Faults:

Bought this car for $1800 with 3 months registration and road worthy condition.

Had to replace rear shocks and front shocks which were worn, but still road worthy.

Horn Cable broke a few weeks after.

General Comments:

This car isn't what I would call a good car, but it is really good for learners or people with a budget.

It's 1.3l engine rocks! it just keeps going, but has no power (only 48kw).

This 85 corolla is the last of the rear wheel drives (KE70).

Faults:

Needed a new clutch at 130,000.

Driver's side window came out of its track.

Rear suspension needed replacing soon after I sold it.

Some usual maintenance:

Coolant flush

4 new tyres

Battery.

The rear muffler got a hole in it so I replaced it with a 2" Lukey sports system from Exhaust Technology.

The paint was fading quite badly due to it not being garaged by the previous owner.

General Comments:

This was my first car.

I bought it from a dealer who harped on and on about how reliable and bulletproof these Corollas were. He was right!!

This car had a very strong engine and felt like it had been looked after well.

I had it just over a year and did 2 major services on it.

I was surprised by how much get up and go it had for a little old carburetored 1.5. Once I dragged off a Pulsar ET Turbo (Which looked a little worse for wear I'll admit).

This car didn't handle too well when pushed, there was a lot of body roll and not too much grip although the skinny 165/75 tyres probably had a lot to do with this.

After I put the exhaust on and mounted a tacho on the dash I enjoyed driving this car a lot more.

This car sounded great, especially around 3000 rpm when the power band really kicked in. Unfortunately the engine didn't like to rev that much, after about 5500 rpm it was all over and power just tailed off.

I very very foolishly (in a financial sense anyway) sold this car to buy an Alfasud Sprint. I would recommend this model Corolla to anyone looking to buy one; it never broke down on me, it sounded good with the exhaust and it went alright, even up hills.

Faults:

Hey, what's up.

I had a few minor problems with my corolla, but all I have needed so far is a new fuel injector hose and a new starter motor coil.

General Comments:

This car is power.

As well as comfort, this car offers great grip on all tyres, but wide tyres especially; 185/60/14's are a good choice.

When it comes to performance on the road, this is the best car I have ever driven/owned. At 7500rpm in 1st, I have achieved 65km/h, in 2nd 105, in 3rd 135, in 4th 170, and in 5th gear I have reached 195 km/h (it was reving at 6000). I have taken most cars that I have dragged, including a Ford Laser Turbo, Holden Astra, Rover Tomcat 2L (1992) turbo, Toyota Camry (1994 V6), Toyota Starlet (1999). I need a POD filter or K&N next, but I'm building a beast. The acceleration on this car is so over whelming when you hit 3500-4000rpm. The T-Vis injection system is powerful, yet economical. I recommend this car to anybody. It is better in 5 speed manual.

Faults:

Needed a new clutch at about 300,000km's.

Front drive shaft boots need replacing every now and then.

The boot springs died.

General Comments:

Easy to drive and maintain.

The car handles beautifully with 14in Alloy wheels (comes standard with 13in).

Parts are cheap and easy to come by.

A very reliable small car with low running costs.