Comments on: 2009 Toyota Corolla Seca Review & Road Test

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:04:06 +0000

The 2 litre is coming Dec 09 / Jan 10 and it will only be in the Uiltma sedan. However I understand that the 2.4 will be available in the ZR hatch – cannot wait. The 1.8 will continue in the base and Conquest models. The 4 speed auto will conitiue in 1.8, with 5 speed auto standard in 2.0 and optional in 2.4. Bring it on pse ..

By: Gilly

Gilly — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:31:15 +0000

In a few years when that famous ‘Euro’ built reliability kicks in you will be wishing you had gone with the Mazda!

By: Ted

Ted — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:53:43 +0000

Face lift Corolla will be available around mid / end Sep 09 and will be better.

By: Ted

Ted — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:29:58 +0000

We will have to wait until the end of this year (2009) for the 2 litre Corolla to be released – initally in the upspec models, the 2 litre will more than likely be pushed accross the range, I WOULD HOPE.

By: vid_ghost

vid_ghost — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:22:31 +0000

The new mazda 3 is a great looking car in black, but the dealers want $28k for the neo auto no hangle can be done yet.. they said wait 90 days befor price drops some. plus blacktown lander toyota is selling this car in auto with free sat nav and other extras for $22990 drive away! :)

By: Boney Maroney

Boney Maroney — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:09:10 +0000

over the rolla conquest that is

also on golf the 1.4L turbo engine is pulling just over 2000 revs at 100kph in 6th and can pull away in 6th, the rolla is turning 3000rpm at 100kph, and s gutless in 6th

By: Boney Maroney

Boney Maroney — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:06:55 +0000

Forgot to mention tha the driveaway price for the golf is $2k premium over the rolla, but i reackon it is well worth it!

By: Boney Maroney

Boney Maroney — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:05:50 +0000

Ok, today my wife and I drove a Lancer VR, KIA Cerrato, i30, and a Golf 90TSI……..must say, the rolla takes a back seat to the performance of the Golf, even though the Golf has only 90kw, t weighs less then the Rolla, and has much more torque starting way down the revs, it surprised me really. Wouldn’t consider a SA built Golf due to the many build issues I have heard of through this site, but now they are imported directly fromgermany, well, i just might head in that direction. Golf is worth a look for sure.

By: Boney Maroney

Boney Maroney — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:04:08 +0000

Before typing I need to admit that I drive a Toyota Kluger CVX, and have done so for 5 years. Drove it around Oz towing a caravan for twelve months – did 47,000klms on that trip, ditched the caravan in places and drove into remote spots with a tent…..and it got us everywhere we wanted to go, and it got thrashed – and in 5 years, not one hassle, not one complaint, and still no squeaks or rattles. Man these cars are reliable.

I also drive a V6 camry as a work car (bland, but gets the job done, and not one jiggle or hitch in the last two years)

had a 2001 Subbie GT Forester, 1999 Subbie RX Impressa (which were both okay, but not robust, and were full of squeaks and rattles and little things constantly went wrong). Also had a Mitsubishi Colt and Holden Astra wagon in the mid nineties, with many, many failings.

So when it came time to pick my next work car, I wanted something reliable, cheap to service (with the rolla, u cant argue with $130 services every 10,000k for 3 years/ $60,000ks) and something sub $28k driveaway.

Anyway, test drove a Rolla Conquest today……..yes the engine lacks punch, and the six speed is probably wasted on an engine this small, but it is sturdy, sits nice and high for a car of it’s size, but the car is rigid, so cornering is great despite the higher seating position.

I had to test an i30 as well….dealer didnt have a diesel, only a petrol. Must admit, it did have more punch in the engine, but she did rollmore on corners and was certainly less refined then the rolla. Sitting in the Toyota, it had a feel of quality, and a modern look on the inside, the hyundai looked dated and cheap. So I am leaning toward the rolla at the moment, more test drives tomorrow. Dealer is giving me the rolla to drive for the whole weeknd so I can back to back test everything against it…….I thought that was niceof him.

Any way, for my purpose of driving to see clients, A to B, for business purposes, doing round 20,000 ks a year, the corolla so far suits to a T. It is easy to see why people who chase reliability, stick to toyota, even if the drive can be plain vanilla……it gets the job done again and again and again…………..Cheer, Adam

By: The Realist

The Realist — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:37:50 +0000

Toyota will charge what Aussie’s are willing to pay, just like any other company. Simple economics.

Similar to Qantas – RTW in Business Class is $12K. Just use an overseas ticketing agent from American Airlines or Cathay Pacific, still on One World airlines so you get full status credits, and you can get the RTW Business Class ticket for $7K, with better service in the premium cabins than Qantas can provide.

But Aussies will still stump up for Qantas fares, because they either don’t know any better or have some sense of patriotism which is funny, when Qantas couldn’t care less about Aussie travellers.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:24:29 +0000

Oh and I didnt mean that the plastics looked hard and ugly either.
both examples are what people immediatly assume when you express concerns for interior quality

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:22:36 +0000

Falcodore,
yes it is ha ha ha, but the point i was making is just because i expressed concern over quality issues, i didnt want people to assume i meant fit and finish quality issues as i found them to be acceptable

By: maximark

maximark — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:01:13 +0000

The only thing I could think to critise the Corolla is that it doesn’t have ESP & TCS and 7 airbags as standard for all models.Toyota just being greedy and don’t put people ’s safety as their priority. It’s 2009 and what are they thinking by have these safety features as an option.

By: Falcodore

Falcodore — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:37:54 +0000

Is that not a quality issue?:)

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:25:36 +0000

Falcadore,
just to clarify, its not that the interior really feels “cheap” as such, its just that after i saw one in the used paddock with bugger all k’s on it i was amazed at how worn inside it looked.

the plastics dont look crap, they just seem to scuff/wear a lot easier than the mazda.

I still reckon both interior look good, but thats until you consider the wear factor

By: Falcodore

Falcodore — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:01:19 +0000

Andrew M, have to agree with your comments about the 3 and the Lancer. I dont think the Lancer has the quality interior of the 3.

Plus the Corolla still has that gutless 1.8 engine which you have to rev its guts out to get maximum power and torque out of it which negates any feul economy advantages.

By: ChineseDriver

ChineseDriver — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:54:59 +0000

Be mature you guys, not everyone in this world consider them self are so PRO and keeps talk about performance etc.

People buying Corollas aren’t idiots, they just simply CBF to waste their time and don’t care if someone else thinks they are ‘noob’.

Is Hyundai a better car than Toyota? I don’t even care.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:37:28 +0000

Just interested Foxy, have you looked at any others or are you just following the default road which is the Corolla??

By: Foxy

Foxy — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:04:43 +0000

to Roflmatic….yep it’s driveaway.
For me corolla HATCH is my ideal car…i think the depreciation is ok…not that bad. I like the safty pack which comes with 7 airbags and VSC. Eventhough the boot’s not that big. i would prefer a bigger ones but the budget is under limit.

By: noname

noname — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:00:23 +0000

Carsguide said: “In fact, it (Sonata) is one of the quietest mid-sized sedans on the market.

Out on the highway, the road, wind and engine noise are as low as in cars 10 times more expensive”

Actually, Sonata is as quite as any Lexus cars…