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Corolla or Avensis??

  • 11-09-2013 6:22pm
    #1
    user12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭


    Which is a better car? I'm looking to spend to more than 1500, in or around the year 2000. Diesel or petrol. Are the petrol avensis easier to run than the 1.3/4 corollas?


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The 1.6 are a little harder on petrol but they are a nicer more solid car to be fair. At that age I'd go petrol. A pre VVT-I (97-00) 1.6 avensis is pretty much bomb proof and can be got quite cheaply.


  • #3
    user12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭user12


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    The 1.6 are a little harder on petrol but they are a nicer more solid car to be fair. At that age I'd go petrol. A pre VVT-I (97-00) 1.6 avensis is pretty much bomb proof and can be got quite cheaply.

    Are they easier run than a 1.3 or 1.4 corolla? Which is the better car? I want one that will give no trouble.


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Sorry, what does easier run mean :confused:


  • #5
    user12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭user12


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Sorry, what does easier run mean :confused:

    Cheaper on petrol sorry


  • #6
    dh0011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭dh0011


    How do you mean easier to run? cost, parking, reliability,...

    I would say the avensis is better as it is bigger more comfortable but others would disagree.

    No guarantee that a 13 year old car wont give trouble


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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    user12 wrote: »
    Cheaper on petrol sorry

    No they're a bigger heavier car than the corolla so they're gonna be a bit heavier on petrol.
    They're not uneconomical though.

    Condition is everything, get one that's been owned by the same person for a good while and has maintained it properly.


  • #8
    dh0011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭dh0011


    smaller car will be cheaper to run but my avensis 03 gets me 40 mpg (i have a light right foot)


  • #9
    Fiona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,357 ✭✭✭Fiona


    I will have a 96 xli Corolla (silver) for sale in the next 2 weeks just waiting to get the nct done on it if your interested.

    It's older than what your looking for but it's a very well looked after and reliable car, cheap to run, tax and maintain as well.

    PM me if your interested.


  • #10
    Rebelkell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 113 ✭✭Rebelkell


    I have a 06 Avensis 1.6 and an 08 corolla 1.4. Both great but go Avensis all the time.

    As the guy servicing it a couple of months ago said

    "Like every other avensis that comes in here there is nothing wrong with it "


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