2001 Toyota Corolla CE review from North America
"This is the ultimate A to B economy car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The only thing that breaks down on this car, is the trunk has plastic thumb nail type of harness that hold the covering down, and it tends to pop off so the covering does fall over a bit and get in the way.
The trunk has a flat carpet that does rip off the board.
These are very minor annoyances.
General comments?
I love this car, it costs very little to maintain. I drive around 7-9k/yr so I change oil 1.5/yr. I do other regular maintenance such as clean air filter, replace spark plugs, fluids, tires, wipers, but all minor regular stuff and it's easy to do it yourself.
I have to do aircare here, and it passes every time.
It has pretty good pep, so city and hwy driving is more than adequate in this brutal traffic.
Seats are comfy, even on long road trips and visibility is excellent.
The HVAC is great, A/C still blows cold and in winter it takes around 10 minutes to warm up the engine for warm air.
I have wider 185 tires, and traffic sucks, so I think that's why the fuel economy is not as good at 10L/100km in city (other sites say it does around 8!). I don't go on hwy much, but I guess around 7L/100km.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 92000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 125000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Toyota Corolla |
| Date of Entry | 30th November, 2008 |