This is a really good review! So informative and well reviewed. I’m considering to buy this new, feels like a car that can provide many years of reliable/safe travel.
Amazing review, you covered everything I was interested in, unlike many of the other reviews I've watched where it's like the reviewer is auditioning for top gear 😅 Your style was very natural and much easier to watch. Thanks for making this video, it was super helpful 👍
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment. I wish I could do Top Gear videos 😂 maybe one day! But until then I'll continue to try to provide good consumer advice and hopefully show the audience what the car feels like 😊
Good report!👍 Just like to add Done 25 K in our “older” model Returning 50 ish MPG Plus no “tracking” type steering symptoms Would have another for sure
Hey that's awesome! If you want reliability then the Corolla and the Swace are definitely safe options, but the Swace is more affordable with loads of great standard features. Good choice!
Swace is basically the same car, but got my Corolla Touring couple days ago, swapping for a Megane DCI Estate (2014). Feels a little bit more cramped (Megane isn't the roomiest to start with), boot slightly smaller (about same size when you drop the Corolla's floor panel), I think rear space is slightly better for the legs, not as good for the headroom. Comfy overall, enough room for my 6'4'' (driver seat at the lowest). Interior is pretty dark, especially with the tinted windows. If you want a fun lively interior, this is not it. Couple of niggles, coasting at low speed, I keep left-foot braking thinking it's the clutch (old manual gearbox habits). Couldn't activate Android Auto Wireless, could be my crappy phone (Moto G82), Only one USB port (for android auto). Otherwise, yeah, it's a compact Estate car, and doesnt feeel to dissimilar to the Megane overall, besides all the high tech stuff. Cabin layout is sensible, comfy, ride a hair harsher but really not bad (could be 17'' tires versus 16'', or my old tired Megane). Don't like the Lane Assist stuff. Even when deactivated, it still triggers sometimes. Otherwise, easy going car, rewards relaxed driving, Great style and interesting color (Bronze Imperial), goes from bronze to dark grey depending on ambient light. Interior is not the best overall. Dark, lacks USB ports and fun features, not the roomiest. You get a Swace / Corolla Touring for it's overall practicality, economy, and reliability. It's adequate. And that's all I wanted, really.
I agree, it doesn't excel is some aspects bit does the job and does it well. I did shoot a piece about the rear cabin but ended up leaving it out of the video. Plenty of legroom in the back and okay headroom (could be slightly better). The driver aids do trigger but not so often that it becomes irritating, at least it's good to know they're there! Overall it is a great car and I like the fact that the Swace is cheaper than the Toyota (but the trade off is power)... Ultimately the Toyota has a better warranty so will probably hold it's value better too. Either car is a good choice for a daily.
@@Naveed4SpeedI've seen a few modern compact cars, and the interior always feel more cramped compared to the older generations, whatever the car. Airbags, fuel economy (aerodynamics, smaller, lower to the ground), and crumple zones everywhere I suppose. The Civic E:Hev is better for the interior, but more expensive. Taxis know. Toyota Corolla Touring / Rav4 are all they buy these days (hence the 8 months wait). It was either of these, or a Jogger Hybrid, but since I wanted reliability... Can't trust Renault anymore (although Engine in the Jogger is an old 1.6L Nissan / Renault platform with port injection and timing chain, so all good). Toyotas tops the charts every year, and the engine platform is essentially an updated 20 years old Prius, super reliable. The hope is it will last me 10 years and more without a major issue. Anyway, thanks for the review :)
@@Naveed4Speed Yes. Three years (three services), then you get 10 years warrantee. And prices aren't that bad, plus courtesy car. They did say that the engine didn't need any break in period. I'm doubtful. I'll do an oil change between 500-1000 miles anyway. Worth 100€ imo.
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This is a really good review! So informative and well reviewed. I’m considering to buy this new, feels like a car that can provide many years of reliable/safe travel.
Thank you! I think the Swace is an excellent choice, and good value for money too
Amazing review, you covered everything I was interested in, unlike many of the other reviews I've watched where it's like the reviewer is auditioning for top gear 😅
Your style was very natural and much easier to watch.
Thanks for making this video, it was super helpful 👍
Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment. I wish I could do Top Gear videos 😂 maybe one day! But until then I'll continue to try to provide good consumer advice and hopefully show the audience what the car feels like 😊
An amazing & informative video
Keep it up 🫡
Thank you thank you 🤝
Good report!👍
Just like to add
Done 25 K in our “older” model
Returning 50 ish MPG
Plus no “tracking” type steering symptoms
Would have another for sure
Hey that's awesome! If you want reliability then the Corolla and the Swace are definitely safe options, but the Swace is more affordable with loads of great standard features. Good choice!
Good video
Thank you
Swace is basically the same car, but got my Corolla Touring couple days ago, swapping for a Megane DCI Estate (2014). Feels a little bit more cramped (Megane isn't the roomiest to start with), boot slightly smaller (about same size when you drop the Corolla's floor panel), I think rear space is slightly better for the legs, not as good for the headroom. Comfy overall, enough room for my 6'4'' (driver seat at the lowest). Interior is pretty dark, especially with the tinted windows. If you want a fun lively interior, this is not it.
Couple of niggles, coasting at low speed, I keep left-foot braking thinking it's the clutch (old manual gearbox habits). Couldn't activate Android Auto Wireless, could be my crappy phone (Moto G82), Only one USB port (for android auto). Otherwise, yeah, it's a compact Estate car, and doesnt feeel to dissimilar to the Megane overall, besides all the high tech stuff. Cabin layout is sensible, comfy, ride a hair harsher but really not bad (could be 17'' tires versus 16'', or my old tired Megane). Don't like the Lane Assist stuff. Even when deactivated, it still triggers sometimes.
Otherwise, easy going car, rewards relaxed driving, Great style and interesting color (Bronze Imperial), goes from bronze to dark grey depending on ambient light. Interior is not the best overall. Dark, lacks USB ports and fun features, not the roomiest. You get a Swace / Corolla Touring for it's overall practicality, economy, and reliability. It's adequate. And that's all I wanted, really.
I agree, it doesn't excel is some aspects bit does the job and does it well.
I did shoot a piece about the rear cabin but ended up leaving it out of the video. Plenty of legroom in the back and okay headroom (could be slightly better).
The driver aids do trigger but not so often that it becomes irritating, at least it's good to know they're there!
Overall it is a great car and I like the fact that the Swace is cheaper than the Toyota (but the trade off is power)... Ultimately the Toyota has a better warranty so will probably hold it's value better too.
Either car is a good choice for a daily.
@@Naveed4SpeedI've seen a few modern compact cars, and the interior always feel more cramped compared to the older generations, whatever the car. Airbags, fuel economy (aerodynamics, smaller, lower to the ground), and crumple zones everywhere I suppose. The Civic E:Hev is better for the interior, but more expensive. Taxis know. Toyota Corolla Touring / Rav4 are all they buy these days (hence the 8 months wait).
It was either of these, or a Jogger Hybrid, but since I wanted reliability... Can't trust Renault anymore (although Engine in the Jogger is an old 1.6L Nissan / Renault platform with port injection and timing chain, so all good).
Toyotas tops the charts every year, and the engine platform is essentially an updated 20 years old Prius, super reliable.
The hope is it will last me 10 years and more without a major issue.
Anyway, thanks for the review :)
I appreciate your support. Are you planning on servicing with Toyota main dealers?
@@Naveed4Speed Yes. Three years (three services), then you get 10 years warrantee. And prices aren't that bad, plus courtesy car.
They did say that the engine didn't need any break in period. I'm doubtful. I'll do an oil change between 500-1000 miles anyway. Worth 100€ imo.
Yeah I'd still be careful, but otherwise that's great.
Enthusiastic and intetesting review. You know your stuff. But the filming location looks like a dogging site.
Thank you. It was one of the first locations that I found before the North York Moors, and I think it might be a dogging site 😂