All else being equal, hands down go for the GLi. Fuel economy? Matipid talaga ang 2e pero matipid din naman ang 4afe, malakas pa. Right now, kahit na sobrang init (heat soak), and having a busted cylinder head gasket, I still manage to get 9 km/L city, 10-11/km/L highway sa GLi ko.
Pero not everything is equal. Get the car that's in better condition. Nakakatakot yung 'may kinabit na device' para lumakas ang arangkada. Malakas ang 1st and 2nd gear ng GLi e. Hindi dapat ganyan yan.
A year ago, I was in the same position you were in. Ako naman gusto ko talaga is XE. Pero nung may nakita akong GLi na sobrang kinis pa at maganda ang takbo, kinuha ko na kahit mas mahal sa gusto ko. I don't regret it at all, mahal na mahal ko oto ko.
Basta, bilin mo yung mas ok ang condition between the two.
Anyway if you want more info (shameless plug) punta ka sa Club AE at www.clubae.proboards104.com. Marami kaming naka Corolla jan, XL, XE, GLi, nakapagpalit na ng makina, lahat! I'm sure marami pang ibang makakatulong sa'yo jan.
Last edited by the_noise; May 8th, 2007 at 12:49 PM.