Faults:

One door panel came loose.

Radio volume control works on its own call.

The paint on the spoiler came off (dark gray paint).

I go through batteries like no tomorrow- 6 in 14,000 miles!

General Comments:

The steering wheel is too close to the driver.

Leg room is below average in all seats.

The cabin is noisy.

The transmission is creamy smooth.

The seats are contoured well and very comfortable.

The headlights are weak.

Looks okay.

Absolutely horrendous in the snow and rain.

Acceleration is barely adequate.

The brakes are good.

Rear vision is good.

The doors close with a guillotine thunk- a sign of quality on the doors.

Defrost is decent. It was better than my last car.

Rear-seat headrests are a nice touch.

I get 25 MPG city and 32 MPG highway. Pretty bad for a car of this caliber. My last car (although with a manual transmission) was more like 30/45.

The paint must be rustproof. There is no rust yet (in PA).

It just wasn't what I was expecting. I probably won't purchase another Corolla, but maybe another model.

Faults:

The paint is beginning to chip.

General Comments:

This car isn't exactly the quickest on the road.

However it has great fuel efficiency ratings and it is very reliable.

The anti-chip tape that is offered by the dealer is worth the extra money; rocks will chip away at the front end of the car like nothing I have ever driven, and it is not even to 30,000 miles, never you mind that I drive on Houston freeways all day.

Also, the base model is very dissatisfying with manual locks and crank windows. The convenience package adds power windows and locks and I strongly recommend it.

So far this car has been the most reliable car I've owned. It's still a baby, though, and I hope I'm able to come back and update at 200,000 miles on a good note.

Faults:

So far, absolutely nothing has gone wrong with the car.

General Comments:

This car is slow, and the engine and cabin are noisy.

It handles like a refrigerator on wheels in my opinion.

It has an overwhelming lack of options, and the fit and finish are less than superior.

This car is, however, amazingly reliable and dependable so far, and gets purely outrageous gas mileage. It is generally satisfying in everything it does, and I believe it's well worth the price for such an appliance.

Faults:

Nothing yet. Runs great, no rattles or squeaks.

General Comments:

This is a solid, reliable, comfortable, peppy, economical car. I can fit our 3 boys in the back comfortably. It is a great commuter car (33- 37 MPG back and forth to work with automatic transmission).

These cars also will protect you in case a large oak tree falls on the roof. I bought my car on June 28th and on July 27th a tree fell across the roof, but structurally the car was intact. The insurance company totaled it (another large part of the tree damaged the front end as well) and paid the claim, but I was able to locate an identical car from the same dealership on August 1st. This one should be a keeper!