As a manual transmission, I get better accrleration. Braking & handling are ok, but the appearance seems to be back dated. Still I get better milage, low maintenance cost & lots of fun driving this car. So, I drive it very often.

No major problems. Just regular maintenance. The upholstery is still perfect. The paint is still good. I noticed a hole forming in the rug under the gas pedal. Great little car and still running strong with 189,000 miles. Oh, and it gets 30 MPG! and is a very comfortable car to drive.

Performance is decent, it goes 0-60 in probably 6 seconds. The Corolla's appearance is nothing special which I like. The build quality is also decent it only needed repairs on the exhaust. Its a fun car to drive since it can out run a Kia.

The best car I've ever had. When we sold it at 228,000 miles, it still ran as if it were brand new. As long as you do normal maintainance, it ran great! I even drove it through a blizzard and it did great. As far as I know, it's still running.

Performance, though not great it is decent and easily keeps up with highway traffic. With the addition of a K+N air filter, synthetic oil and good spark plugs I upped the gas milage by 5 MPG to 48 HWY. 1.6 liter engine and 5 speed. If I kept my speed down I am sure I could hit 50. Handling is great as this was an upgrade from an old Tercel. Build quality is excellent and parts are easy to locate used and new. Appearance its a nice little wagon nothing spectacular that stands out, its an average looking car that nobody take much notice of. Cost of ownership has been low I did the usual things maintenance wise and it has not let me down. Most of my expense has gone into Oil changes and gas. Fun Factor, as a wagon its been very versatile. I've managed to sleep in it when I went camping and the rain was too much.