I just bought a new 2010 Toyota Corolla Sport and it's driving strangely...?

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I did test drive it, but we only went on smooth roads, so I didn't really get to see how it handled. I bought it brand new. I've been driving it and been noticing that it doesn't drive as smooth as I thought it would and it doesn't accelerate as well or as fast and I thought it would, either. It's an automatic so I'm guessing it won't be as smooth as a standard, but are you supposed to feel the car buck when you accelerate fast and it swicthes gears quickly? I heard that there's a recall on 2010 Toyota Corolla Sports because the brakes will slide but not in Massachusetts because "it doesn't get cold enough." (yeah, right) I don't know if it's just my imagination or my lack of knowledge about vehicles, but is there something wrong with it? My friend also told me that when you buy a new car, it doesn't perform that great until you break it in and you drive over 5000 miles. Is that true?
 
The Toyota dealer will look at your car and tell you if it is running as it should. (Mention the lemon law to catch his ear.) I would go to the salesman, not the service department and say something seems wrong with the car. You can ask about the recall - hadn't heard about that and will check it out.

These are not powerful cars; they are built for economy but I think mine does fairly well on acceleration. Hopefully you haven't put a few hundred pounds in the trunk!
 
If there was the recall,and the reason those werent recalled becuase it "wasnt cold enough"

I suggest you get a difrent car becuase,the climate is un_predictable,in many places.
 
Yeah what you said is true, but kinda strange shouldn't happen to cars these days. Drive it until it breaks 1,000 at least, minimum 500 and go for longer drives, get the engine use to the heavy driving that could possibly bring its power back up. And try driving it without the AC, usually every car tends to run faster when the AC is off. If you still think that its not performing fast than your engine isn't mounted properly.
 
Just because it's called a corolla sport doesn't make it a sports car, they just add a spoiler to it and some ground effects and different rims besides that it's a regular Corolla. Any automatic you floor will shift rough from gear to gear. As far as the recall you'll get a notice in the mail about it, and it will give you instruction on what to do. After a few thousand miles the suspension will soften up a bit and you will have a smoother ride.
 
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