When my last car was destroyed and I started looking for a new car, I did a search for what people thought of my last car so I could get a feel for how accurate these reviews were. Some of them were unbelievably stupid and funny. Let's find some of those.
You start by going to a page already looking at reviews.
http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/corolla/2010/consumerreview.html
The area circled in red is what you change.
Here are some reviews about the 2010 Toyota Corolla. Sorted by worst rating.
I see a lot of posts about steering problems. My Corolla now has about 10000 miles on it and I haven't noticed any steering problems. I've let other people drive my car and so far nobody has said anything about steering problems or rattling/shaking/swirving.
The absolute worst posts are about my last car - 2006 Honda Civic.
If you've never seen the newer Hondas, the speed gauge is located as high as possible so you can see it even when you're looking at the road. picture
You start by going to a page already looking at reviews.
http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/corolla/2010/consumerreview.html
The area circled in red is what you change.
Here are some reviews about the 2010 Toyota Corolla. Sorted by worst rating.
Some people suck at driving. This guy can't even stay inside the lines. I have no idea what "inverter noise" is. He says he needs to look at the gear selector even though the top of the review says it's a 4 speed automatic. The gear selection is basically the same as an 80s GM or my 1992 Ford Tempo - 1 click down from park is reverse, 2 clicks neutral, third click is drive. It's the same design as every automatic I've ever driven.
I have a standard travel mug and it fits just fine. Is this guy saying that a regular coffee cup with no lid and a big loopy handle won't fit in the cup holder? Do people really do that? There would be coffee flying everywhere when he stops or accelerates.
This guy is angry that his car came with an alternator.
I see a lot of posts about steering problems. My Corolla now has about 10000 miles on it and I haven't noticed any steering problems. I've let other people drive my car and so far nobody has said anything about steering problems or rattling/shaking/swirving.
The absolute worst posts are about my last car - 2006 Honda Civic.
My car was the LX as well and it was smashed when it had 86000km on it, so that's about 54000 miles just like this guy. It was a really smooth ride, even at 100mph. Lots of posts mention rattling and banging coming from the front right side of the car, but luckily I've never experienced anything like that. There are also a lot of posts about noisy transmissions, but mine never made a sound even though I abused it. It's terribly ironic that he's thinking about switching to the Corolla.
This is from a much longer post that actually has a lot of good points, but this seems very strange. The gas pedal in a Civic is basically a straight line pointing to the front of the car. It's very easy to push because it only moves about 1 inch total going from no throttle to full throttle. It was probably the most noticeable difference when I changed from a Ford Tempo to a Honda Civic - the pedal is extremely sensitive and travels a very short distance. picture of a Honda gas pedal.
He's angry that a $20,000 Honda Civic doesn't look as expensive as a $40,000 Acura TSX?
I always wonder what people are doing that they need to slam on the brakes this hard. Even after 10,000 miles in my new car, I have never had to slam on the brakes hard enough that the brakes would shudder or have the ABS kick in on dry pavement. This guy might have a real complaint, but I still wonder if he's doing something crazy.
That would be the ABS kicking in. It makes the pedal feel rock hard and sort of vibrate your foot at the same time.
My car is telling me to change the oil. How do I make it stop telling me this???
Why trust government rating agencies like the EPA when you can get your information from random people who are not scientists or technicians.
My low powered economy car has low power. How do I make it have more power??
A car with an automatic transmission rolls forward in drive unless you apply the brakes? No shit. It's also Honda's fault you bought shitty tires that suck.
You mean the car acts retarded when you drive like a retard? No way. Get up to the speed limit in less than 40 seconds and this won't happen. My Corolla does the same thing if people in front of me take an hour to get up to speed and yes it's annoying, but I don't blame the car since it's doing exactly what an automatic is supposed to do - shift into the highest available gear.
Fucking speed gauge. I should focus on how fast it feels like I'm going rather than how fast I'm really going.
If you've never seen the newer Hondas, the speed gauge is located as high as possible so you can see it even when you're looking at the road. picture
I had this exact same problem with my Honda and I got around it by putting 300lbs of sand in the trunk. Most people only do that for a pickup truck, but I think fish tailing is dangerous no matter what kind of vehicle you are driving. This guy's post is perfectly legitimate; I just felt like explaining this.
Yet another conspiracy nut who doesn't trust the government. The official EPA gas mileage of the 2006 Civic is 36mpg.
A tiny car with 4 people and the AC on is slow? I'm shocked. I'm also shocked that a car would gear down when going up a hill. That's just ridiculous!
For those of you don't know much about Hondas, vtec is a timing thing that kicks in at higher rpm. If you shift at 4000 every time, you'll never see it work. This guy has a manual transmission so it's entirely his fault.
This guy doesn't seem to understand what a hybrid is all about. Much of the fuel saving comes from turning the engine off when stopped. This is something you don't want the hybrid to do in winter because then your car would be cold all the time, and that's why it drops the gas mileage to 26. 26mpg (US gallons) is about what I was getting with my own non-hybrid Civic when I had winter tires and drove it cold (don't do this). It drops even lower, probably around 20mpg if you let it warm up for 10 minutes before driving.
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