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P195/65R15 FR 690
Dot: W2C6T001502 and W2C6T001402
Toyota.com has all the info
I just went to my local dealer (while they were closed) and saw two CE's with JT vins.
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Good luck getting the leather interior in the LE . I tried here in the mid-west US, after reading it was available in the paperwork and websites. Bottom line was I can't get leather up front. This was stated to me by the dealer, contraticted by 1-800-gotoyota, then re-affirmed by the customer service number at HQ. It has been very frustrating. My advice would be to check if your region has this option available before going into the dealer. It might save you alot of aggravation. The dealer did say they could add leather aftermarket, but they wanted the same price as the MSRP for the package (ie, no cruise control, chrome handles etc), without providing all the other goodies. I had to decline. Hopefully in your region this option is available.
also does anybody think corolla tires are too thin? kind of wobbly sometimes...
http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20020910
"i was told that toyota will allow dealers to only order so many cars each month and this is why it's creating such a long wait list for the customers who are buying 03' corollas and matrix. apparently, this is because the model is new so toyota is doing this. i don't know is this is true or not. "
I was told the exact same with by my dealer and I have to wait 6 weeks for my Corolla S Indigo Ink to be built. Would you happen to be living in southwestern ontario? Is anyone else experiencing this kind of wait in Canada?
http://www.autoreview.ru/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?idir=Toyota/Corolla_2001
Toyota's company picnic for Toyota Georgetown, Erlanger, and Buffalo, WV was today at Paramount's Kings Island, just outside of Cincinnati. Toyota rented out the entire amusement park--free rides, lunch, and $5 spending money per person. I saw lots of new Corollas in the massive parking lot. I've said it before, and I'll stay it again-the Corolla is one of the best looking small sedans on the road now. It beats the pants off the mundane Civic.
The matrix is 7 inches shorter than the Corolla sedan (and wagon if we had one in this country) this shows up in a fairly small cargo area. This is why I would much prefer the better looking, more efficient, and larger Corolla wagon to the Matrix. I was only using the Focus wagon to illustrate how small the cargo area of the Matrix is because that is a comparable sized car that is available in the U.S.
I was off by a little bit on the numbers (memory isn't what it used to be), the Matrix is 21.8, and the Focus is 37.5. This is cargo space with the rear seats up. The Corolla wagon would probably be close to the Focus - I think the last Corolla wagon was 36 cu. ft., and this one is larger.
everyone i know who ordered the 03' corolla had to wait at least 3 weeks and up. i was fortunate that my car was buil around the first week of august and i got the car on the 28th. so my total wait time was around 2 weeks from the day i actually placed the order.
thanks puppytoes2
in our area, it snows quite a bit during the winter time. we can't wash our cars weekly during winter time so with the salt build-up under the car - it helps if the car have undercoating. sometimes it takes at least 2 weeks, before we can wash off the salt.
i went on a 2hr. trip this past saturday and i had real fun trying to keep the car straight coz of strong winds on the highway.
gas mileage was excellent! power for the car was ok, nothing to brag about.
What about the loud engine noise. I have test driven two separate corolla's and each time the noise was there. Louder than my current Corolla.
i think it's because of the narrow/tall design of the car that makes it sensitive to the wind. when i was driving this past saturday, the wind was so strong and it made me look like a drunk driver coz i just couldn't hold the car straight!
now that i know how it performs on the highway, i would probably take my sienna on long highway trips in the future.
another thing that i discovered is that the rear glass window moves around even when fully closed. when i try to clean/wipe the glass, it moves around. anyone noticed this at all? the glass would move side to side. seems like as if the glass is too small!
i added a 2nd LED for my alarm and i drilled a small hole just to the far right of the lighter (2003 model). i installed the LED and i flip down the door for the storage bin. well... the door can't open all the way coz' the LED is blocking it! it never occured to me to open the door first and check. i just about hit myself with a hammer. so i had to remove the LED and drill another hole. now i gotta find a gray colored tape to cover up the other hole! its the price i pay for not being careful.
2nd thing i did was drop a FRAM oil filter on the front bumper too! so now i have this orange mark on the bumper.
The higher sitting position cannot be overrated. It is so comfortable (I have been previously driving Mazda Protege).
There are just couple of things in the design that started to bug me.
First (and worst): engine noise on moderate acceleration (3000 RPM and higher). It is relatively loud and has this unpleasant high frequency nature (“buzzy”) and reminds me the sound of a small diesel engine subcompact car I used to drive many years ago. It sounds that many people complain of this. I never drove a car with VVT engine before (beside test drive). But I don’t believe Honda Civic engine (VVT also) had that sound on a test drive. Is this typical for these engines? If so, I guess it is a price for fuel economy. If not, I will have it checked when I have a chance. Any comments on this issue?
Second, the driver’s (but not passenger’s) sun visor collides with the rearview mirror. I find this very annoying because I drive west during sunset, and I cannot adjust the visor optimally. The mirror is ether too wide or not placed centrally in the windshield. Has anybody noticed this issue?
And finally, one more question. How many of you adhere to Toyota’s 55 MPH speed limit during brake in period? I got my car with 500 miles (interdealer trade) and even the salesman admitted that it has been driven much faster than that. I did not have any choice because white S with ABS and CD/cassette are rare in Southeast. Should I worry about any adverse effects from this? From what I remember about braking in new Subaru, there was no specific speed limit but RPM limitation (not to exceed 4000).
Thanks for any input
About engine noise, we have owned a Corolla in the past (an '88) and it would make engine noise at 4000rpms. Our '98 Camry won't make any noise (it is always quiet as a mouse, can't even tell it is running) until you take it over about 4500rpms and won't scream or anything until you take it well over 6000rpms. Our Tercel doesn't even have a tach so we don't know, but all I know is, that thing is screaming for death right when you start accelerating past 45mph!
in my manual, it said not to go over 88kmh. for the first 1600kms. and try to avoid hard braking and sudden acceleration.
my sun visor works fine and doesnt hit the rearview mirror at all.
the engine sound is a bit on the loud side but you'll eventually get used to it. i've heard that this is due (partly) to the timing chain design.
BTW, if you don't have to have one of these new (popular I guess you could say?) 5-door hatchback things, a great car to have is the Civic. While I absolutly LOVE the new Corolla, I also still like the Civic and recommend it more often. It is safe, stylish, sporty (if you get the coupe version), and reliable. It is not as expensive as the Matrix/Vibe either. There is always the Protege and Sentra too, but I would try to get a Corolla or Civic first. Hope that helped a little.
I have to say it's been a great commuter car. I get about 400 miles for a tank. I best I ever had in a car. The only drawback of this car is on a windy day going 70mph. I have to really hold on to the wheel. I used to own a '92 GTI. It was not as reliabable as the Corolla, however, the wind does not effect this car at all. You can do 80mph and no problem. I don't know if I would buy another Corolla. My seat is starting to sqeak already.