When it comes to buying clothes, there are certainly different sorts of shoppers. Some people will look long and hard for something they want, do the necessary research online and check out multiple places selling that specific item. Some people will walk past a shop, see something that catches their attention and decide, "Hey, I like that. I'm getting that." And then there are some of us who just walk straight into a Uniqlo and make a beeline for the section selling $7.90 t-shirts.

The new Toyota Sienta will be familiar to many - those brought in by parallel importers have already been on the roads for some time, but this one comes courtesy of authorised dealer Borneo Motors.


If there is one word to encapsulate the Sienta, it is 'sensible'. If you are the sort of car buyer looking for practicality, usability and value-for-money, this one is right up your alley.

Here are some essential numbers for the sensible shopper

It's a proper seven-seater Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV), and with this higher-spec 1.5 Elegance model priced at $116,888 (as of 19^th Oct 2016), it's one of the cheapest in the market. In fact, it's second only to the Honda Mobilio. If it's space you are concerned about, the Sienta is certainly generous. The car will comfortably sit seven with reasonable headroom and legroom all around.

Boot space can be expanded to 575 litres with the third row of seats folded down. There is a pretty neat system to fold down third row of seats too - it can be tucked underneath the second row, making for a flat and easy-to-load boot. 

So, the Sienta is like the $7.90 Uniqlo shirt huh? Is it actually any good?

Well, in many ways it is like a $7.90 Uniqlo shirt, in the sense that you know what you are paying for, and you probably shouldn't expect much more than that. The Sienta is designed as a practical people-mover, and it is certainly more utilitarian than luxurious. 

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