm not sure why she is worried about a Toyota with only 268,000 miles on it. I'm driving a 1997 Toyota 4runner. My odometer quit working properly almost 20 yrs ago at 248,000. No telling how many miles are on it now. It's still dependable as my only car, and I plan on continuing to drive it for as long as it keeps going.

I too walked into a Toyota dealer as a repeat customer, with a 10 year old Matrix to trade in, they didn't have inventory & with rediculas wait times for the car I wanted. Ended up walking across the street to Nissan and bought a car, same day. The Toyota salesman didn't think we were serious buyers, yet we bought the same day after visiting Toyota, but bought it at Nissan even thought I really wanted to buy a Toyota. In the end, my $ is king, not the salesman.

We traded in our 2019 Toyota Highlander with low mileage in for a 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross. We just decided to downsize a bit and that doing so now, we could get a good trade in. I negotiated a trade in of $20,000. The story is correct, the inventory is low but we bought a beautiful silver Cross which we love! With the trade in we got and the amount I negotiated, we were able to pay cash so I don’t know what the financing would be.

Why new ? If you spend some time in the used car market, you might get lucky. Last year I found an 8-month old, loaded, Rav4 Limited Hybrid AWD that had been owned by a dealer. Metallic blue exterior, camel leatherette interior. Odometer: 18,000 kms; so, tons of Toyota warranty left, not a mark on it, inside or out, and the free Sirius XM trial had never even been activated.