Recent content by Neil

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    Dashboard Rattling Fix

    Not to disagree, but in my experience the noisy interior of Corollas is a direct result of the reduction in fasteners used in recent years. compounded by the use of the low-grade plastics. Everything is now put together like some cheap snap-together toy, with the attendant lack of rigidity, so...
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    dust comin in

    Is the dust appearing only on the driver's side? Is it possibly being blown out of the side window defrosting vents located on the dashboard? The pattern of dust deposits in the tweeter holes looks odd. On the other hand, if the tweeter membrane is torn or otherwise damaged, that might be...
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    2012 Corolla Uncomfortable

    Join the club...my 2012 Corolla was the worst car I've ever owned.
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    dirver seat

    Yes, my 2017 exhibits the same annoyance, so it's nothing new. That feature, as a result, is pretty useless.
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    Would You Buy Another Toyota?

    Four Corollas, all purchased new, beginning with 1988 model. Subsequently acquired 1993, 2012, and 2016 models. The 1993 was the best car I've ever owned, even though it suffered some premature (in my opinion) failures...
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    Half tank mileage 2017 Corolla Se Cvt

    My experience over thirty years with various Corollas has been that the physical fuel gauge reading is far from linear. That is, the first half-tank reading is wildly optimistic, with a much more rapid decline toward "E" than one would expect, going by the first half. In the newer models, the...
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    Poll time!!

    Personally, I don't get the obsession of trying to make the Corolla into something it can never be. It's a grocery-getter, plain and simple, and all too often the addition of all the tacky-looking add-ons simply turn an undistinguished looking vehicle into a visual joke. YMMV, of course.
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    93 DX fuel consumption

    My kinda car! I had my '93 DX for twenty years before replacing it with a 2012, which turned out to be the worst car I've ever owned, but that's another issue. A for the fuel gauge, I've never seen a Corolla gauge that doesn't fit the description of your description of its behavior. In fact...
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    Warranty Issue 2016 Corolla - Window Trim

    Welcome to the new world of Toyota low-end quality. I was astonished at how cheaply constructed the Corollas have become after I traded in my 1993 Corolla (best car I've ever owned) after twenty years. I recently traded my 2012 (worst car I've ever owned, and I've owned only Corollas since...
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    What did you own/drive before getting your Corolla?

    Corollas for twenty-eight years-- '88 wagon, 1988-2001 (pretty good car) 1993 CE, Late 1992-2012 (best car I've ever owned) 2012 Base, 2012-2015 (WORST car ever) 2016 Base (better than the 2012 operationally, but just as cheaply made)
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