Toyota Corolla - 2007 Review

I did a lot of shopping in the ~$18,000 price range, and I was unable to come up with any more attractive option than this model, so I bought it.

I've seen review from people who say it's "noisy at high speeds", but I would guess they're comparing it to luxury cars.  I have no issue with its db levels.  The same goes for comfort.  It's stiffer riding than many large cars I've been in, but I prefer to feel the road a bit.  It makes me feel safer to be more in contact with what I'm doing.

My beef about the gas pedal was something I took all the way to Toyota management.  They advised that this was something related to the way they achieve the high gas mileage so it's not a defect and can't be fixed.  That doesn't make it any less annoying.  There seems to be no way to get the car moving from a dead stop without it jerking slightly.

My beef about the towing shackles is something many drivers might never find to be an issue.  I carry my car on a flatbed trailer when I travel in my motor home, and that means I have to have a way to tie it down.  There are two shackles in front -- which aren't big enough for normal hooks, so I had to get some adapters from the hardware store -- but in the back there is nothing at all.  There are four tapped holes in the frame in the back, so I built a couple of transition plates that screw into two of the holes and then produce big holes where tow hooks can attach, but that's more hassle than I think a person should have to get involved with in a new car.