Need Expert Advice About Toyota Soluna

asankabs · June 26, 2011

im thinking to buy this car. the current price for 2001 model is 13.75 lks to 14.75lks. i think this is a cheap price for a toyota car. because old models like ae100 goes around 12 laks. is soluna a bad car? or what is the reason for this price?

AbeysinghE · June 26, 2011

im thinking to buy this car. the current price for 2001 model is 13.75 lks to 14.75lks. i think this is a cheap price for a toyota car. because old models like ae100 goes around 12 laks. is soluna a bad car? or what is the reason for this price?

Soluna is not a bad car..it's as reliable as AE 100..there is a reason that you don't see much of a price difference of AE 100 manufactured in 90s and SOluna early 2000 model..that's because AE 100 mostly come with Auto transmission as Soluna comes with manual transmission..and there is a possibility that it may assemble in some other country.Like vios and hilux made in Thailand :rolleyes:

Edited June 26, 2011 by AbeysinghE

Schiffer · June 26, 2011

im thinking to buy this car. the current price for 2001 model is 13.75 lks to 14.75lks. i think this is a cheap price for a toyota car. because old models like ae100 goes around 12 laks. is soluna a bad car? or what is the reason for this price?

all i can say about soluna is this.

soulana is the successor/ next generation of the Toyota Tercel/Corse

and most of the soluna's in SL is assembled in Singapore or other places not directly from japan.

Crosswind · June 27, 2011

all i can say about soluna is this.

soulana is the successor/ next generation of the Toyota Tercel/Corse

and most of the soluna's in SL is assembled in Singapore or other places not directly from japan.

Soluna was never assembled or made in Japan. It was only made in Thailand, using some of the presses of Tercel. Purpose of Soluna was to run taxis in countries like Thailand and Indonesia.

If you see a Soluna with country of origin as Japan, it's wrong. The reason for that is the old yellow/orange registration book that came before 2002 did not have a field called 'Country of Origin'. When the ownership changed hands, a vigilant person can fill in Japan as the COO on the transfer form and voila, it would appear as Japan in the new (Blue or Pink) registration book. That's why you see Honda Citys, Vioss and Solunas with COO as Japan, although they were never made there. Hell, I have even seen a Perodua that was advertised with the statement 'Country of Origin Japan not Malaysia!'

Reckless · June 27, 2011

If you see a Soluna with country of origin as Japan, it's wrong. The reason for that is the old yellow/orange registration book that came before 2002 did not have a field called 'Country of Origin'. When the ownership changed hands, a vigilant person can fill in Japan as the COO on the transfer form and voila, it would appear as Japan in the new (Blue or Pink) registration book. That's why you see Honda Citys, Vioss and Solunas with COO as Japan, although they were never made there. Hell, I have even seen a Perodua that was advertised with the statement 'Country of Origin Japan not Malaysia!'

I've seen registration books of some FB15's with the V*P badge (Leather interior) COO marked as Singapore although there is no nissan assembling plant in Singapore. But I've heard that FB15 V*P models are built in japan for export to Singapore. Correct me if Im wrong. :unsure:

Crosswind · June 27, 2011

I've seen registration books of some FB15's with the V*P badge (Leather interior) COO marked as Singapore although there is no nissan assembling plant in Singapore. But I've heard that FB15 V*P models are built in japan for export to Singapore. Correct me if Im wrong.

I believe you are right on that one.

Note that "Country of Origin" is not the country where the car is assembled. It's the country where the car is shipped to Sri Lanka from.

For example,

Honda City/Toyota Vios/Toyota Soluna (Recon cars)- Made/assembled in Thailand and shipped to Sri Lanka from Singapore. So Country of Origin = Singapore

Honda Fit Aria (Recon cars) - Made/assembled in Thailand and shipped to Sri Lanka from Japan. So Country of Origin = Japan

Maruti Crapcars - Made/assembled in India and shipped to Sri Lanka from India. So Country of Origin = India

Edited June 27, 2011 by Crosswind

Schiffer · June 27, 2011

Soluna was never assembled or made in Japan. It was only made in Thailand, using some of the presses of Tercel. Purpose of Soluna was to run taxis in countries like Thailand and Indonesia.

If you see a Soluna with country of origin as Japan, it's wrong. The reason for that is the old yellow/orange registration book that came before 2002 did not have a field called 'Country of Origin'. When the ownership changed hands, a vigilant person can fill in Japan as the COO on the transfer form and voila, it would appear as Japan in the new (Blue or Pink) registration book. That's why you see Honda Citys, Vioss and Solunas with COO as Japan, although they were never made there. Hell, I have even seen a Perodua that was advertised with the statement 'Country of Origin Japan not Malaysia!'

oh that makes it clear... thanks mate

and yeah.. all i know is

if the Toyota badge come on the front grill its usually made in singapore/thailand

and if another badge comes, its japanese..

and yes,, that explains why there are so many souluna and vios taxis in indonesia..

asankabs · June 27, 2011

got it guys. thanks for your replays

techlove · June 27, 2011

I believe you are right on that one.

Note that "Country of Origin" is not the country where the car is assembled. It's the country where the car is shipped to Sri Lanka from.

For example,

Honda City/Toyota Vios/Toyota Soluna (Recon cars)- Made/assembled in Thailand and shipped to Sri Lanka from Singapore. So Country of Origin = Singapore

Honda Fit Aria (Recon cars) - Made/assembled in Thailand and shipped to Sri Lanka from Japan. So Country of Origin = Japan

Maruti Crapcars - Made/assembled in India and shipped to Sri Lanka from India. So Country of Origin = India

My 406 was made in France and shipped from UK.

On the transfer,some stupid girl in RMV ,typed;COO-Japan !

NRX · June 27, 2011

My 406 was made in France and shipped from UK.

On the transfer,some stupid girl in RMV ,typed;COO-Japan !

LULZ :lol:

Reckless · June 28, 2011

I believe you are right on that one.

Note that "Country of Origin" is not the country where the car is assembled. It's the country where the car is shipped to Sri Lanka from.

For example,

Honda City/Toyota Vios/Toyota Soluna (Recon cars)- Made/assembled in Thailand and shipped to Sri Lanka from Singapore. So Country of Origin = Singapore

Honda Fit Aria (Recon cars) - Made/assembled in Thailand and shipped to Sri Lanka from Japan. So Country of Origin = Japan

Maruti Crapcars - Made/assembled in India and shipped to Sri Lanka from India. So Country of Origin = India

got it thanx, but most people think that the coo is where the car was made.

Crosswind · June 28, 2011

got it thanx, but most people think that the coo is where the car was made.

Majority of the time that's correct but not always.

However, with Singapore cars, the country of origin would be Singapore but nearly all the cars are built outside Singapore.

nexus · June 28, 2011

My 406 was made in France and shipped from UK.

On the transfer,some stupid girl in RMV ,typed;COO-Japan !

:lol: :lol: :lol: you may have a hard time trying to sell that car (explaining everyone what happen)

Sifaan · June 28, 2011

:lol: you may have a hard time trying to sell that car (explaining everyone what happen)

nope, he can sell it as the only made-in-japan Peugeot 406 in Sri Lanka.... could even charge a premium using a "jap cars don't depreciate" type argument.

btw techlove, was the mistake on the form already when you got the car, or the mistake was made when transferring to your name?

nexus · June 28, 2011

nope, he can sell it as the only made-in-japan Peugeot 406 in Sri Lanka.... could even charge a premium using a "jap cars don't depreciate" type argument.

when come to think of it yes it is also a possibility.

techlove · July 25, 2011

nope, he can sell it as the only made-in-japan Peugeot 406 in Sri Lanka.... could even charge a premium using a "jap cars don't depreciate" type argument.

btw techlove, was the mistake on the form already when you got the car, or the mistake was made when transferring to your name?

Sorry man,I lost this thread totally since AL server was down.

Mistake happend when it transfered to my name and the first registration form did not have a place for COO.

Edited July 25, 2011 by techlove

lbnnirmal · June 27, 2012

Soluna is not a bad car..it's as reliable as AE 100..there is a reason that you don't see much of a price difference of AE 100 manufactured in 90s and SOluna early 2000 model..that's because AE 100 mostly come with Auto transmission as Soluna comes with manual transmission..and there is a possibility that it may assemble in some other country.Like vios and hilux made in Thailand

Can you please tell fuel consumption of Toyota soluna

Scooter · June 27, 2012

Peugeot 407 campaign of a few years back:

http://mediame.com/adblogarabia/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/peugeotawardgrey.jpg

jaga · June 27, 2012

Can you please tell fuel consumption of Toyota soluna

Our company has a Soluna. It is a good reliable econo box. It does ave.10 km/Lt in city driving. Our drivers never think of fuel consumption, Therefore I think it should do better if you drive in a better way.

dpbatagoda · June 27, 2012

It's a good car, very fuel efficient and economical. Long run it can do 16Km/L. Nissan FB15 max 10Km/L.

Magnum · June 27, 2012

Soluna was never assembled or made in Japan. It was only made in Thailand, using some of the presses of Tercel. Purpose of Soluna was to run taxis in countries like Thailand and Indonesia.

If you see a Soluna with country of origin as Japan, it's wrong. The reason for that is the old yellow/orange registration book that came before 2002 did not have a field called 'Country of Origin'. When the ownership changed hands, a vigilant person can fill in Japan as the COO on the transfer form and voila, it would appear as Japan in the new (Blue or Pink) registration book. That's why you see Honda Citys, Vioss and Solunas with COO as Japan, although they were never made there. Hell, I have even seen a Perodua that was advertised with the statement 'Country of Origin Japan not Malaysia!'

Did it specifically say "not Malaysia"?

Sampath Gunasekera · June 27, 2012

Did it specifically say "not Malaysia"?

Yes, there were two Perodua Kelisa advertisements on Autolanka saying they were made in Japan not in Malaysia. In one advertisement there was a photo of CR and country of origin was Japan.

I was surprised and checked with Unimo too. But Unimo guys told me that Parodua never assembled in Japan and they also had same problem how the country of origin became Japan.

Ha Ha now I know how it happened .