Yes i agree that it isnt safe. But i found the Vios quite stable at high speeds. Yes it was light but still quite ok. Of course dont compare with other C or D segments la. Maybe cuz of the stabilizer bars?

I have a question for u. Whats all those cars mentioned at the bottom? Did you own all of them?

I had autofoam done, I had front and rear strut bars and I still find the car floaty at high speeds. The noise alone already make me damn uncomfortable, let alone maintaining the speeds at 180 ~ 200km/hr.

You more man, I definitely no guts to drive that car at that speed The last time I pushed that car at that speed, I feel like my life is flashing before my eyes, sweat also drop from forehead.

This post has been edited by zweimmk: Jul 4 2012, 03:12 PM

Yap. But, the one that I crossed out have been sold.

My 2006 Vios (stock to the bones) sudah mau terbang at 170kmh. At 170kmh can feel the back end of the car become floaty, at 180kmh the steering feels disconnected. And the brakes feels quite hopeless at those speeds. I really salute you for having the balls to go 200kmh

Even F1 car is not that safe.

Pemandu ujian F1 wanita parah terbabit nahas

U see those mudah ad

e.g. altis only 99K

then u klik, it says 99K but downpayment 7K.

so maybe this kes is d/p 25K lor.

No la. Quite silly of me actually. But i only started going consistently at 180kmph after i changed to Michelin tyres. Gave me a good ride and stopping power. But still at those speeds, even the best tyres and safety features wouldnt save you in an accident. With my current Optima, my average speed is about 160kmph only despite having a more stable car with much more safety features. Only once i pushed it to 220kmph but came down quickly after that.

Gosh u really change cars that often? Amazing!

exactly.... at 160 km/h... there is virtually no feedback from the steering wheel of the vios....
dont know if i am rolling or floating...

After some times, you will get bored with your car.
Then, it's time to change ma.

Bro, somehow I got to agree with your thoughts. This similar phenomenon actually also exhibited by many Myvi/Kelisa/Viva owners, especially on the highway, with the inferior complex come to play, look at how they tailgate other bigger cars, and the speeds they drive..... god, for me, only crazy people will drive like that in such a light and small vehicles....

Anyway, for those new Camry owners out there, think positively, it's your own hard earned money, enjoy the new cars that you rewarded yourself. Same applies to other car owners (whether Conti, Jap, Malaysia....). There's no reason for you to receive any negative comments just because you had bought something different.

Being a prime target by other people (in a good or bad way) only means your car is so good and worthwhile to post a huge threat to those people's car sales. I seldom/never see other D-segment cars receiving so much attention from rivals, not even from other car manufacturers......hahahahha! So Bravo to all, you have made a clearer picture now! People are worry about Camry's existence!

And lastly, nothing personal, I sincerely hope that no one starts to bash other people's non-korean wife just because someone married a Korean girl...... (this is just joke, pls don't bash me.........)

Just my 2.5 cents!

I think this applies to the Optima not the Camry la bro. The Camry always got alot of attention the same with all other Toyota makes. The fact that more ppl are talking about the Optima now (both in Malaysia and overseas) is news when in the past nobody bothered much about Korean makes (me included).

The reason why the Camry is being bashed alot now is because of the poor specs which is on offer here in Asia especially for the 2.0L. Previous models were still accepted as having a 4 speed auto in 2006 was still ok. But now in 2012 when a 6 speed gb is standard on many makes, Toyota still chose to maintain their 4 speed and on top of that remove the VSC but still increase the price. Thats unacceptable to many. Hence the attention. But that doesnt mean its a bad car. Its just not value for money anymore and things will get worse for Toyota when Honda launches their 2013 Accord.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Jul 4 2012, 04:24 PM

The boredom starts to sink in after 3 years or so, so I totally understand your feeling.

Well bro, I totally agree that Camry's specs are not great at all. However, I also feel there is no need for those bashing. If someone feels he/she can tolerate the lower specs Camry, then let it be. Even some one wish to buy a B/C-segment car with D-segment price, why not? Everyone has different priority/likes/dislikes when buying things. Let the nature takes its course, the car sales will eventually shows which is the preferred car

We should stop all the 3rd party bashing ( I mean not directly from the manufacturers.....) and make this forum a less hostile one, shall we?

Nobody is bashing. Arguing maturedly is what i call it. Arguing maturedly doesnt mean only talking bout the positives. Its also about discussing the negatives as nothing is perfect. And its pointless to talk along the lines of 'my money so i do as i wish' as that defeats the purpose of the forum. We all know its your own money and ure free to do as u wish. But this is a forum where we discuss and argue at times about differences but yes without getting hostile. We're all matured adults and many of us are working professionals. Ive learnt alot bout cars from LYN.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Jul 4 2012, 04:46 PM

University of Lowyat is not a place to learn about cars.... really..
u need to do lots of heavy filtering which is not worth the effort...

ZTH or autoworld will be better....

too many people in here comment about cars that they had never driven before.

wow I jelly you.

keyboard warrior

However, I plan to use this camry for 9 or 10 years since this car is ... .