My car looks good, is a ball to drive in the mountains (5 speed manual), I can throw sheetrock in the hatch, and I get 30 MPG all day. I never understood why so many Americans compromise and get big, slow sedans. Unless you're constantly carrying 3+ people...in which case, you'll also be carrying stuff. So a wagon would be better.Originally Posted by Sephex
And that, my friend, is why I have good gas mileage instead of a car with a pretty looking body and that's it.Again, it suits my tastes. A car is a tool. Not a toy.
My car is by no means a toy. I bought it flat out, and it does its economical job. I just don't see why I have to drive something boring to achieve the same ends.
Looks nicer than the US spec Corolla. Here they call the Corolla hatchback the Matrix, but I rarely see any. If the interior was suited to someone of my stature, I might have gotten one (my old man has an '04 Corolla...and my head was smushed against the ceiling. No bueno). That 1.8L he has is bulletproof - what's in yours?I drive a 2007 Toyota Corolla hatch (known as the Auris elsewhere).
Just got a new cat-back exhaust on it and considering a cold air intake, maybe a piggyback ECU...
I haven't really got a solid plan for modifying this car because I wouldn't mind trading up to the a Golf GTI, Megane RS, Focus ST (I like hatches)
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