Faults:

Till now, I had no problem with the car what so ever.

General Comments:

The car I'll be talking about is the Toyota Corolla Verso (Spacio in Japan).

It's D-4D motor, may not be the most powerful Diesel motor with 2.000cc, mas it sure is the most reliable.

With 90hp, it's performance is well tuned with the kind of car it is... a mini-van (in Portugal we call it "Mono-Volume").

Even though it's a family car by excelence, it has a very interesting handling, and one can have some amount of fun with it... Speccially in a curved Mountain Road with the binary (215Nm) waking up at 2.400rpm and full Hp at 4.000rpms.

Faults:

Creaking noise comes from the door, rear number plate also vibrates against the car.

Lettering on rear came loose.

General Comments:

I've got the base model with air conditioning, metallic paint and tinted windows the only extras. This will set you back about 22000 dollars.

Great 4 speaker stereo, lots of bass front and rear.

The manual is very quick achieving 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 9 seconds flat.

On long trips we get about 6.3 litres per 100 kilometers, while in the city about 8.2 per 100 kilometers. And as the dealer recommended we only ran on premium unleaded.

As far as handling goes it's very stable, and you can push it quite a bit on the bends.

The standard 185 millimetre wide tyres are a bit skinny in my opinion, and I would seriously think about getting the wider alloys next time.

I found it to be a very comfortable driving position, with a good seat that is height adjustable.

Excellent leg and head room in rear.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with the car, and I don't expect it to. The is one of the main reasons why I bought it!

General Comments:

My previous car's soft seats were causing lower back pains, and I looked for a car that would hold it's second hand value better than my previous Renault Megane Classic.

This is my first "Japanese" car. After reading previous reviews and speaking to friends who also bought this car, I chose the Turkish built saloon over the not so well built British built hatchback.

The build quality is very good, no squeaks or rattles, seats are firm, but comfortable, especially on long journeys. The sound system is very good, and the car has good sound insulation.

The car is very roomy in the front, with good leg and head room in the back.

The are some small niggles, such as lack of a courtesy light or a rear middle arm rest. No front fog lights and only one rear one.

The petrol consumption is a lot higher than the Megane, but knowing Toyota's reputation the car should prove more reliable, and hold it's retail value better.

The acceleration is adequate for this type of car, and the car cruises quietly at low revs.

Faults:

Rear parcel shelf rattles.

Rear seats rattle and squeak.

Front seats rattle and squeak.

Loose rear view mirror.

Loose driver door trim.

Water leak above front passenger seat.

Windscreen wiper motors creaking.

General Comments:

At first glance the car appears to be a well designed practical 5 door medium sized hatch back.

However having lived with the vehicle for 4 months serious design and build quality faults are surfacing.