Confirmation bias in action!
Theory: the Toyota Tercel is the cockroach of economy cars (in a good way)
$1350 for a manual '97 Tercel with 280k kms = 174k miles on it.
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/...cel/1532981309
What's remarkable is it's being sold "certified", which in Ontario means it passed the mandatory mechanical/safety inspection that permits a buyer to legally plate & drive it.
That's the cheapest such car I've seen around here maybe ever.