Hello all,

I just bought a new Toyota Camry 2.0G about 2 months ago.
Can some of the Camry 2.0G owner share with me some of the things that I am doubtful about.



1.Fuel Consumption
My car mainly travel in small town for about 10-30km a day with trafic lights, start- stop, max speed goes to 70km/h.
MID shows 6.3km/l
I have clocked only 3000 km only so far.

Is the FC ok ?

2. Auto unlock of car door when shifted in P.
Can we disable this function?

3. Lack of power... Hehe.. I think the car is a bit lack of power

4. Bumpy when go through yellow stripes.

5.Body kit, I plan to install bodykit now (not the toyota original one). What is the market price now? My car is black.

ur car still new, when ur car mileage increase u should hv better FC bro..

for auto-unlock u need to ask toyota SC, they sure can help u..

lack of power maybe coz it only 2.0 n the weight is dem heavy.. u should buy 2.4 model..

For that kind of weight, yeah, for sure it is slightly under power....
And if not mistaken, current models are only 4-speed auto tranny, which is a setback in terms of giving you good FC.
Should try to aim 10km/l, still driving habits do have a lot of difference. Start stop start stop is killing you sometimes...

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Added on February 27, 2011, 1:41 pmIf talk to comfort level, it is the only 1 that met my expectations.

This post has been edited by kyheng: Feb 27 2011, 01:41 PM

1. wait after first service and c if it get better
2. why u wana disable it? if u stationary, u should put into N and pull handbrake, not push all the way to P..
the moment u wana use P is when u ready to get off ur car which is make sense if the door unlocked at that moment
3. what can u expect from old tech engine in new body shell?
4. if camry also deemed as bumpy, the only choice u got is to get expensive contis coz camry probably is the most comfort in its class, rivaling accord, mazda 6 etc
5. no comment

well, driving a big car always do have more disadvantages on using on city.
only will see your car save on petrol while traveling on highways or any road that do not start n stop.

as the petrol wise yr car it is too early to see or determine does yr car is consuming high or low in petrol usage.
You have to see the black oil that you changed out does it have any things on it? as see the engine have any metal dust on it.

If your car is lack of power then your car maybe it is time for servicing. No need to worry too much as your car is in warranty
You may tell them your problem on it as tell them to do some tunning.

Bumpy when going through yellow stripes , as maybe you dislike the feelings of gantung or springs. You better do not do anything with it while will void the warranty.

Body kit , as you can do some modification as the price i do not know very much sorry.

You can spend some money on Rims, Japanese rims.

Somebody mentioned that you can change the auto locking/unlocking setup by having engine turned off, and have the power on engine off hold the button you want to change (setup lock hold lock, setup unlock hold unlock) for few seconds then crank the engine if succeed the door will no longer lock/unlock as default. To restore do the same again.

If 3000km done, should be done the first service, so.... Is the driving habits....

as a reference, my 2009 accord does 650km per 60L, thats almost 11km/l mixed city highway

But our friend is more on city with frequent start stop, so I think it is normal.... Getting your car to have optimum FC, the RPM shall not fluctuate a lot.....

in fact, the rpm in accord fluctuate alot due to 5 speed gearbox.. even in housing area the rpm easily reach 3k to have decent speed..
mine is also more on city, only once in a while take mex but that also at 180~200km/h during wee hour

So, which is heavier, Accord or Camry? Hope the new Camry have new tech on tranny....

camry cannot corner one... but straight line comfort vr good...

accord lighter, curb weight at 1475kgs while camry 1530kgs..
and accord is bigger than camry in term of interior space.. thats the reason why i choose accord lol

Where's the glory of Toyota? Last time their suspension system are superior than other brands.... But ever since entered the VVTI era, no more people mention this already....

last time??.... oh u mean that hachiroku....

The 1.6SEG, those old LEs that still standing strong on the road and not forgetting the Camry 2.2GX.... Any models except VVTIs.....

hi all,
tq for the ans. any of u is camry owner?

answering some question on accord vs camry, to be honest with you i bought this car together with my good buddy. Bott of us were hard core accord fan.... i cant afford it but he can.... anyway.. to cut the story short..... we went to test drive both cars, he then placed a order for camry... 2 days later i followed his foot step..

Why camry?
A: handlig is supperior but very bumpy
C: more comfy ride

service interval
A: 5k km
C: 10 k km

HID light
A: no for VTIL
C: YEs for G

rear ac vent
A: rear passensger cant get the blow...bcus its pointed downward.
C: Ok

toyota suspensions are never impressive. even their top of the line supras (since 20+ yrs ago) are already bad at cornering.

^Well, I mean comfort... Sorry, never stated that, my bad.....

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Added on February 27, 2011, 7:14 pmMy neighbour is.... Anyway, new car or you bought second hand? If new car, better make sure you check your battery's health when reach 20 months... It usually will fails on you about 2 year.
So, keep a jumper cable on stand by... Other than that, nothing much, just Toyota is not my cup of tea... But if older models(pre-VVTI), yes.
Bumpy ride maybe due to tyre, check the pressure....


This post has been edited by kyheng: Feb 27 2011, 07:14 PM

bro if you want comfort throw those Bridgestone away... the tire is not for comfort... frankly u can try Toyo C1S for better comfort the grip is nice and comfort too...