thumbs up to Toyota Motor Philippines!

**splerdu** · January 9th, 2003 02:34 AM

TMP dominates all vehicle sales categories this year (a feat no other manufacturer has been able to do so far). From Corolla Altis to Camry to Revo to RAV4.

Perhaps more interesting than the dominance they have now is their radically different model lineup that added a certain euro pizzaz to just about all their models, certainly making the roads more interesting.

**Altis6453** · January 9th, 2003 12:13 PM

Well, I guess Honda has to do something about their passenger cars like introduce the new model City. They can also try and do something about the customer complaints that they've been getting from people who have their cars serviced at their CASAs.

**mazdamazda** · January 9th, 2003 04:22 PM

what they are lacking is a mid sized SUV to battle with the likes of the pajero, etc.

their soon to come prado looks too expensive (SRP est at 3 - 3.5M)... they should bring in here the 4runner or something...

their van line-up is also ho-hum... the grandia is way too expensive and doesn't that have much accessories consdering its price...

**crawdaddy** · January 9th, 2003 05:07 PM

yep, 4runner instead of the Hilux Surf (which wasn't really locally marketed) and for safety reasons too (orig LHD vs. conversions)...

sayang talaga ang Surf, kung hindi lang ako kinakabahan sa safety issues yun na sana 2nd choice ko (1st is the Hilux pickup)...

**ephraim** · January 9th, 2003 05:13 PM

the 4runner should be nice. thats what they should bring here. :mrgreen: yeah, the grandia sucks. why doesnt toyota philippines bring in the previa or the celica :?:

**Hetfield** · January 9th, 2003 05:33 PM

Guys, i would like to get your comments on this matter.

Toyota Corolla Altis (white) will be the official car of the PNP. Got this info from a Toyota employee.

Wow! bigat talaga ng PNP! :roll:

**crawdaddy** · January 9th, 2003 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by gestapo

the 4runner should be nice. thats what they should bring here. :mrgreen: yeah, the grandia sucks. why doesnt toyota philippines bring in the previa or the celica :?:

is there a way we could sort of convince TMP to bring those vehicles here? how?

**2ylytwrld** · January 9th, 2003 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Hetfield

Guys, i would like to get your comments on this matter.

Toyota Corolla Altis (white) will be the official car of the PNP. Got this info from a Toyota employee.

Wow! bigat talaga ng PNP! :roll:

Ba tlaga?

I've seen some previous model Corolla GLi's up north as police cars.

IMHO ok naman ang Altis for police car, but medyo mahal pa ata sa maintenance ang Altis, and considering the way it will be driven.

**ephraim** · January 9th, 2003 07:15 PM

why altis? pwede na yung LE. considered the way it would be driven pwede na yung LE. an LE costs P559,000 and a 1.6J costs P692,000. much more expensive. malaki matitipid nila. pero kung yung PNP gusto talaga gumastos, Altis talaga sila. :mrgreen:

**mbt** · January 9th, 2003 10:13 PM

mazdamazda,

the new 4runner is identical to the new prado, and the 4runner in north america doesn't carry a diesel engine. imo, it's not toyota's fault that the price of the prado and the LC100 is artifically pumped up by 100%... blame it on the stupid tax scheme of the govt

toyota has debuted the new Sienna minivan... looks good, powered by a 3.3L (making 230 hp yata) gas V6... imo, if people are buying the venture over here, toyota could sell some Siennas over here too (and Honda and its oddysey). meron ding ibang mas maliit na minivans sa Japan home market, which could do battle with the serena QR-V

other thoughts:

- toyota should make an M/T available with the Altis 1.8G
- so with the Camry, and they should put more spiffy-looking wheels on the camry

AC · January 10th, 2003 09:35 AM

hmmm... meron po ako nakita sa toyota quezon ave... dinala ng trailer... 6 units... 1.6J... na puti? baka yun na mga yun? kaya pala taka ako... dami naman umoorder ng puti...

**phillipogi** · January 10th, 2003 11:09 AM

dati dinala ng TMP ang Previa dito (small numbers only) kaya possible na maglabas ng ganitong klaseng van dito.

if Mitsubishi sold all their Eclipse in just a few months, why not try bringing in newer models, para pati Toyota sumali sa pag benta ng Celica. If before may Celica sa 'pinas, why not now?

**empy** · January 10th, 2003 11:58 AM

guys, the new 4runner is almost USD 40,000 here. hardly mid-priced at all, and a big departure from how much it used to cost.

i can only guess that they are trying to move it upmarket, and put in a new mid-priced SUV (maybe based on the Lexus RX300?)

**mr_draglord** · January 10th, 2003 04:56 PM

HINTAYIN NYO PA COMING THIS MARCH E MAY PANTAPAT ANG TOYOYA SA HONDA CITY. THE SMALLER VER COROLLA ALTIS. THE VIOS.

**Visitor** · January 10th, 2003 05:05 PM

With the luxury tax scheme of the govt. there is a slim to none chances that Toyota's bringing a 4runner in the Philippine soil. Plus the Phils. is not a good place to market a V6 cars.

So most likely corolla, camry, revo and RAV4 will be the dominating brands for Toyota.

**pajerokid** · January 10th, 2003 08:18 PM

I like the new Camry................. a lot!!!!! Jumbo wheels are in order though :D

**mbt** · January 10th, 2003 08:55 PM

M54 Powered,

with the Highlander occupying the $24K-$30K bracket, Toyota has some room to move the 4runner upmarket

(unlike before nung wala yung highlander, bread-and-butter model yung 4runner)

Jj · January 11th, 2003 12:04 AM

The PNP should get the Toyota corolla XL which is the base model because it can perform the duties needed by the police. or why not the Revo it also is a practical choice.

The PNP should learn to spend less.:lol:

**TJMaxx** · January 11th, 2003 12:17 AM

Hoy Honda, Gising!
Nangulelat ang Honda. Nilangaw yung Civic.
CRV is only third place behind Revo and
Highlander.
Bawas-bawasan na sana ng Honda ang kanilang
kayabangan na kunwari "The Prestigious" sila.
Daming naloko niyan including me. Sama' ng after
sales service tapos super-taga' pa cost ng spare parts.
Mga existing owners ng Honda ay di na nag repeat
purchase on the new models dahil nadala na sila.
Toyota, on the other hand, is the old reliable. Cheap,
easy to maintain. Toyota deserves the Triple Crown.

**splerdu** · January 11th, 2003 03:57 AM

the 4runner is different from the LC90 prado. the prado is more luxury, the 4runner is more sporty. the LC90 also recently received a facelift, and an upgrade to its drivetrain which is currently not shared with the 4runner.

the reason the prado (and other toyota suvs) are expensive is because of the blasted excise tax. nissan, mitsubishi, isuzu and ford all folded and changed their suvs to 4x2, but since toyota obviously does not want to tarnish the landcruiser name and image, they chose to keep their vehicles as 4x4s.

as for the vehicles you want, i belive TMP can bring in any toyota as indent order if you're willing to shell out the cash. recently nakakita ako ng SC430 sa kalsada. ganda!

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