Faults:

Wear of ignition coils, spark plugs, and ignition cables.

Air hose cracking.

If the proper oil level is not maintained, the engine may experience premature camshaft wear.

Air conditioning malfunctions. Common electrical faults in the signal amplifier module or sensors, preventing the compressor from cooling.

Alternator and voltage regulator wear.

General Comments:

It is an incredible car if you are looking for reliability, economy, and performance.

It isn't the most luxurious car, nor does it have many bells and whistles; it isn't exactly high-end either (it’s a car built for Southeast Asia, not Japan), though the truth is they age very well.

It lacks power windows, ABS brakes, and other such extras, but it does have the most important thing: air conditioning. Although I did have a few issues with it, it works very well and cools effectively.

It’s not a sports car, of course, but the engine is extremely reliable—as you’d expect from a Japanese vehicle—and offers very low fuel consumption. You can drive it in the city for hours on end without spending much; it’s excellent for your daily commute and, naturally, a great choice if you’re a taxi driver.

Despite having high mileage when I bought it, the car had practically no breakdowns, except for oil leaks, which were very simple to fix.

It might get a bit noisy if you go over 130 km/h, but nothing out of the ordinary, and it’s also comfortable to drive at those speeds.

The suspension is a bit stiff, and the brakes are quite good.

So far, I am very happy with my Soluna; I hope it continues to bring me joy.

Faults:

I had to change the timing belt before 100,000km for reliable operation of the car, and I did it at 92,000km.

Rear buffer does not look good at all, and is always tempted to get loose.

General Comments:

Accelerates fast, extremely reliable and fuel efficient.

Faults:

Rear suspension is squeaking and making a harsh noise when in bad road conditions.

Brake fade quickly when driven hard.

Out of breath after passing 140k/h.

General Comments:

If you are looking for a car that's best suit for hours spent in traffic jams, flooded streets, urban crime prevention, bad road condition, have a tight budget on the fuel, and can fit 4 grown adult or 5 if you push it, then this is the car that will not let you down.

The fuel economy is excellent; 6/100km, and you can still push it to 5.5/100km if you drive very careful and if there is light traffic, which is rare in my country anyway.

The interior is very standard with all the buttons or switch that you really use most of the time anyway.

This car is not a race car, it loses its breath after passing 140k/h, and takes ages to go to its top speed which is 160k/h.

It is very reliable and dependable to start every time, even if you don't put it into the dealer service, since I self service my car, which basically involves changing the oil every 5000km, oil filter, buy a injector cleaner spray, wheel balancing and change air filter every 10.000km.

One time I went into a flooded street and got my car submerge up to the lower middle door. It was still running, and when the next morning I tried to start it up it wouldn't go. The the reverse and the clutch got stuck together. I turned off the car and put the gear into reverse and started it again; after jumping backward the problem was solved. It then run like nothing ever happened.

Another good thing about this car is it's cheap to buy and to sell back, even it is a second hand car already.

But don't try to have a accident with this car; as far as I know the outcome is not pretty as it has no airbag, ABS, traction control, but comes with all crumple zones. I saw one time an accident involving the same car I have with a BMW, the BMW look drivable while the Soluna crumpled all the way; the front wheel goes to the drivers foot, and his foot goes to his jaw.

And there is no style if you drive this car; you just look like a standard office worker, start up businessman, or a taxi driver, but still chicks will love riding with you as it says that you are an honest, faithful, very practical and dependable guy :)

Faults:

Absolutely nothing. This car is solid. Whatever fault happened is due to normal wear and tear.

General Comments:

My Soluna has excellent acceleration, I can reach 100kms at 2nd gear!

If the Vios is of the same reliability it is definitely going to be my next car.

Faults:

Front passenger seat belt has become overly sensitive. Jams if pulled too fast.

Shock absorbers were replaced at 60000km and were replaced again at 80000km! Ever since, it has been alright.

General Comments:

Very basic car with low running costs generally. As it is a no frills car, hardly anything would breakdown as most things are manually operated, except for the front power windows.

Fuel economy reasonable for a 6 year old car at about 12.5km/liter.