Toyota Corolla T-Sport
Advantages Jack of (nearly) all trades
Disadvantages Master of none
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The T-Sport isn't the fastest or the best handling, but it strikes a great balance between civility and madness. Try living with a Civic Type R every day in a bumpy, congested city. The only thing against the Toymota is that the engine is all or nothing - you're either gently mooching along or you're screaming I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE... AND I BRING YOU... GEARCHANGES AT 8250RPM! But seriously, I drove a 3-year-old one and it literally felt brand new. Build quality is pretty flawless for the money this car costs imho.
A mix of driving will give you a mid-30mpgs return on your petrol, which is pretty good for a highly-strung 1.8. Floor it above 6000rpm (the magic cam-lift number) and you'll see about 5mpg on the instant consumption meter. Larf.
One more thing, make sure you fit good tyres. The Corolla chassis isn't the best at laying its power down (although it does give an excellent ride) so good rubber is essential.
In short, if you're after balls-out mayhem look at the old CTR or a Clio 182. Both absolutely bonkers, but hard to live with if you actually have a normal life where you go shopping and take the mother-in-law to Sunday lunch. The T-Sport is good as long as you can get on with the engine's characteristics, but don't buy one because higher demand drives up prices and I'm still trying to save my pennies...
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ewanm 04/12/2007 12:48
MAFARRIMOND 03/12/2007 18:07
Car.Dude42 03/12/2007 17:29
♥ Great review♥
matty0501 03/12/2007 09:13
Welcome to Ciao. Nice first review. Matt :-)
tayloa22 03/12/2007 08:53
The problem with your review is that it tells the reader nothing of any substance about what it is that you are reviewing. What you need to do is think of all the key points both negative and positive and then really develop them. What i would recommend to you is reading lots of reviews by older members. That way you will see what is expected in a review. Good try. Also you can edit your reviews. If you do let raters know since the decent ones will re-read for you.
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