Hey guys,
I need your advice on the following:
My wife drives an 03 Corolla 4-speed auto. The car has been very reliable so far. It is very fuel efficient and operating costs are very low. It does have some problems though. There seems to be some plastic covers underneath the car that makes a helluva wind noise. I've looked many times, but just can't figure out which one is it. The ride on this car is very very harsh. Someone once mentioned something about the springs being to hard. There are a few rattles inside the car, especially around the radio. The brake pads are already worn out, with only 40k miles. Lastly, the vehicle seems a little too small these days. With the car seat in, it seems a bit tight.
Now, we looked at the Honda Element and were pretty impressed by it. Although we didn't drive it, it seems like a very practical and nimble little SUV, minivan???
Interior space is huge......and I mean huge! I think they had people more than 6' tall in mind when they designed this thing. Fit and finish looks very good (it's Japanese) and quality and reliability should be very close to or equal that of Toyota. MPGs won't be as good as the smaller Corolla of course, but it ain't too bad either....something like 22/28 respectively.
Now, and this is where you come in. I've already paid over 2 years on the Corolla and just thinking of starting all over again almost makes me wanna puke!! On the other hand, the Corolla is begining to get on my nerves due to all the little gremlins. The Element was very impressive (upon initial inspection); so I'm very tempted to buy it. What would you do???
Thanks for your advice!!
I need your advice on the following:
My wife drives an 03 Corolla 4-speed auto. The car has been very reliable so far. It is very fuel efficient and operating costs are very low. It does have some problems though. There seems to be some plastic covers underneath the car that makes a helluva wind noise. I've looked many times, but just can't figure out which one is it. The ride on this car is very very harsh. Someone once mentioned something about the springs being to hard. There are a few rattles inside the car, especially around the radio. The brake pads are already worn out, with only 40k miles. Lastly, the vehicle seems a little too small these days. With the car seat in, it seems a bit tight.
Now, we looked at the Honda Element and were pretty impressed by it. Although we didn't drive it, it seems like a very practical and nimble little SUV, minivan???
Interior space is huge......and I mean huge! I think they had people more than 6' tall in mind when they designed this thing. Fit and finish looks very good (it's Japanese) and quality and reliability should be very close to or equal that of Toyota. MPGs won't be as good as the smaller Corolla of course, but it ain't too bad either....something like 22/28 respectively.
Now, and this is where you come in. I've already paid over 2 years on the Corolla and just thinking of starting all over again almost makes me wanna puke!! On the other hand, the Corolla is begining to get on my nerves due to all the little gremlins. The Element was very impressive (upon initial inspection); so I'm very tempted to buy it. What would you do???
Thanks for your advice!!
