for me no problem maybe it is not properly tested in harsh harsh usage...
Jun '05 - around 87k now...
u have to look at the rear absorber for leaking only thats it... others if the car is in good condition or not bring it over a stretch of bumpy road then you will know if there is any funny sound in the cabin and from the wheels or mounting

front wheel is your problem actually further more u say u have used for 1 yr around 30k km i think... for me i think that wear is cause by urself coz u did not do rotation of tires urself every 10k km (recommended by tire manufacturer)... because of our cornering sure the outer part of the front tires wear off faster and especially on the left side...
so please go and check ur thread wear every month if found pretty unbalance wear on the front left vs right, ask the tire shop to do rotation for you... cheers...

FYI please check ur tire pressure and if you drive more than 1km (even in the nite) b4 u check ur pressure please add in another 1~3 PSI on top of the recommended air pressure... that is wat being told by the SOP tire pressure checking...
a car tires should more be used more than 3 yrs OTR or 5 yrs from the date of manufactured (maybe u bought a tire which manufactured 3 yrs ago)... so take note k...

for the vibrating issue might be caused by ur Disc roto or the Disc brake itself... check as SC to check then double confirm with mechanics outside also... 2ndly check ur wheel balancing also that...

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my wear pattern is only at 2 edge of both front wheels. at first i thought i didnt fill up the air properly n therefore hv this kind of issue. but after checking with SC, they quickly give a conclusion that can change for me without charge for the tyres and only charge alignment which makes me feel kinda weird. i hv been asking SC to adjust suspension noise at almost every service appointment. when they mention tightened screws, noise problem get better and then eventually will return after a period of time.
like u said, another possibility is i take corner too fast. but in terms of speed, unless vios j is so imbalanced, dont think the tyre wear out so fast as the fastest i take corner is 60km/h, which is only at smooth curves. but i do hard brake at times, but i feel the wear out pattern is strange.

another phenomemon i still fail to convince SC to check for me is my front part of the car vibrate when breaking from 80/100km/h to 60km/h. the vibrate only happens at range of 65-60km/h and none at braking after or below. now i m hoping changing to new tyres will solve this, or mayb not.. waiting for the sign to bcome more obvious n consistent.

Hey guys wanna ask the price of used Toyota Vios 2005 G spec... Is 57k higher/lower than the market price ?

There is a problem with their tyre selection and they are keeping mum about it in order to reduce the cost of replacement or avoiding a total recall for Vios J. My bro's J also experiencing it. It has to be the tyre. Another colleague of mine who also bought J does not have this problem when he changed his tyre and rims. Obviously UMW is trying to cut one corner too much and are gonna pay for it. If you corner a lot, yes, the edge/side will wear faster but not this fast. The wear rate of the side is just too much. I also urge my bro to fight for it as he also did allignment on every visit.

As for vibration, it could be your wheel is not totally balance or the wear on the brake disc is not even. Im not sure if it works for J. My 1st gen Vios also have this problem. High speed braking is prone to vibration. Doing an on-wheel balancing does reduce the vibration by quite a lot.

There is a problem with their tyre selection and they are keeping mum about it in order to reduce the cost of replacement or avoiding a total recall for Vios J. My bro's J also experiencing it. It has to be the tyre. Another colleague of mine who also bought J does not have this problem when he changed his tyre and rims. Obviously UMW is trying to cut one corner too much and are gonna pay for it. If you corner a lot, yes, the edge/side will wear faster but not this fast. The wear rate of the side is just too much. I also urge my bro to fight for it as he also did allignment on every visit.

As for vibration, it could be your wheel is not totally balance or the wear on the brake disc is not even. Im not sure if it works for J. My 1st gen Vios also have this problem. High speed braking is prone to vibration. Doing an on-wheel balancing does reduce the vibration by quite a lot.

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Added on January 10, 2010, 8:16 am

Vios resell value is quite high IMO. Some still prefer the first gen looks which explained why it was priced higher I think.

do hope to check with other J owners. Talked to SC again and this time the information they give is the tyre design spec doesn't match vios J. i still couldnt get written log to persue this complaint. they promise to replace in 1 or 2 weeks time, which i m yet to get confirmation.

i wouldnt bother sending for outside alignment or balancing as this would give them an excuse that i tempered ther car setup n thus voiding my warranty. for some lucky ones where their GY GT3 are doing fine, i guess ours could b a bad batch of tyres, which UMW seems to b covering up. i m not happy with their decision to not releasing this important piece of info. Lifes are on their hands.

my J registered end Oct 2009. Manufactured date should b aug/sept 2009. how about urs?
edit: for those affected, the tyre hv a tendency to skid at wet road. pls b informed.