I have read all the 2006 model year TOYOTA COROLLA comments on this forum and from what I understand everybody is expecting 06 model year lights to stay the same and a NEW SHAPE for 2007..
According to my estimate 2008 was the TENTH generation year.
Let's review the Toyota Corolla history here..... I will try to keep YEAR RANGES per the US continent.
1) FOURTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1980-1983)
Lights were different for 1982 and 1983 (last two years!)
2) FIFTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1984-1987)
Lights were different for 1982 and 1983 (last two years!)
3) SIXTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1988-1992)
Lights were different for 1991 and 1992 (last two years!)
2) SEVENTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1993-1997)
Lights were different for 1996 and 1997 (last two years!)
1) EIGHTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1998-2002)
Lights were different for 2001 and 2002 (last two years!)
2) NINTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 2003-2007)
Why 2007? To keep that 5 year increment Toyota has been honoring since late 1980s. Before that the generation life was 4 years.
I understand that 2003 came early in 2002 but it was still a 2003.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO CONCLUSIONS I CAN MAKE....
Toyota is treating its 2003 as 2002. THAT WILL MAKE 2005 AND 2006 LAST TWO YEARS, HENCE EXPLAINING THE FRONT GRILL/EMBLEM CHANGE FOR THE MODEL YEAR 2005. The first 3 years are not supposed to see any change but it did happen. There was this overlap in 2002 and basically messed up a 15 year old sequence and throwing ME off of the future change predictions.
Toyota will not make light changes for this generation. The emblem/grill change is all we are going to see.
You know what............... this messes up my plans...
I was waiting for the 06 RAV to come out next month to decide whether to get the RAV or the Corolla. I thought the Corolla shape was there to stay for atleast two more years.
If the 07 Corolla is different then I will have to painfully wait for another year to see if I want the Corolla or the RAV4.....................
....................... D*** it...... !
Don't get me wrong. I ADORE the current Corolla and will most probably get the 06.
According to my estimate 2008 was the TENTH generation year.
Let's review the Toyota Corolla history here..... I will try to keep YEAR RANGES per the US continent.
1) FOURTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1980-1983)
Lights were different for 1982 and 1983 (last two years!)
2) FIFTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1984-1987)
Lights were different for 1982 and 1983 (last two years!)
3) SIXTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1988-1992)
Lights were different for 1991 and 1992 (last two years!)
2) SEVENTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1993-1997)
Lights were different for 1996 and 1997 (last two years!)
1) EIGHTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 1998-2002)
Lights were different for 2001 and 2002 (last two years!)
2) NINTH Generation Corolla (Roughly 2003-2007)
Why 2007? To keep that 5 year increment Toyota has been honoring since late 1980s. Before that the generation life was 4 years.
I understand that 2003 came early in 2002 but it was still a 2003.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO CONCLUSIONS I CAN MAKE....
Toyota is treating its 2003 as 2002. THAT WILL MAKE 2005 AND 2006 LAST TWO YEARS, HENCE EXPLAINING THE FRONT GRILL/EMBLEM CHANGE FOR THE MODEL YEAR 2005. The first 3 years are not supposed to see any change but it did happen. There was this overlap in 2002 and basically messed up a 15 year old sequence and throwing ME off of the future change predictions.
Toyota will not make light changes for this generation. The emblem/grill change is all we are going to see.
You know what............... this messes up my plans...
I was waiting for the 06 RAV to come out next month to decide whether to get the RAV or the Corolla. I thought the Corolla shape was there to stay for atleast two more years.
If the 07 Corolla is different then I will have to painfully wait for another year to see if I want the Corolla or the RAV4.....................
....................... D*** it...... !
Don't get me wrong. I ADORE the current Corolla and will most probably get the 06.
