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Good morning friends,
Jim here checking in from DC! I’ve been waiting in the bushes for a truly “special” car for a while and the GR Corolla looks to be it. I’ve already called my local dealer and am on their allocation list. My current daily is a 2020 VW GTI S with the DSG. It’s a fantastic car but sometimes it just leaves me wanting a little more edge and the long term reliability prospects worry me a bit.
I’m not exactly amazing at driving stick (I can do it but I don’t have a ton of time behind the wheel of manual cars) and always dreaded the idea of having one in the city but for a car this spectacular I’m willing to suck up the growing pains…plus my fiancée really wants to learn to drive stick and I figure the iMT technology is going to make it an easier transition for both of us.
I think I’ll just be going for a Core GR Corolla with the performance package. As cool as the Circuit edition is I’m planning on driving the absolute hell out of it and it’s bound to get some nicks and dings being in the city, so unless it winds up being less than 40 grand (which I doubt) I don’t think it makes a ton of sense for us. I also don’t much care about the tech and heated seats and such….I cut my sports car teeth on my aunt’s NA Miata when I was younger and care way more about the drive than creature comforts or aesthetics.
Jim here checking in from DC! I’ve been waiting in the bushes for a truly “special” car for a while and the GR Corolla looks to be it. I’ve already called my local dealer and am on their allocation list. My current daily is a 2020 VW GTI S with the DSG. It’s a fantastic car but sometimes it just leaves me wanting a little more edge and the long term reliability prospects worry me a bit.
I’m not exactly amazing at driving stick (I can do it but I don’t have a ton of time behind the wheel of manual cars) and always dreaded the idea of having one in the city but for a car this spectacular I’m willing to suck up the growing pains…plus my fiancée really wants to learn to drive stick and I figure the iMT technology is going to make it an easier transition for both of us.
I think I’ll just be going for a Core GR Corolla with the performance package. As cool as the Circuit edition is I’m planning on driving the absolute hell out of it and it’s bound to get some nicks and dings being in the city, so unless it winds up being less than 40 grand (which I doubt) I don’t think it makes a ton of sense for us. I also don’t much care about the tech and heated seats and such….I cut my sports car teeth on my aunt’s NA Miata when I was younger and care way more about the drive than creature comforts or aesthetics.