I sadly have an illogical aversion to anything with a Ford badge. Unless the letters BDA happen to be involved. :)

 

Sure, BDA's are cool, but the new 2.0L Duratec (or Mazda MZR 2.0 as it really is) is a great motor. Plus if it didn't have enough grunt for you you'd have heaps of engine swap options: 2.3L turbo from MPS3/6, or a Cosworth tuned NA version of the 2.0L or 2.3L. The 2.3L Cosworth makes 300hp - then again, it also costs $30,000!

Unfortunately, everything surrounding the engine has a tendency to fall off or break. ie: the rest of the vehicle.

 

The fuel door fell off one of the Focii yesterday... just fell off. The painted metal cover isn't even attached to the car... its GLUED to a plastic support which has the hinge on it. GLUED ffs.

 

That to add to the list thus far:

 

Aircon vents fell INTO the dash

Plastic underbody splash panels coming loose and dragging on the road

outer door window seals shrinking and lifting at either end

2 broken door handles

rear wiper not working

chrome exhaust tip... goooone

so so many goddamn mutherf@$king squeaks and rattles and dear sweet jesus the flasher relay has to be the LOUDEST most obtrustive noise I have ever encountered which is exponetially annoying when the car spends so much of its time on the side of the road, broken down WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON...

 

Aaaargh!

 

Unfortunately, they're insured for agreed value so we're just waiting until the point in time when that amount becomes slightly more than the residual on the lease so we can let the recalcitrant f@$kers accidentally roll down a boat ramp into the ocean.

Unfortunately, they're insured for agreed value so we're just waiting until the point in time when that amount becomes slightly more than the residual on the lease so we can let the recalcitrant f@$kers accidentally roll down a boat ramp into the ocean.

 

I hope thy're painted blue. That way you wont scare the fish :)

Unfortunately they are white with hideously lurid company paintschemes. Fortunately, the fish up here are similarly colourful. :jamie:

Just seen the new adds. "Hottest Corolla Ever"??

Just seen the new adds. "Hottest Corolla Ever"??

Yeah i just saw the add aswell.

Yeah, that new climate control system they've got can go to a higher temperature than any previous Corolla! :jamie:

Edited June 21, 200719 yr by ancullen

Saw one today. Not impressed. Looks like a cross between a Daihatsu Sirion and being hit with the ugly stick. "Hottest Corolla Ever"?? I don't think so.

The back end of them is just terrible. They've tried to add more rounding to the shape, and it has made it look awful. The front is okay though, but nothing special.