no prob man… I think that’s why vios can stay in the market quite some time without so many changes… don’t know much about city… gear mmg canggih.. 7 speed, like tiptronic… but watch out the gear repair cost.. my fren told me, it’ll cost u ur legs….

the most important thing go test drive & study the system.. if u ve bought a toyota let me know, ok?

I heard that City CVT not so robust ? If true, then I am not sure about the new Toyota Corolla. Bec it says the new gearbox is the CVT type.

ps: if it true, u mmg kayalah…. but i own 3 cars actually a vios, a city & a civic 2004, my frens told me ori set of auto gear (honda city) wud cost me near RM20k, so like u, i too want to sell my hondas after the holidays…..ooopps, i just made up a story…..

Ohh… and what is that??. may i suggest Adnan tanks??

Come on lah.. don’t talk about death la… very subjective… when time is up, in anyway still can die one.. change ur car to avoid death??… ok, u can give a shoot.. but for ur info, there’s no car built with no-death warranty, yet. Even the superior Abraham tanks… did u watched Final Destination?

ps: Best warranty, is the driver himself… bcoz a man can live till the end of his life, died bcoz of natural sickness, & he drove only a kancil….. but up to u la want to sell ur car… u can call me oso….

if angry customer come, most sure he will go back smiling……….

just to share an experience from my uncle who just bought a new Camry:
- Ride n Handling………macam taik, just like Kia Spectra, i tried to langgar a few uneven paveway- result very dissapointing
- Power window noise ( driver side )…..sometimes stuck if it rains…
- Acceleration……….so so…..
- aircond – thumbs up……instant chill, plasmacluster system ( if im not mistaken )
- sound system – average ( need extra cabin insulation )
- interior cabin design:
= some of it is really outdated, our own jinjangjoe accessories designer can do better, espcially the center console ( damn jinjang i told u……..)
= some of the plastics part is of Iswara quality……..but the way the installation is done really makes it look mahal…..
= 1 thing really caught my eye is the meter combi……….damn teknologi world war 2, but they manage to make it looks like it is a 3d new design….
- my credit goes to the exterior design – the first Camry that praise my sight…
Thats the strength of Toyota, minimalist in every way, capturing the heart and mind of normal ppl/driver. For a more serious driving enthusiast, Civic, 3 series, A class, Mazda 3, Subaru Legacy are a better bet……

Afterall, its just another Toyota, people will still buy it no matter what it is. ( eg. Avanza )

so far i have no bad exp. with my toyota (vios).. after i own it, i am amazed how VVTI work, along with it’s super ECT auto trans… the rpm always set low, but pick up won’t dissappoint u, eventhough 4 speed, u can’t feel it, no jerk & still can accelerate at high speed (but u need to know how to do it) & its only 1.5… i can’t imagine how smooth it’ll be for 2.0 & above VVTI’s engine wud perform, but sure mesti best punya.. i am not so rich, but wudn’t mind to buy one if can afford one… just 1 thing la.. too many toyotas out there, still a few service centre.. but their post purchase service is very good, selalu send letters to me.. i feel gud la.. eventhough i know, vios is only a budget car in other countries.. (accept BodXXXland)… conclusion, VVTI is not the best tech nowadays.. but it really work, toyota has enhance their engine capabily with VVTI…. of coz, honda has it own story….

Is it proven ? Do you have bad experience with Toyota ?

tapi jgn datang dulu, tunggu aku cukup $ aje datang lah…
masa tu, ku akan beli 8th Civic(facelift) atau Lancer ‘08…

I have a good feeling Honda is going in the right direction in terms of design and technology. Looking at the FCX, you can identify with Honda’s new styling theme seen in recent Honda models such as the Odyessy, Civic and the New CR-V. New Hondas are so avant-garde and futuristic-looking that makes Toyota’s New Corolla somewhat looks like a 90s carried forward model

Honda’s fuel-cell engine makes you think whether did Toyota make a wrong move on its hybrid program after all these years.

Igloo,
Lexus was created as a Luxury brand to diffentiate it from the “regular” Toyota and was marketed in USA. As an up market product, they started sales and service centers that provided the best customer service, which earned them 1st placing for many years. This helped them sell so many cars that they decided to expand the Lexus brand back to Japan and then to selected countries in Europe and Asia.

Acura was created after seeing the runaway success of Lexus. They are still pretty much confined to the US but I know some models have been “exported” to Japan coz I’ve seen some right hand drive MDX here. So, no chance of seeing Acura setup shop here.

Is this the first country to have both brands together? As i understand the reason for Lexus badge is to launch it in euro or US so that the people could easily accept it. Just like honda is called acura. looking at honda malaysia’s line up… it will definitely take a long time for honda to consider bringing in acura… maybe 10 to 15 years later? ”

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Its not as simple as that. I used to live in a country that has both Honda/Acura and Toyota/Lexus in the market, many times even sharing the same dealership and showroom floor.

Customers are attracted to the content of the cars, in which those with luxury brands may have options of higher content/options than thier cousins. Luxury brands usually have better after sales support (ie, better service, loaner cars when your car is in service, better warranty, 24hr breakdown support..etc). Think about flying Business class instead of Economy and you pretty much get the idea. Its still the same plane.

Lexus and Acura has been trying very hard to differenciate thier cars from the regular brands with Lexus being the more successfull of the 2.

This kind of format will not work well with the kiasu attitude of Malaysians. Will you buy a Toyota (lexus) if you can buy a BMW for the same money? Case in point would you buy a VW Pheaton for Benz S-class money when the VW is a better car? How would they sell luxury brands when even a regular Accord or Camry is considerd “Luxury” by many folks, where the same car everywhere else is just a regular economy family sedan.

“So almost ‘everyone’ is here already – Civic, Corolla, 3
just waiting for the new Lancer and Sentra (tho I think Latio is good enough).
Paul, why we didnt get Latio here?

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THe Canadian market already has the New Sentra for the past half year. Paul, if you dont mind, you can go to the canadian site http://www.canadiandriver.com and see if you can use thier source of pictures of the 2007 Sentra. Nissan is however a small player in M’sia, as we are still missing thier best cars, like the Maxima, Altima, and Versa/Note as well as ‘properly’ imported Murano which are only available here as grey imports.

THe only one missing from the play ground is the new Lancer, which we should be seeing soon anyway.

However, it is still uncertain how the North American Corolla (Altis) will look like or will it be the same as the Euro Corolla, which historically have been significanly different.

Is this the first country to have both brands together? As i understand the reason for Lexus badge is to launch it in euro or US so that the people could easily accept it. Just like honda is called acura. looking at honda malaysia’s line up… it will definitely take a long time for honda to consider bringing in acura… maybe 10 to 15 years later?

kakimotor, i don’t think that will happen because that was the problem Lexus is still trying to get rid of. They don’t want the perception of a Lexus being an upmarket Toyota sticking to their brand anymore.

lexus IS is called altezza for toyota…

dis car okla..but not hv a great looks…if compare with euro civic…d civic hd a lot better looking than dis one…in term of driving dynamic and tech…toyota ma…alwiz good…

The interior is spot on, try compare to a IS250’s interior…. i think this looks more upmarket, appropriate for a sports sedan.

is it just me or does the back look a lil ‘kemek’?
hee hee….
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hehehhe.. yer laa.. kinda weird.
I think this is the Flame Surfacing (ala BMW) toyota style hehhehe…

So almost ‘everyone’ is here already – Civic, Corolla, 3
just waiting for the new Lancer and Sentra (tho I think Latio is good enough).
Paul, why we didnt get Latio here?

ps: Toyota mmg best, they really understand drivers…..