Waikato family hands down 1997 Toyota Corolla through four generations

Tom EleyMultimedia journalist·Waikato Herald·17 Sep, 2026 06:00 PM4 mins to read‌Reuben McCabe, his mother Eve and grandmother Lynn with the family’s 1997 Toyota Corolla GL.Reuben McCabe, his mother Eve and grandmother Lynn with the family’s 1997 Toyota Corolla GL.Most families pass down fine china or silverware. The McCabes pass down Toyotas.For nearly three decades, a 1997 Toyota Corolla GL has carried four generations of a Waikato family through childhood, university, work and more than 235,000km. And Reuben McCabe has no plans to break the tradition.