Emmanuel

I hate them hit and runners! My other car (ford focus) has a knuckle sized dent which is not easily recognised without glare. For sure the dent was created between saturday night to sunday night because I was detailing it last Saturday afternoon and there was no dent (right rear passenger door). Why oh why! Sigh.......'

I get about 750kms a tank. I do 60:40 hwy and city driving. Car: 2007 Levin ZR 6sp Fuel: any 98 octane yields similar figures Findings: No significant performance advantage of 98 octane compared to 95 or 91. However, I do get about 60kms more on average if I fill up with 98 octane. This probably offsets the extra cost. Thus there is probably little if not minimal gain when compared to normal fuel in terms of milage. Average fuel consumption p/100 km: 6.8L B)

I went and saw them yesterday afternoon and got quotes for the Hollandia 300 and 700. 700 goes for $2100 (got them to match City Sunroof's quote) and 300 goes for $1650 with cover colour coding. Met Jenny there who is such nice and friendly lady. I had a talk to my dad and asked him 'Is it worth getting a sunroof at all?'. He said that it depends on how long you want to keep your car for. What are your opinions in actually deciding if you want a sunroof or not? Manny

I think moonroofs are the ones that only tilt up a tiny bit. Sunroofs are the ones that you can fully lift up or hide on top or within the roof of the car. I could be wrong. Manny

Fantastic. I will ring our toyota dealer Lander to confirm about the warranty. Thanks for all the input guys! Cheers. Manny

Thanks for the posts guys. Okay; so it is worth getting the top of the line one. Forget about price now, the question is; will the hollandia 300 look better than the 700 one.....well because it has the 'spoiler like' look to it? I`ve got the new rolla levin zr shimmer no mods done to it. Any more inputs would be much appreciated.... Personally I like the spoiler like look. Any comments..?? Oh yeah, nearly forgot ask. Will this sunroof installation procedure VOID any of my new car warranty? Thanks. Manny

G'day All, Could someone provide information about sunroof fitters. So far I have located sunroof city and prestige sunroofs. These two fitters only use Hollandia 300 and 700 series sunroofs. Quote from Sunroof City: Hollandia 300 - $1350 full installation GST inclusive (http://www.webasto.com.au/am/en/am_auto_sunroofs_497.html) - This is quite a decent one. Its not the one that only lifts up a tiny bit. The whole cover can actually get lifted up but not hidden. Hollandia 700 - $2100 full installation GST inclusive (http://www.webasto.com.au/am/en/am_auto_sunroofs_792.html) - this is the top of the line one. The cover fully gets hidden within the roof housing. Quote for prestige sunroof: no call backs yet To anybody who have gotten a sunroof fitted, is it really worth investing $700 for the fully hidden sunroof? Are there other sunroof fitters that are known to be marginally cheaper relative to others? Any form of feedback would be great. Manny

I believe one of the standout features of the new Corolla is its interior. They look bloody awesome! (one of the major reasons why I got a Levin ZR 6sp). Bundled with relatively better fuel economy (due to dual vvti) and Toyota's unquestionable build quality, its a very solid car. YES it is heavier (1300kg) and YES it looks like a Yaris on some serious steriods, nevertheless it is arguably the HOTTEST Corolla released. Manny

We need to first engage into any forward gear sometimes before engaging reverse because sometimes it does not want to go in. (no syncros in reverse) As for people experiencing grinding, make sure you are fully stationary before engaging reverse. Apart from the that, the gearbox is bloody awesome to use! The ratios are pretty similar with gear 4, 5 and 6.. I guess these gears have been tuned to maximise fuel economy. From what I have observed, best instant fuel consumption is between 90 to 100 km/h on a fully flat road (no incline or decline). Manny

Ah ok. But why is it that ESP helped (refer to that video link on youtube) in the conditions of extreme ice in Europe which probably has minimal grip? Is Toyota's VSC not as good as other ESP modules of different manufacturers? Do you have a website link that has got some information about the VSC module breakdown? Cheers. Manny

Doing less ks on your car will do wonders for its resale value. Thanks for the post! Manny

Dash is too intrusive - I agree. You cannot even see your bonnet at all! It takes a while to get used to the front end length. Passenger seatbelt - this is true and quite annoying. Capability - it is a capable car. The dual vvti spreads an even torque through the rev range of the engine. Optitron lights - this is one of the highlights of the ZRs. LOOKS BLOODY AWESOME! Boot size - smaller compared to my Ford Focus 07 which is has a huge boot thanks to its control blade suspension (requires less space than conventional ones) Manny

LOOKS FRIGGIN AWESOME!

I strongly believe that all cars should be fitted with VSC and TC, especially VSC. VSC works by detecting a potential spin caused by abrupt steering inputs usually at high speeds. The VSC module will then individually brake any of the four wheels individually or simuntaneously to counter act the spin therefore stabilising the car. By removing the need for the driver to make this steering correction to the spin, he or she can focus on the steering. This can be a life saving feature simply because human reaction times on average are not quick enough to make the steering correction. The VSC modules are even quicker at detecting vehicle instability than Michael Schumacher. Traction Control on the other hand is like the opposite of ABS. It either works on the Differential end or the braking end. Power is modulated on the drive wheel if a lost of traction is detected. When traction loss is detected, power is cut from the drive wheel/wheels by using one of the two methods I mentioned above. More info: Manny

Quite scary cuz the computer warns you unexpectedly:P It warns you about 2 times, first at 34 or someting, then at 20, and probably a couple more beeps in between Here are my results with 91 RON: Average Fuel Consumption p/100 km price of fuel $1.3600 price paid $70.00 litres 51.47058824 kilometres trav. 720 average p/100km 7.14869281 And thats with about 15kms left on the trip computer which is very risky:P GO THE LEVIN ZRs!!!!

Nice. What's your driving conditions like? HWY/City like conditions?

Nice Colour - looks like the shimmer colour - GO SHIMMER!. So you do about 300km p/week on average which is quite ideal because it will not depreciate the value too much in the long-run of your rolla. I'm guessing you do most of your driving in city like conditions which is why your fuel consumption p/100 is higher than advertised. Was so close on getting a Sedan, but I fell in love with the ZR features. Manny

Hey Smithy, Majority of the people I know do around 300 to 400 kms per week. So your average fuel consumption p/100km would be: (580 + 660) / 2 = 620km p/week on average corolla fuel capacity in ltrs = 55 ltrs so 54 litres (can't get a perfectly full tank / 6.2) = 8.71 litres p/100 km. Not too Shabby mate. Whats on your ODO? How much HWY driving you do? Manny

Ethanol by nature disperses less energy compared to normal unleaded fuel. Although it has a higher RON of I think 94 as opposed to 91, this compromise does not yield to better mileage. So theoretically, E10 (10% ethanol blend) should give you marginally worse mileage as opposed to normal non-ethanol blended fuel. Its purpose is probably weighted more on sustainability. It is a renewable energy source (biofuel). Every SINGLE effort counts when it comes to the environment. Ethanol blended fuel should not damage any contemporary engines, although there are specific models of car manufacturers that are not able to run on them (mostly old models and supercars). And, for you sports car owners, I would not recommend using Ethanol blended fuel unless there was some sort of non-ethanol fuel shortage world wide. Manny

G'day all, I have had my Levin ZR exactly 2 months as of today and already have done 4803 on the ODO. Car: Levin ZR 07 Hatch Tranny: 6sp Manual Total kilometres driven (ODO) 4803 ownership duration in months 2 average weeks in a month 4.345238095 (365/7/12) Average KM driven per week 552.6739726 Guide with the calculations: a = total km driven on ODO b= Ownership in months (easier to calculate as estimate instead of days....) e.g. 2.5 months, etc. and also easier to implement correct average weeks in a month c = average weeks in a month = 365/7/12 thus your average km driven per week is = a / b / c The reason I post is because ever since we moved to the West, I have been doing a lot of kilometres which is good and bad for cars (new cars do get exercised but does not help the resale value in the long run). So for curiosity's sake, please post! Cheers. Manny Also, please correct me if I stuffed up my maths:P

Woh, thats a pretty good price. Manual Trans? Did u get the hail fix? No not yet. It is very hard to notice because of the very light colour (Shimmer). I plan to put a sun-roof soon anyway so it should fix about 80% of the damage. The damage was very minor, so I probably will not get it fixed unless I have to. Yes it is a stick shift. Here are some pics!!! (sorry, about the angles, was only testing the camera at that time) Its still a very nice score at that price. Yeah by chance we went to the right place at the right time!. Would never have bought one if it was normal price. I believe the extra costs does not justify enough the extras on the ZRs. Its just too pricey and out of my budget at the time i brought the car. So went for an SX. I'love to have the extras of ZR though although there are no performance gain. Absolutely. If I was to choose b/w SX and ZR, I would have picked SX simply because there is more value per dollar in it. If only Toyota were a little bit more sympathetic:P. They could have put sports suspension, VVTi-L (High profile CAMs) etc. You know, something that will make the LEVIN really stand out. After all, the term LEVIN is suppose to be the performance trademark of the classic Corollas. SX, ZR, Conquest, Ascent - to me its all the same. Running costs are quite low relative to other cars within the market segment; fuel, insurance, servicing, and do not forget the good resale value too. You can never go wrong with Corollas. Manny somethign like the Levin ZR are only sold in japan for $22000 or something like that minus the skirts. Look at the Blade with 3.5L v6 which kicks out 206kw. Its only $32000 equivilant. Anything comes into aus get water down '206kw......urghhhhhhh (drooling heavily)'

Strangely, you dont feel the 1300kg weight when u accel with the corolla. Try drive an A3. Thats pretty damn heavy that it wouldnt even move between the 2000rpm Yeah that is true. It takes off quite nicely, probably cuz of the new clutch and gearbox or something. But you do feel the effect of the weight during cornering quite considerably. The signature corolla body roll. Haha. would a strut bar help? He he. Maybe the term Corolla actually is an abbreviation for 'Corner Rolla'. The new Rollas only have torsion beams. No struts to minimize body roll. I also drive a Ford Focus 07 Model and they have very good rear suspensions (http://www.carbibles.com/suspension_bible.html just before half way down the page) and fantastic front end grip. These control blade suspensions also uses less space than the conventional suspension setup and thus gives more legroom and bootroom. The car is very well behaved in corners. On the extreme side, my friend has a Supra twin turbo (don't know which year model) which has racing suspensions which is quite f****d up. I mean you feel the bumps inside the cabin if you run over an ant! Manny.

Strangely, you dont feel the 1300kg weight when u accel with the corolla. Try drive an A3. Thats pretty damn heavy that it wouldnt even move between the 2000rpm Yeah that is true. It takes off quite nicely, probably cuz of the new clutch and gearbox or something. But you do feel the effect of the weight during cornering quite considerably.

I wish Toyota would do those stuff you mentioned:P. The Toyota Corolla line-up had always been relatively conservative and practical. I remember my friend telling me, 'this feels like a mini-lexus'. I guess the term 'sporty' will hopefully begin to materialise in the corolla line up sooner or later. But at the moment, Toyota probably feels that there is no need to (yet). Nice Rolla Picture by the way! Quite stylish... Manny

Woh, thats a pretty good price. Manual Trans? Did u get the hail fix? No not yet. It is very hard to notice because of the very light colour (Shimmer). I plan to put a sun-roof soon anyway so it should fix about 80% of the damage. The damage was very minor, so I probably will not get it fixed unless I have to. Yes it is a stick shift. Here are some pics!!! (sorry, about the angles, was only testing the camera at that time) Its still a very nice score at that price. Yeah by chance we went to the right place at the right time!. Would never have bought one if it was normal price. I believe the extra costs does not justify enough the extras on the ZRs. Its just too pricey and out of my budget at the time i brought the car. So went for an SX. I'love to have the extras of ZR though although there are no performance gain. Absolutely. If I was to choose b/w SX and ZR, I would have picked SX simply because there is more value per dollar in it. If only Toyota were a little bit more sympathetic:P. They could have put sports suspension, VVTi-L (High profile CAMs) etc. You know, something that will make the LEVIN really stand out. After all, the term LEVIN is suppose to be the performance trademark of the classic Corollas. SX, ZR, Conquest, Ascent - to me its all the same. Running costs are quite low relative to other cars within the market segment; fuel, insurance, servicing, and do not forget the good resale value too. You can never go wrong with Corollas. Manny