2005 Toyota Altis 1.8G review from Malaysia
"Big Thumbs!!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
So far minor squeaks with the glove box.
General comments?
In Malaysia, we called it Corolla Altis. It comes with three versions, 1.6E (M), 1.6E (A) and 1.8G (A). M means 5-speeds Manual Transmissions and A means Automatic Transmissions.
Mine is a 2005 Cosmo Red Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8G (A). To tell the truth, it's a whole different world with my previous 2002 Proton Waja 1.6 (M). The Altis easily outperformed the Waja at all angle such as fuel consumptions, ride and handling, comfort, fast accelerations, etc.
Prior to buying the Altis, I did test drive the Honda Civic, Ford Focus and Nissan Sentra.. no doubt the Civic and Focus looked cool and retrospective... Sentra is just not good enough for me... I settled on Altis as I felt good behind the wheels, powerful acceleration is always on tap, the sweet engine noise just took my breath away, the look... it ain't that bad either.
Toyota Corolla Altis or Corolla CE or Corolla XRS... after all they're all the same except my tail lights are LED type and the radio antenna is printed on the rear window screen... it looks more stylish with that.
I seriously give BIG THUMBS on this car!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2005 |
| Year of manufacture | 2005 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 petrol Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 0 kilometres |
| Previous car | Proton Waja |
| Date of Entry | 7th June, 2006 |