Toyota Camry owner review 2016 Malaysia

Dear friends

I know it's quite difficult to commit oneself into buying a car in a country like Malaysia. This is because buying a car is actually a big commitment on the part of the buyer. It's a major decision because  the price of vehicles in the country is among the highest in the world after Singapore. I read somewhere that an American uses a car up to 10 years before buying a new one. But in Malaysia the average ownership is approximately 6-7 years. I dont have the exact figures but I think this is about right based on my own experience as an owner of a car and also as an administrator of a car forum. Below is my review of the car after more than 25,000 kms and almost a year after using the hybrid.

Camry hybrid review 2016

# The car

The car itself is very reliable except for some niggling problems like noise emanating from the below the steering wheel as experienced by some owners. I myself have not  experienced it but what I can see is that when cruising at 120-130 km per hour I noticed some increase in noise levels on the driver's side. Another complaint that I have is the relay wiper that has ceased to work after the change of the windscreen because  of a hairline crack caused by errant gravels.

# The service

The service provided by Toyota centers is above average.  At Bangi Toyota , a suburb near KL  a complaint about the noisy rush of noise when cruising was not seriously entertained except for some token inspection by the service center and probably some spraying of  silicone  mists on the rubber shield that does nothing to dampen the noise levels. 

The change of windscreen could only be completed by bigger service centers like the one in Jalan Cheras KL. The smaller ones could only do but it depends on the insurance companies subscribed. The one in Bangi could only entertain MISG insurance company. The change of windscreen took two days t by Toyota Cheras even though the work is not a major one. It should have been  completed the most just one day including the processing of insurance. The fact that it took almost two days shows the inefficiency of Toyota Cheras and Toyota Malaysia.