Faults:

A/C has stopped working.

Front tires worn out (my fault due to driving habits)

General Comments:

This car is absolutely amazing. I ran into this car after my 97 Dodge Neon died on the interstate on the way home from work on Christmas Eve '07.

I was intentionally seeking a Toyota product, specifically a Corolla. After having priced several Corollas, I came across this car and knew it was meant to be mine.

I have no problems with the car. Sure it's not as powerful as my Neon, which was only SOHC, but it sips gas and if you throw a cherry bomb exhaust on it, it's just as fierce as any Civic of that year.

The interior is so simple and plain; I love it.

This car does exactly what I want to do; nothing more and nothing less. It's definitely not luxurious, but it's just what I expected from a product of Toyota. (I ripped the Chevy badging off the front and back, so the only indication that it's a Prizm is the steering wheel.)

My only complaints are that yes, the car does burn oil, badly, and the AC is gone and I have put on getting it fixed because I'm lazy. But other than that, it's abilities are more than sufficient for me, and I look forward to having this till I'm 25, and way afterwards (by then my insurance will go down, and I can get a coupe!)

Faults:

I have only had car for 3000. Nothing has gone wrong yet. I will update in comments as needed.

General Comments:

Great little car. We all know the Chevy/Toyota/NUMMI gammut...

The OE strut dampers are WAY too soft. Power is adequate. And I changed-out the "Delco" radio for a Sony w/o any trouble.

It appears the previous owner did NOTHING to this car... because they didn't have to!!!

When I got it, the front brake pads were at about 4/32", so I installed new pads & turned the rotors. Rear brakes are still fine. I did a coolant flush with fresh mixed Dex-Cool, as the OE Dex-Cool only tested to -15F. I also put a new serpentine belt on. The tensioner pulley is a little noisy... might need a new tensioner in the future. When I changed the oil, I also installed a new PCV valve, due to some Toyota engines sludging. This engine has no sludge & the new valve should keep it that way.

Total spent to re-fresh the mechanicals has been under $100 & the Prizm get about 42MPG on the open road.

This car replaces a 2001 Jetta I bought new, that became a big headache, and even bigger repair expense.