Ya. You should have bought a CE. I hope you realize you only paid more for looks. To my understanding the guts are the same in the 2.
But oh well. Congrats on your new car.
As for knowing about possible problems.... How should I know the car just came out this year. LOL. This is why I like used cars. They have been around a few years so you can find out if there was anything wrong with the car.
I just don't trust new cars.
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Thanks for the reply. I confess that I'm not going to be the primary driver (I only said I bought it, not that I would be driving it).
Your right about paying for looks. However, I wanted a few more features than the CE offered and I DIDN'T want the fake wood trim of the LE. I guess I'll have to wait for TRD to come out with a supercharger for it. :smile:
Perhaps I should have posted this on a technical forum,but since I started here, I'll keep going.
When should I first change the oil on a new Toyota engine? On a VW, you should really wait until 5000 miles, and not go synthetic until 10,000. The Corolla owners manual doesn't address the first change other than at 7500 miles.
(For folks who like synthetic, the best I've found is BMW full synthetic. You get it at the BMW dealer for $3.80 per quart--cheaper than Mobil 1. It only comes in 5W-30.)
i thought that Jettared was actually a color code for the new 's', had me going there.
anyways, the first oil change should be around 5000 miles as well, and change it to mineral, at least i would for the first few changes.
that synth oil tip is great, is that a canadian price?????????
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On 2002-06-18 23:40, JettaRed wrote:
Perhaps I should have posted this on a technical forum,but since I started here, I'll keep going.
When should I first change the oil on a new Toyota engine? On a VW, you should really wait until 5000 miles, and not go synthetic until 10,000. The Corolla owners manual doesn't address the first change other than at 7500 miles.
(For folks who like synthetic, the best I've found is BMW full synthetic. You get it at the BMW dealer for $3.80 per quart--cheaper than Mobil 1. It only comes in 5W-30.)
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I just changed my oil to Mobile 1 at 5,000 miles, getting ready for the turbo install, same engine as your in my Matrix XR(T). The turbo kit is being designed for your car as well.
The BMW synthetic price ($3.80) is in US dollars! (Yeah, I couldn't believeit the first time either. While dino oil (mineral) has gone up in price, the BMW oil has stayed the same.)
A turbo kit? Hmmm. Could you point me to some good aftermarket sites?
Before you think I'm a dork for asking what seems to have an obvious answer, in the VW world, I have to go to Robert Bentley Publishers to get a shop manual--it's the same one the dealership sells.
I also discovered the car uses Iridium spark plugs--quite impressive. They are expensive, but good. Should last forever. That's what I use in my supercharger application.
JettaRed,
I have a 2002 S and I heard from the dealer that it NEEDS to be changed every 7500miles, but if you drive it hard(me) then you should change it every 3500miles or so. And I really need a oil change...
My BMW has little lights that go out- then flash yellow to signal that it needs an oil change...hahaha...and I don't use BMW motor oil...I use Amsoil synthetic...
To my understanding, the only difference between the S and the others is white guages, 3 spoke steering wheel, rimz, and body kit.
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Yeah. The S is cosmetic only, thought they are nice cosmetics. As I said before, there were options that could only be gotten with the S or LE models, and I didn't want the fake wood trim of the LE.
However, the new Corolla without the body kit does have nice, clean lines. I'll probably kick myself next year when Toyota offers the 180 hp engine in the Corolla S. (I have no official basis for saying that--that's just the way things seem to happen!) Thank Goodness it's my daughter's car and she won't care. :razz:
Thought I would jump in here to see if someone could help me out....
I'm considering buying the 2003 Corolla S....but the only thing I don't like is the shift. It seems to be very long. Anyone had any experience with making this shorter and ultimately, sportier?
The shifter is going to be the same in any of the new Corolla models. I don't know if you can cut it down. You probably can, depending on how the shift knob attaches. I have an automatic, so I can't help you out.
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