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I have a GR Corolla and it's great in the mountains! It's tiny light and fun and fits a car seat (barely). I wouldn't consider a loud GRC w/ catback a "sleeper

by yawnxyz 3mo ago

I have a GR Corolla and it's great in the mountains! It's tiny light and fun and fits a car seat (barely). I wouldn't consider a loud GRC w/ catback a "sleeper" though - it's quite the opposite??

CocaKoala 3mo ago
When my wife was pregnant, our garage had an ND Miata (mine), a BRZ (hers) and an Elise (also hers). We pretty quickly decided that we were going to need some kind of car that we could reasonably put a car seat in, and while the BRZ nominally had a back seat, neither of us were interested in trying to fit a car seat and child into it. We actually did consider a GR corolla, but ended up getting a used evo x that's been pretty fun instead.
- xyzzy_plugh 3mo ago
  Tell me you live in the Bay Area without telling me you live in the Bay Area. Do you have a lift in your garage?
  - CocaKoala 3mo ago
    A lift would be rad, but I think we'd have to completely redo the garage doors to get enough vertical clearance for it. In a couple years I think we're planning to redo the garage so that it's more effective as a workshop, maybe we can include a lift as part of that.
  - yawnxyz 3mo ago
    great choice NOT getting the GRC — it doesn't fit a car seat comfortably if you're 5'8 or larger haha
spike021 3mo ago
Agreed. I switched to an aftermarket catback (sxth single exit, lol) over the past year and while I really enjoyed the difference in tone, the increased volume level was just barely intolerable. So I'm back on the OEM one.
- yawnxyz 3mo ago
  the stock GRC exhaust is intolerable already; every time I pull into the apt complex where everyone drives an EV, I feel like we're the neighborhood hood rats
  - spike021 3mo ago
    for MY2025+ if you're in eco mode it shuts the valve so that's not too bad for me.
    - yawnxyz 3mo ago
      didn't know that! have a 2024 Premium and it's still loud
      - spike021 3mo ago
        yeah. sadly toyota NA probably won't distribute an update/TSB for it. It's a shame.
  - driverdan 3mo ago
    If your neighbors are that snobby they can't stand the sound of a stock car that's their problem, not yours.
    - yawnxyz 3mo ago
      no one's complained (I don't even know if they notice), I just feel like it's obnoxious - I can feel the car arrive from the apt shaking haha
frollogaston 3mo ago
That, and all the other mods were visual. The car is mechanically stock.

by yawnxyz 3mo ago

I have a GR Corolla and it's great in the mountains! It's tiny light and fun and fits a car seat (barely). I wouldn't consider a loud GRC w/ catback a "sleeper" though - it's quite the opposite??

CocaKoala 3mo ago

When my wife was pregnant, our garage had an ND Miata (mine), a BRZ (hers) and an Elise (also hers). We pretty quickly decided that we were going to need some kind of car that we could reasonably put a car seat in, and while the BRZ nominally had a back seat, neither of us were interested in trying to fit a car seat and child into it. We actually did consider a GR corolla, but ended up getting a used evo x that's been pretty fun instead.

xyzzy_plugh 3mo ago
Tell me you live in the Bay Area without telling me you live in the Bay Area. Do you have a lift in your garage?
- CocaKoala 3mo ago
  A lift would be rad, but I think we'd have to completely redo the garage doors to get enough vertical clearance for it. In a couple years I think we're planning to redo the garage so that it's more effective as a workshop, maybe we can include a lift as part of that.
- yawnxyz 3mo ago
  great choice NOT getting the GRC — it doesn't fit a car seat comfortably if you're 5'8 or larger haha

spike021 3mo ago

Agreed. I switched to an aftermarket catback (sxth single exit, lol) over the past year and while I really enjoyed the difference in tone, the increased volume level was just barely intolerable. So I'm back on the OEM one.

yawnxyz 3mo ago
the stock GRC exhaust is intolerable already; every time I pull into the apt complex where everyone drives an EV, I feel like we're the neighborhood hood rats
- spike021 3mo ago
  for MY2025+ if you're in eco mode it shuts the valve so that's not too bad for me.
  - yawnxyz 3mo ago
    didn't know that! have a 2024 Premium and it's still loud
    - spike021 3mo ago
      yeah. sadly toyota NA probably won't distribute an update/TSB for it. It's a shame.
- driverdan 3mo ago
  If your neighbors are that snobby they can't stand the sound of a stock car that's their problem, not yours.
  - yawnxyz 3mo ago
    no one's complained (I don't even know if they notice), I just feel like it's obnoxious - I can feel the car arrive from the apt shaking haha

frollogaston 3mo ago

That, and all the other mods were visual. The car is mechanically stock.