Comments on: Toyota Etios vs Maruti Dzire vs Tata Manza – the budget spectrum

By: Prateek

Prateek — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:08:47 +0000

I own a diesel indigo and was looking for a change. Went to toyota dealership with lots of expectation when deisel etios was launched. Even without going for a test drive, by looking at the car was wondering why this car commands a waiting time of 4 months !!! Here are my observations:
1. Interiors are bad. Plastic at times felt worse than my indigo !!!
2. Doors were not closing properly and needed a huge thud to close.
3. No climate control AC for a car which tops 9 lks (Top end diesel)
4, Just 68 PS power for a car of its size will not help.
And the icing on the cake was quality of salesperson. When my wife enquired about the cooled glove box… we were told that the drinks inside will be 10 degrees hotter than outside temperature !!!

To conclude… product wise SX4 impressed me and conduct salesperson was impeccable and throughly professional. Value for money wise.. tata manza wins hands down.

By: Anil Sachdeva

Anil Sachdeva — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:03:39 +0000

I believe, you people don’t believe in yourself and your decision. If you talk about the ratings on internet, even the Mercedes and BMW ratings are 3.5. Every CAR has its pros and cons, so does to “ETIOS”

Where ETIOS gives you the driving comfort, extremely good AC, Lot of space, and a feeling of a Luxury Car, while closing and opening of Door (What I felt in US, while driving the CARs over there) as the doors are heavy, it lacks a bit in interiors, but still good enough.

I have not felt any vibrations and Noise as I am driving “VX” which is top model and even at a speed of 140 kmph, the vehicle is stable, so be with your Etios and don’t listen to anybody. After all it is Toyota.

Regards-Anil Sachdeva

By: U K Ojha

U K Ojha — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:16:10 +0000

I bought a Toyota Etios G on 11th May 2011. Till now I have driven 1500 KM. Goodthing I noticed are:-
Excellent space and driving comfort
Fuel efficient getting 15+ with AC on highways
Excellent customer care of Toyota Dealers.
Bad things are:-
High engine noise & Vibration when compared to Swift Dzire, but similar to Ford Figo
Interiors are not satisfactory. Quality of the seats are too bad.

By: myetios Munish

myetios Munish — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:29:12 +0000

Mr.Pillai

I have full respect for your comments. But I would have appreciated more if you would have gone into the depth of the matter and commented like this.

I am an individual who has bought the Toyota Etios with lot of passion, I booked the vehicle before even seeing the vehicle and had full faith on Toyota to deliver me quality product.
Budget was not an issue and I never got any discount. I bought Etios at whatever the price was offered to me. But it pains when the dealer or the comments that ‘this is all I can get at the price I have paid for”. And the comments like your’s also hurt .
Please note that I paid what was asked for, so if I have a problem and the concerned people are not taking suitable action and ignoring the facts.
I would suggest you to have a look at
http://myetios.com/http:/www.myetios.com/etios-entry-level-sedan-disappointment-for-owner.htm
https://picasaweb.google.com/115740614042209833356/MyEtios?feat=directlink

Please also note I am not favoring or criticisizing any brand, I am highlighting my cause only.
There are so many reviews on Internet which are biased towards one brand only.This is what I have realized in one months experience.

The engineer from Toyota Bangalore has inspected my vehicle and they are trying to identify the problem.
My official Toyota complaint number is (Ref No.DCM0511035015)

I have also lodged my complaint at http://www.carcomplaints.com/Toyota/Etios/

If you are in New Delhi, I am ready to show you my vehicle.

By: gautham

gautham — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:54:47 +0000

100 percent right when I took etios for test drive immediatelly i notied engine vibrations ,door locking are very bad.I discussed with my friends at Toyota bidadi plat they told me its the parts of old echo indonesian car purcheased from china and indonesia to clear the inventory of old parts and to salvage the cost of toolings of unsold echo model.This has lead to customers cancelling bookings to almost 70%

By: S D Pillai

S D Pillai — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:10:33 +0000

Your negative comments in every possible forums, make me suspect you are an agent of Tata or Maruti company or dealer.There are good reasons for the other two competitors to scare.Let Tata and Maruti improve the quality of their cars and make it more desirable to the public rather than venturing a propaganda war.

By: shabnam

shabnam — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:27:47 +0000

Wagon R has been compared it seems the person either have never driven a car otherwise he may not have taken even name of wagon R . Infact non of the maruti car is having any quality. In few months times without any touch its bonet will come down. Sucha poor quality steel that you will feel ashamed sitting inside the maruti product.

By: ZRKhan

ZRKhan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:20:55 +0000

It seems you are just trying misguide the buyer of Etios. If you are not an agent of the two other car compared then you must not be driving because of petrol price.If you drive 2500 km /month then you should drive deisel car

By: Munish MyEtios

Munish MyEtios — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:10:47 +0000

I own Toyota Etios and have driven it only 1900km in more than 90 days. My average driving is 2500 km per month. Why I do not drive Toyota Etios? – The reason is that there is no comfort. I still prefer to drive my 11 years old WagonR. Toyota Etios vibrates as if a tractor engine is fitted inside it. Remember it is a Petrol Engine.
We always prefer petrol over diesel fuel run vehicles because we do not mind spending more money on fuel and we do not like Engine Noise and Vibration.But in Toyota Etios Sedan you pay more for Petrol fuel and face the Engine Noise and Vibrations.
The vehicle lacks proper insulation and dampers used in the engine compartment which can reduce the engine noise inside the passenger cabin. The Etios design fails in this field as lot of noise is heard from engine and the tyres and road, inside the passenger cabin which causes irritation. After driving for few kilometers the vibrations get more intense and are felt through steering, dashboard, side arm rest and seats as they vibrate and make the journey tiring and boring for driver and passengers as well. This Vibration effect increase as the AC is switched “OFF”. You can live with it in Summers but what will happen in Winters?.
The other drawbacks include the absence of Weather gaskets in all the four doors. The absence of the gaskets make it convenient for dust, insects, lizards, cockroaches to get inside the Toyota Etios Sedan. Moreover the inside gaskets stick to the door in a manner that if you open the door after the gap of even 2 days, the door becomes very hard to open as the rubber gasket stick on the open-able door surface.and also the Quality of the paint is very poor, which just gets away as soon as it come in contact with any surface. The average is also close to half as claimed by Toyota.
I am surprised that after researching for 5 years in India and designing a vehicle as per the Indian standard conditions the Toyota Etios Sedan fails to impress in terms of the price being paid.
Toyota Etios Sedan does not deserve to be even categorised a “SEDAN” as it does not provide basic comfort. It is by the virtue of the design that it is called “SEDAN”
It occupies more space on Road but not in owner’s heart.