New Corolla - Engine noise

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Sun 22 Sep 2002 21:06
New Corolla - Engine noise - Jason
Futher to my recent post asking which car I should go for (either the 1.6 Focus or New Corolla 1.6), I have decided to go for the Corolla.

However, I have recently read 2 long term reports on the New Corolla 1.6 in different motoring magazines and they have both commented on the how intrusive the engine noise is.
One magazine stated that there was an 'odd buzzing noise coming from the engine', which the dealer could not rectify and said was normal.
The other magazine said that 'the engine noise becomes unbearable after one hour at cruising speeds and seems to be getting worse as the engine loosens up'.

I appreciate that this particular car hasn't been around for long, but does anybody have any experience of the New Corolla 1.6 petrol, and if so, how would you describe the volume of the engine. (I have test driven one and it was fine, but it only had 10 miles on the clock!!)

I am slightly concerned that I may fork out approx £12k on a car that has an inherent engine noise problem.

Any comments appreciated

Thanks

Jason



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