I will choose Sienta over Wish recon with one major reason - worry free for car warranty in next five years.

Y worry about what others think? U r going to use it n u the one paying...

Any car can easily reach up to 80-100 km/h. Its how fast you take to get there.

In terms of power I think will be comparable to an Avanza 1.5.

This post has been edited by Ginny88: Sep 3 2016, 12:57 PM

Already seen any one the road?

both 1.5l but Avanza is RWD so it is heavier and more transmission loss.

In japan It's often compared / fights directly with Honda Freed...

Fair point, but I'll take the wish and won't worry about a thing. Because the wish is a Toyota, not a Volkswagen. Nothing to worry about.

I'll take my chances, cause to me the wish is overall a better car especially with the airbags for my whole family.

This post has been edited by Jason: Sep 4 2016, 02:40 PM

In my opinion, current toyota wish not a better car than sienta. It's already outdated compare to sienta bcoz it being released in 2009. In term of practicality, space usage, fc, tech; certainly sienta better. If not Sienta will not be best seller mpv in japan.
Not all recond toyota wish got more airbags either.

However I sure next gen wish will be better car. So that toyota can capture more target market.

Depends what you consider "better". 3 vs 8 airbags, 3 is better for your usage, sure. Like I said, safety is a priority for me in a MPV, especially my passengers.
Oh, release in 2009? In terms of tech Sienta better? What tech? I know the engine is not better. The Valvematic engine in the Wish is better in every way than the dual VVT-i in the Sienta.

FC? 1.5L vs 1.8L. Also, not necessary the 1.5L will be better than the Wish's valvematic. In town maybe, due to smaller displacement, on highways? I doubt so. Plus Wish got more power. So don't see how Sienta is "better".

Sienta is the best seller MPV, no doubt. For its price and category, sure. That's like saying Perodua Axia is better car than God Car, if not will not be the best selling car in Malaysia (silly justification)

The saving grace for Sienta is the power sliding doors. If those are a must have. If not I don't see how its better than the Wish.

Anyway, wishing you safe journey with your new Sienta, I think orange is pretty flashy color.

This post has been edited by Jason: Sep 5 2016, 02:11 AM

U can't compare a Made in Japan JDM with a Made in Indonesia ones... yup and furthermore one is 1.8L. How on earth a 1.5L NA can challenge that. But however.. this is a Sienta's thread... where ppl discuss on Sienta, esp the newly launched model. So ppl would bias towards it....

Yup... Toyota is not Volkswagen, no worry about it!
Since you think wish is better than sienta, go ahead with it, this is your choice, no harm~
Your main priority is on car safety over the warranty.

Agree... Japan JDM vs Indonesian made, all thanks to UMW!
Both wish and sienta are in different car classification (compact MPV vs mini MPV), although EURO NCAP still classing both as small MPVs.
Other than engine + safety, the physical outlook of the car length and height are different too >> 4,590mm/1,590mm (wish) vs 4,235mm / 1,695mm (sienta).

if UMW / Toyota decides to bring in the JDM Sienta (dashboard gear) me thinks the price would be around Freed's last time , RM 100k - 120k

As what I know, Wish will be discontinue and currently Toyota will replace Wish with Sienta. In Taiwan, they do have a special Sienta edition with 1.8 engine as a replacement model for the market there as they are lots of Wish taxi there..

Not into so much of debate, on Wish vs Sienta.

But in term of safety, I always rate a car with VSC (less airbags) > non-VSC (more airbags) we need VSC to safe the car from losing control and avoid accident.

And is Wish fitted with VSC ? No right as it belongs to the older batch of Toyota models.

got lah. it is optional though.

enough of this debate, any1 got their Sienta d?

We can compare, because its at the same price range. Just that it is different, one is a recon, while one is new with local warranty. The choice is always up to the buyer, because its your money, not mine But bias should not be riddled with half truths and misleading views. I'm not bias to either the wish or the sienta, I dislike UMW Toyota and the way the Malaysian automotive industry works (AP-cronies), but I like cars.


Thing is, its not much of a debate. Apart from the price, entirely different car, and one is recon vs one is new with full warranty. Many people will choose the new car with warranty -- a logical choice. Plus someone else asked about it, so just dropping my view with some facts.

We're talking about the 2009 onwards Toyota Wish, not the model sold by UMW Toyota.
Wish is fitted with VSC. It also comes with a 7 speed super CVT for fuel economy. I think the Wish looks quite handsome, but alas, no power sliding doors. Personally I'd prefer power sliding doors for MPV, cause the whole idea of MPV is to haul people around right? Stop in front of the school, power door opens and your kids go off, and you can close the doors automatically from the driver's seat. Macam Vellfire.

the very reason im getting the Sienta...

if it comes with sliding doors, its called van

vellfire = premium van

yup, as mpv = minivan in amareka

And I can't argue with that logic Sienta looks funky, better than the loaf of bread called Freed...imo

Its okay. I would love to be chauffeured in a Vellfire, and step out like a boss.