So it’s about time I did a review on my 2006 Toyota Corolla. I’ve been travelling to Mumbai every summer since I was born. But in the last 3 years we’ve been traveling more frequently, we just love Mumbai! BUT, we can’t stand the heat of Mumbai and hate using the local transport. Which led us to purchase a car, the Toyota Corolla!
Since we’re used to Automatic cars in Hong Kong, we decided that an Automatic would be a smart choice for the Mumbai traffic as well.
So far the car has done about 50,000 kms. And it has been great and smooth. Though lately, the car has been giving trouble. The engine makes weird noises when I floor the car, the steering is VERY tough (it used to be much smoother earlier) and at high speeds the steering wheel shakes. I’m not sure if this makes a major difference, but around a year ago my dad met with an accident with the car. He went head-on with another car, the damage wasn’t too bad from what he said. He said only the front bumper had gone or something. Is it due to that, that these problems are occuring? What should be done?
Since my mom is in India I have told her to give the car for servicing before I arrive (which is next Saturday). Any suggestions as to which Toyota service centre I should leave the car at? I want excellent servicing at the value-for-money, I don’t want to get ripped off as I did last time. The last time I gave the car for a simple service, I had to pay RS.40,000. I’m not sure if thats normal for these cars or something.
As I am not in India right now I am unable to attach any photos, but I will do so next week when I’m back.
Thanks for reading and I hope to receive some useful advice! 🙂