The SR corolla isnt a 4afe, its a Zz engine which is an all alloy unit. Downside, early prefacelifts can burn a bit of oil, later ones had revisions to help minimise this. Having had a facelift 1.4 corolla with full Sr trim the last 4 years i wouldnt shoot it down straight away, obviously the gt has far more potential with less work but for day to day dealings the corolla is leaps and bounds ahead. Even though its not a fast car it is satisfying car to drive, seating position is lower, handles well for stock, is comfy, can seat 5 adults, well refined, economic etc etc. even after hours and hours of driving it I've got to where i was going and could easily hop back in it and drive for hours more. My 1.4 insured with alloys and lowered cost me about £450 when i was 21, it cost me £290 at 24. I can remember the day i drove it home, it averaged 49.7mpg driving at about 65mph. I think cost of repairs has been about £315 over 4yrs/35000miles and £50 of that is for a shock i replaced 2 years in a row which only covered about 10k! Anyway thats enough Rolla love!