2003 Toyota Corolla Sportivo review from Australia and New Zealand

Well it had to be taken it to the dealers to fix the handbrake because you had to pull it right up to the top for it to work, yet it still failed to work properly.

The sound system (which is a 6- stack 260watt system) had eaten all six of my cd's and we had to take it to them so they could dismantle it and get my cds out.

The leather on the seats has began to crease and open. it is not bad at the moment, but you would expect this to happen after ten years not eight months. It looks as if it will crack open and get much worse.

Besides the Cd eating stereo, non-responsive handbrake and the tearing leather, the car has been good.

Mine is silver, but I recommend people not to get silver. Get black, it looks better in black. When in silver you can see the lines of the body which make it look cheap. get black to eliminate those lines and to make it look way more sportier.

If you do get one because the body kit looks good, make sure you get the full thing. When getting a basic sportivo it has front and side skirts which fool you to believing they are body kits. They are not, they are simply kits nailed on the front and sides to look real. If fake skirts pretending to be kits turn you on about the car, then don't forget to get a rear kit, it don't come basic with the car. instead it has mud-flaps at the rear and no kit. GET A REAR KIT, it will look much better. make sure if you get it, it is genuine sportivo one.

These cars when transformed from a Corolla Ascent to a Corolla Sportivo go through many changes, one change it lacks in is its height. Ascents and Sportivos are the same height. Because of the side body kits being on the car it does make the car look a bit like a very big Mitsubishi Nimbus. Make sure you lower it. At least 3 ich. When done properly it will not void your warranty though will up the premium on your insurrance.