2013 Toyota Corolla S: Regular Car Reviews

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  • We review the 5-speed Manual Corolla S. The perfect car to enjoying a daily stick shift that is also economical. Take our advice, get this for your first car.
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  • @bennyblanco519
    @bennyblanco519 5 лет назад +2642

    TRD badges, stickers and parts = trying to come to terms with the supra you wanted and the corolla you got.

    • @LilSaint001100
      @LilSaint001100 5 лет назад +27

      bennyblanco519 funny thing is. Ive not seen a Supra TT stick shift with TRD all over it.

    • @fakename287
      @fakename287 5 лет назад +11

      @@LilSaint001100 seething

    • @DavidFlores-jn1yg
      @DavidFlores-jn1yg 5 лет назад +6

      what a comment

    • @azoreanblade2
      @azoreanblade2 5 лет назад +29

      Each badge & sticker adds 5 hp

    • @DefineScrib
      @DefineScrib 5 лет назад +8

      This car is ugly

  • @caseytodd7632
    @caseytodd7632 5 лет назад +1101

    "Nothing from eBay is going to make this sewing machine better."
    Holy shit. The most accurate sentence ever sentenced.

    • @VonGeggry
      @VonGeggry 5 лет назад +13

      I mean a turbo kit or super charger would.... But as he mentioned... Not really worth doing in a parking lot... And maybe at all.

    • @phoenix1453
      @phoenix1453 5 лет назад +6

      TOYOTA MADE MOST BORING CARS IN THE WORLD. ONLY OLD PEOPLE BUYS IT. IF A YOUNG GUY BUYING TOYOTA LEAVE HIM QUICK. DON'T BE FRIEND WITH HIM.

    • @unfairsanic5089
      @unfairsanic5089 5 лет назад +42

      @@phoenix1453 why? You will need him when your car breaks down

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 5 лет назад +13

      @@phoenix1453 Gr8 b8 m8, I r8 it an 8.

    • @ConfusedGeriatric
      @ConfusedGeriatric 5 лет назад +21

      @@phoenix1453 if only old people buy it how can a young guy have one. Fuckin gottem

  • @612minigun
    @612minigun 5 лет назад +645

    "MORE REDUNDANT DISPLAYS THAN ROBERTS SPACE INDUSTRIES"
    I was not expecting that joke from you.

    • @RegularCars
      @RegularCars  5 лет назад +74

      BlooJay hahaha

    • @strifu808
      @strifu808 5 лет назад +14

      RegularCars I get literal fucking emails every single day and I don’t even fucking remember that that game is

    • @ShepFP
      @ShepFP 5 лет назад +11

      @@RegularCars A regular SC player. laughed out loud on that one thank you.

    • @Asytra
      @Asytra 5 лет назад +50

      @@RegularCars So like... how long before we get a Regular Starship Review?

    • @turbowolf302
      @turbowolf302 5 лет назад +28

      @@Asytra When we find out just how many STARSHIPS YOU CAN POOP IN.

  • @trainguy1792
    @trainguy1792 5 лет назад +780

    "Your first car is for making YOU money, not robbing you of it."
    *Damn that's deep*

    • @matte8441
      @matte8441 5 лет назад +34

      Trainguy1717 IRL My first car did rob me of money. And it’s a Honda of all cars. I might be the only person on earth that managed to buy a lemon Honda and a reliable BMW.

    • @trainguy6502
      @trainguy6502 5 лет назад +1

      @@matte8441 Hope my first Honda isn't a lemon

    • @matte8441
      @matte8441 5 лет назад +15

      Train Guy Honda’s are generally good cars. All car brands will churn up a bad one. I currently work as a Toyota dealer mechanic. They’re known for making reliable cars but I’ve dealt with a few bad ones.

    • @trainguy1792
      @trainguy1792 5 лет назад +2

      @@matte8441 Fact, same as a guy with a 1 million mile Ram Diesel, even Dodge trucks last with the right engine.

    • @fures101
      @fures101 4 года назад +1

      I think I failed at this...

  • @BoostedPastime
    @BoostedPastime 5 лет назад +608

    "There's nothing sadder than a turbocharged showoff car that's in your parents name."

    • @Trump-a-Tron
      @Trump-a-Tron 5 лет назад +16

      How about a KIA in _your_ name?

    • @TheRealWALLABI
      @TheRealWALLABI 5 лет назад +33

      @@Trump-a-Tron if it's a KIa Stinger I'm fine with that.

    • @PlymouthNeon
      @PlymouthNeon 3 года назад

      Haha just like Jesse's Jetta from the fist FnF movie, which was actually his dad's who's in jail.

    • @pontiacGXPfan
      @pontiacGXPfan 3 года назад

      How about a rental trim corolla?

    • @ALittleBitOfGay
      @ALittleBitOfGay 3 года назад +1

      @@Trump-a-Tron most of them from 2010 and up I’d call that a win. Not a base Rio

  • @bachouttapocket
    @bachouttapocket 5 лет назад +175

    Corolla S provided by: Kyle
    Of course it was

  • @MrMaxx6795
    @MrMaxx6795 5 лет назад +520

    I actually took Mr. Regulars advice when getting my new car, instead of getting something sporty I got a perfect daily of a 2020 Corolla LE, and it’s really nice and a perfect daily

    • @cantfixasandwich4672
      @cantfixasandwich4672 5 лет назад +103

      Weird, I took mr. regulars advice and ended up with a fiesta st

    • @Arthurzeiro
      @Arthurzeiro 5 лет назад +78

      If you really followed his advice you'd have gone for a motorcycle.

    • @darkknight5942
      @darkknight5942 5 лет назад +14

      I thought he always recommended a Miata?

    • @dekhunter148
      @dekhunter148 5 лет назад +10

      Same here I ended up with a nb Miata and a 300zx. Both are the convertibles so they leak ungodly when it rains like usual. Z's on Jack's right now just cause the auto went out so it's a 5spd with a sema special Bluetooth driveshaft while I wait for z1 parts

    • @SkylineFTW97
      @SkylineFTW97 5 лет назад +4

      I have a 1994 Honda Civic EX coupe as a daily/beater. Manual, VTEC, $250, 280,000 miles, largely stock. I also have a 2013 Honda Accord LX sedan (6 speed) as a work vehicle/commuter. Also staying mostly stock. I'm keeping major mods for projects. No car of mine will ever stay 100% stock, but I constrain it to minor things on my dailys. Better tires, braided steel brake lines, strut bars, beefier stereo systems.

  • @HAL-dm1eh
    @HAL-dm1eh 5 лет назад +147

    I'm 48 yrs old cruising at or just over the speed limit in my black 2010 Corolla S listening exclusively to orchestra music, and it feels great. The Corolla is what you make it, if you don't expect impractical.

    • @aldarko9487
      @aldarko9487 3 года назад +2

      This.....I couldn't agree more......
      I also have an R53 MINI so everything else is just a steerable daily driver toaster.....just like your coffee maker...

    • @adamziolkowski2549
      @adamziolkowski2549 2 года назад +2

      Yep, just me in mine rocking out to Grateful Dead 😂

    • @ape_man504
      @ape_man504 Год назад +1

      Looking into getting a white 2010 Corolla S, seems like a dope car

    • @HAL-dm1eh
      @HAL-dm1eh Год назад +2

      @@ape_man504 I still have my Corolla and it's only grown on me more. I put a strut tower bar on it to stiffen the front end and it handles much better now, along with some of the steering slop of the electric steering now being gone. It goes well with the 24 mm rear sway bar I put on the rear, too.
      I put a new stereo in it that woke up the factory speakers and I'm investing in getting it repainted eventually (something I would have never done before).
      So far she's more of a keeper than she ever was.
      I didn't realize all of this until I recently got a Mustang to drive and have fun with. I had forgotten all the issue you can have with a car until I got it. Granted, it's older than the Corolla with more miles on it, and I don't know if it might have been abused or not.
      Still, the issues are a good reminder of why it's important to have a good dependable car you're satisfied with.

  • @lucasodum2185
    @lucasodum2185 5 лет назад +1293

    “Slorola” on the license plate, lmaoo

    • @dillonh321
      @dillonh321 5 лет назад +32

      I'm gonna get one that says Cheapola

    • @hertzer2000
      @hertzer2000 5 лет назад +34

      My neighbor's mk1 Supra's plate says Supraslo.

    • @m0rtale195
      @m0rtale195 5 лет назад +4

      @@dillonh321 Cheapotle

    • @phoenix1453
      @phoenix1453 5 лет назад +8

      TOYOTA MADE MOST BORING CARS IN THE WORLD. ONLY OLD PEOPLE BUYS IT. IF A YOUNG GUY BUYING TOYOTA LEAVE HIM QUICK. DON'T BE FRIEND WITH HIM.

    • @LeafeonGold
      @LeafeonGold 5 лет назад +50

      @@phoenix1453 Who hurt you?

  • @arimacquarie4813
    @arimacquarie4813 2 года назад +36

    my '09 Corolla S is sitting at 323,000 miles and climbing! I'm its second owner and take it back and forth from Arizona to North Carolina. Nothing but oil changes and a headlight so far in 4 years of ownership :)

    • @Tubular_Tabby
      @Tubular_Tabby 9 месяцев назад

      hows it going 2 years later?

    • @arimacquarie4813
      @arimacquarie4813 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@Tubular_Tabby sold for $2,250 at 360k. Moved on to a 2011 Camry with 246,000 and some change that was free from a family member, though I don't plan on keeping it for too terribly long as the previous owner trashed it mechanically. Looking to get into a subaru, as wild as that sounds lol.

    • @Xbs_Rebass
      @Xbs_Rebass 2 месяца назад

      @@arimacquarie4813 you getting a newer subi or an older STI model

  • @the486man9
    @the486man9 5 лет назад +574

    We need a review of Scotty Kilmers actual 1994 Celica.

    • @thedude5449
      @thedude5449 5 лет назад +82

      We need a review of Scotty so he can be put out to pasture

    • @perdition79
      @perdition79 5 лет назад +57

      It would be worth it just to hear our beloved RCR reviewer perversely grunting the phrase "Rev up your engines!"

    • @CardboardSliver
      @CardboardSliver 5 лет назад +43

      RCR should do a season where they review other RUclipsr cars, like Scotty, ChrisFix, something from Hoovie, WatchJRGo, Tavarish, 2StrokeTurbo, Aging Wheels (yes, the Trabbie), and maybe a special guest, like Daily Driven Exotics

    • @iHaveTheDocuments
      @iHaveTheDocuments 5 лет назад +35

      @@CardboardSliver jealous scotty already "reviews " other youtubers cars by shitting on them in some insane insecure rant of a video. Chris fix gets his dream car. Next day scotty "why Humvees are worst vehicle ever"

    • @Duraputer
      @Duraputer 5 лет назад +4

      If it actually drives lol.

  • @COYGunners
    @COYGunners 5 лет назад +43

    When I was young (like in teen young) I HATED the Corolla, now in my low 30’s I’ve come to realisation that all I need is a manual Corolla or a 4 cyl Camry but mostly a manual Corolla.

  • @Euphist29
    @Euphist29 5 лет назад +454

    2:43 peak horsepower at idle damn

    • @GeoStreber
      @GeoStreber 5 лет назад +77

      that actually isn't idle. That's as high as the revs go.

    • @two_number_nines
      @two_number_nines 5 лет назад +79

      S I X H U N D R E D R P M

    • @soupsandwch
      @soupsandwch 5 лет назад

      just heard this

    • @dcp10200
      @dcp10200 5 лет назад +5

      Jesus, my 4.3 Vortec revs higher than that thing!

    • @Arthurzeiro
      @Arthurzeiro 5 лет назад +23

      Toyota using two stroke marine diesel engines in Corollas.

  • @Flargenyargen
    @Flargenyargen 5 лет назад +58

    I drove a Corolla S for a year or two and I really loved it. It did everything right for me. I'm not a real car guy, though.

    • @RegularCars
      @RegularCars  5 лет назад +17

      Flargenyargen you drive a right hand drive K-Van as your ONLY CAR! You are a bigger car guy than most men!

    • @Flargenyargen
      @Flargenyargen 5 лет назад +7

      @@RegularCars Any amount of car culture status I've gained has been thanks to folks like you and a wild growth over the last few years. Keeping in the spirit of vehicles that don't do much more than get you around, I think that van is my perfect vehicle. As a vehicle, it's not doing anything too great or too poorly. But it's opposite of a Corolla in how interesting it is.

  • @John.VanSwearingen
    @John.VanSwearingen 5 лет назад +306

    So the Japanese compact sedan is like the French-Canadian character in an American transcendentalist novel... but with more
    B A L L T A P S

    • @phoenix1453
      @phoenix1453 5 лет назад +2

      TOYOTA MADE MOST BORING CARS IN THE WORLD. ONLY OLD PEOPLE BUYS IT. IF A YOUNG GUY BUYING TOYOTA LEAVE HIM QUICK. DON'T BE FRIEND WITH HIM.

    • @phoenix1453
      @phoenix1453 5 лет назад +2

      @Mr. Zero no i drive honda civic type r (2018)

    • @phoenix1453
      @phoenix1453 5 лет назад +1

      @Mr. Zero actually my dad is driving toyota corolla thats why i called this company boring

    • @phuckhugh2698
      @phuckhugh2698 5 лет назад +4

      @@phoenix1453 a Honda civic is the same thing as a toyota corolla. just slightly better styling and a less reliable transmission that costs $3500-$4500 to replace.

    • @jimcarlson6157
      @jimcarlson6157 5 лет назад

      @@phoenix1453 I'll lend you my bus pass

  • @superSaturn77
    @superSaturn77 5 лет назад +50

    "We'll be in Corollas until they invent quantum travel."
    Wrong. Quantum-Corollas will reign still supreme.

  • @CodyUnderstorms
    @CodyUnderstorms 5 лет назад +371

    Red intake adds 37 hp

    • @joey69d
      @joey69d 5 лет назад +28

      And 4 torques

    • @sportmode6438
      @sportmode6438 5 лет назад +20

      Requires synthetic blinker fluid

    • @joshsamuelson1793
      @joshsamuelson1793 5 лет назад +9

      Stickers add 5 hp per. Lol

    • @DarkInstinct05
      @DarkInstinct05 5 лет назад +3

      @@sportmode6438 I better go top mine up, they've been getting a little dim lately

    • @zacharychavez3482
      @zacharychavez3482 5 лет назад +7

      The box said +10hp, but it's underrated so its actually like +35-38hp, but +40hp with a tune....(wipes nose and sniffs). Yep.

  • @Evohunter7
    @Evohunter7 5 лет назад +41

    My wife & I owned a Corolla for 5 years, when we got it it was a 15 years old grey import. That is still the best car we ever owned.

  • @iYuno
    @iYuno 5 лет назад +519

    Thats a lot of stickers on a car stopping with drums... didnt even know drums were still a thing in 2013

    • @rodrigomatos1636
      @rodrigomatos1636 5 лет назад +64

      Right? All those mods and he didn't have enough $ left over for a set of discs? C'mon.

    • @matthewwatt2295
      @matthewwatt2295 5 лет назад +27

      Even my 2010 Honda Jazz (Fit) has discs all round

    • @y87_99Firebird
      @y87_99Firebird 5 лет назад +48

      I see 2012ish trucks with drums still out back. I think even small economy cars today still have some here and there

    • @germaineliew2012
      @germaineliew2012 5 лет назад +95

      What's exactly wrong with drums on a car that is being daily driven anyway?
      They seem to stop the car just fine.

    • @Yixdy
      @Yixdy 5 лет назад +54

      @@germaineliew2012
      """Muh performance"""

  • @CyhAnide
    @CyhAnide 5 лет назад +32

    Years ago, your first Corolla review warmed my heart, and this one warmed my soul.
    I know from experience that you're absolutely spot-on with this analysis. When I got my license over a decade ago, my parents said they'd buy me a car; and my first, last, and only choice was the Corolla. Six months later, when that 1999 Corolla VE got outshone by a local dealership's newspaper ad, I upgraded...to a 2001 Corolla LE. (I just wanted power windows.) Since then, I've added 120,000 miles to Corolla 2's original 25k and driven up and down the East coast (Florida to Maine) maybe four times now. And when I finally run her into the dirt, my next car is either gonna be another Corolla, or a Mazda Miata.
    (The Miata would be your fault.)
    Meanwhile, my little brother managed to literally explode two Celica GT-S's (one engine and one transmission) before seeing the light and getting an old Camry.
    Indeed, first cars should save you money. A $7500 used car, paid in full, driven for 14 years, mere peanuts for registration, and dirt cheap maintenance? Yes, please. In fact, I'll have another.

  • @chooseymomschoose
    @chooseymomschoose 5 лет назад +138

    "Your first car should make you money..." PREACH

    • @Xachremos
      @Xachremos 5 лет назад +4

      Apparently my old buick that got 10mpg as a weekly average didnt get that memo. But god i miss that car

    • @api8848
      @api8848 4 года назад

      What does that mean

    • @HollowGTX
      @HollowGTX 3 года назад

      @@api8848 Meaning it will take you to work and home without wasting a lot of gas.

  • @LouisSubearth
    @LouisSubearth 5 лет назад +143

    "We'll be in Corollas until they invent quantum travel"
    Yeah there's gonna be "that guy" still driving a Corolla places.

    • @FerFel5
      @FerFel5 4 года назад +7

      So Corollas are the ultimate time machine

    • @LouisSubearth
      @LouisSubearth 4 года назад +1

      @@FerFel5 yes

    • @GearHeadGarage14
      @GearHeadGarage14 Месяц назад

      It’ll be me, even after I get all the other cars I want.

  • @elliotjohnson1885
    @elliotjohnson1885 5 лет назад +153

    This
    *This is how you use an English degree*

  • @michaelfjmusic
    @michaelfjmusic 4 года назад +38

    I just bought a 2008 manual S and I freaking love the thing. It's actually rather quick for an econobox, nice shifter, tight steering, great fuel economy even at 300,000 miles, and takes light cosmetic mods very nicely.

    • @jeedwards1981
      @jeedwards1981 2 года назад +1

      I just picked up a 07 S , 169k miles, new clutch. looks like hell though , paint is gone. Hows yours holding up and what miles are on it now?

  • @TheEowli
    @TheEowli 5 лет назад +83

    To be honest, the toyota corolla is the only car that is relavant, all others are just excessive status symbols

    • @educationalporpoises9592
      @educationalporpoises9592 5 лет назад +40

      The Civic is a Corolla with a nice haircut and ADHD.

    • @lmb5529bml
      @lmb5529bml 4 года назад +9

      @@educationalporpoises9592 That was a perfect description

    • @tylersmith4265
      @tylersmith4265 3 года назад +2

      The Mazda3 is a Corolla with makeup and adderall

    • @brown78az499
      @brown78az499 3 года назад +3

      The Camry and Avalon are just fatter Corollas with more class.

    • @JuneNeko
      @JuneNeko 3 года назад

      This, but Honda Fit.

  • @jasonmartinez1003
    @jasonmartinez1003 5 лет назад +34

    Oh my gosh! He actually reviewed the same year and model and transmission Corolla as mine! This is a miracle!

  • @gtjackson
    @gtjackson 5 лет назад +151

    the “S” is corolla means Scotty

  • @dagaybrucewayne
    @dagaybrucewayne 5 лет назад +72

    The owner probably thought Mr Regular would be super impressed with his fancy decked out super moded Corolla but Mr Regular just wanted to make a regular ass Corolla review.

    • @stevevarholy2011
      @stevevarholy2011 5 лет назад +5

      There are as many no-modded Corollas as their are non-riced Miatas.

    • @dagaybrucewayne
      @dagaybrucewayne 5 лет назад +3

      @@stevevarholy2011 That's not the point asshole, don't you ever comment on me or my wife's son's comments again.

    • @psyko2666
      @psyko2666 5 лет назад +4

      @@dagaybrucewayne TIL Batman is married with kids.

    • @KainRazielMT
      @KainRazielMT 4 года назад +2

      @@dagaybrucewayne What the fuck are you gonna do about it bitch

  • @rustytoyota
    @rustytoyota 5 лет назад +30

    I work for Copart and I see ALL the cars that leave daily. All off them. I can go weeks with out seeing a S let a lone a manual. I kid you not I find more Turbo TC's than I do manual Corollas.

    • @bandombeviews6035
      @bandombeviews6035 5 лет назад +5

      I only really ever see corolla S(es) from this generation, but rarely come across a manual

    • @SI0AX
      @SI0AX 5 лет назад +3

      @@bandombeviews6035 I friend of mine bought the last gen Corolla S with the 6-peed(but one of the 1st ones to come out). I kid you not, the first thing he did was straight pipe it. A straight pipe from the exhaust manifold connection to the back, no cat, no muffler, no resonator, nothing. It sounded *horrible* one of the worst exhaust notes I've ever heard worse than the riciest cars I've ever heard. He wanted to get an intake an all kinds of crap for it.
      He financed it for like $33,000. The best thing he did with that car was total it, lol.

    • @clothestravel
      @clothestravel 5 лет назад +3

      SI0AX A Corolla for $33k??? Was it made of gold???

    • @SI0AX
      @SI0AX 5 лет назад +1

      @@clothestravel HAHA LMAO! He got screwed over real bad, I don't know what the hell was in his head when he went to the dealership XD

    • @slowgoat6089
      @slowgoat6089 5 лет назад

      SI0AX - Why You Always Lyyiingg

  • @nujacordep1686
    @nujacordep1686 5 лет назад +30

    I would’ve loved this as a first car...

  • @j2simpso
    @j2simpso 4 года назад +23

    I remember when I was going car shopping in Summer 2013 and popped by the Toyota dealer at the local auto mall. "We've got a bunch of 2013 Corolla MTs we are trying to clear out. Do you want to go on a test drive?" Gave it a drive, was perfectly good car, had a decent set of features and the price was great. But there was something missing from it - a soul. Ended up getting a 2013 Mazda 3 instead and never regretted it.

    • @TheCRTman
      @TheCRTman 2 года назад +7

      A soul is in the eye of the beholder too i guess lol

  • @ManCaveStudio
    @ManCaveStudio 4 года назад +10

    I own this exact manual model and it's a great car. The reviewer said it all perfectly about not robbing you of money. I have the money for a status symbol however as I witness the frequency of issues that my friends have with their status symbols I am reminded how happy I am not to be having those issues.

  • @alvarolandaverdy8386
    @alvarolandaverdy8386 5 лет назад +6

    Just bought a 2004 corolla S 5 speed for $2700 with only 150k miles. Just saw this video and can say that I surprisingly am happy that I bought a Corolla S as my first car and so can you!

    • @davidahiable8396
      @davidahiable8396 4 года назад

      150k is only ?????

    • @zacharyreynolds4303
      @zacharyreynolds4303 2 года назад

      i can't believe i was honestly browsing and found one 2004 with more 10k MORE mileage, automatic for $7k...
      you can't put a price on reliability but that's ridiculous. i would consider $4000-5000 but 2700 was even good 3 years ago. i hope you still have it.

  • @chelldwar
    @chelldwar 5 лет назад +77

    Damn. Dropping Star Citizen references.

    • @RegularCars
      @RegularCars  5 лет назад +18

      Woopate yeppp

    • @dankmemesmeltexistentialdr2769
      @dankmemesmeltexistentialdr2769 5 лет назад

      I giggled my arse off at that, fucking love it

    • @axing_
      @axing_ 5 лет назад

      caught me very off guard

    • @MoshiMorschi
      @MoshiMorschi 5 лет назад

      @Dalle Smalhals and it's fine if it takes another 7, be patient, good games take ages to make, especially with their ambition

    • @JoshReynoldsWhoaSci-fi
      @JoshReynoldsWhoaSci-fi 5 лет назад +1

      We need some Regular spaceship reviews

  • @Soh90
    @Soh90 5 лет назад +14

    This Corolla makes me appreciate just how good the current Corolla, specifically the XSE hatch, is.

  • @ellisabraham9095
    @ellisabraham9095 5 лет назад +102

    “They’re a cup of coffee till the flask comes out”

    • @travishabursky4362
      @travishabursky4362 5 лет назад +7

      That really hit home.

    • @moodydude565
      @moodydude565 5 лет назад

      Like #69

    • @moodydude565
      @moodydude565 5 лет назад

      Commoners coffee as they say in ouran high school host club

    • @mdd47
      @mdd47 5 лет назад

      As the owner of a 2013 Corolla S, this is pretty much the perfect analogy

    • @CadillacFleetwood68
      @CadillacFleetwood68 4 года назад

      The quotes on this RUclips channel are pure gold.

  • @ZacharyHankins
    @ZacharyHankins 5 лет назад +10

    This was my first car. Still to this day, my favorite car. It was perfect.

  • @dawnpoint
    @dawnpoint 5 лет назад +82

    This car with an automatic transbobulator is the single soggiest driving experience known to man.

    • @original__gmebvy
      @original__gmebvy 5 лет назад +9

      Taylor Rhodes nah that’s what the base Camry’s with the dent in the corners of the bumper driven by old ladies to church on Sundays are

    • @heathgarner10
      @heathgarner10 5 лет назад +1

      @@original__gmebvy I own a 2004 Camry with a 2.4 and a 2004 Celica GT, both automatics. The Camry is legit smooth but handles like garbage. The Celica is rough and slow but handles great for a fwd.

    • @pfizer69
      @pfizer69 5 лет назад +8

      It's not good. But defiantly not the worst. The good thing about these cars is that you will be slugging around with the automatic transbobulator longer than any other car you have or will ever owned. Ultra boring with ultra reliability.

    • @jessicah3450
      @jessicah3450 5 лет назад +1

      I had one of these as a rental car for two weeks, and this statement is very true.

    • @mdd47
      @mdd47 4 года назад +1

      It's not that bad if you keep it in second or third gear around town. Makes the throttle response somewhat lively. I'm not saying it's *fast* mind you but its quick enough for spirited driving if you don't mind staying in the 3500-4K range where the VVT-i starts to kick in. What baffles me is highway/interstate driving because somehow this thing manages to get 35-36 mpg even though it sits at like 3200 at 80 mph. And mine is 8 years old! It used to get 40. IDK how they pulled that off. Having said that, I'm trading it in for an Elantra Sport as soon as I can.

  • @mas502arc
    @mas502arc 5 лет назад +71

    Not going to lie - this generation + this guy's mods looks quite handsome.

    • @JoseLopez-vp8vu
      @JoseLopez-vp8vu 5 лет назад +14

      mas502arc yeah This is the best looking generation imo

    • @Ragna___
      @Ragna___ 5 лет назад +2

      this

    • @AndreasFjord
      @AndreasFjord 5 лет назад +17

      I agree, though the amount of stickers is questionable

    • @jayit6851
      @jayit6851 4 года назад +1

      I've never seen someone describe a car as "handsome"

  • @dragonbrownies517
    @dragonbrownies517 5 лет назад +15

    The underside is so clean you could damn near eat off it.
    Somehow I really like this. Its practical, still savant with a manual and looks decent in a parking lot.

  • @justinwallace9045
    @justinwallace9045 5 лет назад +24

    I have a Corolla S. I couldn't imagine spending money on "performance" upgrades for it.

    • @harisnafis6047
      @harisnafis6047 Год назад

      My dad used to have 2011 Toyota corolla base modelmy dad had an accident

  • @GamerNRetro
    @GamerNRetro 5 лет назад +84

    All 12 year old "car people"
    "My first car will be a e46 m3, gTr, c7 Zo6!!!"

    • @DriftxKingGTR
      @DriftxKingGTR 5 лет назад +20

      LightningBlueMeanie I remember at 14 years old telling my friends that my first car will be a R32 GTR
      Ended up getting an Evo V... close enough

    • @SuperCreativeLemon
      @SuperCreativeLemon 5 лет назад

      My first car is Bugeye Wrx

    • @jimmypena2442
      @jimmypena2442 5 лет назад

      @@DriftxKingGTR I said it'd be a 350 or something with a manual... Ended up with an Impala... at least it had a V6 and bench seat lol

    • @CoastalKite
      @CoastalKite 5 лет назад +2

      Accurate. Then we all drive Ford Tempos

    • @soapie-
      @soapie- 5 лет назад +3

      Yup, back when in 2015 I was like that but it was for a Lexus SC300. Now I'm just staring at that new Toyota Avalon and wanting one of those as my first car, despite me knowing I probably wont be able to get one.

  • @kevinolivares8835
    @kevinolivares8835 5 лет назад +1

    I love the English crash courses. Never thinking I was a smart guy, the quick tidbits are nice because I know I'm gonna learn something and you always use the car to help make the connection. You teach me something I once thought I'd never understand in the span of a few minutes and I appreciate that

  • @VeyronBD
    @VeyronBD 5 лет назад +40

    0:15 It really took me as a surprise that wasn't an ashtray

    • @arpadkal
      @arpadkal 5 лет назад +6

      That thing looks more like a cup spiller then a cup holder!

    • @Christian---
      @Christian--- 5 лет назад

      I mean smokings bad these days.
      Why would you need/want an ashtray?
      And sure, I don't smoke and I never use the trays for a thing, I probably wpuldn't use the tray as intended even if I smoked. But I feel those going is another brick taken from the rome that is, or rather was, the finest hour of the automobile. I feel it is an indication of our steps FoRwArD into the great FuTuRe that's always so InEvItAbLe, a blue pill we always eat by choice.

  • @RenaultDiscordia
    @RenaultDiscordia 5 лет назад +4

    So I thought I'd chime in, first time comment, long-time watcher, love the content. I actually ended up sinking on a 2019 Toyota 86 GT for my first car (realizing that it probably wasn't the most cost-effective choice, but considering that after learning on a 2005 Sienna and a 2018 Ford Edge, anything was better, and my job made it quite a bit easier to get my hands on it, so I dunked), though I had been considering an older Corolla for a while now. Biggest mistakes I made were getting it in an auto, and not waiting a few more months for the 2020 model so I didn't have to make the obligatory "let's swap out the head unit with something better" decision. After 7,500 miles in the thing (drove it off the lot with 12 miles on it), I'm inclined to believe that the decision wasn't that bad after all, it makes the commute (20 miles one way) and the traffic less of a pain in the ass, and it handles really well with all the TRD bells and whistles. Will I try and convert it to stick at some point or trade it in for one? Maybe. For now, it works as a daily, it's sporty, and it makes me happy. That's all anybody can really ask for, right?

  • @meerhajji381
    @meerhajji381 5 лет назад +4

    I’ve one and it’s magnificent. This car cant feel like it’s aged or something. Each day it feels like brand new car .

  • @fender343
    @fender343 5 лет назад +13

    "your first car is for making you money not robbing you of it" I wish I couldve got that though my head before buying my dodge challenger

    • @jakkbatt4711
      @jakkbatt4711 5 лет назад +1

      Oh lord i wish, i bought a 2009 silverado, man that truck is a money pit😂😭🤢

  • @Reizor_
    @Reizor_ 5 лет назад +59

    The S stands for S P E E D

    • @fluorine7575
      @fluorine7575 5 лет назад +1

      If s p e e d stands for Slow Piece of Excrement, Extremely Dead, ur right 😂😂

    • @unfairsanic5089
      @unfairsanic5089 4 года назад +1

      @@fluorine7575 because the corolla is not ment on flat roads, throw that on downhill mountains and it will outrun most of the cars

  • @adamthomas9004
    @adamthomas9004 2 года назад +1

    I just got a Toyota Corolla LE of the same year about two months ago and so far it's my favorite car I've ever had. It's smooth to drive, more fuel efficient, and comfortable to drive 10/10 would recommend

  • @MrFraggerNades
    @MrFraggerNades 5 лет назад +23

    "More redundant displays than Roberts Space Industries. " 😂 love the star citizen dig

    • @400Redsport
      @400Redsport 5 лет назад +1

      I was hoping someone else caught that. What a massively impressive piece of a game. Even if it may never actually be completed lmao

  • @JRCody-ds3ec
    @JRCody-ds3ec 4 года назад +5

    Just got a 2009 Toyota Corolla S as my first car. I've had it for less than two weeks, but it has done everything I have asked of it, and then some, and was a great price and thanks to gas mileage and that good old Toyota reliability, will never truly break the bank. If you are looking for a car to do what a car does, get a Corolla.

    • @davidkastin4240
      @davidkastin4240 4 года назад

      The S is a good choice. Proper maintenance and don't beat on it and it will last a long time. My father had his Corolla 20 yrs. Now he has a Camry.

  • @facebookcollection
    @facebookcollection 5 лет назад +52

    "We'll be in corollas untill they invent quantum travel"
    Take it as you will...

  • @sedrosken831
    @sedrosken831 3 года назад +2

    I've got a 2010 Corolla S myself, got it last year. It's just... a car. One that runs, drives, and will probably continue doing so even when I can't.

  • @normileguy6788
    @normileguy6788 5 лет назад +26

    It been a WHILE since I’ve been this early, started watching 5 minutes after it was uploaded

  • @Eagle_James_TKB
    @Eagle_James_TKB 2 года назад

    The best commentary I have come across. Its so point on and with good tips; Your first car is for making you money, not robbing you of it.

  • @oldred9122
    @oldred9122 5 лет назад +5

    Roman setting this place on fire with the tunes this week

  • @bricegraham8256
    @bricegraham8256 5 лет назад +6

    Hey this actually looks pretty cool. It's definitely a change of pace. I'm so used to seeing these as boring daily drivers. I'm always helping out non knowing customers with these things.

  • @r1sabotage
    @r1sabotage 5 лет назад +1

    So I just bought a MB C300, coming off a 2009 Corolla S stick. As nice as the Benz is, i just cant stop thinking about my Corolla. I had the thing for 8 years, and it was a care free 8 years. The Corolla is the best care free car I have ever owned. As long as you change the oil and filter, air filter, PCV valve the car seem like it will run forever. i bought it with 50k miles and I stopped driving it at 190K miles with zero issues. The anxiety in my life now with this Benz sucks. My oil change is going to be around $500. My brake job around $1500. I feel like selling the Benz and live out the rest of my days just riding in my corolla

  • @alexiliescu3328
    @alexiliescu3328 5 лет назад +10

    Perfect. Now do an Opel Manta next to achieve peak literary prowess.

  • @disgustipated57
    @disgustipated57 5 лет назад +2

    Had one of these as my first car. I miss it so much. Very great car when taken car of.

  • @aayonce4
    @aayonce4 5 лет назад +4

    My neighbor has one it actally still looks fairly modern

  • @benstrempler
    @benstrempler 7 месяцев назад

    I bought a 2010 standard Corolla S based on your advice! Got a great deal on it too! It’s in great condition too gotta be on guard because nothing would make me sadder than to see it developing rust problems.
    Toyota Corolla is, in my opinion, the official car of enjoying turning down your residential street. The car of being a happy car owner. A marriage where she’s happy to see you even when you’re both overworked. It’s a car that will last if you choose to last with it.

  • @robertaxel
    @robertaxel 5 лет назад +4

    Damn, that owners' manual illustration warning you not to slam your head on the trunk lid, was the best laugh I've had in a long time....

  • @matte8441
    @matte8441 5 лет назад +1

    I work at a Toyota dealer and these come in often. The type of car that no matter how bad shape it’s in, it still drives ok. They hardly break and only come on for routine maintenance or really minor issues.

  • @romanlegion5837
    @romanlegion5837 5 лет назад +6

    That’s actually a really clean build and now I want a corolla to mod the same way lol

  • @charlesconto3154
    @charlesconto3154 5 лет назад +58

    The S stands for S H I T M Y P A N T I E S

  • @michaelkeogh7722
    @michaelkeogh7722 5 лет назад +17

    Toyota Corolla, the regularest of regular cars.

  • @WasteofSpace13
    @WasteofSpace13 Год назад

    Ivy watched this video a couple times. I owned a 2013 Corolla S from the week I got my license at 16 to the day it was totaled by a truck last year at 22. It was bone stock, auto, nothing fun, nothing fancy. But it was reliable. Never once had an issue with it. I never LOVED the car. It was just "an car" but sometimes I miss it. I had done a lot of growing and had some important experiences in those years. The person driving the car off the lot was not the same person stepping out after getting rear ended almost 7 years later. This gen. Corolla will always be special to me...even if they're special to nobody else.

  • @datboi4479
    @datboi4479 Год назад +2

    If the shifter is underwhelming, look at Monkey Wrench Racing. Not an ad whatsoever, but you can buy anything like an entirely new shifter, new solid bushings for both the cables and the base, and short shifters. I own a 2009 Pontiac vibe, and the new shifter assembly made it feel like a brand new car. The solid bushings are also very good, but have no mercy for bad shifts, so buy those at your own discretion. Also, any weighted shift knob that weighs approximately a pound or so really gives some heft to the shifts

  • @randomdancer9606
    @randomdancer9606 5 лет назад +17

    This car honestly looks clean and subtle...
    Perfect first car for a college kid who's a car enthusiast

  • @Deathexia00
    @Deathexia00 5 лет назад

    This video couldn't of come at more perfect time. Just binge watched The Witcher last night AND I was reading Economy/Walden this morning in preparation for my LSAT. This is amazing.

  • @AlejandroMaagno
    @AlejandroMaagno 5 лет назад +3

    Best way to watch his videos- speed then up 2X-only then is the speed about right.

  • @formentorvz5
    @formentorvz5 5 лет назад +2

    Maybe make wheels stand out a bit more, otherwise it looks literally perfect.
    No fake exhaust tips, no fake air vents and very subtle but exiciting in general, I love it.
    Sadly they never sold the Corolla like this here in Germany.

  • @tokuchaan4693
    @tokuchaan4693 5 лет назад +47

    Didn't even know that Corolla window sticker exists.

    • @theprogwalrus597
      @theprogwalrus597 5 лет назад +1

      I feel like the sole reason they exist is because of the Corolla rally cars from the late 90s

    • @RBRat3
      @RBRat3 5 лет назад +7

      I own a vinyl cutter I can make anything exist for a price ;)

    • @666cemetaryslut
      @666cemetaryslut 5 лет назад +3

      ebay exists

  • @SuperSideKian
    @SuperSideKian 5 лет назад +1

    This is the perfect balance of humour and serious analysis. You guys are awesome

  • @rolon-ew5kl
    @rolon-ew5kl 5 лет назад +11

    I got a car that is slightly impractical as my first car.. A 1993 miata it has 2 seats and a small trunk but dam it is fun to drive.

    • @ilovemanunited6179
      @ilovemanunited6179 5 лет назад +1

      rolon96 2810 I might be getting a 2002 Civic Si for my graduation present and I'm so exited to have my first manual performance car!

    • @666cemetaryslut
      @666cemetaryslut 5 лет назад +1

      @@ilovemanunited6179 That's probably the worst Civic Si ever made but that being said it's a pretty decent first car.

    • @zephead843
      @zephead843 5 лет назад +1

      Good choice. You're a wise man.

    • @rolon-ew5kl
      @rolon-ew5kl 5 лет назад

      zep head like mr regular said in his review it is a great car for someone who wants a driver car but could only afford one car. It is true. They are cheap the only downside is since it is a classic car you might need to do maintainence and replace parts sometimes.

  • @zebbiek5879
    @zebbiek5879 5 лет назад +1

    I have a friend who has the automatic version, and his philosophy is that cars are for getting from A to B. It really shows how different the same car can be depending on the owner.

  • @qmto
    @qmto 5 лет назад +3

    I love this car. I think the mods were very tastefully done.

  • @ferenc-x7p
    @ferenc-x7p 5 лет назад +1

    I had 7 cars, not including my parents' cars back in the day, from 5.0L mustang to Grand Prix to WV to turbo this and that, but when I rented a Corolla S (2018), that car was just very driveable. Can't find a better word for it.
    Especially looking at the fuel gauge barely moving while driving for hours.
    It's a sense of being content.
    I'm not running, I'm not racing, I'm not shaking and not hearing any drone from the exhaust, nothing is vibrating and my check engine light isn't coming on.
    It's just a very driveable car. It's for drivers with the least amount of fuzz between point A to B. Still fun though, don't let the 130hp scare you away. It's enough.

  • @kunu98
    @kunu98 5 лет назад +14

    Every Kyle loves the decade old “Boobies” wrist band

  • @SaltyStarfruit
    @SaltyStarfruit 3 года назад

    this video has given me a much better outlook on the fact that my first car (and current daily driver) was a base model Subie Impreza 2.5i. Its not fast, its not particularly special, but it cranks up when i turn the key and it gets me from a to b. I was thinking about trying to mod the engine to make it go faster but RCR is right when they say "your first car is supposed to make you money, not rob you of it." Thanks RCR! From both me and my Subaru

  • @bluecollarben9836
    @bluecollarben9836 5 лет назад +11

    A stick shift in a Buick dealership is something you don’t hear everyday.

    • @cameronlovesevolve
      @cameronlovesevolve 5 лет назад

      Lol some old retired person be like "alright it was a fun few years but damn these Buick Encore so easy to get in and out of"

    • @97I30T
      @97I30T 5 лет назад

      Ben Lucier Buick used to offer the Regal and the Verano with a stick shift a few years ago. I’m guessing that most Buick dealers rarely if ever had them on their lots though.

    • @MrFallenskater56
      @MrFallenskater56 5 лет назад

      Yeah I own one of those regals the first 6 months of the 2012 regal gs where all 6 speeds

    • @chaucerparks5941
      @chaucerparks5941 5 лет назад

      Your comment couldn't be more true. I've just recently seen for the first time, a 5 speed manual Buick Regal. 🤔..✌💨🏃

  • @PacoLikesPie1969
    @PacoLikesPie1969 5 лет назад

    I was waiting for this moment ever since the '99 Corolla video.
    And now I feel content with my actions moving forward.

  • @TristanL585
    @TristanL585 5 лет назад +7

    I like these cars. I have the 2020 se with all options and those LEDs headlights omg

  • @spletest8977
    @spletest8977 5 лет назад

    I'm glad my first car was a 4th gen Maxima. It was sportier than most cars and faster than most but reliable enough to get me through highschool, my first job, second job, college, and first career move. Now it's doing the same for my sister. Only mods on it are to limit body roll.

  • @chez0102
    @chez0102 5 лет назад +9

    The perfect car for having realistic dreams

  • @WorthlessWhips
    @WorthlessWhips 5 лет назад +2

    I'll never understand modding a modern Corolla, but it seems like the new ones might take to mods quite well. Happy they are still making manuals at least.

  • @Suction_
    @Suction_ 5 лет назад +11

    The new ones are much different. They used 'effort' in making them semi enjoyable to drive

  • @tell302man
    @tell302man 2 года назад

    Mine has 292,000 miles and has had knock sensor, rebuilt caliper, and alternator. That is it and is identical to this one minus TRD badges. I love it

  • @ThePimpPigMan
    @ThePimpPigMan 5 лет назад +15

    The beginning of this video is almost as hilarious as the “Hot Dicks” portion of the Supra review

  • @parmpreetgill8205
    @parmpreetgill8205 Год назад

    I drive a 2009 Corolla and while I know it's nothing special, I still find ways to have fun with it. Sometimes I take it to a local backroad after work just to unwind and have some fun. It's small, light, and responds well for what it was meant to do. I would like to get a sports car in the future but for now, I'm having plenty fun in my Corolla.

  • @Specmauto
    @Specmauto 5 лет назад +4

    My favorite generation of the corolla.

  • @MobileAudioPro
    @MobileAudioPro 5 лет назад +1

    I own a Corolla 2013 and this is about as accurate of a review I've seen yet. Mine is an automatic but only thing I've had to replace was the valve cover seal and at 100000 miles with frequent oil changes that thing looked clean with no sludge and will give me another 200000 miles no problem. But if you want fast go else where if you want reliable this car is for you as long as you know to change the oil AND FILTER regularly and ATF also.

  • @heavy_ang_patay
    @heavy_ang_patay 5 лет назад +13

    I was thinking about a Pontiac Sunfire
    RCR: TOYOTA, COROLLA

  • @HSMiyamoto
    @HSMiyamoto 5 лет назад +1

    After years of driving Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Ford, Chevy, Oldsmobile, Mitsubishi, Renault, Mercedes and Geo, it brings a tear to my eye that Toyota and Honda are the only companies making reliable comfortable cars, which is why they sell so many, and the other companies don't get it.

  • @ILP_911
    @ILP_911 5 лет назад +9

    LOL at the RSI comment, so true

  • @vicwiseman6038
    @vicwiseman6038 4 года назад +1

    Own one, now have 153k miles on it. Just replaced the alternator and serpentine belt at my dads house. Took 1 hr. Great reliable car.

  • @alechall7082
    @alechall7082 5 лет назад +6

    TOSS A COIN TO YOUR WITCHER, OH VALLEY OF PLENTYYY

  • @KPG113
    @KPG113 5 лет назад +1

    You can count another person on that list of people who listened to your advice. I had to sell my 2014 Corolla LE for financial reasons last year (blessing in disguise because CVT's are the weakest link in those). I loved that car though, and I'm gonna buy an older model pretty soon with a stick so I can love that bulletproof sewing machine engine even more lol.

  • @superdestrier9160
    @superdestrier9160 5 лет назад +15

    There’s nothing to comment about this car.

    • @kiangonsalves
      @kiangonsalves 5 лет назад +3

      It's as interesting as watching the paint dry

    • @ScubaSteveM45
      @ScubaSteveM45 5 лет назад

      Corollas are the plain oatmeal of automobiles