Toyota Avanza vs. Suzuki APV

[impulzz]

seen both units. mas maluwag leg room ng APV sa 2nd and 3rd row, sa 1st row ang problema is the wheel well proturding sa foot area on both side, since malaki ako istorbo sa paa ko, just what Tsuperman said. My right knee hits the shift knob even when i'm not shifting. advantage of the avp is its ground clearance mas mataas but prone to body roll.

the avanza is more car like to me but still very far from a sedan ride, ok ang 1st and 2nd row seat. the 3rd row... just forget about it.

over-all i'll get an avanza... why? dahil lang sa the engine is monted in front at 4 lang kami sasakay. but if i needed a bigger car with a small engine...apv na

[dennisplegaspi]

salamat po mr meledson. may plano po kasi si wife na bumili ng avanza kaya medyo nag-re-research from people with personal experience with the said vehicle.

[meledson]

salamat po mr meledson. may plano po kasi si wife na bumili ng avanza kaya medyo nag-re-research from people with personal experience with the said vehicle.

Check out the Avanza Thread. Marami kang makukuha na information from owners and soon to be owners.

If you have questions, please feel free to ask.

BTW, welcome to the forum.

When the APV first came out. I said that this will be a practical car for my family, untill the Avanza came along. Each vehicle has it's pros and cons. A major pro for me for the Avanza was the fuel economy and power of the engine. DOHC VVTi. I have read the reviews (the Avanza thread twice) before we got the Avanza.

About 98-99% of the time, there are 2 or 3 people riding , but 1 to 2 % of the time, I am with my family and Yayas. A passenger car was too small for this 1 to 2% of the time.

Longest distance travelled in one go (with the whole family and yaya, 6 adults and 2 toddlers) is Laguna to Tarlac City with side trips (the next day) from Tarlac City to Angeles City. I left Laguna with a full tank, I came back with an almost empty tank (fuel low warning light is still off).

My daily commute of about 90 Km mixed city and hiway, I now get more than 13Km per liter (before it was 12+).

[_Qwerty_]

i was in the same situation.. i was looking at the APV for our first car.. pero ended up getting the Avanza.. well hindi pa.. baka next week pa..

ok naman yung room nang avanza.. malalaki kami.. i'm 5'10" eh kasya naman ako sa 3rd row nang avanza.. tapos dual aircon pa..

and higit sa lahat.. matipid sa gas.. and you have the toyota badge.. plus the 30T discount that they are offering this month.

[jaspi11]

Avanza = new fx taxi
Masikip sa 3rd row parang lagayan lang ng gamit

Suzuki APV = exclusive family van
It can also seat 8 people very comfortably. P765,000 is already automatic thus very easy to drive.

Suzuki APV no doubt!

hindi ba mainit sa wetpaks ang APV nasa ilalim kasi ng upuan yung engine? like sa mga l300

[sboogie]

the avanza is the more practical choice for me.

[drey]

A van is suppose to be comfy for all.

APV for me.

[Bogeyman]

I choose the APV.

But I wish that Suzuki would make the dual-aircon feature standard on both M/T and A/T models. I wouldn't want to go for the A/T variant just because of the extra aircon at the back.

[hominid]

Avanza ang choice ng mas marami. For me hangang J lang. Kasi kung higher model better na mag Adventure GLX diesel.

[archangel_1911]

Just wanna share why we got the avanza.

1. Because its a Toyota and the parts and service are readily available anywhere.
2. It's cheap or rather say affordable for a 7 seater car/van or some say 5+2. It is also helpful for our small business.
3. My wife is the one who always use it and she find it easily to drive.
4. Fuel efficient. Sometimes I borrow this because of its low fuel consumption.
5. The 3rd row seat is not that small. I tried seating in that part with another passenger since i want to experience it when my wife drove it from Pangsinan to La Union and it was not that bad rather it was comfortable. You can still squeeze 1 more passenger but will sacriface the comfort. Btw I am 5'10'' in height.
6. Even with the 1.3 engine i would say it is powerful since we tried going to Baguio with 5 adult passenger and 2 kids with the airconditon on since it was raining and to avoid the moist inside the windows.
7.The aircon vent can supply needed air to all passenger since its dual.

The only thing that maybe dissapoints me is the body, it has thin sheet of steel. Pero all in all satisfied naman. You just need to add some accessories on the J to achieve what you like.

[Tsuper Man]

Re: No rear aircon for the GA and GL APV models, here's what the sales person from Suzuki told me:

Yung mga Hapon daw kasi did not place the rear aircon for the non-automatic versions kasi they classify (I think "classify" was the word he used) the GA and GL model as "Utility" vehicles and the GLX (automatic) APV was the only one fitted with rear aircon coz it is the "for family" version of the APV.

If the APV wasn't available, yung Avanza J na kukunin namin at wala na ako makita na practical na pang pamilya na available.

Overall, I think wala naman talo sa dalawa at may sari-sarili silang appeal at ang importante yung needs mo/nyo ay mapunan ng kung ano man pipiliin mo. =)

[Tsuper Man]

hindi ba mainit sa wetpaks ang APV nasa ilalim kasi ng upuan yung engine? like sa mga l300

Isa rin yan sa mga concerns ko, pero I was quite surprised na hindi mainit yung ilalaim ng upuan. Pero ramdam mo talaga yung init pag inangat mo yung driver's side seat...pwede mo ikulong sarili mo sa loob ng APV ng nakataas upuan sa driver at may instant sauna ka na. *joke*

[drey]

and you have the toyota badge..

I'm scratching my head over this one. Put out the Toyota badge and you've got a Daihatsu. Plus it's better yung Zuk, sila ang pinaka honest sa lahat, imo.

[OTEP]

Yeah, would you still choose the Avanza if it had a Daihatsu badge? hehehe.

[_Qwerty_]

kanya kanyang opinion naman yan.. sa akin iba pa rin talaga service nang toyota.. and pag toyota... madali ang parts..

tsaka biased ako.. uncle ko kasi VP sa toyota.. pasensya na.

[drey]

Hehehe... Kaya pala, ganun rin ako, biased sa Colgate kasi distributor uncle ko. Pero I love Happee right now.

Sir Querty, pwede mo ba tanongin about yung dalawang sunog na Innova sa VP mo na uncle sa Toyota? Pasensya na rin kung makaka-abala sa iyo.

Kawawa naman rin kasi Innova owners dito.

[_Qwerty_]

pwede naman.. kaya lang dyahe.. di ko masyadong close yun eh (1st cousin lang nang mom ko, kaya ko naging uncle).. heheheh di nga ako makahingi nang discount sa Avanza eh.. nahihiya ako.. si Danny Isla pala yung uncle ko.

[Bogeyman]

Yeah, would you still choose the Avanza if it had a Daihatsu badge? hehehe.

I'd probably choose the Avanza if they took out the Toyota badge and replaced it with Daihatsu's. Wala lang, for the novelty siguro. :D

[OTEP]

Yup, I'd also prefer the Avanza without the Yota badge. At least people know I did not buy it for the holy Toyota badge. :lol:

[meledson]

Just wanna share why we got the avanza.

1. Because its a Toyota and the parts and service are readily available anywhere.
2. It's cheap or rather say affordable for a 7 seater car/van or some say 5+2. It is also helpful for our small business.
3. My wife is the one who always use it and she find it easily to drive.
4. Fuel efficient. Sometimes I borrow this because of its low fuel consumption.
5. The 3rd row seat is not that small. I tried seating in that part with another passenger since i want to experience it when my wife drove it from Pangsinan to La Union and it was not that bad rather it was comfortable. You can still squeeze 1 more passenger but will sacriface the comfort. Btw I am 5'10'' in height.
6. Even with the 1.3 engine i would say it is powerful since we tried going to Baguio with 5 adult passenger and 2 kids with the airconditon on since it was raining and to avoid the moist inside the windows.
7.The aircon vent can supply needed air to all passenger since its dual.

The only thing that maybe dissapoints me is the body, it has thin sheet of steel. Pero all in all satisfied naman. You just need to add some accessories on the J to achieve what you like.

I agree with all you said. I have a long term project. Upgrading my Avanza J.