407 v corolla

nd

so would you almost always chose the corolla?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-for-sale/5949700



http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-peugeot-407-comfort-st/5961312

topcatcbr

nd wrote: »

so would you almost always chose the corolla?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-for-sale/5949700



http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-peugeot-407-comfort-st/5961312

Only if reliability is your only concern.


The Peugeot is a far nicer car.

Toyotafanboi

nd wrote: »

so would you almost always chose the corolla?

given the choices on offer here, most certainly the corolla, particularly if reliability is on your mind.

the pug is a tempting car in many regards but i can't see it ageing well.

Old diesel

Don't forget though - theres also the option of going for a 406 instead of the 407

Just saying - a good 2.0 HDI 406 would be a nice car.

Yes Toyota would be more reliable - but 406 is better reliability wise then 407 (narrowing the gap)

Supergurrier

Corrolla are a hateful but reliable mid sized hatch. Peogeot with the right spec is an extremely comfortable cruiser or mediocre reliability

Row

407 for me...:D
With a petrol 407's then you don't have to worry about problems like failing dmf's/dpf's/turbos/etc.
If your after economy then the 407 will only return around the mid 30's in Mpgs so if you can live with that then you'll have a lot of car for small money..:)

As for the corolla....there bullet proof but as bland as you get..:)

unkel

What a weird comparison. A bit like would you have a can of beans and a glass of milk or a dozen oysters and a pint of the black stuff. The former is more reliable but I'll take the latter any time, thanks

Deandrumm

If it was my choice , I'd have a Passat TDI instead of either

The_Honeybadger

Old diesel wrote: »

Don't forget though - theres also the option of going for a 406 instead of the 407

Just saying - a good 2.0 HDI 406 would be a nice car.

Yes Toyota would be more reliable - but 406 is better reliability wise then 407 (narrowing the gap)

Trying to find one that isn't a total piece of s**t with intergalactic mileage would be the problem there though. Good examples are getting rarer as time passes.

Agree that it is an odd comparison, they are in different classes and would normally not be compared. You'd be looking at a focus or Almera vs the corolla and the 407 would be compared to the likes of a Mondeo or avensis. Op if you can find a good marque II avensis 1.6 they are a good car. My parent had one for years that never gave a bother and it was very economical. I'd have one over the 407 any day of the week

Ded_Zebra

Or spend a few extra quid on this :cool:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/03-toyota-corolla-t-sport-low-mileage/5857089

Leonard Hofstadter

Let's be honest, there is nothing special about a 407. I've travelled on them quite a few times, and I can't see what the fuss is. I mean, back in the days when Peugeot made the 406 I could totally see the point of going for the Pug over the 'rolla, partly because the 406 was a great car in its day, and mid 90s 'rollas were at best average, but that generation Corolla was a very good car, and not just because it was reliable. The 407 is generally considered to be a pretty crap replacement for the 406, and I agree. It doesn't look right and the interior is pretty naff as well. Although I've never driven one, I'm told the 407 is most certainly not the drive of your life (remember when Peugeot used that as their marketing slogan? Seems like a very, very distant memory now), in stark contrast to its predecessor, and of course the 406's predecessor was generally acknowledged to be a great car as well. I remember travelling in 405s back when I was a child (and they were still pretty new at the time) and even the turbo diesel model was a pretty nice car, for a diesel car back in those days, it was incredibly civilised. Peugeot has totally lost its mojo from those days, and has never recovered.

As long as it wasn't a horrible poverty spec Paddy spec Corolla (especially a Terra model), I'd have it every time. The Corolla is better built, more comfortable, far more desirable and obviously will be cheaper to run and a lot more reliable. I'm far from the biggest Toyota fan, but Toyota seriously made good cars back around 8-10 years ago (just a shame Toyota Ireland made all the Paddy spec ones horrible to be in, but UK spec cars are nice). Obviously a lot of the current range are muck, but that model Corolla was as good as anything else out there on any measure except perhaps handling. If it's a UK spec, or even an Irish spec Luna from 06 onwards, the Corolla is a nice place to be with the silver effect dash - nicer than a 407 that's for sure.

Stoolbend

Row wrote: »

407 for me...:D
With a petrol 407's then you don't have to worry about problems like failing dmf's/dpf's/turbos/etc.
If your after economy then the 407 will only return around the mid 30's in Mpgs so if you can live with that then you'll have a lot of car for small money..:)

As for the corolla....there bullet proof but as bland as you get..:)

I'd be afraid of the heater control flap going though.

That's a big job on a cheap car.

hoodrats

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Or spend a few extra quid on this :cool:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/03-toyota-corolla-t-sport-low-mileage/5857089

horrible colour and creases over the wheel arch along with other marks , about 1300 euros overpriced.

Ded_Zebra

hoodrats wrote: »

horrible colour and creases over the wheel arch along with other marks , about 1300 euros overpriced.

Seeing as this one that is a year older with higher miles (but better cosmetic condition) and is €500 more I would say the price is roughly right.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-t-sports/5757247

Very hard to judge though, but it is nice and standard

Toyotafanboi

hoodrats wrote: »

horrible colour and creases over the wheel arch along with other marks , about 1300 euros overpriced.

are you for real? 2800-1300=1500... you wouldn't get a 2000 1.4 previous generation corolla with NCT for that price. admittedly there is a little damage over the wheel arch, but i'd say that would help you bargain the car down another 2-300 quid (imo)

you could do far worse for 2500 quid (e.g. the 407 posted above).

they are a very reliable car, a nice place to be in, that colour grey would look fantastic with a wash and a polish and the 190bhp VVTLi engine is pretty lively. air con, half leather, multi function wheel, all electrics, 6 speed box. that corolla has the potential to be a smasher.

if it had european manufacturers badge on the bonnet, loads would be blown over it.

Row

Stoolbend wrote: »

I'd be afraid of the heater control flap going though.

That's a big job on a cheap car.

Ye your right some 407s have this problem but saying that the parts are cheap enough around €70 but there's a good days work in replacing the flaps so if you have the time and patients then its not so expensive..:)

Op....Like Stoolbend said above if your viewing the 407 and you want to make sure it hasn't this problem then check to see if you have heat on pass/drivers side at the same time when full heat is set on both zones.

If the flaps have failed and you haggle enough you might got it for close to nothing...:D

Stoolbend

I've seen c5's and 407's without dual zone heating break the flaps.

Ya the parts are cheap but dash out and stripping the heater box isn't really fit for most people. It's 8 hours at garage rates.

Just something to think about.

They're great value besides though.