QUOTE(Tissueangel @ May 24 2017, 10:06 AM)
How's the battery maintenance? Is it bad? 😱😱
Still got warranty 👍🏻
2WD
but warranty is from Toyota Japan, not Toyota Malaysia, since it's grey import, so how would you get the warranty?
only way is the car seller offer you their own warranty, which usually you can just forget about it since quality & workmanship will be shaddy. at most they take out parts from another unit and replace with yours. whomever got the car with swapped out parts, rugi lo.
at least that was how Naz did last time on scratched rims. they just swap from another car.
Battery usually can last 5 years, after that depends on luck, if cannot hold much charge then either you lug the battery as dead weight and run on full petrol, or replace the battery lo, which cost 10-30k per battery.
The main problem is not the battery, but the Hybrid System, because it's more complicated, if something in the Hybrid is faulty, difficult to troubleshoot & fix. worst case possible short circuit and fire hazard.
You can see European cars without Hybrid already hard to fix because complex electronics, so imagine Hybrid will be more complicated.
Anyway just keep a fire extinguisher in car and purchase Fire Insurance.
Usually Hyrbid comes with 4WD. anyway not much difference for City Drive.