Joey

I couldn't see it there anymore! I believe it has been sold now

Thanks again for all the help here! I'm going to enquire with insurance before I go any further on this car. Joey

Hi guys! Thanks for all the quick replies, I took it for a drive, and wasn't very impressed, the sales person was encouraging me to give it a bit of a thrashing, so I tried. Changing gears was quite difficult, it didn't rev up to 8000rpm, it kept cutting out before that. It didn't hold traction very well ether. The handling was ok, quite a bit understeer, I guess it could be because I am not familiar with the clutch and gearbox. In the end they were asking 27k for it, do you think thats a good price, even with the rims and suspension? I had a look inside, and in the engine bay, didn't seem like it had been in any accidents, is there anything I should be on the look out for? The drivers seat i noticed was well worn, I'm assuming the previous driver was a big fellow. If i do get it, will be looking to replace it, is it easy to get aftermarket seats put in the car? I am thinking recaro's. Thanks in advanced for the advice, I am quite keen, but I need some more information. Joey

Hi again So all of you know this car? This forum is amazing all the answers are here! Whatever car I get I'll definately thoroughly check it out. I'm after a car which is sporty but also very reliable and Corollas are known to be reliable. The Sportivo adds the sporty element I'm also after. I don't really like red as it reminds me of a Barina but the wheels look great on it and I've been told it has sports suspension. Any info on who's car this was? I hope it hasn't been in an accident. Joey

Hi there I'm looking at getting a Sportivo soon and this forum is very interesting! There's heaps of info here! It sounds like a lot of fun modifying this car. I like the pre-facelift shape and I spent the weekend looking at used and demo Sportivos. I saw one which was particularly interesting! Here's a photo of it I didn't get a photo from the side but it has gunmetal 17's and has been lowered. Apart from that I couldn't tell of any other modifications It looks really good so I'm quite interested in it but being already modified should I think twice about buying it? Also what do you think I should pay for a used Sportivo generally? Joey