1999 Toyota Corolla Reviews

This is my 99 corolla, it's a stock car exept the rimms and the air intake filter. The build quality is good, in the 4 years i have had the car there hasn't been any problems, there are some minor squeaks in the interior plastics if i drive on a rough road. The gas mileage is? I do not have a clue, i just go fill up when i start to run out of gas, but whit the 1330cc engine it doesn't drink a lot of gas. The performance isn't good whit 86 bhp, it accelerates poorly, the braking is okay and the handling is allso okay with the wider summer tires.The interior is terrible, well it's a little better now when i have painted the gray plastic parts black, before it looked like an old persons car weeery booring. The exterior i like, it "just" needs a new paint job and i want to lower the suspension a bit. Overall it's a good everyday car but if you wan't to have fun this isn't the car to buy, i can recomend this car to people who only wan't to get from one place to another and don't care about performance or how fun it's to drive.   

1999 Corolla VE 1.8L, ~44,500 miles

My trim was the lowest trim option available...has manual windows and locks and no ABS. The transmission is a 3-speed auto without overdrive.

Performance: The engine seems to have pretty good acceleration for a 1.8L four, handling is pretty good. The brakes do stop the car very well but of course if you mash the brake pedal down the wheels will almost instantly lock due to lack of ABS. Gas mileage is around 20-24MPG all the time, even if you drive it hard.

Build Quality: My car seems to have pretty good build quality, and has not needed any major repairs as of yet. Still on the OE brakes, and tire wear isn't bad at all. The engine seems to be in pretty good shape with no oil burning or extraneous gas consumption. However, the engine has been idling at higher RPMs than usual and doesn't seem to back down until a few minutes pass. Transmission is still in good shape, but shifts kind of hard if you are giving the engine a little too much gas. The interior is still in good shape too, but some vinyl door trim has shrank and peeled off from the heat, and the beige cloth driver's seat is turning black from use.

Appearance: Pretty basic interior styling because it is a budget compact sedan, but it was expected.

Ownership costs: Gas mileage is good at 20-24MPG, and routine maintenance is cheap unless you need a new fuel filter. I say this because the fuel filter and pump are inside the gas tank, so a mechanic will have to remove the tank and change the filter.

Fun factor: Going the governor (112.5MPH) as your 1.8L screams at 6000 RPM on your 3 speed transmission (insane how 3rd gear goes from 45-112MPH).

Conclusion: A great economical car for a first time driver or money conscious person.

It gets me where I need to go and doesn't look too bad doing it; great gas mileage [30+ city & highway], great manual

only 4cyl = no acceleration,

Biggest problem with 8th generation Corollas. Burn engine oil like mad! The factory put in smaller size pistons and compensated for that with larger size rings, in turn, as the car gets older the rings wear out. Big problem, but the factory keeps its mouth shut about it. Some engines have been known to sludge up and some run fine without problems. For most of them you will end up going through a couple or more quarts of oil between oil changes (3000miles). Drives nice. Top speed about 115MPH. Handles pretty well. Pretty basic standard features. Not too spacious but plenty good for average size persons. Lovely gas economy!!! Average 28MPG. Have my fair share of driving it like it's stolen ;)

Acceleration is better than before
brakes are good
handling needs to be improved
my car needs some reparing i.e some denting and painting
my car is in its original condition as it was in 1999
my car is well maintained and does around 130 km in one
gas fill.