toyota corolla bigbody VS. honda civic esi

[therp2paz]

what is the best car for you guys between this two rivals as a whole package! pick the best for you and explain why...thanks for ur time tsikoters...

[Gerbo]

At this point...the one in a relatively mint condition is the BETTER car.

[Navman101]

^ ^ +1.

Also, check your suking surplus shops for availability of spare parts. FWIK, because these 2 models had a great demand for parts in the past, parts are getting rare as days pass by. The AE101/EE100 Toyota Corolla was a popular choice for taxi operators and you still see some of them running the streets today (proof of their reliability), while the EG Honda Civic model was the top choice of tuners back in the day. Because of this, OEM and Japan surplus parts are already hard to find (except for body panels). There are still available parts out there but you will be very limited with the options in terms of conditions because these are already leftovers from years back.

[GTi]

Nagkakapos na ba ang parts ng AE101? Parang ang hirap paniwalaan... Are we getting that old? There were droves of these on the roads back in the day and there are still a respectable number of them still running now, many still in good condition.

Between the two, I'd get the AE101. The last AE101 rolled off the line in 1997, two years after the EG Civic was replaced by the EK, so you get newer choices. Also, due to Toyota having a very universal parts bin, many parts be it the electronic or mechanical were still in use in various other Toyota vehicles way after the AE101 was discontinued. Also, I find the AE101's look more timeless. If you were able to find those retrofitted multireflector headlamps, I actually find it to look more modern than the AE111. And then again, the EG Civic has rust issues, and I have yet to hear of such things with the AE101. Both cars can be easily modified should you opt to do so. But in stock form, the AE101 has the better engine, featuring DOHC 16V EFI technology (SOHC for the Civic) giving around 10hp more than the Civic's D15.

But in the end, you will have to look for the best conditioned unit that you can find. And since these are old cars, much caution should be exercised.

[isa1023]

The stock engine of the ESi is PH16 (SOHC 1600 cc) rated the same 110 hp as the 4A-FE.
They are both 16V and fuel-injected.

D15Bs are JDM surplus engines.

[GTi]

Ay ganon? I always thought the ESi was 1.5. Laging my kasamang 1.5 sa mga decals nila eh.

[carwhacko]

I have a Toyota Gli big body! Serves me well up to this date. No major problems yet

[7138]

95 big body GLi owner. satisfied.

[john5]

Ako mas ok ang all stock na esi or big body na gli,must be well maintained,certified head tuner sa akin mga oldschool na ganyan

[burjegol]

1993 gli owner. Very very much satisfied sa performance though second hand namin nakuha. Odo is at around 110 km dahil nag stuck up sa 83K ng ma-Frank 2008 sa Iloilo. No major repairs except the usual clutch assy replacement, front disk brakes. ang rear drum brakes di ko pa nga napalitan pero malamang manipis na rin iyon