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I think Toyota is trying too hard to appeal to the younger generation. I'm not sure that even half of their target market for the Matrix cares for those ground effects.
I was wondering why all the smiles and smirks on fellow drivers when I drive in my Corolla S. I was beginning to get self conscious
I am helping the daughter of a friend buy her first car, and she rejected the Matrix precisely because of all of the tacked on body pieces that were essentially "mandatory options" during the early production runs of the car. She is in her mid-20s and presumably the demographic "target" for the Matrix.
She is very outdoorsy, an enthusiastic bike rider, and exactly the kind of buyer that was supposed to snap up the Matrix/Vibe. She is finalizing the deal on a Protege 5 wagon, instead.
~alpha
we are thinking of buying a corolla to replace the 89 camry (which was typical toyota: rock-solid dependable). is there any explanation for or truth behind the ultra-wide divergence of review scores in http://carpoint.msn.com/
take care,
:dave and krystyna
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(sorry for the delayed response, I was out of town for an extended weekend) The answer is no...after thinking about it for several days, and helping my daughter buy a new Protege LX, the Corolla is just too insulated from the road and desensitized steering feel for my real tastes. The Protege is a very nice car, with good handling, road feel, steering feel, but it suffers from worse fuel mileage than the Corolla or Civic, and also seemingly poor resale value. I tend to change cars every 2 years or so, so the bigger hit on the Pro would make it too costly for me. My Civic meets 95% of my needs, (would prefer a little less road noise) so it will be my dirver for the next 12-15 months.
And no problems to speak of beyond the glovebox door latch that I dealt with myself.
I've been driving the same car for more than a few years, and sometimes wish it was possible to drive a new car every 2-3 years without taking a big depreciation hit.
~alpha
Last Friday I did 48000km maintenance to my Corolla (Transmission fluid and air filter replacement) at my dealership.
At Monday I have notice that at the speed of 100 km/h I got light vibration in the steering wheel. At 110km/h I could feel vibration at the car body and engine sounds more like a motorcycle engine.
Acceleration is still excellent.
The car was running perfect before this maintenance. I am going to this dealership again tomorrow.
Is that possible that new transmission fluid could cause this problem?
P.S.
Toyota Corolla 2000
Dealership – Richmond Hill Toyota, Canada
vibration is usually caused by alignment problems or the tires or tire balancing or steering problems, etc. not the tranny fluid.
My reason for asking jrct the question above was that usually people trade up, not down.
We have had no "bad" cars in a very long time, and I have owned at least 50 cars since 1962. Recently, I would say the '01 Accord EX V6, which now resides elsewhere in the family, was the best overall value, i.e. most car, comfort, performance, etc for the money. It is quicker than the RL, better handling, and more economical to run, but at the expense of slightly more noise on the road.
What impressed me about the new Corolla, aside from the improved driving feel and bigger interior and trunk, was just how much of a value it represents in the current market. My guess is that it will be with us for a long time, as it seems like the ideal second car once it has accumulated some miles and depreciated appropriately, and I am out looking for something else new and interesting....there are a lot of things coming in the next three years that I will be watching for, including the BMW 1-Series, the possibility of the successor MB A-Class coming to the USA, and the number of hybrid drivetrain choices that should be out there in 3-5 years.
We retired very early and one of the things we are trying to do now is conserve cash for overseas travel and keep our overall expenses down. When [not if] motor fuel in the US hits $2.50 a gallon, I think it will be nice to be driving something that gets 33 mpg instead of 22, but that is a small part of our budget in the overall scheme of things. The Corolla feels like a car that doesn't remind you every day that you are "driving cheap"...we like that, especially since our annual mileage has now crept ever lower, making it harder and harder to justify holding a more expensive car just for the occasional long trip. Anyway, we're happy with the car and the money in the bank account that came from "trading down" the last few years.
I had the cruise control looked at by the dealer the other day. They ran a diagnostic and then contacted Pontiac's tech line. They informed the dealer that they had many complaints about this, that the owner's manual is wrong, and that it's supposed to operate this way. I drove another Vibe that was on the lot and it had the same problem.
I've never driven a car with a cruise control that operated like this. I'm going to pursue this with Pontiac, but I'd like to know if the cruise control in the 2003 Corolla has the same problem, since they are built in the same factory and use the same components. Thanks for your help.
I test drove one today.
Here are the Likes
1) like Corolla's Drivechain...
simple, I hate 60,000 mile /$400(labor and timing belt) belt changeovers.
It takes a shop 4-6 hours, and the belt I get is $200 or so dollars to boot(Hyundai Sonata V6).
2) Front end look; better than ELantra Gls(although it is not "ugly").
3) Seats. They better than Elantra GLS.
Nice seats.
Dislikes:
1) Engine noise :
in lower gears from take off. Not as bad as some cars, but more so than Elantra GLS(next car I am considering besides Corolla). Engine in ECHO was as quiet, IMHO.
2)Interior was no better than comparable models(well, better than Aerio Sedan by a mile).
3) MSRP: In ball park of a V6 Sonata or a V6 Tiburon or GT Elantra.
( ya gotta admit, the new 2003 Tibby is a looke, but it sure does Not smoke tires...it is more like a 2door Sonata Sedan.)
I usually keep my cars say up to(at least) 150,000 miles.
The timing Chain would save me about $1,200 or so dollars(i change them at 50,000-55,000 miles to be safe) Versus a Elantra GLS.
Still, it is "Iffy". Have had two Hyundais with less problems than my Nissan I had.
(Tiburon and V6 Sonata).
Had an Elantra for 10 days(when sonata was in accident and in body shop).
It was a nice car. NVH was low. Interior was decent. Exterior was different looking from the class, in general.
Corolla has quality on it's side and is ok looking, better than Aerio,Sentra,Protoge,Civic, IMHO.
I am still 18-24 months away from buying, barring a accident that totals the Sonata.
Just want a smaller car, that is all, and Less overall Payment(this is where Elantra comes in).
The Corolla, the 2 dealerships said only $500 off msrp tops. Hyundai was already on sale at $150 over dealer's invoice, and could order sunroof, and leather(and abs) for about $3000 or so more(making the car about $15,399 loaded to the gills, or $18,000 or so for LE).
Also, 1.8 /130hp VS 2.0 L/140 hp...similar size and weight and shifting points.
Hmmmmm....
In any case, Good LUCK!
~alpha
Thanks also for understanding my post. Everyone who responded on the Vibe board asked, "You shouldn't be using your cruise control under 25mph." Oy :-)
Why Toyota, or any other make which works the same way, loses its setting is beyond me. Admittedly, it's a small inconvenience, but an entirely unnecessary one as far as I'm concerned.
Well, this person is at it again http://forums.caranddriver.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=8&t=000450
If there is any problem in your situation, it's that the consumer was ignorant. I've seen you on the Edmunds Town Hall where you were shunned away. If you had been smart, you would have read all the messages on the Corolla board and I KNOW you would have discovered that the 2003 was on the way. Besides, if you knew anything about Toyota's sedan cycle, you would have been aware that the 2003 would be new. So even if the Corolla had come out in August 2003, your Corolla would have been only "state-of-the-art" for less than a year. WAH!!! Cry me a river and get over it. People buy computers all the time and the next day something with more power comes out. They don't get worked up. Be a better consumer next time. These other posters have been considerably lenient on you but I'm not going to because I know that the fault rests on you. You say you're 60? Well Toyota is losing a customer because of your experience, big deal for them because your car purchases are becoming fewer and fewer as you age.
I rarely use resume above 35 mph because we have so little traffic here there is rarely a reason to slow down on a highway. If effect the Toyota resume would be like having no resume at all - given the way that I use it.
they must sell this in europe....