should i sell my 2001 rolla?

[chocowallet]

So, I'm new here. Hello to all. So I live in Dirty Jersey in case anyone cares. Now to the dillema. I was going to sell my 2001 Rolla LE to buy a Mazda 3. But duing researching the Mazda 3, I have found that Mazda 3 uses an oil cartridge as opposed to the regular type of oil filter can. Another thing that really bothered me about the Mazda 3 is the apparent thin paint that these cars have. I mean, I bought my car in 03 with 29k miles on it for 8k. If I sell it today, I could definately get 7k for it. But maybe the Mazda 3 isn't the way to go. The thing that initially drew me to the Mazda is the styling. Maybe I would do better selling my car and getting a newer Rolla or maybe a Matrix. How slow is a Matrix? But their ride heights piss me off. I got used to my Rolla. Anything is better than my previous car tho. (88 Chevy Celebrity) What an engine tho. Thanks for any ideas anyone might have in advance.

[daniel2002p]

Id say buy a new rolla, I have had baaaaaaaaad experience with mazdas, I owned a 02 Protege and that car spent more time in the dealer shop than me driving it, I still have receipt for each and every one visit, 29 visits in two years of owning the car and finally bought back at 35,000 miles on it, after it was def a lemon, but I have a 05 rolla S and after 40,000 all I had to do is regular maintenance and it never gave me a problem,

Go with a new rolla, Matrix???? dunno I test drove one, and it feels like your driving a van from the seat height, my opinion is rolla.

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[REN69]

I'd say 03-04 Corolla.. the 05 and up seem to have more problems than the previous years due to the whole "drive by wire" deal and whatever other updates they did on the motor. except for the XRS of course.

[chocowallet]

I've seen 03s and 04s very cheap and with not a lot of miles on 'em. If I find a nice one with a sunroof and keyless then I'll be happy. My 01 Rolla has neither of these and it saddens me so.

[ToyotaMan1281]

Originally Posted by REN69

I'd say 03-04 Corolla.. the 05 and up seem to have more problems than the previous years due to the whole "drive by wire" deal and whatever other updates they did on the motor. except for the XRS of course.

really? 2006 LE 4 speed auto- over 12K miles now, no problems yet

[JZ TWINS]

The new avalons and V6 Camry's have the filter design oil filters. I wonder if the new Toyota will start that again. I like the corolla S's and XRS's. I say get a corolla. But what is wrong with yours. Does your 01 have factory fog lights

[TokyoRacer]

I'd get the 3.

[falnfenix]

Originally Posted by TokyoRacer

I'd get the 3.

i wouldn't...i'd only get one if it were a Mazdaspeed version(which they haven't released yet).

[XRS yo]

Honestly -- I'd just keep what ya got.

But if you're bent on a new car, I'm partial to the Corolla XRS. The base models are nice, but they don't have any balls -- and the stupid 05+ base models are DBW (crap on that!). Unless you're planning on boosting it, I'd recommend you hunt around for an XRS. I've seen a few on ebay used as cheap as 13k and still well under warranty.

I pitted my XRS against a 3 (and having been a former Ford Focus owner -- the 3 is all the rage among Focus drivers b/c it's based on the Euro Focus platform) and frankly, I wasn't impressed. Yes, definitely a nice car with great styling -- but I didnt get the "fun to drive" factor from my test drive (05 2.3L). The XRS is comparably/comfortably equipped, costs about the same, and is a little quicker than the 3. Only downside is the XRS aftermarket sucks donkey balls.

[MontanaTR]

The Mazda 3 is a fun car to drive. The Mazdaspeed version will be unaffordable for some though.

The Corolla XRS is a great car, I own one. It doesnt handle as well as the 3 from the factory and doesn't have as much torque but the high rpms make up for it exiting corners.

[chocowallet]

Wow, just got back from the shore and I remember why I loved my car so much. 200 miles on less than half a tank of gas at around 75mph. I think I'm gonna put in keyless and keep it. (No foglights, no sunroof, no keyless yet, but damn nice gas mileage.)

[chocowallet]

Oh yeah, my parents have an 05 Rolla. They say that I get better gas mileage than them. Haha!