My relative have trade-in his 1st gen 1.5cc avanza, he bought the 2017/2018 1.5cc avanza with dual vvti.
I tried once to drive in taman area, the pedal feels more lighter, steering feels smaller size and lighter too.
I prefer 1st gen 1.5cc, the pedal more solid feeling. New avanza slightly more power because Dual VVT-i.

My cousin told me the new 1.5cc 2017/2018 2nd row and 3rd row smaller width but bigger legroom.
The new avanza suspension/absorber more solid than 1st gen, not so bouncy when go over the bump.
- Handling improved
- Bouncy reduced
- Pedal lighter
- Power improved
- Speaker sound better
- Oil consumption improved compare to 1st gen (1st to 6th years) average 12km/l, new avanza (1st - 3rd years) 14km/l
8th years++, the 1st gen Avanza FC drop to 10km/l

Ya, same here haha
During MCO, can use ron97 clean some carbon 
Correct me if im wrong

wow, how many mileage? U carry heavy loads? So far mine I change the front 2nd round already still ok now. Rear most times empty so still on the 1st round approx 80k km now. Front 1st round around 50k+ km.

I'm having 1st and 2nd generation avanza. Both from new ownership.

1st Gen
-Seems more spacious up front, as cushion not as much on seat.
-Bouncy, hard suspension but solid feel at corners. Need harder absorber like RS ultra. 195 tyres better handling. Recommend Dunlop J5.
-Acceleration seems more responsive

2nd Gen
-Cushion more padding
-Irritating seat belt buzzer on front passenger
-Suspension softer due to coil spring design change, stock absorber and tyres is good enough
-Acceleration seems slower

Both maintenance is economical, can carry lots of stuff or people. Easy to manage in city. Compact MPV I feel is the best unless u consider Perodua Aruz slightly cheaper with Toyota genes too. I like Aruz for the higher ground clearance, but if u drive fast may not be as stable as avanza.

wah...that bad....only last year was consider to change to aruz....hahah...i guess keep my old junk better....

petrol engine typically at 200k km needs to overhaul, it will slowly deteriorate. carbon build up a lot already, injectors either worn or clogged. other stuff pretty ok much if u maintained well ok. That is why I will probably sell my avanza in 3yrs time. now already 140k km.

I'm running on Dunlop J5 195 size. Well I cucuk a bmw 3 series on NPE 140kmh. Until driver gave up....hahahah

during mco every 3-4 days i go start n idle time 5 to 10mins.

hi folks - i'm currently looking at avanza as my family car, haven't gone to test drive yet. last week went to test drive aruz, not bad, but the last row comfort is terrible + the ride is too high that i need to 'jump' a lil - i'm 178 cm btw. so, how do you feel your avanza compare to aruz esp on these 2 items: last row comfort and height of the car? thanks for your kind advice ~

Anyone change idle control valve? Those online from china reliable?

walau eh.....so kaw expensive ah?....I thought like rm70-80 only....

Does the enhanced weight of the Aruz help to smoothen the ride in the 3rd row from being very bumpy/bouncy in the 1st gen to magic carpet ride?

sometimes idling drop low until die....like 400-600rpm, yes up and down like hard to breathe...lol......somedays ok.....1st time I clean it, then ok.....then after like 1yr problem returns, then I clean it, then ok 2 days, then came again.....better change it before I get stuck somewhere....

the shop had like 30-40 unit of that parts in a big box near counter, means a common problem....hahaha.....

I ask online shop to send out, need it urgently. Till now still no send out, I bought 9am morning today.

One of the workshop told me it is a common issue for Myvi, Alza, Avanza. Most of the time change the SENSOR can settle the issue, otherwise need to change whole throttle body. Called to Toyota SC get quotation, Sensor around Rm1.8k, Throttle Body + Sensor around Rm3k.

i know i can get faster answers from fb avanza groups, however i still wanna ask my questions here:

i think my rear absorbers are gone case. with two pax sitting at last row, going over a hump without slowing down like a lowered ride will end up a full vertical shock. any affordable yet quality absorbers to recommend?

thanks for the reco, but im not into kyb rs ultra. my experience tells me that there’s alot of non-genuine kyb products in the market and the guy my foreman knows who is selling kyb told me that they never heard of rs ultra stocks before.

Anyone tried using those rubber buffer in coil spring? Any effect?

https://shopee.com.my/Original-AMT-Coil-Spr...2368.2869651159

I saw the orange lower arm in shopee....worry dimension not right only. think safer thai oem.

Ya the blue bush is poly bush, easier to install. But poly bush are harder. Not sure better or might make handling worst. Poly bush use in 4x4 mostly for offroading as they tough against abrasive use and against oil. But once breakdown, fall apart into tiny pieces. Rubber bush just get compress but not tough against oil and abrasion.

Sure boh 2005 avanza no camber screw, your shop gaming u. lol.

Buying NGK platinum plugs, any idea got fake? so far only heard of fake iridium from china. This easy to detect. No point to fit iridium, maybe in next 2 yrs will sell off avanza. iridium 2.5x of platinum price. It seems new avanza Dual VVTI using iridium plugs.

Do your manual provide for 0W20 ?

It sounds new to me ....