I havent got any quotes yet on the cost to fix the corolla as its sunday and my shop is closed today. The yaris i'm looking at is an 09 with about 60k miles for 6500.
Have you looked into the possibility of getting an older, cheaper vehicle? That '09 Yaris is "only" 5 or 6 years old. And $6500 is not a fortune, but it's still a chunk.
I drive a 1996 Dodge Dakota that was 10 years old when I got it. It now has over 142,000 miles on its odometer, yet still runs great. My wife drives a 1998 Subaru Forester. That car we got when it was 9 years old. It also runs like a champ, even though it now has over 243,000 miles on its odometer.
You might do very well looking at older vehicles, too.
Good luck with your vehicle search.