Comments by "BlindingLights" (@DoSum4Me) on "The Car Care Nut" channel.

  1.  @Arman-tm1kz agreed, My brother is also a mechanic for Toyota and he was telling me a new tundra came in for that recall and the engine that was sent from Toyota for the replacement was also no good. He says the highlander/RAV4 (non hybrid) come in for transmission issues often. He said the Corollas are solid and rarely visit for issues.
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  2. When I got my 09’ Sentra from my work after it was traded in, it was well maintained and I told myself I was going to continue keeping it in good shape so it would last me a while. It now has almost 150k mi and I get the CVT fluid changed every 15-20k, oil changed every 6k. I’ve replaced a few parts like the alternator and front struts but that’s it. I remember last year a local mechanic was selling his one owner 04’ Camry SE V6 that was in fantastic shape with 240k mi. I was going to buy it, but I’ve heard about oil sludge issues with older Toyota V6’s and that kinda scared me away. Kinda regret buying it tho!
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  3. My brother was telling me the dealership he works at just retired their 2nd generation sienna shuttle van with 305k mi. I kinda wanna buy it and see how far it’ll go before something major breaks lol.
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  4. We had a 2013 Corolla S 5 speed traded in at my work with the 1.8L. Has 124k mi has had the maintenance done at our local Toyota dealer. I’m thinking of buying it for around $3500. But we also recently had a 2005 Toyota Solara V6 traded in too, has 140k mi and is in good shape. Not sure on a price. Hard to decide. I currently have a 2009 Sentra CVT which has been surprisingly reliable but I’m kinda over it lol.
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