09-27-2007, 01:45 AM
[quote microchip13]I will not buy a Corolla, driving one now, I hate it. It's boring, slow, ugly, fuel-inefficent, and pretty far from fun.
What year is it? It might not be a Civic, but it should get decent mileage unless there is something really wrong with the engine. A friend has a 1984 Corolla automatic. It is a little boring but even with 200,000 miles it still gets 34 mpg on the freeway.
A set of low profile 15" or 16" tires alone would make a stunning difference over the crappy stock ones. Many years ago I replaced the stock 155/80-13 tires on a Mazda wagon with 205/60-13 and was able to take freeway cloverleaf exits almost 10 mph faster. With some Koni shocks, lowered springs, a monster sway bar, and a performance alignment, I was able to embarrass some pretty expensive sports cars at an autocross (dude, your 911 got beat by a 10 year old subcompact station wagon). Be careful though, it can turn into a hamster (apologies to Peter). I know someone that recently spent about $8000 on a Civic and failed to get it really competitive for the national runoffs.
What year is it? It might not be a Civic, but it should get decent mileage unless there is something really wrong with the engine. A friend has a 1984 Corolla automatic. It is a little boring but even with 200,000 miles it still gets 34 mpg on the freeway.
A set of low profile 15" or 16" tires alone would make a stunning difference over the crappy stock ones. Many years ago I replaced the stock 155/80-13 tires on a Mazda wagon with 205/60-13 and was able to take freeway cloverleaf exits almost 10 mph faster. With some Koni shocks, lowered springs, a monster sway bar, and a performance alignment, I was able to embarrass some pretty expensive sports cars at an autocross (dude, your 911 got beat by a 10 year old subcompact station wagon). Be careful though, it can turn into a hamster (apologies to Peter). I know someone that recently spent about $8000 on a Civic and failed to get it really competitive for the national runoffs.