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lol that's nice!!

That's sad to hear but good luck with the accord. Did you get auto or manual?

I think i will back down on getting a sportivo, i think i'm too young to drive such a car. I'm still on red p's and will be getting green soon. With 100kw and 171nm, i'm fairly satisfied and buying this model would probably allow my dad to keep the old sv21 camry. however, i would like to know what is considered as a decent price including stamp duty and etc. If i done some negotiations, would it be possible to pick one up for just over 20k? or am i expecting too much for such a price? Any help would be appreciated. THanks

So, it's finally a permanent fix?? That's damn great!! lol even though i dont own a sportivo but i'm glad that u got it fixed up

I would rather get the Honda Accord Euro if you could afford the V6 Sportivo It's at least not a suped up of a very mediocre model.

oh ok, was that your local dealership? Apparently, i couldn't find any around the Sydney area. The last one i saw one at Phil Gibert Lidcome and it was a blue sportivo also. What price did you settle for?

Hey Motoman, which dealership did you purchase it from?

><...now i feel green with jealousy LOL

Are the pre-facelift models still on sale?? I hope the new models wont lack any of the substances which the current models hold, otherwise i woulda been better off buying the prefacelift. In terms of prices, when will be the best time to buying a Sportivo?? Would it be more expensive to buying a model that's about the off sale soon?? My dad wants to get a mediocre AUTOMATIC camry but i so want to vent off another couple of grand to get Corolla Sportivo. Unfortunately, the manual transmisson really discourages my dad from looking at it.

Well, I sat in a Sportivo a couple of times at the dealerships and i loved it. hehe, i wouldn't mind the sweet sound of the engine as long it didn't sound like it was going to run out of breath or rev like lawn-mower which you get from fat V8s. Well, i read that VVTL is pretty much similar to Honda's vtec. So, i'll be assuming that i'll enjoy the sound. However, do you owners find the noise of the tyres irritating in any way? Oh and another question, Does the the 2zz-ge engine perform worse than 1zz-fe between 1k to 4k RPM in terms of torque and power output?

http://www.mynrma.com.au/corolla-sportivo_toycorolla_spo.asp I'm in favour of buying the Sportivo but i came across this review At the moment, i'm not trying to negatively criticise the car but i don't know which source i should trust. So i'm just posting to confirm some facts. I've read the review by Bill Mckinnon and he seems to be giving idea of how poor the Sportivo is. He is saying that the Sportivo seems to understeer and its fuel economy is only average. Above all, it claims "it's not particularly good value" Is his criticism of the Sportivo a bit too biased? I mean, he says "The dash features high gloss fake metal inserts" and i find them appealing. So, how would you sportivo owners respond to his view of the car? He has a point or is he exaggerating about the problems?

Hi, Although i don't own a Sportivo but hopefully i will one day, So what is this starting problem which you're are informing about? Can you please provide some introductory details about this problem?