Just got my first Carolla: 1989 Sprinter Carib (in New Zealand). NO RUST whatsoever, ~309,XXX kilometers on the odo and pretty clean overall. Kitting it out and fixing age-related issues(seals, etc.) as a skifield access vehicle and daily runabout.

Owned a lot of Toyota trucks(US HiLux Pickups, 1st- and 2nd- gen…