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| hi i just bought a new corolla s and i just love the car it is my second corolla in a year. my first one an LE was totalled up in an accident(a big one) and i bought another corolla but this time it is the sporty S. it has all the stuff you would expect on a sports car, like REAR SPOILER, UNDERBODY SPOILER, AND SUNROOF/MOONROOF, ALLOY WHEELS, and much more. it has no problem and i got it on a good price. corollla is one of the best car out there in the $15k-$25k range. i love it. go corolla | |
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that's great, way to go!  This is actually the thread that discusses what might be upcoming for the next-gen Corolla, which isn't due for a while, probably the 2008 model year. Little ol' Corolla will get its customary Toyota mid-cycle facelift this year, of course, and I am thinking that with the brand new Civic on the scene at the same time, they might do something else to spruce it up, like maybe increasing standard equipment. I think it would look very good if they were to make power windows and locks, plus keyless entry, standard on all trims of the car. That is something that is rapidly becoming standard on compact cars. I would also love to see the optitron gauges become standard across the line - I don't think the silver "sport gauges" look that great, although I understand they are pretty standard now for sporty cars. Beyond that (and that is already asking a lot), it would be nice to see them go to shorter wider tires for the S and XRS - at least 205/60s for the S, and how about some 205/50s for the XRS (which is on a larger rim)? That is after all the tire size for the Celica GTS which shares the XRS's engine and approximate weight. |
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| hi nippononly, what yu said about having standard equipment is right. because Toyota and Honda make a lot of money(or at least the dealer) by charging for things that are standard on most cars. and i think they should also make cruise control, power seat of course, and compass mirror which is also becoming increasingly popular these days, those are also part of comfort and styling. if you dont have the comfort then no use with the style! ( i am not criticizing). | |
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and then on the other hand you don't want the base price to get too out of hand either. I was hoping that they could do at least some of my wish list without increasing the base price more than would anyway just because it will be a new model year. For instance, I could see where the 'CE' could do without standard cruise, and where power seat would only be something you would find standard in an 'LE' model. Right now, LEs and Ss go for about the same price, and I would think they could move the LE up a bit in content and price without hurting the bottom line. Considering the XRS is at least $2000 more than both of them, they could position the LE to be more like halfway between S and XRS. I have always wondered at the popularity of compass mirrors, and wouldn't want to see that myself, but it is a fairly inexpensive item for them to include standard, and one that is highly visible to potential buyers. My first wish would be for the standard locks and keyless across the line, and the more sporty tires for the S and XRS. |
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| I agree they need power seats importantly. Good comfort while driving is even more important than optitron gauges and compass. And if providing power seats, add power lumbar support... Well, I'm asking too much... | |
well when i first bought my LE it had a lot of option packages already on it, and it was quite different than the regular LE. and just had a $500 rebate. and my S which i bought a month ago still costs a lot more than it should. the 2005 COROLLA had just come out in the market at that time and now it is almost a year and Toyota still does not give any discounts and that was kind of hard to deal with. but even the fact that they dont have some basic stuff, Corolla is still rated as the best small car in the safety ratings(RATING:GOOD)  and the others got POOR.(or even below). 
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Replying to: tiger10 (Apr 14, 2005 4:12 pm) ~alpha
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Replying to: alpha01 (Apr 15, 2005 6:58 am)
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Toyota, here is your list! - standard power windows - standard power door locks and keyless entry - sportier tires for the S and XRS (205/60 and 205/50 respectively) - standard alloys on more of the trims, like at least the LE, and hopefully the S too - standard cruise control - standard power seat - standard tilt AND telescoping steering wheel - standard compass mirror - use of the optitron gauges on more of the trims. Ok, that's it, now get busy, and oh yeah, we don't want to pay a penny more for it come fall than we already do!  The brand new Civic will prompt them to do at least a couple of the things above, I am sure, in addition to the standard mid-cycle cosmetic facelift. Toyota tends to keep a pretty close eye on what Honda is doing, and vice versa. HOWEVER, since Honda's push is to safety right now, and they are making side curtain airbags standard on Civics for '06 along with ABS, those may be the changes Toyota makes to the Corolla instead of the stuff above, in order to keep pace.
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Replying to: mari05 (Apr 15, 2005 6:58 pm) ~alpha |
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