07 corolla or auris

colm_mcm

limo_100 wrote: »

the hatch lad thats what i was trying to find out weather the corolla hatch or the auris is better

Corolla hatch all the way, just better built, way nicer to drive, better interior, better on fuel.

Auris is safer and bigger but that's about it.

limo_100

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Why not? You do realize that Hyundai are not the bargain basement buckets of sh1te they once were, long gone are those days. These days they make decent cars and the a i30 is a decent car. It is imo a better car than a corolla/auris.

With newer Toyotas all your buying is a name, Hype based on past reputation that's not truly reflective of the quality, (or should I say lack of) of the cars they are churning out these days.

i just wouldnt buy i dought they'd hole there value the same as the toyota do

limo_100

colm_mcm wrote: »

Corolla hatch all the way, just better built, way nicer to drive, better interior, better on fuel.

Auris is safer and bigger but that's about it.

cheers lad and would you recommend the diesel or the petrol 1.4 or are they fairly even?

colm_mcm

limo_100 wrote: »

cheers lad and would you recommend the diesel or the petrol 1.4 or are they fairly even?

Depends. I prefer the petrols in them tbh, the diesels are a bit slow when there are a few miles on them.

I'd get a 1.6 petrol ideally, you'll see a few uk spec ones around. 1.4 is good for what it is though.

(Don't think you'll find a luna corolla old model 07, most 07 old models were base specs in odd colours)

Jesus.

limo_100 wrote: »

the hatch lad thats what i was trying to find out weather the corolla hatch or the auris is better

Ah feck, I thought you was on about the Saloon! The saloon is a good-looking car.

The hatch is okay too I suppose

limo_100

colm_mcm wrote: »

Depends. I prefer the petrols in them tbh, the diesels are a bit slow when there are a few miles on them.

I'd get a 1.6 petrol ideally, you'll see a few uk spec ones around. 1.4 is good for what it is though.

id say there be a good bit more power in the 1.6 is there?? are the 1.4 petrols a bit slow? how are the corollas for miles to the gallons?

JohnBoy26

Jesus. wrote: »

Ah feck, I thought you was on about the Saloon! The saloon is a good-looking car.

The hatch is okay too I suppose

The hatch corolla is way nicer than the saloon IMO.

JohnBoy26

limo_100 wrote: »

id say there be a good bit more power in the 1.6 is there?? are the 1.4 petrols a bit slow? how are the corollas for miles to the gallons?

No the 1.4 is perfectly adequate. It has 95bhp. The 1.6 has 109bhp so there is a difference but it isn't massive. Id be opting for the 1.4 though as the 1.6 doesn't imo offer enough of a performance upgrade to justify the extra tax.

limo_100

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

No the 1.4 is perfectly adequate. It has 95bhp. The 1.6 has 109bhp so there is a difference but it isn't massive. Id be opting for the 1.4 though as the 1.6 doesn't imo offer enough of a performance upgrade to justify the extra tax.

and would you go for the 1.4 petrol of diesel?

JohnBoy26

limo_100 wrote: »

and would you go for the 1.4 petrol of diesel?

A petrol will be cheaper to buy but the diesel will be more economical.

The 1.4 diesel is very refined an quiet, in fact it's one of the most refined small diesels out there and doesn't suffer from many of the pitfalls associated with modern diesels doing small mileage.

The petrol version would be my choice though but it really boils down to personal preference. Bear in mind too that gearbox bearings are a weak point in the diesel version. The same goes for the newer corolla and auris.

Old diesel

limo_100 wrote: »

i just wouldnt buy i dought they'd hole there value the same as the toyota do

i30 is supposed to be a much nicer car than the Auris - and as the lads have said the 07 to 13 era Corolla/Auris don't have the same great reliability as older Toyotas.

Id also expect the resale aspect to become less and less of an issue as time goes by - as more and more people realise Hyundais make decent cars these days.

DRice

Sorry to bump this one back, did you get the Corolla or Auris in the end?
For those recommending the i30, the trouble with them is that its hard to get a 1.4/1.6 petrol one, most of them are diesel and dont suit those that do low mileage