Toyota Corolla 3-door GS

I admit it, I am a car nut - always have been! But for the first time since passing my driving test ten years ago I have bought a sensible motor! Gone for me the days of the flashiest, fastest cheapo car I could find. A succession of smokey old bangers ended with a 1988 two-litre fuel-injected Sierra Sapphire(car-god rest her soul!). I know a mechanic who is always raving about how marvellous the entire Toyota breed is but especially the generations of Corolla (none of which he can speak unfavourably about). My 1999 Toyota Corolla 1.3 GS is the most fun I have had in anything under two-litre engined in a long time. It's not quite ...  Read the complete review

This has never been a car to excite, either in looks or performance, the former through uninspiring and only recently changed design, the latter largely because it has had a limited range of engine options in the last couple of generations. Indeed, in a world where 1.4 litres has been the standard mid-class for a long time, the aged 1.3-litre petrol unit that powered the bulk of Corollas produced for our market has made it uninteresting for those with what one might call a real interest in cars. A reputation also enhanced by the length of time the Corolla name has been rolling on the roads of the world. While there's no gainsaying that the product has long been ...  Read the complete review