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[Built_Well]

I live in a small town and am lucky enough to
walk to work everyday, so I put virtually no miles
on my car. I think I mentioned my 10-year old automatic
Tercel only had 33,000 miles on it before the
accident ($4k to $5K damage to the car.)

So my '06 automatic Corolla CE should arrive
at the dealer in a week or so. Is there anything I
should be aware of, OR are there any special
things I should do to the car in order to keep it
in good shape, since I drive so little--an
average of 2,000 miles a year sometimes?

Is it hard on a car to get so little exercise?

Thanks very much.

[NickySantoro]

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:27:14 GMT, "Built_Well"
<built_wellt@bbbuiltwell.com> wrote:

[Guest]

well I have walked to work at certain points in my life, but still but
10k a year the car (outside activities, you don't do anything after
work?)

Its hardest on the exhaust system because the condensation builds up
and rust starts, but the money you save on gas should more then
compensate for the muffle costs

[James C. Reeves]

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[NN]

If a break in period is still needed these days, you might forget about
after a long time or just get sick of it .
But Nickesantoro mentioned the best advice that is factory supported,
easy to remember and easy to ask have done at the shop. I think why he
said severe use maintenance is because one thing that is still at work
in aging the car is time passage.