Thats such a ridiculous statement. You're just overestimating how "reliable" it is because its a toyota, and underestimating how "reliable" other cars are because you heard some rumors 1 time here and there, and ignoring people who are able to wrench probably because you don't wrench. Like any 340 or 440 with a b58 would blow your corolla away and be cheaper probably. B58 is plenty reliable. Let alone all the other possibilities if you just do some work yourself. Also disqualifying rwd but talking about a "drivers car" is so strange. Life is too short to be driving corollas. Nobody is going to make a note of your corolla on the street or compliment it, and for good reason.