Yeah, in my calculation also, it wasn't 100% highway driving coz I drove inside KL, then to Damansara, then traffic jam in Bangsar, then I refill. That's why the number was 95% highway lah.

Is it really 5K service since the sticker they put on my car: "Your next service is 6,000km" after my 1K service. Does that mean "1K + 5K"?

Really? Where did you see the price listing for Vios 2004? But I do agree the price doesn't devalue much ever since Vios was first introduced in 2003.

Generally I see Vios 2003 still goes for RM50K+ in the 2nd hand market. That's only like RM30K drop for 4-5 years. Not bad at all!

About six litres. When blinking, I refuel the 42-litre tank, it stops at 36 litres.

On "how far can it go" question, it depends on how you drive your car lor. We can argue how many km that 6-litre can achieve, until the cows come home.

It's bee explained in this thread before on why the alarm can activate from close range.

It's for safety reasons. I give you a hint: You are in a dark parking lot, at 2am, lotsa drunk people around, lurking. You unlock your Vios from a distance away, say 100 meter. Then... (leave to your imagination) ..

I sometimes noticed the sound from the seat belt too. Especially from the passenger's side. I often reach out to straighten it whilst I am driving. HEHE

My personal best fuel consumption yet. The bar started blinking at 605km. Usually 500+km already blinking.

Nice fuel economy!

I prefer to quote in km/L. When I refueled yesterday, I managed to clock in 16.6km/L.

The official numbers usually given by testing engineers is about 15.0km/L.

The 16.6km/L was from 80% constant speed driving 110-120km/h, and 20% slow moving behind lorries.

Actually lah, I did try to drive 140kmh on the highway. When I refuel and calculate the mileage, very bad, around 13-14km/L only.

When city driving, try not to rev up the RPM above 4K. That's what I normally do.

I myself noticed quite significant fuel consumption improvement after switching to semi-synthetic during 10K routine service.

My car now clocks about 15K in mileage. Lately I notice nicer improvement in FC. Last night when I refuel, I managed to get 16.4km/L. Driving condition: local town driving (Kemaman, Kuantan).

Last week, drove on the highway with 4 passengers, bla bla, still managed above 15km/L. Quite happy with the performance.

Yeah, after 6 years of working, I managed to buy new Vios (G). I remember when I started working in 2002, many colleagues hold off their purchase of Proton Wira or Proton Waja, thinking of "AFTA 2005" would offer them cheaper price.

So, no need lah telling government tax the car, or AP king or what ever. US cars are damn cheap, yes, their petrol is @world market price, yes, cheap toll highway, yes, their average income is high, yes, and their income tax is about 30-40% of their annual income, yes. Go figure

Darn, I've never tried 100% city driving yet, sound scary to the engine

Anyhow, my mixed town+highway driving always get me between 14.5km/l to 16km/l. Anything lower would make me think the car has some issues.

Err, where did you get that info? Semi-synthetic also can 10,000km service interval lor. Thus far, I've serviced my car for 10K, 20K and coming soon 30K. By using semi-synthetic only.

Guys, sorry to barge in the middle of "fire sale offers" of new Vios.

I own a 2008 Vios (yes, the dugong). I'm wondering if anyone face similar problem with the driver seat. It often shrieks (annoying sound) when going thru uneven road surface. The SC Kuantan attempted it once (they said they re-grease the seat railing) but the sound came back. I also DIY with normal grease lubricant but the sound comes back after 5-10 minutes of driving.

Any idea? It's not a major problem la, but it annoys the hell out of me (esp after buying a darn 84K car).

I know it comes from the seat itself since I often slide forward / backward my seat, and the sound went away. After a moment of peaceful driving, the shrieking comes back. Arghh ..



Your problem #2 & #3 are same like mine. The boot can easily be complained to the SC. In fact, I also had problem with the fuel door unable to open. Complain terus!

OK noted. Since my methods yield no results, perhaps I should try your theory. But I'm not too sure which part of the seat belt you're talking about and how to "fold / tear / push" it.

If you can describe the exact position, maybe I can attempt to do something. Lemme know.

Dear dstl1128, thanks man! You're really helping me to locate that 'thingy'.


Nahhh, the last service centre I went to was useless. It was in Kuantan btw. On Saturday, they said only open until 2pm (closed on Sundays much to my surprise). For my 11am appointment, the lady said they may not be able to attend to all my complaints. Didn't know what the labour charge of 2-hrs was for if my car was only attended right before they were to close at 2pm.

Naturally, the sound of the seat belt came back after 30 minutes I got my car from the service centre. Pretty awful if you ask me.

As in my case, the SC did not manage to resolve the problem. They said they "put lubricant" at certain places. When the sound came back on my journey back to Kemaman, I put some grease on the seat railing, again to no effect.

I guess the seat belt female head is the culprit then ..

I don't have problem in front. But my behind (right) side, I can hear soft clacking sound when moving at low speed. After trying with 3 different SCs, still not resolved.