From 1 to 10, "8"
The thing only I've notice and weak with this car is the window weather strip. aside from this, so far there is nothing major problem yet.
Slick machine although less in power, but reliable car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 28th September, 2006
Original tires did not last very long, replaced at 50,000k with better quality tires.
Front brakes pads replaced at 45,000k.
I had an 1988 Corolla, which was the best car I ever owned. This car has evolved a lot since then.
It is fuel efficient, adequately powered and has very predictable handling. I find it comfortable for long road trips. I took it four-wheeling in the Grand Canyon- deep sand, washouts, washboard roads, and mud. That was not intentional, but it survived without a problem.
I don't care for the painted bumpers which scratch when loading and unloading the trunk, otherwise it has been great.
From what I have seen, the passenger side hubcaps an most Corollas like mine have been scratched from hitting the curbs when parking, because they hit the curb before the tire.
I may be looking for a small SUV for more versatility, but this car will be hard to part with.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 27th August, 2006
Boring, but reliable
This car is great for a first car. It gets you from A to B and is quite roomy. I got bored of mine pretty quickly though. Its just a basic car for someone willing to look at reliability over beauty. My dad has has owned a Corolla for 5 years now and hasn't had anything major go wrong with it... so if you can't afford to be fixing problems with a car, Corolla is the way to go. Its nothing exciting, but makes you feel confident you won't be left on the side of the road for years to come.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 21st December, 2005
This is the worst car I have ever owned
Brakes lock up when used in slippery weather and the car stalls.
The car makes a funny noise at intermittent times. The technicians have heard it, but after fives visits cannot make it stop.
Lights in dash and headlights don't turn on properly.
The dealership has had this vehicle in the shop 9 times and still doesn't seem to take these issues seriously.
I bought this car because of the wonderful reputation that Toyota has had for service and quality. I have been very dissapointed in both.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 10th October, 2005
Any manual car, in slippery weather, if you don't use your clutch and just floor the brake, it will stall.
I'm no fan of Toyota, but even I can't find a whole lot that is wrong with this car. I have to agree with the other poster: if you jam on your brakes on slippery conditions, they will lock up. Even if you have anti-lock brakes, they may momentarily lock up before the computer senses that the wheel is sliding, and needs to start pulsing the brake pads. A car is just a piece of machinery. It can't be expected to think for you.
Hehehe
someone doesn't know how to drive a manual...
Hahaha.
Just buy an automatic.
Locked wheels in bad whether happens in any vehicle, it's your job to control that and use the clutch. Or get a car with one of the best features in the world...Anti-lock brakes!!!
...brakes failing on Toyotas is nothing new.
"...brakes failing on Toyotas is nothing new."
EVERYTHING failing on Toyotas is nothing new.
When it comes to slippery or winter conditions, ABS is about the worst option for a vehicle (causes the vehicle to lock up the wheels over and over, and slide instead of stopping, because there is no load on the tires from dry pavement). It should have an option to turn it off for winter driving.
How do you floor a brake? With a manual trans, spinning even on ice will increase the RPM. Thus the RPM increase will not create a stall condition. Jerking the clutch without gas pedal increase will stall it. Even on dry pavement.
31st Jan 2006, 17:02
I'm sorry to hear that you are having problems with your corolla this is the first review I see on a corolla to be bad on this page.