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Vent: WHY???? does Toyota do this? It is *so* aggravating to have an option supposedly available (and advertised as pretty cheap, too - 250 MSRP for VSC) and then not really available? Or available in weird places ... I mean don't we need VSC more in Maine than they do in DC? WHY??? Makes me want to give up on the whole Corolla plan. But then again don't like the new Civic design and nothing else gets as good MPG, so we're stuck.
Real Question: Does anyone have real experience with the VSC yet? Is it worth holding out for? Or should we just bail and get an LE with moonroof, but no VSC, for which we've been offered pretty reasonable price? Thanks ... :confuse:
Mack
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Mack
Are dealers (in NY or NJ, for example) likely to have cars with sets of options that wouldn't have appeared to be available on Toyota's website?
Also, do you know why VSC has to be factory-installed?
And, no-one mentioned this yet, but ... i should have been clearer about MPG - we only really care about highway MPG. Otherwise there would be more good options besides civic or corolla. And then neither Yaris or Fit have sunroof options, so ... they're out.
And then to top it all off I found this forum to read/share over all the others opinions on the same car. Sounds like a winner to me
Up 40%? It's easy for a small volume seller to be up that much on not to many extra sales. It's next to impossible for the Corolla and Civic to be up that much, the denominator is too large. Also in Toyota's world, along with most other vehicle makers, May is the 'surge' month during 2nd Qtr. We'll see what the sales this month bring.
Some lost sales to others during ramp up is again only one or two months in the long term perspective of 10-20 years. Steady solid continuous growth is much more important. If other vehicle makers succeed as well then that's good. Everyone can have a slice of the pie.
Have you considered the S model? you could get a moonroof and vsc on one of those and still have the same gas mileage as they come with the 1.8L engine.
Mack
Hip room 53.0/43.9"
Shoulder room 54.8/54.6
Putting three adults in the backseat of the new Corolla would redefine the meaning of the term tight squeeze.
I have seen the actual car. There is no way the hip room in the back is 11 inches less than the front. Should it be 53.9" Anyone from Toyota want to comment?
And another thing, when are you folks at Toyota going to put a nice 1.2-1.4 liter turbo in the car?
Is your new XRS getting better or worse gas mileage relative to your 14 year old Corolla?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
When hell freezes over.
Can you tell me the steps to remove the front and back door panels on a 2009 Corolla with manual window cranks?
Thanks for your help!
Mac
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Thanks!
Mack
Mack
Mack
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Mack
The run up in gas prices has sold out the Prius for maybe a month or two ( I've heard that the FEH and HCH are in the same position ) and made every small vehicle very attractive.
In today's sales reports I'd expect the small car numbers to JUMP off the pages. Impeccable timing, what?
Toyota Division
Toyota Division passenger cars recorded May sales of 152,652 units, down 0.9 percent over the same period last year. Passenger-car sales were led by Corolla, which posted all-time best-ever sales of 52,826 units, an increase of 12.4 percent over May 2007. Camry and Camry Hybrid posted combined sales of 51,291 in May. Camry Hybrid reported May sales of 5,999 units. With limited availability, the Prius hybrid gas-electric mid-size sedan posted May sales of 15,011 units. Yaris reported all-time best-ever sales of 14,397 units, up 26.6 percent over the year-ago month.
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Toyota May 2008 Sales
From Automotive News today...
The Ford F-150 pickup truck has been dethroned as America's favorite vehicle for the first time since 1991 -- by two Toyota sedans.
According to preliminary sales figures released by automakers, Ford Motor Co. sold 42,973 F-series trucks in May, while Toyota Motor Corp. sold 52,826 Corollas and 51,291 Camrys.
The last time a car outsold the F series was October 1991.
Jim Farley, Ford group vice president for marketing and communications, said the F series' loss to Toyota's cars was a "significant development."
"But it's not surprising, given the fuel price," Farley said. "That's just a sign of the times. I think May has been a watershed month."
Toyota said Corolla sales rose 12.4 percent in May, but were down 9.5 percent for the first five months compared with the same period a year ago. Camry sales have been flat.
The world has been turned upside down and Hell just froze over.
I completely agree with your husband, buy the Corolla. My BIL has a Corolla and lives in Northern Michigan - no problems. The only upgrade I would make to any new car is to buy better tires.
The Corolla will be fine in snow. It will be outstanding if you simply buy an extra set of wheels and mount snow tires on them.
In some ways, I wish we could just do it without an AWD vehicle to save both in the purchase cost and fuel bills. But AWD does make a difference to this household. It is all different for everyone, of course.