|
CD_Editor
|
 |
« on: August 12, 2008, 10:28:47 pm » |
|
 Test Drive:   The all-new 2009 Corolla S looks sportier than the CE and LE models, but it has the same 1.8-litre engine, reports Contributing Editor, Chris Chase. Improvements for '09 include more stable handling, improved manual shifter and a quieter cabin, he says. More:Read the article | View the photos | All the Test Drives
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Thinking Out Loud
Auto Obsessed
 OfflineVehicle: 2012 Jeep Sahara & 2003 Suzuki GSF600 Bandit S
Gender: 
Location: Toronto
Posts: 915
 
|
|
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2008, 01:32:41 pm » |
|
Just gonna throw this out there: Would it be possible - when a vehicle is being tested, to arrange to have TWO writers attend for a point-counterpoint on the vehicle at hand? Or spread out the inteviews over the years?I can appreciate that the writers are in different geographical locales, and there are differences in trim grades (some mostly asthetic, others more dramatic), but when I see that there have been ALREADY BEEN THREE driving reviews and a DAY TO DAY feature on the '09 Corolla by four different people - that's a lot of attention on a single car Model Year. Are there too many contributors and not enough brands that there is this amount of overlap on a COROLLA? Or are there enough Greg Wilson groupies that have a tough time believing a Jil McIntosh review to warrant two reviews months apart  ? When can I expect a Test Drive of a base Corolla 5 speed? S P R E A D O U T T H E R E V I E W S Or, tie them together in a concise fashion.... It's a COROLLA, people! FIVE REVIEWS. OY! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Fortune favours the bold!
|
|
|
|
safristi
|
|
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2008, 01:36:28 pm » |
|
... COROLLARY...a statement that follows a previously confirmed statement............  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
THERE IS NO CURE FOR "LOTUS"......ONLY TREATMENT.....
|
|
|
gotak
Auto Obsessed
OfflineVehicle: 2010 Mazdaspeed 3
Gender:
Location: Toronto
Posts: 635
|
|
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2008, 01:58:23 pm » |
|
Yeah a lot of reviews on the corolla but people do wants reviews of different trim levels. Although in this case even that's a big question since the "S" trim for the corolla isn't anything special. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Thinking Out Loud
Auto Obsessed
OfflineVehicle: 2012 Jeep Sahara & 2003 Suzuki GSF600 Bandit S
Gender:
Location: Toronto
Posts: 915
|
|
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2008, 04:06:43 pm » |
|
Yeah a lot of reviews on the corolla but people do wants reviews of different trim levels. Although in this case even that's a big question since the "S" trim for the corolla isn't anything special.
Actually, that would make it a 2009 Toyota Corolla IAS edition (Isn't Anything Special). Quick - we need an article on this new limited edition model!!!!!!  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Fortune favours the bold!
|
|
|
|
Greg B.
|
|
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2008, 05:11:46 pm » |
|
It's a COROLLA, people! FIVE REVIEWS. OY!
Yes indeed. One only expects that kind of treatment for Subaru on this site.  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Juke1
Drunk on Fuel
OfflineVehicle: 2011 Nissan Juke SL AWD
Gender:
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 2053
member
|
|
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2008, 06:10:56 pm » |
|
Corolla has a multitude of versions in the world, let's test them all shall we. Toyota Toyota ya ya ya |
|
|
|
Logged
|
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. - Dale Carnegie
Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness. -Ola Joseph
|
|
|
|
rrocket
|
|
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2008, 06:25:07 pm » |
|
Often, writers are at the mercy of what the manufacturers give them.
Hey..this is one of the best selling cars in Canada, the USA and the World. Not only that, it's one of the most reliable ever. And it's made here in Ontario. I'm not too upset if there's a couple extra reviews, and to be honest, I've only read 2 of them. It's just like TV folks...if you don't like what you see...don't read it. I almost never read the reviews for trucks or SUVs since they don't interest me. I only read what interests me here... |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
How fast is my Supra? I sh*t on Cessnas from a roll....
|
|
|
|
johngenx
|
|
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2008, 06:41:15 pm » |
|
The Corolla is all new for model year 2009, so one would expect a ton of buzz. It is also a volume selling model, so many people are interested in reviews as they are seeking buying information. Combine this with Toyota making them available, and presto, many reviews. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
No place I'd rather be...  |
|
|
|
|
smok
Learner's Permit
Offline
Location: Windsor, ON
Posts: 81
|
|
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2008, 08:27:40 pm » |
|
This little car may be reliable, but it's butt ugly. So they changed the fenders, hood, grille, rear trunk lid, but left everything else the same, including the doors, bodysides..... Still looks like the same car as before....But, it's a car I'd recommend to my mom. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
2hondas1BMW
|
|
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2008, 09:00:23 pm » |
|
I would probably never consider this car for myself. But...I recommend it to people all the time, because of its comfort, economy and reliability. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Mine: 2004 Acura TSX
Family: 2005 Honda Odyssey EX, 2006 BMW 330i
|
|
|
gosteelerz
Auto Obsessed
OfflineVehicle: 2006 Mazda3 Sport 2007 Focus Sedan
Gender:
Location: Brampton, On
Posts: 643
member
|
|
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2008, 10:32:35 pm » |
|
I was following one of these the other day and noticed something really tacky about this car. The skirting on the rear bumper is constructed with two pieces with a seam in the middle. We would be all over the domestics if they did that. Would it have killed them to make it out out one piece. Even with the low res picture you can see it
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Juke1
Drunk on Fuel
OfflineVehicle: 2011 Nissan Juke SL AWD
Gender:
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 2053
member
|
|
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2008, 06:00:56 am » |
|
Good point, also I remember comments on how horrendous the reflectors in the bumper looked on the X-Trail, well they don't look much better here... |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. - Dale Carnegie
Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness. -Ola Joseph
|
|
|
|
tpl
|
|
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2008, 06:37:37 am » |
|
Not a car I'd ever buy but imho it looks like a nice package for the price and I'd certainly suggest to friends that it should be a car they would consider buying... buying as I am sure it will do 15 years at least like the previous Corollas did.
Not even ugly....just looks like a early 21st century small car. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
It is a narrow policy to suppose that this country or that is to be marked out as the eternal ally or the perpetual enemy of England. We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.
Lord Palmerston
|
|
|
|
mmret
|
|
« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2008, 11:23:26 am » |
|
I was following one of these the other day and noticed something really tacky about this car. The skirting on the rear bumper is constructed with two pieces with a seam in the middle. We would be all over the domestics if they did that. Would it have killed them to make it out out one piece. Even with the low res picture you can see it
Huh, good catch. And damn it is ugly. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Have: 06 TSX, 07 Z4 3.0si Roadster
Sometimes Borrow: 11 GLK
Had: 01 GrandAm, 07 Civic
Dream: SLS AMG
|
|
|
|
initial_D
|
|
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2008, 12:27:08 pm » |
|
Most people won't notice it. Should rename this model the Plumer Special. |
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Juke1
Drunk on Fuel
OfflineVehicle: 2011 Nissan Juke SL AWD
Gender:
Location: Ottawa
Posts: 2053
member
|
|
« Reply #16 on: August 16, 2008, 06:02:09 pm » |
|
huh...on a car it's ugly like hell. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. - Dale Carnegie
Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness. -Ola Joseph
|
|
|
|
airbalancer
|
|
« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2008, 08:15:01 pm » |
|
there is Corolla S in the driveway next door, you can barely see it
The Corolla looks nice in blue |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Railton
|
|
« Reply #18 on: August 16, 2008, 08:31:37 pm » |
|
there is Corolla S in the driveway next door, you can barely see it
The Corolla looks nice in blue
Why are there so many beige ones then?   Confomists... Railton |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos?
|
|
|
|
IceAndFire
|
|
« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2008, 11:38:27 pm » |
|
This little car may be reliable, but it's butt ugly. So they changed the fenders, hood, grille, rear trunk lid, but left everything else the same, including the doors, bodysides..... Still looks like the same car as before....But, it's a car I'd recommend to my mom.
Everyone will look at it differently for sure but there is no denying that the actual structure is quite different if evolutionary. Its definitely not the same car inside or outside...have a good look at one up close. Actually have a good look at two up close...a new one and an old one. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
