Lookin 2 Buy A Vios <urgent>

GuruG · March 9, 2008

Hi guys I'm lookin 2 buy a VIOS mainly becus of fuel concern. Not a fan of Diesel. I went to a car dealer n I came across a 2004 Vios S(with digi meter etc.) It has dun 29K n hes expectin 3.1 mil. Is this 2 much or can buy it for less. Any help is appreciated. My budget is around 3mil.

fuzzo · March 9, 2008

6 months ago i got my car for 25.5...if you really want a vios, why not purchase a recently registerred car. they are going for around 2.5 mil and maybe even less...

if you are determined to go unreg, then for for the E version, it will be 100k cheaper and also pick a light color.

Ruslan · March 9, 2008

GuruG said:
Hi guys I'm lookin 2 buy a VIOS mainly becus of fuel concern. Not a fan of Diesel. I went to a car dealer n I came across a 2004 Vios S(with digi meter etc.) It has dun 29K n hes expectin 3.1 mil. Is this 2 much or can buy it for less. Any help is appreciated. My budget is around 3mil.

If your concern a lot about fuel, i suggest go for manual one. i herd they're really great in Fuel consumption. last time i checked (December) it was around 27 lakhs. it was a wine red colored with lip kit and fog lights. but it's a E. (and that's a 2005 with 15,000 km on board)

Edited March 9, 2008 by Ruslan

jehan80 · March 10, 2008

GuruG said:
Hi guys I'm lookin 2 buy a VIOS mainly becus of fuel concern. Not a fan of Diesel. I went to a car dealer n I came across a 2004 Vios S(with digi meter etc.) It has dun 29K n hes expectin 3.1 mil. Is this 2 much or can buy it for less. Any help is appreciated. My budget is around 3mil.

Hey GuruG,

3.1 is far too much, even for the 'S' grade. Look around a bit. You should be able to find a vehicle between 29 and 30. What color is it BTW? I saw a silver S type for 29.50 a few weeks ago, at a sale in nugegoda.

Regards,

Jehan80

GuruG · March 10, 2008

jehan80 said:
Hey GuruG,
3.1 is far too much, even for the 'S' grade. Look around a bit. You should be able to find a vehicle between 29 and 30. What color is it BTW? I saw a silver S type for 29.50 a few weeks ago, at a sale in nugegoda.

Regards,

Jehan80

Its is black VVTi. Does color, effects the price?

Fuzzo I agree with u. It is pointless to by unreg when regs r cheaper.

I'm lookin 4 an Auto S type even E is ok but odo should b less than 30K.

Foun this http://autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=2988 which is an E but the guys phone is out of order.

I sold my Yarris cus its 1300cc. i hav a heavy foot so every time overtake i hav 2 rev over 3k. Which is not good on fuel.

Nilantha · March 10, 2008

GuruG said:
Hi guys I'm lookin 2 buy a VIOS mainly becus of fuel concern. Not a fan of Diesel. I went to a car dealer n I came across a 2004 Vios S(with digi meter etc.) It has dun 29K n hes expectin 3.1 mil. Is this 2 much or can buy it for less. Any help is appreciated. My budget is around 3mil.

if your budget is 3M try to buy Corolla 121

GuruG · March 10, 2008

Nilantha said:
if your budget is 3M try to buy Corolla 121

I'l be delighted if I can find one that has done less that 30k for that price.

Forogt 2 mention thx for the quick reps...

I need 2 buy 1 b4 nxt week.

milindu · March 10, 2008

GuruG said:
Its is black VVTi. Does color, effects the price?
Fuzzo I agree with u. It is pointless to by unreg when regs r cheaper.

I'm lookin 4 an Auto S type even E is ok but odo should b less than 30K.

Foun this http://autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=2988 which is an E but the guys phone is out of order.

I sold my Yarris cus its 1300cc. i hav a heavy foot so every time overtake i hav 2 rev over 3k. Which is not good on fuel.

The Yaris in Sri Lanka is the (re-badged) new Vios and we should be seeing a lot more of them coming from Singapore. You should be able to find a recently registered Vios in the 2.3-2.5 range and a mint Toyota 121 under 3 million as Nilantha suggested. 3.3-4 million will buy you a K Regd Allion if you could stretch that far.

Not much point going on whats on the meter as most of the Singapore Vios cars come with their meters adjusted anyway.

Edited March 10, 2008 by milindu

fuzzo · March 10, 2008

agree with milindu, don't bother with the mileage, they are usually rolled back anyway.

GuruG · March 10, 2008

milindu said:
The Yaris in Sri Lanka is the (re-badged) new Vios and we should be seeing a lot more of them coming from Singapore. You should be able to find a recently registered Vios in the 2.3-2.5 range and a mint Toyota 121 under 3 million as Nilantha suggested. 3.3-4 million will buy you a K Regd Allion if you could stretch that far.
Not much point going on whats on the meter as most of the Singapore Vios cars come with their meters adjusted anyway.

Selling new model to buy the old .

Where can get a 121 for that price.

Guys hows the new Fit Aria any good? Heard its better than VIOS in fuel n performance.

Buying a car was never this hard.

jaga · March 10, 2008

iF YOU CONCERN OF FUEL and the power you may go for a CIVIC ES1. You could find a registered K numbers which will suit your budget.

ash · March 10, 2008

GuruG, Give me a ring. I might be able to help you.

The Don · March 10, 2008

GuruG said:
Selling new model to buy the old .
Where can get a 121 for that price.

Guys hows the new Fit Aria any good? Heard its better than VIOS in fuel n performance.

Buying a car was never this hard.

The Fit Aria is supposedly very good on fuel (as per an autolanka user, check "Became a Honda Lover" thread for more information). But I hardly see the point of selling a Yaris and buying a Fit Aria as both are similar sort of vehicles (with the Fit being slightly bigger). The Vios is a different grade of car.

Good luck on your search

PS. If you want good fuel economy you would really have to tame that right foot of yours

Velocity · March 10, 2008

GuruG said:
Selling new model to buy the old .
Where can get a 121 for that price.

Guys hows the new Fit Aria any good? Heard its better than VIOS in fuel n performance.

Buying a car was never this hard.

hey whats your email addy.

GuruG · March 10, 2008

The Don said:
The Fit Aria is supposedly very good on fuel (as per an autolanka user, check "Became a Honda Lover" thread for more information). But I hardly see the point of selling a Yaris and buying a Fit Aria as both are similar sort of vehicles (with the Fit being slightly bigger). The Vios is a different grade of car.
Good luck on your search

PS. If you want good fuel economy you would really have to tame that right foot of yours

So it seems the fit aria is spacious than both vios n yaris. The blody thing looks tiny from outside. Yarris is not excellent in fuel due to its 1300cc engine. But Aria has 7 spd CVT gbox.

ash Whts ur #

GuruG · March 10, 2008

Velocity said:
hey whats your email addy.

herathgATgmailDOTcom

ash · March 10, 2008

GuruG said:
herathgATgmailDOTcom

ok... I'll send you a mail tomorrow

jehan80 · March 11, 2008

GuruG said:
Its is black VVTi. Does color, effects the price?
Fuzzo I agree with u. It is pointless to by unreg when regs r cheaper.

I'm lookin 4 an Auto S type even E is ok but odo should b less than 30K.

Foun this http://autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=2988 which is an E but the guys phone is out of order.

I sold my Yarris cus its 1300cc. i hav a heavy foot so every time overtake i hav 2 rev over 3k. Which is not good on fuel.

Yeah, darker colors like black and wine red will be about 50k more expensive. Personally, i'm not sure i like like the odd shape of the fit . Anyway, i've heard that its a bit unstable at high speeds.

pissa · March 11, 2008

The yaris 1.3 auto does about 13 km/l in traffic. (i suppose you need the tame right foot to get those figures)..the vios 1.5 out scores it in outstation drives...where the yaris does about 16 while the vios (manual) does 17-18. i know quite a few yaris's... and quite a few vios's... so this is based on all that...

Edited March 11, 2008 by pissa

MAS · March 11, 2008

fuzzo said:
agree with milindu, don't bother with the mileage, they are usually rolled back anyway.

This is a bit OT but people say the mileage is rolled back on vehicles coming from Singapore ? Is there any sufficient proof ? Is the roll back done in Singapore or locally ?

So can the mileage on vehicles coming from Japan be guaranteed ?

Please don't get offended. I think if someone could shed some "good light" on this would be very useful to all.

AMG · March 11, 2008

MAS said:
This is a bit OT but people say the mileage is rolled back on vehicles coming from Singapore ? Is there any sufficient proof ? Is the roll back done in Singapore or locally ?
So can the mileage on vehicles coming from Japan be guaranteed ?

Please don't get offended. I think if someone could shed some "good light" on this would be very useful to all.

Mileage is being rolled back everywhere. Even the locals do. You can even do to your own car. It cost you only 2-3k.

Ruslan · March 11, 2008

jehan80 said:
Yeah, darker colors like black and wine red will be about 50k more expensive. Personally, i'm not sure i like like the odd shape of the fit . Anyway, i've heard that its a bit unstable at high speeds.

Yeah, the rear windscreen reminds me the "Hunched back". but i herd it's very reliable though (Gearbox was awesome!!). personally i prefer Honda Civic than FIT Aria / City.

Edited March 11, 2008 by Ruslan

milindu · March 12, 2008

MAS said:
This is a bit OT but people say the mileage is rolled back on vehicles coming from Singapore ? Is there any sufficient proof ? Is the roll back done in Singapore or locally ?
So can the mileage on vehicles coming from Japan be guaranteed ?

Please don't get offended. I think if someone could shed some "good light" on this would be very useful to all.

Not all cars come 'rolled back'. But with the high tax and the lower margins here, they usually bring down the lower grades of car (rent-a-car/fleet) which usually have run over 50k on average. One thing is the mileage run in Japan or Singapore/ Malaysia doesn't show too much at the roads and conditions are good with all repairs done proper most of the time. It may even be motorway running for all you know. They do a bit of re-conditioning when they come from Singapore. I think the fake leather is also a part of that process.

GuruG · March 12, 2008

Ruslan said:
Yeah, the rear windscreen reminds me the "Hunched back". but i herd it's very reliable though (Gearbox was awesome!!). personally i prefer Honda Civic than FIT Aria / City.

Even I preffer civic over aria but when considering fuel aria is much better.

Guys I still havn't found a car yet so pls email me if u hav found any good deals out there.

herathgATgmailDOTcom

Thx n ur help is much appriciated....

Edited March 12, 2008 by GuruG

Az · March 12, 2008

GuruG said:
Hi guys I'm lookin 2 buy a VIOS mainly becus of fuel concern. Not a fan of Diesel. I went to a car dealer n I came across a 2004 Vios S(with digi meter etc.) It has dun 29K n hes expectin 3.1 mil. Is this 2 much or can buy it for less. Any help is appreciated. My budget is around 3mil.

I bought an unregistered Vios, Gold color, lipkit, driving lights, auto transmission, fabric seats, E grade, mileage 34K for 26.5 lakhs six months ago. I'm not happy with the fuel consumption in traffic - about 10Kmpl. But it does about 16.5 Kmpl on outstation long trips. This is after a full tuneup, replacement of plugs, fuel & air filters, and throttle body & airflow sensor cleaning

Az