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3.63 out of 5 stars

Poor Paint Quality :(

gringo, 08/02/2003
2003 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Buyers beware. Paint quality on white cars is extremely poor. Paint is so thin and sealed poorly that it actually stains even though waxed! Chips way to easily. It scares me to think what this car will look like in a year. I cannot talk to other colors but I can assure you that you will have paint problems within months of buying a white Corolla.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Great car

Keven, 05/26/2008
2003 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Loved this car. Bought it brand new. There was no other compact sedan as stylish as this at the time. Car felt much more expensive than it actually was. I totalled the car less than a year after having it. Ran head on into a telephone pole due to road conditions. Airbag deployed, I was completely fine. From inside the vehicle you would have never known it was wrecked (except the airbag and cracked windshield). Very solid!

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

ESS9383, 04/02/2002
2003 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I agree with Pete Novack, It does look like the IS 300 from some angles. The car handles well. One thing I did notice is wobbling going down the interstate. I looked at the trees, but they werent swaying at all to the wind. I guess that's aerodynamics, but I'm not sure. Overall this car is fantastic, and I've got a lot of compliments on it saying "That doesnt even look like a corolla". It's true it doesnt, but it does have the reliability the Corollas have always had.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Awesome Car!!!

J.T., 06/22/2002
2003 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This car is fun to drive. It looks good and has a great feel to it. I just drove it on a 600 mile trip and it handled great. I noticed I had driven 140 miles and the needle was on 3/4 of a tank. Wow!

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Great Car

jonbond, 09/23/2005
2003 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

We got this car based on the reputation, gas MPG and based on the looks!! rep of Corollas is outstanding and it looked so much better than any other small car out there at the time. This car has held up to it's rep of being a GREAT reliable car!!! This car looks good and drives well and gets even better gas mpg with the manual tranny that we chose. We average with city/hwy as we always drive both during the week anywhere from 29 to 37 depending on how fast we drive that week! The AC is always on since we do live in Texas. HIGHLY recommend this car!!!!

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