Trading Up To Toyota

[runboy]

PeterNem

My first A2 suffered squeeks and rattles inside the cabin, the rear brake drums were rusting already (not nice to look at through the alloys and on a new motor too-wonder how long it had been sitting in a field...). The dealer left the front suspension packing in and I drove for over 1000 miles with it in-the drive was as hard and walking in stone shoes so I don't know what premature damage had been done for me to find in future. Radio reception wasn't working, and then the dealer scratched the dash sorting it out, meaning a new CC unit had to be fitted. Along with a few other faults I got a replacement A2.

The replacement had a new wheel bearing in the first 500 miles, more rattles.......the list went on.

The dealer shoved two fingers up and said no compensation what so ever. So I sold and will never go back to that dealer again. And even Audi for that matter. I think they are suffering what MB did a few years back when quality went out of the window in the name of cost cutting-and it shows.

[PeterNem]

Sounds like you've maybe been pretty unlucky. My friends A2 has just turned 10k miles (as has my Corolla T3) and the A2 cabin has less rattles and squeaks than mine does.

We (my familly, I was too younf to drive at the time) haven't owned an Audi since our 100 2.8 estate, but what parents loved about it then was the quality of the build and the nice firm "clunk" sound when closing doors.

IMHO the corolla has the nice clunk sound but the build quality isn;t up to audi standards. Audi really do make the best interiors in my opinion... when I graduate, subject to getting a decent job, I will keep my eyes open new A8!

[runboy]

I hope I was unluky as I like the look of the new A3.

I would say the Corolla interior isn't far off that of my A2. Audi do have the knack of making the interior look classy, even if it doesn't match the perceived quality.

But the body of the Corolla is a lot stronger and better sounding than the aluminium of the A2-that sounded very "tinny".

The new A8 has a 4l TDi in it-wow!.

[yaris30]

well believe it or not it was my first car and it was a daihatsu domino... :D

[Virche]

First of I got a extremly used Nissan Micra -85. Passed 350 000 km while in my possession. A wonder the thing was still rolling.

Then a Ford Escort LX -86 whit a lot of rust.

A Toyota Carina -82. Best one so far. Had had it´s engine changed. Got it fore free. Mint condition till some ***** crashed it.

A Saab 900 -87. Ok car I thought untill i bought my brand new

Toyota Corolla T-Sport. Now that´s a ride I´m happy with.

[big_starbo_kev]

i had a MKII vauxhall astra for my first car

then a 1998 R reg peugeot 106 GTi, - what a car could out handle pretty much anything

now a 1992 starlet GT turbo

[T128]

i trad in my mitsubishi colt GTI (1992 on) for the corolla ts i had the colt for 11 happy years i have outrun most of the gti's in the 90s hope the corolla ts will give me as much fun and last as long

[EURO]

Citreon ZX Turbo Diesel Volcane

I still have the car (in process of selling it)

but as it was a slightly older Citroen it was a lot better built

it very rarely went wrong and it would keep

Escort GTI's and Peugeots at bay although not quite as quick

handled like a go kart

now i have a Yaris TS (black) planning a few power increasing

mods a better car and very good fuel economy for petrol

very impressed :D

[knowlson]

Ford Feista :censor:

Ford Escort :censor:

Vauxhall 2.0 turbo astra Van i will over take u on the motorway :D

106 rallye

Corolla SR

[acidman]

1989: Ford Fiesta - 45hp (wooow ) , red , first car for driving experience

1991: Corolla E8 liftback - 75hp - white - with full body-kit

1995: Corolla E10 compact - 88hp - greenbluegrey???whatthefu**colour

1998: Corolla E11 compact G6 - 86hp - black - my first new car , but too slow ;) I need more power ! :P

2003: Corolla E12 TS - black - 192hp

hmm , a little bit too much Corolla's ??? :D