Bye bye corolla - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

rustyxsurfx08 · 10-31-2009, 02:35 PM

Couldnt take it any longer so im getting rid of my 09 corolla S and getting a 07 civic Si sedan. Picking it up on friday. Ill take pics when i get it.

Dorkinheimer · 10-31-2009, 02:54 PM

I got rid of my 2007 Civic for a 1980 Lada...lmao jk

OkSlim · 10-31-2009, 02:59 PM

Thanks for sharing. I hope your lives weren't tormented too much by owning a corolla.

Pishtosh · 10-31-2009, 05:12 PM

Can't blame the guy. Nobody told him he'd wind up on the AARP mailing list and start getting incontinence diaper samples in the mail. No amount of 'S' badging will prevent this and the dealers should be more forthcoming about it.

OkSlim · 10-31-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Pishtosh

Can't blame the guy. Nobody told him he'd wind up on the AARP mailing list and start getting incontinence diaper samples in the mail. No amount of 'S' badging will prevent this and the dealers should be more forthcoming about it.

What the hell are you talking about?

Did you guys not know that it had 132 hp before you bought it?

Did the 15 thousand dollar price range make you think you were gonna get 287 ponies ,lsd and all the strippers you could jam in the back seat?

The car is what it is.
seriously WTF?

wylee · 10-31-2009, 06:03 PM

Congrats on getting rid of the 10th gen.

Just curious, was there any one thing that would've made you keep the Corolla? ie: Better steering, nicer interior, or ???

I didn't mention power because, IMO, the Corolla has pretty good power for the MPG it delivers...once it responds.

***SuperchargedMR2*** · 10-31-2009, 06:28 PM

Do people not test drive a car before they buy it????? When I drove the 09 Corolla S I liked the smooth, quiet ride and I thought that it had good power for what it is. It won't win any races but it is not designed to do so. When I wanted it to get up and go it got up and went just fine, at least the 5-speed did. I didn't drive an auto as I don't think small engined automatics are very responsive. To trade in a car so soon after purchase is just throwing a lot of money away. Talk about buying a car blind.

There are some improvements I would make but what the car delivers for the money is excellent. More power can always be had along with most other upgrades. To each his own though, I love my 2009 Corolla S 5-speed.

pwain · 10-31-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperchargedMR2

Do people not test drive a car before they buy it?????

I think last year when gas peaked at over $4 a gallon, people would have driven a bath tub on wheels to get better than 35mpg. Now that its back down, people are realizing they bought a vehicle they didn't like.

However trading a corolla for a civic is just a different shade of gray imo.

CJCride · 10-31-2009, 07:07 PM

^+1

wylee · 10-31-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pwain

....... However trading a corolla for a civic is just a different shade of gray imo.

I'm guessing you've never driven an SI.

CJCride · 10-31-2009, 07:34 PM

Up here Civics are the ricers car of choice. Kind of gets you "categorized" by the majority of motorists, and Not in a Positive way.

A lot of these guys feel they are car Racers, yet probably less than 2% of them actually race for any Official Club.

Pwner Guy · 10-31-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CJCride

Up here Civics are the ricers car of choice. Kind of gets you "categorized" by the majority of motorists, and Not in a Positive way.

A lot of these guys feel they are car Racers, yet probably less than 2% of them actually race for any Official Club.

Good to know it isn't just Manitoba that has the super speed car Civics on the road. lol

thestone11 · 10-31-2009, 07:47 PM

For the price of an SI, you could pickup something better indeed....Used mazdaspeed 3, used Golf GTI, used sentra SE-R Spec V.

197hp sounds good for the SI but look into the torque number and the rpm that hp comes into play....you will be so disappointed....it is just not practical for everyday driving. Remember high rpm=more gas.