What Kind Of A Person Drives A Corolla?

Ever since I bought my Corolla, I have been fascinated with the way certain cars attract certain groups of people. For example, macho men drive pick up trucks or muscle cars.

So what kind of a person drive a Corolla?

I have been conducting my own informal research on this topic by walking and driving the streets of Toronto Canada. I suspect that my sample is approaching 500. Corollas are plentiful here.

My results. I notice that Corollas are common among the following groups:

1. Asians

2. Women

3. The poorer parts of town, in other words, lower middle class people.

I don't mean to slur any of these groups. These are just my objective observations.

What does this indicate? I think that the Corolla is attractive to people who do not view cars as status symbols but who want a car purely for its functionality.

The Corolla is an "anti car - car" If Ralph Nader has a car, it is probably a Corolla.

What are other people's observations in other parts of the world?

I'm a caucasian macho man who drove a V8 Dodge Ram pickup until about a month ago.

Got tired of standing at the gas pump

Caucasian, 56 year old professional with a sincere love of all things mechanical. Untill 03, I had driven VW diesels for the past 20+ years. Got tired of fixing them.

I have seen every kinda people driving every kind of Corollas. I'd expect that, considering it's the best-selling car in the world. See the "fuddy duddy" thread for more.

I notice a lot of 2004 corollas just like mine when I'm driving around. I'm a 40 year old male and I drive a corolla because I'd rather have..........

A 2004 Corolla and 1000 shares of INTEL

instead of

A 2004 Chevy Silverado loaded Pick-up and no shares

Both options cost the same.

You are correct, for me the corolla is the anti-car car.

20 here. I drive one cause the car is mildly fast for the horsepower. I redline it every day and still average 30mpg, beats my old car (mustang, 13mpg) << slower than corolla

I am 51, college educated, retired USAF Master Sergeant now employed as a Paratransit Operator for the Delaware Transit Corporation (DART). I drive a Corolla because I need totally reliable transportation, and my personal priority is excellent fuel economy and reasonable comfort, convenience, and safety. I find all of these in my Corolla. I have probably owned half as many automobiles as most men my age, and that is because I take excellent care of them and drive them for many years each. This 2003 Corolla LE may not be the last car I own, but it will probably carry me at least as long as my last car (a '91 Taurus) did -- which was 9 years and 134,000 miles.

21 y.o. civil engineering student, white single male. buddhist, vegetarian, recovering alcoholic and recovering compulsive overeater. i chose it because, well, it was on the lot and was a good price with plenty of features. observing the speed limits and road rules, it will get me places just as quick as any ferrari could and i can buy a house with the remaining money.

I bought my 03' for reliability, fuel economy, and the stellar reputation Toyota has. Both my wife and I commute too far, so we needed a reliable fuel efficient, reasonably priced vehicle.....the Corolla. It gets me from point A to point B.

I'm a 28 yr old male, once again single and 7 years ago when I got the Corolla I was looking for a vehicle with a low total cost of ownership. My primary transportation has to be dependable. Low gas mileage is just a plus, but I appreciate it more and more as fuel prices escalate.

It may be a bland bodystyle, but I keep it looking shiny and undented. I actually get compliments on it and people generally don't realize it's a '93 since it doesn't look its age. One of these days I'll post a pic for the heck of it.

24 yr old, graduate student at american college, I got my corolla for it great mileage and reliability. My car has 165K miles and still runs great.

I'm a middle-age,successful Caucasian male and I own a Corolla. I must be successful at it, because I've been a Caucasian male for a long time.

Owned a variety of interesting cars--'67 Mustang bought new, Scirocco (ditto), MGA, but bought the Corolla ('01 used) because I wanted something reliable, relatively maintenance free, and non-flashy, non-status seeking. Don't need to compensate for any personality shortcomings or ommissions of upbringing by owning a vehicle with a name like Renegade or Maxima or Rampage. Always liked Hondas, but they are hot on the "used" market in town, so I wanted a car that wasn't so attractive to others.

Promised myself that I would just change the oil and check the fluid levels and drive this car for basic transportation--no more car worship. Since getting it tho. I have caught myself washing and polishing it and adding little cosmetic touches and improvements and admiring the way it looks. Oh no! I bought this car to cure myself of all that!

Great little inexpensive car to buy and own that won't let me down and I won't get tired of the way it looks after a few years. How can you improve on that?

P.S. Ralph Nader doesn't have a driver's license (that didn't stop him from totalling Corvair), but I think he'd like a Prius.

Obviously my observations do not apply to members of this group. Perhaps white males are more likely to be on groups like this than the various groups that I mentioned.

32, graduate degree, family with great income. I got the Corolla because I commute and wanted to get the absolute lowest cost-per-mile, and I now favor retirement and financial security over projecting a certain image.

There are cheaper cars, but when you factor in mileage, quality, depreciation, and longevity, I imagine the Corolla is one of the cheapest cars you can own and operate.

I'm a male and I bought my 03 LE because I thought gas prices in California were going to out of site.....I was right. And gas is still over $2.00 per gal as of 8/17/04

bear in mind that this forum is surrounding DIY tips for corollas. I do not know of any females that do their own DIY auto work.

The 2003 Corolla redesign totally changed the demographics IMO. Now you see a lot more younger people (19-25) driving Corollas than you used to.

I'm 18 and was never really interested in Corollas until I saw the 2003, and thats what I now drive.

well, as they say, there's a first time for everything.........

21 year old Assistant manager for the parts department at a Ford dealership. I could have choosen among other cars but, I opted on the Corolla for its price and the reputation that stands behind it.

I'm 28, asian, male and a corporate chef, le cordon bleu.

26 male, married no kids.

Work for a small family owned business : http://www.pcspecialties.com (I'm the tall guy in the pic). Job description : whatever needs done

College dropout (after three years...bleh, college).

I bought a 2005 Corolla S because it is relatively inexpensive, the Toyota Corolla is very highly regarded as reliable and well built. I bought it cause it is moderately peppy, and it looks cool (in my eyes). I bought it cause the ride is very nice for such a small car, and the interior looks and feels very very nice. I bought it cause it is supposed to get about 40MPG and my truck only got 17MPG on a good day. I bought it cause my truck had 152K miles on it and I know its not gonna last forever. Finally, I bought it because my truck doesn't even get warm on my morning commute to work (3 miles one way, on a 10'F day, the truck doesn't even get close to operating temperature).