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XBValk · Member Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 124 Location: NYC/COK

here it is.. 07 Toyota Corolla LE, fully loaded..

Tomorrow (Saturday) it will be 3 weeks since i owned it.. And the car is paid off in full..

Nimish · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject:

Nice - how much did this cost and what were your other choices?

XBValk · Member Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 124 Location: NYC/COK

I paid 16264, the after the fees and taxes.. I agreed price as 16000 but the dealer decided to add 264 in vehicle registration, and so i gave in and took it...

I was only looking at Honda Civic besides the Corolla and the Civic after bargaining was given a price of 18… Then I went over to Toyota and I told them 16 or I’ll walk and they said fine and I got it fully loaded..

superman · Member Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 42 Location: USA

Corolla is a fantastic vehicle. My vehicle is a '96 model with 160K miles on it and it still runs flawlessly. Toyota just gets it right...
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superman · Member Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 42 Location: USA

You will love to drive it..

Congratulations.
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PlaneObsessed · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 58 Location: SEA

Great choice!

With fuel prices they way they are the corolla makes a lot of sense.

I needed multiple vehicles for a business and researched various makes and models for around three months. In the end corolla made the most sense.

We got good pricing from a local dealer. We went in to get all Manual transmission Corolla CE's but found that none had cruise control or ABS. They could factory order them but it wouldve taken a while. Upon further negotiating we ended up getting Corolla S cars all fully loaded with additional features such as sunroof, alloy wheels, fog lamps (which are somewhat uneccassary for a business fleet but welcomed nonetheless) and essential features such as Cruise Control, ABS, side-curtain Airbags, Automatic Transmission, 6-disc in-dash CD, Keyless entry etc.

To top that all of the toyota reliability and safety is always there.

The cars are a pleasure to drive, they are very quiet which is a major advantage when you have to communicate so while driving.

Its only been a month and a half since we got them and I have already managed to put about 6,500 miles on mine.

Currently getting around 35-36 MPG. Not bad for a non-hybrid.
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C-GHKR · Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 626 Location: yyz

I am a spoilt Noth American Driver, drive a V6 3800cc GM car and I can't drive an I4.

Corolla is the most reliable car in the world, a great car unless you are corrupted by the V6 mania.

HAWK21M · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject:

What decided this over the Chevrolet Optra Royale.
regds
MEL
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C-GHKR · Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 626 Location: yyz

HAWK21M · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject:

C-GHKR · Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 626 Location: yyz

Thats only a comparison of the specs. Toyota and chevy are relatively new in India.

Here we have the history of its performance and reliabilty. None of the American cars can compete with Toyota in terms of quality and reliablity. Some may not agree, but the Toyos are better than German cars. The statistics say that.

shivendrashukla · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:38 am Post subject:

Congrats XB...

I bought my 1st car in Jan this year. A maruti zen. My father said I am a spoilt brat coz I bought this car just after 6 months of landing a job... Cool

Cheers
Shivendra

HAWK21M · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject:

It depends on the Area you drive.
I drive an Ford Ikon but prefer the Pulsar during the Day & non rainy season for traffic reasons.
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