Oppo Challenge: Corolla of Destiny

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
09/01/2016 at 10:19 • Filed to: I take it he didn't buy a car yet, Corolla

By some unfathomable means, you are stripped of your vehicles. Now you can buy only one car, and it has to be a Corolla. Remember: this is your only car for the indefinite future. Choose wisely. Here’s a link for some examples:

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The Matrix, Vibe, and various Prizms and Colts are also fair game.

Go!

DISCUSSION (41)

S65 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 10:22

Stock AE86

KatzManDu > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 10:28

Go with something new because warranty, right?

http://ww3.autoscout24.fr/classified/294…

Of course, there is the allure of the AE86:

http://ww3.autoscout24.fr/classified/286…

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 10:28

Backwards Corolla!

Kinja'd!!!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > S65
09/01/2016 at 10:30

Which trim though? That determines if you get an LSD and the glorious 4AGE.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 10:30

Kinja'd!!!

Do I win?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
09/01/2016 at 10:33

What if you have to drive it in the winter in a place with road salt?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 10:35

I’ll take a KE70 Wagon. Thanks.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
09/01/2016 at 10:40

Doesn’t matter. Wash it weekly and get good tires.

NostalgicCarLife > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 10:40

Kinja'd!!!

What about a Corolla that’s also a Tercel?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
09/01/2016 at 10:42

The traction isn’t the issue. It can’t be that bad.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > NostalgicCarLife
09/01/2016 at 10:43

I had this car! It was really slow, but strangely fun. The handling was pretty awful, and it was rusted to crap, but I kinda miss it. So easy to park.

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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
09/01/2016 at 10:46

Then it will rust out from under you if you don’t seal it.

NostalgicCarLife > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
09/01/2016 at 10:47

Maybe yours was too worn out, mine handled pretty good. In fact in road tests when it was new it handled better than the RWD corollas (not that that is saying too much).

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
09/01/2016 at 10:47

Hrrrnnnn.... So perfect. Waaaanttt.

I saw one in the junk yard yesterday. It was an automatic, but it made me sad anyway.

Boxer_4 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 10:48

Kinja'd!!!

‘90 Prizm GSi with a 4A-GE 20V Silvertop swap, C160 6-speed w/LSD, Tom’s Carbon airbox kit, Tom’s ecu, and suspension upgrades of some sort (not sure what).

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
09/01/2016 at 10:52

SAVE IT! Transmissions for these are dirt cheap and 16V 4As are hardy.

Forge Crown Victor! > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 10:53

E70 4AGE red top n/a 200hp and a 12k redline. Must be wagon.

Kinja'd!!!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Forge Crown Victor!
09/01/2016 at 10:58

I want a Formula Atlantic engine.

Stapleface > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 11:03

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I’ll take an AE111 please

Stapleface > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 11:05

www.carfolio.com/images/dbimages/zgas/models/id/16845/1998_toyota_sprinter_trueno_bz-r.jpg

I’ll take an AE111 please

Forge Crown Victor! > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
09/01/2016 at 11:06

Not familiar with those. I want whatever Takumi had in Initial D

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Forge Crown Victor!
09/01/2016 at 11:09

It was the spec engine for FA in the 90s and (IIRC) early 2000s. It’s a 4AGE tuned to put out up to 240 hp if you want to rebuild every few thousand miles with a 12k redline. It’s glorious.

S65 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
09/01/2016 at 11:13

Sprinter Trueno

Probenja > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 11:14

The fastest car in the world:

Kinja'd!!!

The Stig's former college room mate > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 11:24

Has to be an ALL-TRAC wagon

Kinja'd!!!

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
09/01/2016 at 11:36

It was pretty far gone, sadly.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > NostalgicCarLife
09/01/2016 at 11:37

Replacing the struts helped, and I’m sure it was better than many cars of the day. Just alot of body roll.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 11:40

Kinja'd!!!

Now normally I’d go for an AE86 or similar. But I’ve seen what a corolla SR5 can do in Forza. So now I want one.

Forge Crown Victor! > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
09/01/2016 at 11:40

I’m going to look that up.

bhtooefr > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 11:48

Wait, if Vibetrixs are fair game... what isn’t fair game?

Because there is a lot of stuff based on the Corolla.

I would say Celica GT-S - new enough that it might not rust IMMEDIATELY, still should be quite fun - but I don’t know if you’re going to count that as a Corolla or an Avensis. I would argue that the Avensis is an embiggened Corolla with IRS, though, and the Celica GT-S is a Corolla with the Avensis’s IRS, IIRC. And, now that the Auris is being sold as a Corolla in the US, the IRS-based Corollas are part of Corolla canon.

Also, I actually own a Toyota product that’s based on the same platform as the next Corolla, and shares a wheelbase with the current Corolla... but I’m not sure if I’d pick it as my only car ever, even though I like it.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
09/01/2016 at 12:04

I spent two years looking for a good SR5 but could never find one

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > bhtooefr
09/01/2016 at 12:05

The way I see it, the Matrix is actually called the Corolla Matrix internationally, so it’s a Corolla. And the Vibe is just a rebadged Corolla.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 12:20

Yeah, if mine had been an SR5 (and not so rusty), I probably would’ve tried harder to keep it.

bhtooefr > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/01/2016 at 12:28

OK, I guess I’ll go with a Matrix XR-S or Vibe GT?