Toyota Corolla 10th Generation Altis Owners [continued]

[cjv_justice]

I don't like the " Auto climate control " . If put in auto, there are times it will go out of recirculate mode and suddenly allow outside air in. What I do is, to set it manually that way it wouldn't be doing things that its not supposed to do.

I agree with cjv, the aircon is really strong and cools the cabin more than adequate.

yeah I agree din with the ACC... its too "controlling", hehe.

[loverlionus]

Ako naman always automatic ang AC, and almost always at 28 degrees except sa tanghaling tapat or nabilad sa araw. Kapag ganon set muna at 25 magma maximum yung blower for a few minutes then minimum kapag na about na yung temp. Di ko pa na try yung set at 21, subukan ko din baka mas effective yon. No unpleasant odor yet, although there is a different smell when you turn off the AC and leave the blower on. Ginagawa ko to minsan pag malapit na sa destination, off the AC and maximum blower, presumably to dry out the moisture inside.

Also did the 15k check up a month ago, currently at 16k mileage, one year last Apr. 16. Expected to increase mileage to 22-30k a year because of the longer distance to work.

Some issues pending so far:
1. The pillar trim rattle is still there
2. Squeaking on the steering wheel column
3. Trunk lid opener in the driver's side not working intermittently
4. There is now a soft kalampag in the rear suspension area in uneven road surfaces

These are all to be scheduled for check up and repair (will claim under warranty), hard to find timing as the car is a daily driver.
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FC is at 12-13+ km/li, using full tank measurement, though the computer FC does not vary by more than 1km/li. Estimated 70/30 highway/city driving.

Aside from these, performance is still great and very happy with the car.

[silver V]

Same here sir loverlionus lagi rin sa 28 temp ng aircon dahil sa lamig hehe.sir anong fuel po gamit nyo?thanks

[jdee12]

Good Evening sa mga owners ng Corolla/Altis, i just want to say na maganda ang Altis, I've drive one kanina, yung sa friend ko, i thinko yung 1.6E yun, may power locks at windows, pero wala lang alarm. Being a corolla owner before(Lovelife version) masasabi ko iba na yung bago ngayon, kahit 1.6 engine napagka bilis.hehe.
Plano ko kumuha ng isa baka next year or pagkatapos ko mabayaran yun Starex.
Anu pa ba pwede niyo i pang encourage para kumuha ako ng Altis?hehe

[renzo_d10]

Good Evening sa mga owners ng Corolla/Altis, i just want to say na maganda ang Altis, I've drive one kanina, yung sa friend ko, i thinko yung 1.6E yun, may power locks at windows, pero wala lang alarm. Being a corolla owner before(Lovelife version) masasabi ko iba na yung bago ngayon, kahit 1.6 engine napagka bilis.hehe.
Plano ko kumuha ng isa baka next year or pagkatapos ko mabayaran yun Starex.
Anu pa ba pwede niyo i pang encourage para kumuha ako ng Altis?hehe

Kasi gusto mo.

Seriously, kung ayaw mo yung sasakyan kahit na sabihin ko lahat ng good sides nung kotse na yun aayawan mo pa rin kasi ayaw mo nga. :hysterical:

Pero kung gusto mo, at instinct mo talaga na bumili ng isa. Follow it & go get one. All the good sides I will tell will seem irrelevant na kasi iba pa rin yung sinasabi dito sa forums vs. sa first hand experience talaga.

[jdee12]

Kasi gusto mo.

Seriously, kung ayaw mo yung sasakyan kahit na sabihin ko lahat ng good sides nung kotse na yun aayawan mo pa rin kasi ayaw mo nga. :hysterical:

Pero kung gusto mo, at instinct mo talaga na bumili ng isa. Follow it & go get one. All the good sides I will tell will seem irrelevant na kasi iba pa rin yung sinasabi dito sa forums vs. sa first hand experience talaga.

Haha, sige sir pero ito kasi nasa first place sa pinagpipilian ko sa Sedan, nakakapagod mg drive ng Van na malapad.
Pero maghahanap din muna ako ng alternatives. Hehe

[renzo_d10]

Elantra is okay, price-wise it's really a bang for the buck vehicle.

Kaya lang mamimili ka talaga ng dealer para yung after sales service & support eh maganda.

[vinj]

Yeah actually aside from recommended replacement of the air filter, the aircon is also due for cleaning. The SA told me I'll have to leave my car for 3 days for that (the hell I am!!!). Now I'm seriously thinking of ditching the casa service next time...

Nice. 3 days for the aircon filter replacement

Just scheduling my car for the 1K service already is hassle enough for me. I called Toyota San Fernando last week to do it over the weekend when i go visit my in-laws and they were booked so now i'll just drop it off and have it done during office hours or maybe i'll try Toyota Marikina next weekend (At least there you can see the service bays).

yeah I agree din with the ACC... its too "controlling", hehe.

Kaya dapat 1.6E nalang kinuha mo; manual a/c. Hehehe.

Signs that i'm getting older: I test drove my sister's new Civic 1.8 over the weekend and for first time in history, i preferred the soft ride and clean interior design of the Altis over the driver "feel" (but stiffer handling) of the Civic. The cluttered dash gauges of the new Civic was too bit busy looking as well but I like the multi-info of the Civic along with the integrated back-up camera and smaller steering diameter. Definitely i'd get the 2.0L Altis CVT over this.

[dekzee]

... If put in auto, there are times it will go out of recirculate mode and suddenly allow outside air in....

There might be something wrong with the AC. The Auto function supposedly would just control the fan speed, vent direction, and the engagement of the compressor clutch and not the recirculation/fresh air modes. Or meron bang iba with the same experience? Never experienced this with my unit, so far...

[number001]

Just got the plates after 6 weeks.

[vinj]

Just got the plates after 6 weeks.

I'm on day 45 (per the Tempus Calendar) with no sign of the plate number.

Last fuel up gave me 10.9km/L in a mix city and highway driving. I'm trying Shell unleaded now since my first few tank ups were with Petron (Xtra Unleaded).

I also went in for the 1,000km service at Toyota Shaw last week and was charged P 1,500+ for the oil, filter, misc. plus VAT. Dropped it on my way to work and went back lunch time. I also had to tell the SA to not have the car washed after since the CASA car washes can be ugly to your finish (especially if your car is black).

[crazy_boy]

went to Toyota Global City last friday to check the pretty and ***y sales agents, este Corolla pala. was planning to check the 1.6V but the sales agent wasnt really helpful since she's not familiar with the car. she didnt know the difference from each model. kailangan mag base sa catalog.

but maganda nga yung corolla.

[vinj]

went to Toyota Global City last friday to check the pretty and ***y sales agents, este Corolla pala. was planning to check the 1.6V but the sales agent wasnt really helpful since she's not familiar with the car. she didnt know the difference from each model. kailangan mag base sa catalog.

but maganda nga yung corolla.

Ok lang yan. Basta maganda yung... kotse?

When i was a kid, my dad and his friends would always buy their Lancers from a certain Mitsu dealer (Union Motors i think) all because of the sales ladies. :D

On a side note, Toyota uses 20W-40 oil as standard. I hope to see my FC improve even just a bit once i shift to non-CASA oils later on (maybe 10W-40). Once i get hold of a good aftermarket oil filter like the Baldwins and match it with fully synth oil, i'll try to extend the drain interval to 10K.

[vinj]

Update on the FC:
- 13.20km/L
- mix highway and city driving; first time to use Shell regular unleaded and it seems to respond better in terms of FC as against the Petron Xtra. I tried Shell Premium on my tank up last night and will observe and differences.
- car now has 1,500km on the odo.

I also observed that if i can do 150kms per quarter tank reading on the fuel gauge, my FC will be at around 13km/L.

[renzo_d10]

Update on the FC:
- 13.20km/L
- mix highway and city driving; first time to use Shell regular unleaded and it seems to respond better in terms of FC as against the Petron Xtra. I tried Shell Premium on my tank up last night and will observe and differences.
- car now has 1,500km on the odo.

I also observed that if i can do 150kms per quarter tank reading on the fuel gauge, my FC will be at around 13km/L.

Grr Vinj, basing on your posts medyo nacoconvince ako to get a 10th gen over an [H] :hysterical:

Mahal kasi masyado yung G MT, eh.

[vinj]

Grr Vinj, basing on your posts medyo nacoconvince ako to get a 10th gen over an [H] :hysterical:

Mahal kasi masyado yung G MT, eh.

The H... (Hyundai? :grin ) will still handle better but overall, especially if price is a factor, i'd get the 2.0V Altis over the current Civic talaga. I feel shortchanged with what my sister got after i test drove her 2012 Civic.

Matagal yung 1.6V rims na inaabang ko... but i chanced upon a good deal on something else so i may just go for it for the meantime.

[renzo_d10]

No, not a 2012 Civic. Just a GM City, which I really liked since the first time I drove it last year. I'm contemplating on whether I should give up another 100k for an Altis G or get the car that I want instead.

I`ll see. But your posts are really convincing, especially the 13km/L FC.

Space is not a big factor since I`ll be driving it myself most of the time. I just want a trunk, that's all...

[jut703]

Ang tipid talaga ng 1ZR-FE. I wonder why the 3ZR-FE is nowhere as efficient.

Akala ko dati, matitipid lang talaga lahat ng bagong engine ngayon, until I found out that a lot of minicar owners had just around 10 km/L with AT versions of their cars in the city. The Altis 1.6V can almost match that, and still be way more comfortable.

The 2.0 version, though, different story talaga. Are there any pre-facelift 2.0V owners here? Mind sharing your FC?
Nakakainggit yung mga facelift 2.0V na naka-CVT eh, normal yung 8 km/L sa city, kaya pa 9. May nabasa na rin ako na kaya 10, but I dunno if that's really city driving with moderate traffic or city nga, pero nasa 60-80 naman yung takbo.

I always felt that the biggest mechanical letdown of our Altis was the old 4-AT, I just didn't imagine that not only does replacing it with a CVT result in better acceleration and responsiveness, but also significantly better fuel economy.

[cjv_justice]

sana nga ginawa nalang nila 5 speed AT yung G & V e...

[vinj]

No, not a 2012 Civic. Just a GM City, which I really liked since the first time I drove it last year. I'm contemplating on whether I should give up another 100k for an Altis G or get the car that I want instead.

I`ll see. But your posts are really convincing, especially the 13km/L FC.

Space is not a big factor since I`ll be driving it myself most of the time. I just want a trunk, that's all...

Take note though that the 13km/L i got is mixed city and highway; and in this case, the city driving traffic i encountered when i used the car last week was not the usual salbahe bad traffic. 10km/L would probably still be the norm if i was driving in pure city traffic.

The City is a good car if you're getting the 1.3 m/t. Easy to drive, nimble and my only gripe was the clunky suspension (when it hits bad potholes) and the power door locks having no switch.

Ang tipid talaga ng 1ZR-FE. I wonder why the 3ZR-FE is nowhere as efficient.

Akala ko dati, matitipid lang talaga lahat ng bagong engine ngayon, until I found out that a lot of minicar owners had just around 10 km/L with AT versions of their cars in the city. The Altis 1.6V can almost match that, and still be way more comfortable.

The 2.0 version, though, different story talaga. Are there any pre-facelift 2.0V owners here? Mind sharing your FC?
Nakakainggit yung mga facelift 2.0V na naka-CVT eh, normal yung 8 km/L sa city, kaya pa 9. May nabasa na rin ako na kaya 10, but I dunno if that's really city driving with moderate traffic or city nga, pero nasa 60-80 naman yung takbo.

I always felt that the biggest mechanical letdown of our Altis was the old 4-AT, I just didn't imagine that not only does replacing it with a CVT result in better acceleration and responsiveness, but also significantly better fuel economy.

More efficient gearing is a big factor, especially in traffic where close ratios help overcome the weight easily in the low gears IMO. I was quite disappointed when Toyota first released the 10th gen using the old engine and transmission. If it were not for the new engine and 6-speed in the 10.5 gen, i probably would have gotten something else.