The car is very powerful and has a good braking system based on hydrolic the handling is perfect .It has never gotten a mojor accident the interior and exterior are still in good state i have never smoked inside.I bought the car new and it has been in good usage.

The Toyota Corolla is normally billed as the most boring car you could buy. In some ways that is true, its never been an outstanding car and whatever it does well will be defeated next year since it only does well in categories like fuel economy, reliability, etc. Now this version of the Corolla, the 2003-2008 version, has been largely ignored by most auto enthusiasts. I don't feel that this particular car is deserving of the most boring title, I believe that's better suited to the Corolla that replaced this one. To drive, this Corolla made do with only 128 hp so it wasn't exactly that fast. Handling...it wasn't too good since the Corolla had quite a lot of body roll due to its soft suspension. However this Corolla does have proper steering feel something Toyota has not done well with lately especially with the new one. There are moments where you could have some mild fun, although the XRS is the one to get if this is your thing. The interior in this car is nicely coloured and styled modestly. The plastics on this car range from quite cheap to decent, I don't think they're as bad as certain cars. Although the lack of much metal is one thing this Corolla doesn't address. Build quality from Cambridge Ontario has been very good. Despite seeing several trashed Corollas with 60,000 kms, none have fallen apart or lost any pieces. I actually consider this car a better car than the one that replaces it. Its a shame this version has to live with the most boring exterior designs in the auto industry.

Manual everything. Mileage great and maintenance costs low. Clean look - certainly not fancy. Not a fast car by any means, but with standard you can accelerate as quickly as necessary in traffic. Controls are positive and not crazy - making it fun to drive.

very quiet. smooth handling / cornering. reliable and predictible. spacious. good visability. basic easy to use / view interior / dash controls. good gas mileage. takes almost everything you throw at it. more family oriented as opposed to sports car but definately decent.

South African Corolla 1.6 (91kW) Advanced specification in Ice Blue. Car is only 2 months old. Nothing at all gone wrong so far. And nothing ever did in 3 years. Now sold in favour of a 2011 Corolla 2.0 Sprinter