Hi gents,
My first post here.
I am planning to buy a second hand '03 with 40K Sportivo. My mind is almost clear, however, I need some negative feedback. Wrong forum for this, sure ... but. ANything I should check/consider? I don't know any Sportivo owners, don't know what's good/bad about these cars.
Anything?

open the drivers door, next to the hinge there should be a silver plate with a date and a serial number on it, this will save u the hassle of getting the intake and ecu recall done yourself.

the clutches are sometimes a bit funny in 03's, but u can go to toyota and get a clutch adjustment done, for more info on that just seach this site there's tons of threads on it. apart from that the only other thing i can think is to check that its not registered on REVS, cos there was one a couple of weeks ago that that looked like a bargain apart from the fact that the bank owned every bit of it!

ok, so now time for the important questions

what colour? any mods yet? where are u from? (cos i know someone will force u to the meet wherever u are closest too!)

just out of curiousity... how much are you looking to pay for the car???

How do I do that?

ok, so now time for the important questions


black of course! no mods...yet




$19,500-20,500. Yes most of these cars or sale are around 22-23K, but I don't know who pays that. That's how mush I am willing to offer.

Hey man,
Welcome to the club

Sportivo's are great little cars, but they have had a few issues. That being said i think the fact that its a mad sports car with lift outweigh these issues. Every car has em...


Anyway im not being a nazi, just pointing you to your answers:
There's a HUGE thread that lists and discusses all the issues that have arose with the sportivos:
SPORTIVO ISSUES


and if you go to the top of the corolla page, you'll see a thread called "PREVIOUSLY COVERED TOPICS" or something.. have a look in there.. its a good rundown of the more important information on this site, as well as what to buy and where to buy it when it comes to modding

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Where are you from? We have monthly meets in most capital cities, so you'll have to come along one day.

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to check the car on REVS, go to the REVS website... and follow their steps...

Enjoy your stay here

Cheers,
Tom

It's truuueeeee... it's oh so true!

if there is a rear lip on the car make sure its not half melted

Negative feedback.. hmm.. i think there is one and that is most 03-04 Stivo owners won't part for any less than $20grand because they are fantastic cars imo The engine and gearbox alone is worth more than $10grand new, its top of the range stuff. Despite some of the little niggles, rattles here and there, i don't see much negative to really talk about the Corolla Sportivo or else i would have sold mine already for dirt cheap.

I have had mine for about six months now no issues that havent been fixed quickly. The old owners put up with a noisy aircon fan that I had fixed on my first visit to the dealer along with the hi rpm shifting issue.

I love the performance and fuel economy mix.

RRP on a short engine(Sump to rocker cover) is just on $11000 from what I've been quoted. Hence why I jumped on the engine that Southside Toyota in Brissy had on their surplus parts listing for $5800 for Northy!!!