Wow! so fast u masuk here already ah? haha!

Proton sucks..End of story

This post has been edited by jpker kia: Feb 18 2009, 10:44 PM

of course mah . ori trd stufff what


what part u want ? if headlights then easier .

lol TRD stuff memang gonna cost a bomb.

I dunno la. Still thinking. Feel like lowering the ride and maybe front + back bars.

Any suggestions?

i read your post about the ambiance noise in your vios and i've just one thing to say, the vios was actually built to be an affordable toyota. Did u know that when the first gen vios was introduced to the gomen, how much was the proposed price? RM 60k. It was gonna be cheaper than our national car's mid sedans, which was a red flag. sad to say they had to add a lot of accessories to the car just to put in into that price range it is today.

I mean, i'm not anti-Vios or anything, my mum owns the face lifted 1st gen and i like driving it as well. It really serves it's purpose as an everyday workhorse. Gets u from point A to B without any hassles, no fuss and no problems. The built quality is definitely better than some of the 1.5 models in the market. U know who they are...

I'm a proud supporter of JDM cars and will always be. Why? becoz UMW toyota sucks and that's enough said! they bring in sub standard toyota cars and expects us to live with it. They don't offer even a quarter of choices that u get from the Jap market.

Actually, NVH is very much dependent on the model that is produced, u can't expect an affordable car to have the quietness of a lexus. My altezza actually has very good NVH, i can hardly hear my tanabe exhaust, well except when i floor it at high revs. On normal cruising, i forget how bassy the exhaust sounds until I open my sunroof or roll down the windows.

Like a lot of ppl say, u can't compare an expensive JDM import toyota to a local model. But it was very nice of your grandparents to buy u a vios to go to uni. Back then, I only had a hand-me-down Mazda Astina, which i turned into an ah beng car when i first discovered accessories

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Added on February 20, 2009, 12:11 amonly lower your ride if u don't live in KL. The bumps are mad and the potholes are just crazy!
what i'd give to raise my car back to the normal height.

This post has been edited by ston3r: Feb 20 2009, 12:11 AM

Haha, you know that too.

Yes, I second that! UMW sucks!
To customers, UMW means U Mustn't Whine.
To staffs, UMW means U Must Work.
F*CK UMW lah.

It's a RAV4 anyway, I think it won't make much difference.

no need lowered ... go add some projector ,hid, sub neon , enough .

Yeah whatever you mention there, is quite true. Firstly I would say I'm not a person who anti Avanza and Rush. Just like the folks say around in Paul Tan automotive blog, our UMW Toyota just bring in some cheapo vehicle, then with an old engine and a Toyota badges on the car, then our country consumer will buy them, why? "TOYOTA" what. UMW Toyota is not just sucks in business, they are sucks in services too.

hahaha, well said andy!

haha, ok, in terms of ground clearance, yes, there won't be much difference. But in terms of ride comfort, that will make a lot of difference, why? becoz it will definitely be harsher than usual. Trust me, TRD shocks aren't that comfortable. Sure my car hugs corners like no tomorrow, but it gets sickening after a few uneven roads in KL. My wife complaints like no tomorrow

hahaha, sonic, still very proud of your headlights eh? I've switched my 8000k bulbs out, put back standard 4,500k. Went through a JPJ roadblock one day, but they didn't stop me. After that incident, i changed the bulbs and switched back to stock rims as well. The only GT look for my altezza is the lowered ride height.

yes, for some god-forsaken reason, they decided to bring in old engine cars and it's really sad becoz toyota does produce high quality cars. Look at the Mark X, estimas, alphards and i'm still proud of my altezza, these cars were built with quality in mind. Until today, my car still feels quiet. UMW should just wake up, go import the Prius now, we're so backward that ppl in Singapore are laughing. Give the civic hybrid a run for it's money.

Oh well, at least UMW is doing something right by bringing lexus in. Other than that,

Not necessary lah, bro. Johor here also got a lot of manholes and potholes. I everyday avoid holes using my Accord. Cannot tahan lah.

hahaha, i think the whole of m'sia also full of potholes

Terima kasih kerana mengundi Barisan Nasional.
Satu lagi projek kerajaan Barisan Nasional.

hi andy, it seems that Honda is providing a better service then UMW.

my dad had been complaining about UMW since 20 years ago, he wrote a complaint letter when he receive a comment letter from UMW. Guess what my dad received?

2 key chain & a "thankiu for your comment" only

wahh, wrote a complaint letter and only got a keychain? My gosh, either the UMW customer service manager is cheap and low-class or he/she is not qualified to be one!

if i were your dad, i'll send the keychain back and inform the customer service mgr to shove it and threaten to go to the press. If your dad was not satisfied with the service, just go to the tribunal for consumers. I tell u, big corporations would always avoid these cases and try their best to please.

that's why it's a good thing that i don't send my car to UMW.

LOL That's very cheapskate sial.
They never bother to ask and offer anything?

I've a cousin works in UMW service centre in the branch here. He always ask me, "why your family go for Honda only? Should go for Toyota mah."
Knn, I feel like saying "UMW sucks lah. Don't want UMW lah."

hahaha, u should tell it to your cousin straight to his face that UMW sucks
i support u!



This post has been edited by ston3r: Feb 20 2009, 12:48 PM

One day I'll tell him, "R20A i-VTEC pawns your Camry hard. Civic can slap Altis left right. New City own your dugong Vios. Jazz whack Yaris upside down. New Stream win your useless Wish hands down. Your RAV4 can't even fight with our new CR-V. So what do you want to fight some more? Innova? Avanza? Rush? No need to fight lah. Stupid third world country cars. Go back home and sleep lah. You call those as MPV? Should be economy MPV lah."

Really, UMW sucks.

besides UMW where can we service TOYOTA cars?

is it those ah pek work shop?