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| Performance | 8.2/10   |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 9/10 |
| Reliability | 9.2/10 |
| Value for Money | 7.9/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.3/10 |
| Overall Rating | 6.7/10 |
By A5932 on 4th Apr 2005
| Year Manufactured | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Length of ownership | 3 Years |
| Performance | 8/10 |
| Practicality | 10/10 |
| Reliability | 10/10 |
| Value for money | 7/10 |
| Overall value | 9/10 |
 A5932's recommendation | |
Kinda Luxurious inside, comfortable driving seat position, engine is quiet and powerful, easy to steer in corners, economic fuel consumption.
Tires are a little noisy, brakes aren't good (factory defect might be the cause or something else), suspension and shock absorbers can be improved.
I own a 1.8G Toyota Corolla Altis (Top of the line). Its like owning a luxury car, only smaller- A sunroof, a gate-type AT lever, and wood-trims- found only in luxury cars.
The position of the driver's seat is comfortable, which makes driving easier.
Its powerful- with that ECT set to power, its can speed up with ease to 120kph- it's still quiet even at this high speed.
Good steering- can easily turn in turnpikes and U-turns.
Its fuel consumption is very economic to a car this powerful-
9-10km/L on the city and 11-12km/L on the highway. The fuel consumption increases a little if you set the ECT to power mode- 7.5-9.5km/L on the city, and 10-11km/L on the highway. Its truly ahead of the competition
This car has been travelling for 42,000km, still working great and no problems after its been fixed.
There are some problems I encountered when I 1st bought this-
The brakes weren't good. As I step on the brakes, the car jerks while braking and takes some time to stop, so you might need to buy new, better brake discs.
On a flat, smooth asphalt road, if you exceed 40km/h, you might here a slight noise coming from the tires (something like a rapid wuwuwuwuwu sound).
Sometimes, on some other kind of asphalt road (in some parts of a city) or on a cement road, the tires can get kinda noisy.
I tested this car on a very, very lumpy road filled with cracks and holes- the suspension worked well, but can be improved, since it is kinda bouncy, and the shock absorbers can also be improved- the car feels like a massager. It is also a bit pricy- 920,000Php compared to other cars just like this- for instance, the Honda Civic VTEC 2.0 is 900,000Php, but has a more powerful engine- 152HP.
Recommended.
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