2002 Toyota Corolla SOL review from Slovenia
"Good Compact Car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
After approx 1000 km I can hear different noises (rattles) from the lower-right side of the car (maybe in doors, or plastics under doors...??), especially when drive at low speeds on bad roads. When the car is standstill and you swing the car there is no rattles at all.
Service stuff don't now what to do.
I didn't expect this from Toyota. : (
General comments?
Acceleration is good and also the maximum speed.
Car is a little bit noisy at high speeds (more than 130km/h).
Suspension is good, but a little bit too soft for sport driving, acctualy this is not a sports car. You can drive quick with "head" on bends.
Transmisson gear is short and soft - very good.
Automatic air condition works fine.
"Optitron" instruments looks nice.
Car audio-CD surprised me, sound it`s very good with no distorsion, reception is also good - very good for original audio equipment.
Trunk it`s something in the middle (289 l)... to small for big family, but enough for 2-3 persons.
Interior space is quite OK (also for legs).
Overall quality seems to be OK with the exception of rattling and strange plastic noises.
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| A no-nonsense workhorse |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 2002 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.6 VVT-i Manual |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 2 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 2300 kilometres |
| Previous car | BMW 3 Series |
| Date of Entry | 13th September, 2002 |