Autophile's Corolla Altis 1.6 2015

[speedster_101]

Every Toyota dealership has made its own maintenance schedule.
A friend took his Corolla for 5000 KM service at Toyota GT and they serviced the brakes.
I called Toyota Capital, they also confirmed brakes service at 5000 KMs and charges are Rs.1800/-
I took my car to Toyota Islamabad for 5000 KM service as I was passing nearby. They charged Rs. 1750/- just for changing the oil and cleaning the plugs.
They say that we service brakes at 10,000 KMs.

[bym007]

Every Toyota dealership has made its own maintenance schedule.
A friend took his Corolla for 5000 KM service at Toyota GT and they serviced the brakes.
I called Toyota Capital, they also confirmed brakes service at 5000 KMs and charges are Rs.1800/-
I took my car to Toyota Islamabad for 5000 KM service as I was passing nearby. They charged Rs. 1750/- just for changing the oil and cleaning the plugs.
They say that we service brakes at 10,000 KMs.

The joys of customer care...lol

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[autophile]

Salam , Mansoor bhai ,Congrats on buying this beauty and i see your quite enjoying it , i booked Gli 1.3 auto last week ,But because of late delievery and after viewing your thread and learning from it , i decided to go for Altis 1.6 as i think it is much better value for money and is alot better than 1.3 in alot of aspects, they promised me delievery in the first week of march , i will have alot of question's and will ask you once i get my car, oh and silver looks lovely on this model but i booked it in super white as already have a silver car at home, well wishes and do share current odo and fuel avg you getting

Thanks and good decision. Super White is also my favourite colour, but my family wanted silver as we never owned a silver car before. Well I have driven more than 11,000 kms and I am getting 12.1 kms/lit in city congested driving. Initial average would be low and will gradually improve as you drive more kms. AC will reduce average only by 1 km/lit.

Alhamdollillah I am happy with my decision to move my order from Gli MT to 1.6 and now I think that if I could have some more cash, would have gone for 1.8 Cvti (non-grande) which is also good value for money and offers a total new engine and transmission (Cvt-i) experience.

But overall I am loving 1.6 for an amazing driving experience, comfort, power and economy. Just a small press on gas pedal makes engine roar and you feel a sudden thrust and leave everything behind.

[gitts070]

Thanks and good decision. Super White is also my favourite colour, but my family wanted silver as we never owned a silver car before. Well I have driven more than 11,000 kms and I am getting 12.1 kms/lit in city congested driving. Initial average would be low and will gradually improve as you drive more kms. AC will reduce average only by 1 km/lit.

Alhamdollillah I am happy with my decision to move my order from Gli MT to 1.6 and now I think that if I could have some more cash, would have gone for 1.8 Cvti (non-grande) which is also good value for money and offers a total new engine and transmission (Cvt-i) experience.

But overall I am loving 1.6 for an amazing driving experience, comfort, power and economy. Just a small press on gas pedal makes engine roar and you feel a sudden thrust and leave everything behind.

No doubt absolutely right, I feel the same, while driving my 1.6. I don't regret my decision at all.. Although sometimes I wish, I had more money so that I can get Altis Cvti non-grande but as masroor Bhai wrote, still loving it. No regrets at all..

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[omar4494]

No doubt absolutely right, I feel the same, while driving my 1.6. I don't regret my decision at all.. Although sometimes I wish, I had more money so that I can get Altis Cvti non-grande but as masroor Bhai wrote, still loving it. No regrets at all..

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I haven't met a single person so far who purchased 1.6 Altis and feeling any regrets and that also includes me. , Alhamdulilah very much satisfied. Drove around 9k so far, and yes I have super white.

[mohummed.ahmed]

I haven't met a single person so far who purchased 1.6 Altis and feeling any regrets and that also includes me. , Alhamdulilah very much satisfied. Drove around 9k so far, and yes I have super white.

No doubt absolutely right, I feel the same, while driving my 1.6. I don't regret my decision at all.. Although sometimes I wish, I had more money so that I can get Altis Cvti non-grande but as masroor Bhai wrote, still loving it. No regrets at all..

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Thanks and good decision. Super White is also my favourite colour, but my family wanted silver as we never owned a silver car before. Well I have driven more than 11,000 kms and I am getting 12.1 kms/lit in city congested driving. Initial average would be low and will gradually improve as you drive more kms. AC will reduce average only by 1 km/lit.

Alhamdollillah I am happy with my decision to move my order from Gli MT to 1.6 and now I think that if I could have some more cash, would have gone for 1.8 Cvti (non-grande) which is also good value for money and offers a total new engine and transmission (Cvt-i) experience.

But overall I am loving 1.6 for an amazing driving experience, comfort, power and economy. Just a small press on gas pedal makes engine roar and you feel a sudden thrust and leave everything behind.

Salam , Mansoor bhai ,Congrats on buying this beauty and i see your quite enjoying it , i booked Gli 1.3 auto last week ,But because of late delievery and after viewing your thread and learning from it , i decided to go for Altis 1.6 as i think it is much better value for money and is alot better than 1.3 in alot of aspects, they promised me delievery in the first week of march , i will have alot of question's and will ask you once i get my car, oh and silver looks lovely on this model but i booked it in super white as already have a silver car at home, well wishes and do share current odo and fuel avg you getting

I have nothing to disagree with you all. I also own an Altis 1.6 in SUPER WHITE, Alhumdulillaah. So far, loving every bit of it. I also initially wanted to book GLI 1.3 Auto, but courtesy the guidance of two respected members (Who both own Altis 1.6), viz. sir @autophile and @nido747 persuaded me to switch from 1.3 auto to 1.6 auto.

Even if resale may not be an issue for you people, you would surely love your Altis 1.6 more at the time of resale, when it will surely give you a better resale than 1.8 variants After all, who doesn't like to have a few more bucks in his pocket

P.S: Altis 1.6 owners would feel encouraging to learn that Altis 1.6 is enjoying the same delivery period as GLI M/T (the variant with the highest demand) is enjoying now-a-days, at least in my city Hyderabad Both are available on 4-month booking

[bilal49er]

Brake serviceas they do here is a useless procedure; its more of a cleaning procedure which is not necessary at all.
Actual brake SERVICE is replacing fluid...replacing pads or shoes...re surfacing rotors or drums if required etc.
Basically. ..a rip off....brake cleaning

[ab6666]

Brake service is a useless procedure, till the time brakes are actually giving a problem

agree.. but brake fluid should be changed regularly.....

[bilal49er]

Regularly. ?
100,000 km is not regular maintenance

[autophile]

Brake fluid should be flushed and replenished every 40,000 kms or one year. About brake service at 10,000 kms, even if you do not do any service, your brakes may work till a couple of lakhs kms, so is the case with other preventive maintenance. Cleaning and inspecting the brakes keep potential breakdowns away.

Periodic maintenance keeps your car always in 100 percent working condition and minimises the risks of brake downs and even accidents due to brake, suspension failure.

[bilal49er]

I still stick to my point of view...
"Cleaning" brakes...at every 5000km ...that too on a 4 wheel disc setup..is nothing but a rip off.

[speedster_101]

Brake fluid should be flushed and replenished every 40,000 kms or one year. About brake service at 10,000 kms, even if you do not do any service, your brakes may work till a couple of lakhs kms, so is the case with other preventive maintenance. Cleaning and inspecting the brakes keep potential breakdowns away.

Periodic maintenance keeps your car always in 100 percent working condition and minimises the risks of brake downs and even accidents due to brake, suspension failure.

I think its 2 years.

[bym007]

Brake fluid should be flushed and replenished every 40,000 kms or one year. About brake service at 10,000 kms, even if you do not do any service, your brakes may work till a couple of lakhs kms, so is the case with other preventive maintenance. Cleaning and inspecting the brakes keep potential breakdowns away.

Periodic maintenance keeps your car always in 100 percent working condition and minimises the risks of brake downs and even accidents due to brake, suspension failure.

I still stick to my point of view...
"Cleaning" brakes...at every 5000km ...that too on a 4 wheel disc setup..is nothing but a rip off.

I think its 2 years.

I will give you an example.

For BMWs, its 2 years or 40,000kms whichever comes first for Brake Fluid flush. It uses the standard "DOT 4, low viscosity brake fluid". The mechanic told me that the reason to flush the brake oil is because this particular DOT4 oil absorbs moisture and this is not good for the brake fluid lines. So for this reason, the brake fluid should be flushed. However, there is no other brake service.

There is no brake service in regular service checks as well, and they only check for rotor wear during the inspection to confirm if the brake rotors are on their way out. Brake pads have their sensors to report when they need to be replaced. In my case, I have aftermarket Ceramic brakes, and recently I checked them after driving about 25,000 km, the pads still have a lot of life remaining. They say Ceramic brakes last a lot longer than conventional brake pads.

I had a colleague service his Honda Accord yesterday at the dealership and I just asked him, they did not do anything to the brakes.

[khumia]

10K kms service invoice

At toyota Ravi. I paid 10,500/- for 10k service!!!

[autophile]

The best free fuel log app. Fuelio

[aahaid]

why didn't u change the Oil Filter at 10,000?

[autophile]

why didn't u change the Oil Filter at 10,000?

I gave my own

[gitts070]

I gave my own

Which brand and how much you bought it for?

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[autophile]

Which brand and how much you bought it for?

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A friend from US sent me a pack of 10 original Toyota filters.

[jklodhi]

I have some queries for 1.6 which i hope that you may answer.

a. being 4 speed automatic, do you feel the need of 5 speed automatic at speed above150?

b. what is better in terms of resale after 4-5 years ( Altis1.6, Gli, Altis cvti)?