Toyota Vios [Merged]

**bacon** · December 16th, 2003 08:22 PM

Shintaro,

May nakikita akong Tom's grill na nakakabit sa ibang Vios. Gwapo. But expect to shell good money for anything Tom's. Mahal talaga pag original.

Kung hindi masyadong nagmamadali ang anak mo, Hintay kayo ng konti, since I'm pretty sure the knock-off Taiwan aftermarket accessories for the Vios will flood the market soon. Medyo bago pa kasi yung car, kaya most of the add-ons you'll find will be quite pricey.

Gawin mo na ring incentive sa kanya yung mga accessories for coming up with good grades. That's basically how I bought most of my car stuff when I was still in college.

**Shintaro** · December 23rd, 2003 09:23 AM

Bacon, Di na nakapaghintay yung bata dun sa Grill.PinaMesh wire yung Vios niya, OK naman.Tapos palit ng 195/50R16(Enkei Mags+Falken) Ngayon problema yung spare tire kaya titingin kami sa secondhand tire shop.Pati yung Hella Horn na pinakabit ko medyo paos,ang sabi dun sa kabilang forum kailangan daw ng relay oldo papapalitan na lang namin ng Bosch na may kasama nang relay at di ko kursunada yung tunog...

**platic** · December 31st, 2003 10:26 AM

Here's my advice for people thinking about buying a Toyota Vios: Don't.

This car is annoying me more and more with each passing day. Why? Because the front seats are so cramped together, it leads to a LOT of awkward physical contact between the driver and passenger.

The cramped design leads to a lot of unwanted shoulder rubbing. And if you're riding a manual transmission, be prepared to have the driver constantly have his hand brush against your thighs whenever he shifts gears. All this physical contact gets extremely awkward real quick.

Imagine driving this car with your mom, and having your hands constantly rub against her thigh all the time. Or your sister-in-law, or your niece, or a female co-worker, or a gay acquaintance, or your dog, or whatever. All that shoulder/thigh/hand physical contact gets awkward real quick. Had I known about this problem, I would've settled for a Honda City. Or even a Toyota Corolla, or a Kia, or whatever. No amount of savings is worth this much trouble.

I swear, if I try sitting comfortably, the driver will inadvertently bump into my shoulder or thigh at least once every 10 minutes. And we're not even that big. We're only like 5'5" tall and 150 lbs.

**BlueBimmer** · December 31st, 2003 10:34 AM

ok yan if you are with a pretty girl on a date! don't write off your vios yet! hehe..

**carloi** · December 31st, 2003 10:50 AM

Not to mention the tamaraw like plastic inside the car.

Like I always say, you spend most of your time inside your car and not outside. Eh ano kung pangit ang labas ng City compared to the Vios? Ang ganda naman ng loob. Maluwag pa.

That is why I have a 2001 Exalta. Performs like the Titanic but hey, ang ganda ng loob.

**ssaloon** · December 31st, 2003 11:30 AM

Originally posted by platic
Here's my advice for people thinking about buying a Toyota Vios: Don't.

This car is annoying me more and more with each passing day. Why? Because the front seats are so cramped together, it leads to a LOT of awkward physical contact between the driver and passenger.

The cramped design leads to a lot of unwanted shoulder rubbing. And if you're riding a manual transmission, be prepared to have the driver constantly have his hand brush against your thighs whenever he shifts gears. All this physical contact gets extremely awkward real quick.

Imagine driving this car with your mom, and having your hands constantly rub against her thigh all the time. Or your sister-in-law, or your niece, or a female co-worker, or a gay acquaintance, or your dog, or whatever. All that shoulder/thigh/hand physical contact gets awkward real quick. Had I known about this problem, I would've settled for a Honda City. Or even a Toyota Corolla, or a Kia, or whatever. No amount of savings is worth this much trouble.

I swear, if I try sitting comfortably, the driver will inadvertently bump into my shoulder or thigh at least once every 10 minutes. And we're not even that big. We're only like 5'5" tall and 150 lbs.

curious question... then why did you choose/buy the vios in the first place?

**mbt** · December 31st, 2003 01:48 PM

the vios is a very narrow car... sayang hindi mo napansin yung "unwanted contact" before you bought the car hehe

**benchph1** · January 2nd, 2004 05:34 PM

you should have brought your whole family and squeezed it in the vios before you bought it. or better test drive it

sorry to hear that bro.

**kiper** · January 2nd, 2004 05:52 PM

ganyan talaga buhay..benta mo na sakin..300k..kunin ko agad.

**platic** · January 2nd, 2004 06:25 PM

I agree with the guy who said the Vios looks good outside, but it's the Honda City that looks *great* inside. Sobrang luxusious talaga sa loob ng City, ang ganda. Loob ng Vios sobrang pangit. Low ceiling na, masikip pa, tapos yung cheap plastic dashboard sobrang pangit. Since we spend most of the time driving *inside* the car anyway, I should've opted for the City. Tapos yung foldable backseat ng City gives you so much cargo room, na para na siyang SUV.

Siguro pagka test drive namin nung Vios... sinadya nung saleslady to keep her distance from the driver so we won't notice all the unwanted elbow brushing ;)

Heed my words, car shoppers: Stay away from the Vios. Go for a Honda City.

**platic** · January 2nd, 2004 06:29 PM

Originally posted by ssaloon
curious question... then why did you choose/buy the vios in the first place?

The sales lady was pretty. Very pretty. I don't think I even noticed there was a car beside her ;)

**mbt** · January 2nd, 2004 06:35 PM

hanep sa deciding factor a! :bwahaha:

**A121** · January 2nd, 2004 07:01 PM

nai-pang long driving na namin ang toyota vios namin. hindi naman nagkaroon ng elbow brushing o kaya reklamo na masikip. Although compared to our lancer pizza pie, cramped ang loob ng toyota vios. 5'7" po ako. dapat pinasubok ko yung pinsan ko na 5'10". di daw sya kasya dun sa 2 door corolla te27 nila ;)

ok ang vios as a second car. :nerd:

pang asar ata sig ko... hihihihi :dead:

i am sounding like a fan-boy.. :bald:

benta mo na lang sa akin yan!
peace!!!

**Shintaro** · January 2nd, 2004 07:14 PM

I agree with A121 when he said that Vios is good as a second or spare car -yun ang inisip ko nung bumili ako and please remember that it's an 'Economy Car' so in my opinion, di natin dapat paghanapan ng kung anu-ano...

**pajerokid** · January 2nd, 2004 09:13 PM

with all due respect platic, its not really the vios' fault that its small. You should have been responsible enough to check if you fit before getting any car. The fact of the matter is, some people dont really mind said physical contact. hehehe

Akala ko naman kung anong engine or supension problem meron ka.

**slip-slick** · January 2nd, 2004 09:20 PM

you have to remember, it's a sub-sub-sub-sub-sub compact car!

**benchph1** · January 2nd, 2004 09:45 PM

platic, nakuha mo ba yung number ng sales lady? nyehehe sang toyota dealer yun? makabili nga ng altis..heheheh jok lang

**yebo** · January 2nd, 2004 10:24 PM

parang sa toyota quezon avenue yan, may magandang sales lady dun e hehehe!

**A121** · January 2nd, 2004 10:59 PM

you have to remember, it's a sub-sub-sub-sub-sub compact car!

hehehe. cute ang vios parang si doraemon o kaya si astroboy

wahehehehe

**empy** · January 3rd, 2004 02:34 AM

oo nga - this makes this car the ideal date vehicle....or for driving around with a hot coworker

i would make sure that i took hard right turns all the time so she would bump up against me even more :bwahaha:

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