@ cylestyne
underpowered engine ???? wat ?? pls dont talk abt xli or gli talk abt se saloon and altis ok !!! But still if u r talking abt Gli even then i must tell u , if u talk abt 1.3 ltr engines then i have kept many of them including margalla , corolla XE and have also driven CITY ,corolla xli and gli s engine is much better ok ! u will never feel tht u r driving a 1300 cc car !! i still remember my father had beaten a CITY with his gli and at tht time in 2nd gear he took it upto 90 km/hr amzing !!! isnt it ???
UGLY LOOKS ??? yaar i cant say anything !!! its just wat u think ,but honestly speaking ya civic looks better but corolla is not ugly !! corolla looks heavy as compared to previous civic dont compare it wid latest civic !!
14 inch alloys looking like flowers ..lolx yup ! thts true
ohoooooo !!!! inferior suspension ....lolxx !!! hahahaha !!! bhai sahab yeh to koi bhi nahi manay ga bhai jis ne dono cars rakhi hon !!!! corollas suspension is better as compared to civics and its ability to resist shocks on uneven roads esp in KHI roads is impressive as compared to civic !! zara honda showrooms ka visit kiya kero khud dekhna kitni civics aur citys wahan per suspension ke kaam ke liye ayee hoti hein 40000kms se 50000kms per aksar ke suspension ki baj chuki hoti hai !!!
ROAD GRIP !! yes civics road grip is better !!!
now road clearance !!! meri corolla mein 6 banday bhi baithay to speed breakers per nahi lagi but civic mein sirf 5 log hi baith jaye to speed breakers per set wali lagti hai nichay se .......so !!!
hopeless brakes without ABS !! i dont think so !!! my corolla isint having any brakes problem ...!!! haan civic ke brakes behtar hein but still corollas brakes are not bad at all !!
stiff gear !!! no sir , corollas shifting is better as compared to civic !!! the only problem is tht ke its reverse gear is lil bit stiff !!
Now on wat basis did it beat civic !
1st of all its interior !!! at tht tym we were not having beige color scheme in civics ,they were having black and grey interior !!! and it wasnt impressive !!! a guy came at toyota eastern motors to c corolla and said tht its interior is far better than his civic !!
it was bigger in length and height as compared to civic !!
it has high hip point for better visibility !
now abt looks !!! at tht tym civic was not in EAGLE EYE shape !! it had the same particular front triangular lights and to me tht wasnt impressive !!
abt rear lights ! they were not even crystal . even their previous model had crytal lights !
jab kabhi civic agay ja rahi ho to ghor se dekhna rear wheels kay beech may rod ( quenchi yaan ) dikh ri hoti hein !!!
the best way to c whether a car is winning people s heart or not is to see its resale and to check whether afta its launch its having "on" or not !! jab corolla aye thi to log toot paray thay !!! aik meray jannay walay doctor hein un hon ne forun civic sell ker kay corolla book keraye thi and meray aik jannay walay shop kay owner nay bhi !!
My father paid 2 lac rupees "on" for SE SALOON AUTO in 2002 and this "on" continued till 2003 then in 2004 We purchased GLi and gave 1 lac 30000 "on" then recently we bought 2.OD and gave 75000 "on" in 2006 and still corolla is having "on"
so kaafi detail mein bata diya aap ko ! and now pls ab aur kux na poochna !!
u like civic so its just ur choice and i like corolla so its my choice ok ??? but still i love my civic as well !!