Toyota Vios vs Honda City

[atom]

Hi, friends, i am having a tough time to decide between buying a Toyota Vios and Honda City. Any ideas? My test drive seisson put me back to where I began:

1) I dislike the display console of the Vios which is at the middle. A feeling of driver not in control. I instinctively dislike the petrol gauge LED.

2) Honda City only came with silver and dark grey (almost black). Both colors are at the bottom of my color choice. What a lack of color scheme for such a brilliant car design.

Any other comments such as road-handling, air-cond, engine noise etc that can help me make decision?

Thanks.

[KelvC]

Atom, am having the same dilemma. Want a City with dark fabric with the foldable back seats but neither the Vtec nor the IDSI version has this exact combo.

Other wish list:
1. Ipod ready head unit

Conclusion, wait a little longer....something might turn out with this years expected new car offerings.

[totoro]

new vios coming out very soon. price rumored in the edge paper last friday to start from rm69++k

[KelvC]

thanks totoro, am aware of that too. Based on the latest report it is slightly bigger than the current Vios but i don't think its size is on par with the current City.

i hope the Belta would include:
1. rear disc brakes with ABS & EBD & BA
2. Ipod ready
3. additional safety harness for baby seat (Latch system)
4. dual airbags

Anyway, will see it in flesh before commenting further.

Boy i love the Mazda3...Zoom zoom zoom

[Teeque]

honda city beats the rest...

[ahfatt78]

honda city wins hand down in almost all segments if compare to vios.

[CS Chua]

If I am buying a new car, my main concern will be the safety, mechanical, size and maintenance aspects. The cosmetics will be my last concern but that does not mean it is unimportant. KelvC listed some necessary features in modern day cars and I will give priority to those features over cosmetics anytime. The Vios has a reputation for reliability and low maintenance verses Honda's vogue and performance image

I use a Vios in Thailand and I am happy with it except for some "odds and ends" that tend to "unstick" themselves because it is assembled in Thailand. For the same reason, most Singaporeans prefer Honda as the quality of fitting and assembly is better. I am not sure where the Malaysian Vios come from but if it is from Thailand, I will consider it a minus factor. It will not necessary persuade me from buying it but will definitely make me take a good look at Honda.

[patrick]

me & a few friends & neighbors r all City owners. And so far very happy ones. even their service centres r xcellent.

[CS Chua]

Any idea what is the re-sale value for both models? Like 2 years old onwards.

[flowi]

I was in such situation 2 mths ago ... Swift, Vios and City is the order. I got the City instead. Overall, its the space/size of the interior that decides. Took the car to Kuala Terengganu and it only cost me RM70!! Thats great and clocked 550KM for that. Patrick was rite, the service is EXCELLENT, even better than the Toyota center in sect 14 (or 13?) PJ. My personal opinion, go with City and you will not regret. BTW, mine is IDSI not VTec ....

[GreyShadow]

Errmmm... planning to get another car for me self... targeting City too...
btw, how much is the current market price, OTR price ar?
and any difference of the current edition compared to the fatty edition few years back?

[totoro]

Any idea what is the re-sale value for both models? Like 2 years old onwards.

2 years old for both models are selling for RM60-70k. overpriced 2nd hand prices if you ask me.

[totoro]

I was in such situation 2 mths ago ... Swift, Vios and City is the order. I got the City instead. Overall, its the space/size of the interior that decides. Took the car to Kuala Terengganu and it only cost me RM70!! Thats great and clocked 550KM for that. Patrick was rite, the service is EXCELLENT, even better than the Toyota center in sect 14 (or 13?) PJ. My personal opinion, go with City and you will not regret. BTW, mine is IDSI not VTec ....

Swift CKD (coming real soon in April) is said to sell soon for RM64,XXX. Or at least that was the price tag put on the Swift by a dealer in IOI Puchong, so I heard... Well, nothing is confirmed until it's official, so I will wait and see.

[CS Chua]

2 years old for both models are selling for RM60-70k. overpriced 2nd hand prices if you ask me.

Might as well buy brand new.

[dryyyap]

I was advised by a non-Honda, non-Toyota salesman to generally avoid CVVT engines (found in the City and Jazz, I was told) because replacements can be very expensive as compared to conventional transmissions. However, no one can really comment on the durability. Hence if it's a brand new car, then this factor may not play an important role in the selection process.