Comments on: 2007 Toyota Camry CBU launched in Malaysia

By: Michael Ng

Michael Ng — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:59:26 +0000

I have a Camry 2.4L year of registered – OCT 2006 Model made in Thailand, use in Singapore. for city driving what is the average consumption km/l

If travel on express way what is average fuel consumption?

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:36:31 +0000

New Camry facelift price (august 2009) : 2.0E=Rm144990 2.0G=Rm154990 2.4V=Rm174990 changes are as follows: built in with smart entry n smart start system for 2.4V. with aux jack for all 3 specs. (2006 model doesnt have it for any specs) cruise control for 2.0G & 2.4V (2006 model only for 2.4V) rim design. dual zone automatic climate control.

By: Vivien

Vivien — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:35:59 +0000

I am thinking to buy a secondhand 2004 T Altis imported from Singapore.But I read a lot of negative comments about 2004 T Altis’s brakes, sound proof problems, underpower, etc. Do you know which manufacturing country did Singapore gets its 2004 Toyota Altis model from? Is it better than those manufactured in Thailand or Philippines or Malaysia? Hope to get some advices as I have never tried buying secondhand before.
Thanks.

By: Mahendra

Mahendra — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:06:42 +0000

Singapore got theirs july 08 Naza been selling it for a while already

By: Mahendra

Mahendra — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:05:37 +0000

Hi when is the 2008 model coming to malaysia

By: TravelDriver

TravelDriver — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:55:07 +0000

Hi everyone,

Left out another important question.

Is there any performance lack-zones in the differenct models of this car? I had a 1997 Toyota Corolla 1.6 before and I was experiencing 65-85 kmph lack-zones in performance. Once I hit this zone, the car is feeble and less-responsive. Really hated this when going outstation carrying my love ones. I was sure then the Corolla was meant to be a 1.8

Is there such a difference between the 2.0 and 2.4? Is there anyone with similar experiences?

Thanks in advance.

By: TravelDriver

TravelDriver — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:48:26 +0000

Hi everyone,

Any owners of the new Camry here in this blog? I am just an “Ah Pek” looking to purchase this car for the main family & biz. I am driving a Honda City VTEC at the moment & would like to upgrade to a car with more space.

Need some feedback if you can spare some: -
- How is this car’s fuel consumption? Better to buy 2.0 or the 2.4 for efficiency?
- How does the car perform in city? Start, stop, go. Does it drive like an elephant?
- Costs of maintaining it? Major & minor services?
- Any things I should be aware of when I buy this car? Hair raisng / concerning experiences?

Would really like to hear from you guys.

Thanks in advance

By: tpteoh

tpteoh — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:55:21 +0000

Paul, any chance to do a shoot-out between the 2.4 Camry and the 2.3 Mazda6? Will really like to know which is a better car.

By: tpteoh

tpteoh — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:49:29 +0000

lookin 4 a new car, can’t decide between the 2.3 Mazda6 or the 2.4 Camry, Paul, any chance to do a shoot-out for salary earners like us who will only be able to afford a really good car in their lifetime. btw, still in the early 30s, so the wooden grain finishing on the Camry is a HUGE turnoff. any chance of changing the wood grain finishing to be more like the Mazda6.

By: keithksl

keithksl — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:44:34 +0000

Will get my Camry 2.0E version in March / April. Love the new design but don’t like the rims. I’m thinking of changing to low profile tyres. Would love some suggestions on the type of rims and size of tyres that would look great on this car.

By: MU DAN

MU DAN — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:00:27 +0000

noticed discussion cooling of :O(
had Paul gotten to opportunity to test drive all new camry? eager to get more feedback. understand 2.0G without autocruise and is not an optional feature if you are interested since it was not included in the CBU specs ;O( anyone will new experiences driving one lately?

By: gajen

gajen — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:34:15 +0000

The new camry is one astonishing car….won the motor trend car of the year….americas top selling car for one of the years….

my dad test drove the 2.4 recently….engine was very smooth…quiet and responsive…all info are placed at the computerised speedometer [MID] and very practical…the cabin quality has been improved drastically…u can even adjust the lumbar support at the front passenger and driver seats…

toyota..told ull have to wait around 3 months for a camry…they launched it at oct…not even 3 months….there are plenty on the road

plenty as in seriously a lot…to me i prefer the Camry to the Accord…i also like the new Civic…..but i dont see anymore cefiros on the road….

only toyotas and hondas

By: RM

RM — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:24:50 +0000

Had the chance to take the New 2.4V Camry out for a spin recently. Never driven a Toyota before and so first thing that got my attention was the steering feel which is extremely “light” to the touch, the kind that makes the car feel smaller than it really is. I caught myself swaying a bit on the fast lane of the MRR2 after awhile you get accustomed and adjust steering input.

The interior is brilliant – its not short of space. I found the the automatic folding rear sunvisor a neat gadget and it unfolds automatically when you go in reverse. The passenger windows also come with manual sunvisors which together with the rear visor makes the back a pretty cosy place to be when the suns out baking.

Found a few beefs with the large integrated radio and air-cond unit which isn’t exactly aesthetically pleasing, comes with a typical “after-market” blue hue illuminating the facade, plus the button fonts are huge. Also, the six-bin in-built dash CD also makes quite a racket when it swaps CDs – the kind which makes you go ” is this right ? “.

Also found the rear screen rake a little to steep for my liking so I guess it was a good idea that they threw in the rear (and front) parking sensors which by the way can’t be deactivated when in Drive (not sure really) and goes beeping away especially in the MRR2 bumper-to-bumper crawl.

For me, the best thing about the Camry which is its key product strength is its external styling. I ain’t a fan of Japanese barges but the Camry is a good looker and certainly much better than its predecessor. Too me I see a rebadged albeit lower spec’d Lexus LS460. Its got that all important Malaysian X factor i.e. looks more expensive that it really is. Seriously, I concur with the many reviews that the Camry offers tremendous value at its entry cost of RM139k.

Its either Toyota has widened its appeal or i’m just getting older. Not sure..maybe a bit of both.

By: jasmani75

jasmani75 — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 07:04:31 +0000

Haloo to Toyotarian!

Spacious=City
Tech + SRS 2units=City
Vios=small spacewise and dark interior (suitable for kid n children only)

By: tokmoh

tokmoh — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:16:52 +0000

Hey, I just noticed from the pics, does this camry hv a front sensor just the ones which will beep if there is something too close to the car? Observed properly, it does appear at the front bumper in this pic, bt does it appear in our local version?

By: alamak

alamak — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:12:18 +0000

Igloo : i don’t think it’s the same designer who did Civic and Camry. I know the people who did civic and of course they cannot touch toyota business…

By: cacing

cacing — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:09:45 +0000

Toyota Australia just launched their new Aurion, a replacement for their failed Avalon programme, which was meant to be in the Large car six cylinder segment, to fight the commodore and the falcon.
http://www.toyota.com.au
And guess what…. its a v6 3.5 like Paul mentioned earlier. AND it is our version of camry. Oz version camry slightly different in the front and back treatments. I wonder what the ozies will say when they find out the rest of the world called their Aurions a Camry!!

And….if you don’t like the photos or comment that it looks plastic, maybe the aussie website will do some justice!

By: Driven2020

Driven2020 — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:55:53 +0000

Term_33,

We understand why you do not like Hondas and we do not blame you. Maybe you genuinely had a very bad experience with them. Mind sharing it with us? You’re experience could be a valuable lesson learned to all Honda drivers in Malaysia.

from the start you have not stated technically what is wrong with the city gearbox. it seems you have a far superior knowledge than us so if you do so kindly please enlighten us.

By: term_33

term_33 — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:04:22 +0000

haha
talk watever u guys like u guys really clever.ya, im stupid.i think non of u are working in the automobile world.all just mention like god.come work in this world n gain experince with the comom 1st only talk with me la.
no wonder y so many people buying hondas car.really know little little but then act like pro

By: KL-ATR

KL-ATR — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:22:23 +0000

term_33, you’re a funny bloke. You wanted to tell the folks here who are clearly only looking at either Camry or Accord to consider the Cefiro, which is 1 generation older and then you go and say the current Civic with the new generation FUEL SAVING R18A engine is not as powerful as the Altis. Perhaps you have not been keeping track but R18A is Honda’s answer for fuel economy, not outright power delivery. Then, you tried to shoot holes into Igloo’s comments but you left yourself with grenade sized openings. Honda is not as large as Toyota BUT they are growing very well. They are posting record sales in the US because of their Fuel Economical Civic and City and they have overtaken Daimler Chrysler as number 3 in the US.

Later, you claim City’s battery will fail after 6 months. Maybe you should open the bonnet and check if the battery is made by Honda or Century Battery??? As King mentioned, Honda would replace it under Warranty so the price is not an issue… even tho I have to say your estimation is almost RM100 more than street price. Plugging the battery will reset the ECU anyway so what sort of settings will RM300 provide? I am also like King, where my wife’s City is running for 3 years + without any gearbox problem at all, and I know plenty of other City owners with no complains. Just because you heard 1 isolated case don’t try to say that ALL City will have same problem. I have also heard of 1 month old Camry with a jammed gearbox but I know that’s only a one off thing.

BTW, this is a Camry tread and most of the people here are commenting about how it is against Accord so why the heck are you talking about City, Vios, Civic and Altis??? Oh darn, why am I even bothered about someone who mentions about a Kancil before a Camry??? Enuf said.
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IMO, the 4th gen Camry is a step in the right direction. It doesn’t look as dumpy as the 3rd gen and at least not as old fashion too. I never understood why UMW didn’t choose the Singapore model which looked very much like the Lexus. That would have turned the tide against Accord. However, Honda did a reversal and created a really ugly butt on the facelifted model. I think this Camry is gonna sell much better than before.

By: andyjyneo

andyjyneo — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:45:48 +0000

to term_33:
i agree with our local honda civic’s mounting problem. do you kno why? it is because nowadays local honda cars are from thailand!
try mugen civic or honda civic from japan and you’ll know what the differences are
the same goes to city – try mugen fit aria or honda fit aria from japan
why does our honda cars are getting degrading and lousier?
it’s because of thailand made – cut-cost!

why people like city than vios?
1. because fully-modified city of mugen totally owns full-modified vios of TRD
2. because city comes with 2 engines – VTEC for performance or IDSI for fuel-consumption
3. because city has manual transmission gear
4. because vios dashboard sucks

i think you should think before you talk

By: J

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:24:03 +0000

Personally I don’t quite like those wood trimming. The brown color is too “artificial”. But I heard that after some time (1 year plus ?) the wood trimming color will change to darker brown (which I can accept). Not sure if it is true. Hopefully some Toyota Altis/Camry owners can share their experience.

Thanks

By: epep

epep — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:46:15 +0000

The previous Camry was really an “old man” car, but this one looks a lot younger! Love the exterior, very Lexus-ish. But interior wise, is that wood or plastic? From the pictures it looks very shiny like plastic, hope it looks better in the showroom.

By: Driven2020

Driven2020 — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 06:55:23 +0000

Term_33,

you seem to be very familiar with automotive tech since you mentioned you graduated with an automotive degree. mind to tell us which college/uni you graduated from?

I’m quite interested to know regarding the city gearbox. Mind to tell us what gearbox it is? developed by who? how it works? how is it controlled?

I’m sure it would have been covered in your degree if not why would you be so sure it will break down in 6 months? If your information is so good then by right we all should not be buying hondas right?

you mentioned the city gearbox will fail in 6 months. explain how and why the gearbox will fail in detail.

We are all humble users and well your knowledge may benefit us. So Mr Term_33 or whoever you really are, why not you enlighten us with your so called expertise and convince us.

By: king

king — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:40:44 +0000

mr. term_33,

pls dun tell cock and bull story here. Toyota pay for you degree izzit? my wife’s honda city already 3 yrs plus and i dun have any of this gearbox or battery problems whatsoever. honda gave 3 yrs warranty and 3 yrs free service for the city. vios is a piece of crap using ancient technology if u ask me. something similar to iswara. dun support UMWT so blindly until u create stories. even some parts in vios/avanza is worse than perodua/proton’s standard. Only “look” modern on the ouside but really cheap on the inside. Now even they start to cut cost on the exterior…….number plates of these 2 models of toyota especially….99% will turn very yellow after 1 year only. why are most of their parts so cheap to buy? bcos what u are getting is really cheap to produce….made of old tech and cheap materials. You should think b4 u say. If u still like to say talk rubbish, i won’t waste time arguing with you.

By: bizzy

bizzy — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:19:49 +0000

woot

By: bizzy

bizzy — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:17:56 +0000

term=33
i dunno how ur client or ur friend driving la.
well my ex gf all family buy honda cars. and i never heard they complaint about the car. and my ex gf she drove city and me are the 1 who drive mad on her car. cuz i love to drive fast. and i never heard anything like u said. NEVER!! well mayb ur client drive careless or never take care of his/her car. and heh is a good car compare to vios. really! so far i found out lot of problem more then city.

back to camry. well this design is more better then the new accord. i love the design but i heard malaysia spec are ways different from singapore and thailand. like dont have reverse cam, and bodykits?? and we malaysia sell kinda expensive too

By: king

king — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:32:05 +0000

another UMWT slave…

By: term_33

term_33 — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:20:47 +0000

o ya lgloo
foget to ask u something
u say honda city is very nice rite?do u know wat will happen for the honda city in arround 6months old???will need to change the battery n also reset all the setting.this will cost arroud 250-300+.n this condition will continue.i had meet this type of case in all my client with honda city where u mention like very superb car compare to vios.other then that honda city will also face some gearbox problem after 1 year ++ n this problem u wont realise if u are not professional.after 3 years u wait n see la.i can back u that the gearbox will make all the city owner regret.but vios also got 1 very comom problem after 1 year ++sound(the back plastic problem) but the problem can be done without any cost.other then that vios doesnt exits any problem
u mentioned u tested n drived,but i think u test in brand new condition lo.
here is not japan,most of the people use to drive a car for long time pls dun so simply conclud the quality.actually city=sux(for who had own it for 2years).dun believe can ask the people arroud to prove wheather what i say is true or not.one more thing civic engine mouting problem actually havent being done by honda.civic is all about?????think before u say

By: term_33

term_33 — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:33:58 +0000

aiyo lgloo
u know y malaysia honda can sell more car??
honda still competitive???thats only happen in malaysia only.
u damm cute man.
did u turn arroud n see the seelling of the hondas n toyatas pesengger car in global market???
n 1 more thing u are so cute is u mention that civic is all about.what do u mean??ya,altis a little bit outdated compare with civic.u forget that the new civic also cant be more powerful then the altis.n the altis we having nowis not in the era of the new civic yet.if u compare like that.then i take a 1970s bmw compare with proton gen 2.can????????
wait next year the new altis come out then u only make the compare pls.
i honestly tell u that im also hondas fans last time.but time is change.
last time people all talking civic civic……………..but now civic got the challanger n in global market is proven civic losing to corolla.last time ppl also talking accord accord………now ler??global market also proven that accord losing.last time people also talking v-tec v-tec(honda pesengger car)……….now ler??proven vvt-i can stand in the same class as v-tec did n vvt-i is somemore more powerful then the v-tec hondas having in their passenger car.
the conclusion can be made is toyota was growth up.honda remain as the kid. but 1 thing that remain dint change is hondas type-R still remain very powerful engine.other then that hondas is really nvr grow as the toyota speed.
even now i also like honda(racing car) very much.but after i finished my degree in automobile enginerring i agree honda is outdated.the materia they use below the car totally sux(just u guys nvr know about it)u study in detail u will know.this point u can check out with any of the professional(except the 1 like racing)