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After our Jetta was totaled, we had to find another car in a hurry (the insurance company provided us with a rental for about 2 weeks).  We didn’t really have anything in mind, but just started looking around at different dealerships.  We stopped at a Toyota dealer to look at a used Camry, but the salesman directed us to a new Corolla that wasn’t much more than the Camry.  We looked it over and did a test drive, but had no intention of buying that night.  But every time we tried to leave, he came down on the price.  After he had taken $2,000 off the sticker price, we decided to buy!

It turned out to be a great decision.  That Corolla was the best car we ever owned.  Solid and very reliable — it never developed a single squeak or rattle, even after 180,000 miles.  The only service we ever had done on it was normal maintenance (tires, brakes, oil changes, etc.).  The engine had no oil leaks — again, that was after 180,000 miles!

As our family began to grow, we had to move up to a larger vehicle.  Unfortunately, that meant trading in our beloved Corolla (to this day, I wish we could have found a way to keep it).  That will be part 7 of our story.