@Adrian. I can agree with you almost totally on what you say about the Corolla. The only thing I’m not with you on is the gearbox. With it being a CVT it revs like crazy and although it isn’t noisy I find it irritating. I too was getting fuel economy in the 60’s mpg with a mix of driving which I found incredible especially for an estate, and if fuel economy is important to someone when choosing a car, then they can’t go wrong with one of these. My biggest gripe was the lack of comfort with the seats and despite trying, I couldn’t find any way of avoiding a numb bum on any journey’s of more than 20 mins.
I’m about to get a temporary company car for 3 months which is an Auris Hybrid, so it will be interesting to compare it with the Corolla.