HI Bro,
Buying an Airtrek is just like buying any other used cars. Addtionally for the turbo version, you might wanna check the following:
Visual inspection (pretty standard checks)
- Check the engine bay for any oil stains. Usually, car dealers washed them clean but you will still see marks after they washed off. Check around the rocker cover to ensure it's not wet.
- Check for absorbers, should not be 'wet'.
- Check for body smoothness, interior cushion, weird smell for aircond etc.
- Ensure no leaks
During test drive:
- Pedal to metal to ensure the car doesn't jerk. Many Airtrek Turbo has this problem. It could be a variety of issues ranging from simple plug issue all the way to turbo or even MAF sensor which is not cheap to replace.
- Gearbox, drive fast and drive slow, do not turn on the audio and listen with windows close for any abnormalities, ensure no jerking, clanking and gear change is noiseless. Try the same with manual mode too.
- Go over uneven road surfaces to sense any under carraige noise.
- Drive up to 80kph and brake hard, make sure ABS works and steering don't vibrate.
Fuel consumption is about 7km/L for stock Airtrek Turbo in city and around 9-10km/L on highways. Local USF version may use 95 if it's completely stock. Otherwise, only 97.
Hope this helps.
---------- Post added at 07:11 AM ---------- 6 hour anti-bump limit - Previous post was at 07:10 AM ----------
By the way, if you're in KL, I recomend you to drive the car to our well known Airterk mechanic - Ah Wah. If you need more details, let me know.