Airwave OR Altis
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Which one will you choose if you were me
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hairwave
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airwave is which one arh?
mitsuibishi?
or izzit air trek? -
airwave is from honda, to me both are equally good and i have narrow my choices to both of them... really hard to choose one of them
Altis pros
- Good FC
- Reliable
- Good reputation
- Easily available from borneo motor
- Value for money at around $60k
Altis cons
- Too much on the road
- Heard worksmanship is bad
- Interior so so
Airwave pros
- Good FC
- Its an extension from Fit and City, so I guess it is reliable
- Nice interior, skyroof is even better ;-)
- Will be unique on the road
Airwave cons
- Has to get it from PI (dun know which one is reliable, prices also differ by a lot from different PI.. dun know why also)
- Future servicing by spare parts?
- Will be more expensive than altis -
choose the airwave lah...at least better than the boring altis
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gt pic?Originally posted by ceecookie:choose the airwave lah...at least better than the boring altis -
i would prefer airwave...it looks very big like a MPV wif 5 seaters..it looks like a odyssey..and its unique..but stock rims are very small...boots are like SUV size..worth buy..buy why kah motors nvr sell them.. ??
maybe u can go for the new honda civic..saw the new ones on the trailer already...a lot of ppl buy..very nice and cheap $72K and above.. -
Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:gt pic?
just kidding lah...
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oh...
new mpv? -
altis.
the overdrive button in it is veri handy. -
my heart is with airwave but it still bothers me that i have to get it from the PIs, anybody got any experience with the PIs?
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Prepare for a lower resale value for the airwave, might earn more scrapping it. If you prefer the airwave, take it, rather than take the altis and have a heavy heart not taking the airwave all the time.
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if u like it then get it ba.. if it bothers u then go get it from the bigger PIs.. that have been in operation for a longer time or something ba..Originally posted by hairwave:my heart is with airwave but it still bothers me that i have to get it from the PIs, anybody got any experience with the PIs? -
thats when the problem comes in... different PIs has different prices... by a few K at least for the skyroof model.... hong leong selling for 68k.. some smaller PI selling 64k.... hmmm... dun know where is the catch...
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but the air wave with the glass roof not practical. yr car get heated up v v fast.
however, it looks really nice! jus like odyssey but more pocket frenly. nice!
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Heard from PI the Airwave is using CVT Gears transimission meaning... can breakdown at 3rd to 5th year and repair costs is high... similar to Fit/Jazz transmission... also means... no power...
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why not go for Wish? think its ard 70k now and Toyota better endurance and Wish is better than Altis in terms of style. Saw a kitted up Wish... quite chio
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is CVT transmission that bad? i did some research on this transmisson and it seems that this technology is the way to go in the future, even toyota is using them on the prius
See http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/techcenter/articles/45104/article.html
Look at http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/10044.php also, from the description it seems that the skyroof is able to stop any heat from coming into the cabin, not sure how true it is especially in Singapore but it will be nice to open it up when driving at night.... but of course... this model is more expensive than the normal airwave...from hup long... it is 4K more.. not sure it is worth it or not
Not considering Wish now... it may be cheap now at 70k... but its an MPV and its road tax and insurance is a totally different story.... -
looks like a honda stream to me...maybe its the replacement???
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Please don't buy the Altis, its crap!
Long gone are the days where Toyota made good solid cars, the Thai made cars should be avoided like the plague!
the only time when i felt ok in the altis was when i was so engrossed in driving on the road.
It drives well but FC and refinement all not there. If you have never driven a jap car before, the altis is ok but the moment you step into a real Japaneses made salon, you will feel SHORTCHANGED!
My COLT is way way better than my dad's Altis....so as i started, .. ... DONT BUY THE ALTIS!!!!! -
if altis is tt bad, y BM is selling them like hotcakes? every now and then, u see new altis on the road...Originally posted by critter33:Please don't buy the Altis, its crap!
Long gone are the days where Toyota made good solid cars, the Thai made cars should be avoided like the plague!
the only time when i felt ok in the altis was when i was so engrossed in driving on the road.
It drives well but FC and refinement all not there. If you have never driven a jap car before, the altis is ok but the moment you step into a real Japaneses made salon, you will feel SHORTCHANGED!
My COLT is way way better than my dad's Altis....so as i started, .. ... DONT BUY THE ALTIS!!!!! -
buy airwave i also looking to own this car!
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airwave is a rather nice car just like a mini oddy except it's cvt is a major problem..it really actually depends on each preference...out of common topic..maybe you can actually consider the edix?either a 1.7L & 2.0 I-Vtec
regards
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aiyah u throw a stone into the carpark the stone surely tio an altis one wad....Originally posted by kentheman:if altis is tt bad, y BM is selling them like hotcakes? every now and then, u see new altis on the road... that how popular the car is... -
Aiyoh, it's not all bad right? Not that I want to defend my ride, but in terms of FC, it's pretty good compared to my previous ride. Performance is good enough to get me from point A to B. Nothing much to ask for really.Originally posted by critter33:Please don't buy the Altis, its crap!
Long gone are the days where Toyota made good solid cars, the Thai made cars should be avoided like the plague!
the only time when i felt ok in the altis was when i was so engrossed in driving on the road.
It drives well but FC and refinement all not there. If you have never driven a jap car before, the altis is ok but the moment you step into a real Japaneses made salon, you will feel SHORTCHANGED!
My COLT is way way better than my dad's Altis....so as i started, .. ... DONT BUY THE ALTIS!!!!!