Team-BHP - Toyota Etios 1.5L Petrol : An owner's point of view. EDIT: 10+ years and 100,000+ kms up!

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Originally Posted by supercars (Post 5920655)

Is it a sensible car to buy second hand in today's world? I want a reliable car as a backup car.

Yes it will be a sensible beater car or a backup car. You can pick a model from a later year like 2017 onwards. Petrol or diesel will depend on your running. Both are very reliable.

Just make sure the car has a neat service history & get it checked from Toyota before proceeding.

Etios is a mechanically robust yet simple car. So these cars are very easy to maintain. Even if anything goes wrong, it can be fixed without much complexity. The spares are easily available. The engine is old school without much electronics, so any mechanic can fix this car. Plus as the Etios is common in the cab segment, most of the mechanics are quite well versed with this car.

So if you can manage to get a Etios in decent condition, it will definitely serve you well. Plus the petrol Etios is fun to drive whereas the diesel Etios is a very practical choice for those who have higher running.

Etios crossed the 120,000 km mark on its odometer.

Took the car for yet another 750 km road-trip to Purulia. This was a family trip with four of us on board, so Etios was the default choice due to the comfort and space it offers.

I drove the car on smooth, six-lane highways to jungle trails with little off-roading. It took everything in its stride and performed flawlessly. With four of us on board and constant usage of the AC, the car returned a mileage of 14+ km/l.

No niggles or any kind of rattles have cropped up till now. It's been roughly 3,000 km since the accidental repair work. So far, so good. As of now, things look to be quite positive. :thumbs up

Sharing a few pics from the trip-