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Replying to: thegraduate (Apr 09, 2009 6:52 am)
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Replying to: terceltom (Apr 09, 2009 7:04 am) 
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Replying to: thegraduate (Apr 09, 2009 7:06 am)
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Replying to: terceltom (Apr 09, 2009 7:30 am) Again, I listen to both. I can tell if a car handles well on a 20 minute test drive. It doesn't take 20k miles to figure out "hey, this car has fantastic handling" or not, unless your car's handling has changed in that 20k miles. Has it? If you owned a business and were going to hire an employee, who would you hire? All other things being equal, the person that did that particular job for ten minutes or the person who has the experience of doing that job for a year and a half? Sorry, your analogy doesn't work for me, in this case. Handling doesn't change in 10 miles or 10k miles, unless you're really hard on the car!  It's a known entity once you've been around the block (literally) a few times. Drive it at different speeds, on different surfaces for a little while. It doesn't take a year of ownership to know what the car is like, unless you're a little slow.
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Here's the opinion of a professional car-testing organization that has had more than "ten minutes" behind the wheel of the Corolla, and actually owned it (so remarks such as "you don't own one so your opinion doesn't count" are not applicable): Handling is sound, but not particularly agile. The steering is a bit light and rather vague on center. Body lean is not excessive, but the car isn't engaging to drive. The Corolla was secure at its handling limits thanks to its optional ESC, but it posted just a modest speed in our avoidance maneuver. Highs: Fuel economy, ride, quiet interior, turning circle, controls, available electronic stability control. Lows: Steering feel, fit and finish, no dedicated clock display. -- From CR, July 2008.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Apr 09, 2009 9:07 am) For all of you drivers contemplating the purchase of a new 2009 or 2010 new Toyota Corolla "go for it". You will be pleasantly surprised how good this car actually is. There is no economy car on the road that can come close to it in shifting smoothness or sound control. The climate control is excellent and the safety is top notch. The stability control and traction control are very functional additions and will be standard in 2010. The steering ease in this vehicle is unmatched by any make out there. There is no that steers with the ease and comfort of the new Toyota Corolla. This car has just been rated in the top ten of all economy cars in the April issue of Consumer Reports for Best Cars Under $20,000 something the Honda Civic can't even brag about. The rear leg room is most accomodating and the flat floor in the back is unmatched by any economy car. Gas miliage is great. SO GO AHEAD, WHO DO YOU WANT TO BELIEVE? A NON-OWNER OR SOMEONE WHO NOW OWNS THIS NEW 2009 COROLLA FOR A YEAR AND HAS PUT IT THROUGH THE TEST. |
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Replying to: terceltom (Apr 09, 2009 10:04 am)
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Replying to: denvecsr (Apr 09, 2009 10:52 am) |
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Replying to: denvecsr (Apr 09, 2009 10:52 am) Do you think I am : A Local Police Evidence Collector for the Emmaus Pa. Police Dept. or maybe A Veterinary Nurse for Peaceable Kingdom Cat Rescue of Whitehall Pa. or maybe even A Senior Econometrician with Toyota Financial Services Based in Los Angeles, CA Sorry, but I can't help but play'in with ya now! |
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Replying to: terceltom (Apr 09, 2009 10:04 am) Ohhhh, i get it now. I post something you don't like, and it doesn't count because I don't own it, and is qualified as useless "bashing." the flat floor in the back is unmatched by any economy car. Like the flat floor the Civic has offered for nearly a decade? For all of you drivers contemplating the purchase of a new 2009 or 2010 new Toyota Corolla "go for it". How about "drive it and its competitors, and decide for yourself which best fits your needs/wants? And, why all the yelling at the end of your post? Guess we won't know why since you're through bashing me for disagreeing with ya over the handling merits of an economy car (or at least claim to be). You don't think its silly? I do, but I'm not leaving the forum just because you want me to do so. I'm not making it personal. |
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