Are we buying Toyota ETIOS because it is cheaper?

 

Exterior Absence of EPDM weather gaskets on all four Doors. The absence of gasket makes it convenient for insects, cockroaches, ants, spiders and lizards to get inside the vehicle as soon as the door is opened. The interior area of the cabin trapped between the frame and door is always dirty even though the vehicle is cleaned from outside.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Engine sounds like a diesel engine-The engine sounds as if you have pressed pedal on a diesel car. This is because of the poor acoustic insulation.It is as good as sitting in a diesel vehicle and paying the cost of petrol for running it. Horn Sounds more inside than outside -This is because of poor acoustic insulation in ETIOS that the sound of Horn is heard more inside the passenger cabin than outside.

Mileage- The actual mileage of ETIOS in city conditions is not more than 10 kmpl.

Transmission- Reverse gear.On application of reverse gear the gears make jarring noise. This is very annoying.It is worth mentioning that the presence of EPDM gasket would have made a lot of difference in reducing outside noise into the passenger cabin. But the ETIOS team failed to understand this also. The transmission is very poorly designed which takes lot of effort to shift gears. One feels like fighting with every gear change.

Paint Quality- The paint quality is very poor and the paint is very brittle. If the door slightly touches the wall or any other surface it immediately leaves the metal door.

Final Words Strangely but true Toyota people try to escape the flaws in Etios by merely giving the excuse that it is priced less and that is why the problems are there. This is really insulting for the customer who has spent all his hard earned money for the Toyota brand. There is one more fact that all other Toyota vehicles were developed in Japan and have been launched worldwide in many countries and have undergone five or more than 5 modifications and in Toyota term it is called as generation which is mentioned in case of Corlla History on Toyota bharat website. Each generation is of approximately 5 years starting from 1966 -2011.

Areas of improvement This is one of the reasons for Etios to fail because Etios is raw vehicle and  and it requires 2-3 modifications/generations before the modifications can be adopted. We will have to wait till then.

NVH has to be improved drstically.

Weather gaskets to be installed.

 

Style, spaceNoise and Vibrations at Idle condition, Gaskets are missing from the doors.