Test Drive Toyota Corolla 2007 - 2009 Hatchback

Eyes of owner

What we buy this particular Corolla could not assume anything.
I purchased this sedan completely unexpectedly. Suddenly, a client found on my unsoldable MMC RVR.
Its selling a separate story, and there is a thirsty client, and on the inspection detect that the brand with the number of the engine is not in the PTS of 4G630, but in fact 4G63Q, and send to the examination to which the queue 2 weeks! This is after two owners! The examination was spent on the same day, the bottle of vodka and the juice package helped.
The next day they made an entry in the TCP about the error and I became a short one! Traveled for car dealerships, I made a request for a loan, the ratio of the size / price of UAZ Patriot (my 2 meters is not comfortable in every car), but the wife could not withstand 3 days without a car (we were on vacation). Prior to that they watched cars at the car market in Kurgan. What we buy this particular Corolla could not assume anything. Before that, I was already ready to buy a Platz wife to buy spare parts for MMC RVR, because I reinforced him myself, but until you wonder, do not find out what exactly needs to be ordered.
In general, this Corolla and money was available on that day. The first impression inside - as the Japanese could ride it for 5 years! There is no electro, there is no highlighting the front passengers, the mirrors are adjusted by opening the window and pressing the mirror, the mudguards and visor, the rear seats without head restraints and armrest, the lid / armrest of the tunnel between the front seats and then saved! I finished the branded radio Toyota SV-band with a speaker only on the right door! Slender rubber 175/70/14 (bald) on stamping well, not at all decorated the car.
I was pleased only with the number of horses 88 for our Kurgan region. If over 100 then the tax is 33 rubles per L.S.
I thought, really the car was so kicked up the Japanese turned out to be riveted with such heavier devices.
Test Drive showed that if you want to go fast, then I need not regret pressing the gas pedal to the floor, turning on Overdrive. Accelerated to 170km / h. Oddly enough, but even with such a motor when touching the front wheels, it is stupid even on asphalt.
Immediately began to annoy the blinking badges of unluckled belts under the seats freamed the connectors, and everything went. Later I bought a book and looked through the schemes like they were not tied with airbags.
I drove to the service where I installed car alarcalization with the launch of Starline-8, the electric booth of the doors and trunk, electric windows, the buttons of the windows in the door (on everything), the auto equipment unit of 4x stalks, toned with an American (front 15, rear 5), laid fatty acoustic wires for Speakers. Everything went out 23 tr. There was not enough vacation vessels.
Replaced the engine oil, it was a strange muddy brown, antifreeze and candles.
Gasoline consumption from 6.5 to 10l depends on the quality of gasoline and temperament.
In general, except explicit cons, revealed their advantages:
- A good electric power steering.
- Because There is no pump gur, then everything turns one belt after 3 m mms is very good.
- The generator stands on top, nothing drips on it and does not splash for a long time.
- Successful layout under the hood - around the engine is full of space, everything is in sight.
- The suspension swallows the pits well and was quite comfortable, after the winter, the racks and in front began, and behind. Advise what to take. Everyone says that Kayaba is not enough for 3 years, and that they are too tough.
- The box of the machine is predictable and logical, although to the latter resists the care of reduced transmission, bringing the engine to detonation on AI-92.
- the exhaust pipe and the silencer behind the bumper is well hidden - there are no holes (the exact opposite of Nadia, where the car was collected, and they forgotten about the silencer, and then he was sticking out outside).
- Winter / Summer, the stove / air conditioning copies, but very lack climate control.
- Little oil is poured into the engine - 3.1l., without a rallier there is enough for 10t.km.
Internal minuses were added to the external minuses:
- When overtalking, the exhaust system roar is very clearly heard somewhere in front. The inspection on the pit did not show anything, the resonator burned out, the pipes in spring-loaded pipe connections will be seen, I do not know.
- Due to the absence of mudguards, the car is terrible dirty
- Bad noise insulation.
- No steering column adjustment in length.
- Mull volume of tank with a very optimistic fuel pointer in empty pour 20l. Shows.
- The light of the light transmission during acceleration is apparently due to the low oil level in the box. It turned out after reading the inspection instructions I checked in parking mode, and it was necessary on neutral probe turned out to be dry.
- Very expensive oil in the T-4 1200r. / 4l. With washing a hundred on the device (300r.), The replacement of the filter and gaskets (950r.) It took it 14l. Until it went to normal!
- Nasty pibikalka, once again tried not to signal so as not to displays. Put a couple from the Volga, sound solid.
- in winter, behind the back of the passengers do not carry the legs frozen, because They do not have air ducts.
- Too chain brakes - it is impossible to stop without the nod.
Listening in different combinations a bunch of different magnetol, I bought a MP3 JVC car with a USB port for flash drives, lops on the rear regiment DLS, in the front doors of the pioneers, put in 10t.r. All this set himself. Very hemorrhoids. Blackmailing wife by I will give everything to put on the service, I bought an electrolybiz and drank the hole in the shelf and saw the podiums under the dynamics in the door. I gave all the doors from the inside with insolon, the noise became smaller and the doors to close the palm. Extended thick wires from the battery to the radio. The radio stood in place of the radio as a native, all the holes coincided and all the screws came up. Cut the sakes in the front doors to the corners at the glass.
The result sound is not worse than with an amplifier in the trunk, the radio does not start when the engine is started. Later added relay, on / off. Magnittor from Open / Clutch chains. Doors of car alarm. Very conveniently without keys sings everything, you close the car from the keyfob - everything is stuck, the glass closes, open-starts singing.
In the buttons of the windows, the LEDs were replaced on blue, they became nicely so litto.
Pulled out and installed the lid of the tunnel and lanterns for the front passengers.
Replaced the battery by 45Ah, bought a studded Nordman 185/70/14 rubber on the native stamping. In the summer, I put K & K Cankan molding and Rubber Dunlop Formula FM901 195/65/15 with an interesting sports protector. Through the casting spokes, rusty caliper and drums were visible, sandwicked and painted the black heat-resistant paint. The view of the car immediately transformed.
I thought to order native mudguards, but it turned out that they are a purely decorative wheel of their wider, even at 185, so I bought universal and installed it myself. Not without headings, the rear is not blind, I had to cut out from galvanizing the basis.
Installed a spoiler on the trunk, at the same time painted the grille and the insertion under the emblem on the trunk lid. Still lining on the thresholds and bumper, found in I-nete for 35t.r. expensive.
Otherwise, it is pleasing that there are no problems with consumables and spare parts, compared with MMC it is inexpensive in operation of the car. I will leave his wife, myself will save for a jeep.
I think that this is my last Japanese car, for the right steering wheel, they became too expensive thanks to the native state with his duties.
Toyota Corolla Assista x
Year of release 2001.
Engine model 2NZ №1812075
Body NZE120 №3005975
White color
Engine power 88 hp
Engine Operation 1298 cm3
Electric power steering
Automatic
2 airbags
 

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"