Noodle Boy

I've checked recently and found the major retailers listing the PS4 and PS5 in 215/55/17 for c. $255 a tyre. The Primacy 4 are priced thereabouts as well. Those prices are dear compared to the c.$200 a tyre I paid in mid 2019 for Primacy 4 when they first launched.

I know Costco fuel is sourced from Mobil, similar to how Metro stations source their fuel from Mobil. However, having used premium unleaded from Metro, I find it to not last as long as the Mobil premium bought at 7-Eleven. I'm not sure how Costco fuel goes in comparison.

Hi. There's no need to open a new thread to post these photos or vids. Additionally, the extension doesn't work, at least for me.

Seems too good to be true, to be honest. Seems very unlikely that the previous owner would leave behind such an car, unless the house was re-possessed by the mortgagor and the owner never got the chance to retrieve the car for whatever reason. Do you have the keys to it? It'll be difficult to sell or transfer the ownership without the documents being completed by its current owner.

I have to agree on this one. Having owned an Aurion for this long, I've come to appreciate the many amenities on the car that was not offered in the Falcon and Commodore until later on, if at all before production ended on the locally produced models of each. The push start button, for example, was finally offered in the VF Commodore in 2013 and not on the Falcon and G6/E variants ever (the system in the FPV models aren't true keyless start systems), when the Aurion 40 series had it in late 2006, borrowed from Lexus. It was standard on the facelifted 50 series AT-X for crying out loud. Electronically adjustable front seats were still not available on the top of the line FG X G6E, if I remember correctly. Yet these competing models were priced around the same as the Aurion when brand new, similar spec for spec.

I can climb up to 14lt/100km if in heavy stop-start traffic and if I'm maintaining a bit more of a lead foot throughout and that's also down here in Melb. The official consumption rating for the 40 series was around 14lt/100km for city driving if I remember.

Toyota Australia didn't install electronic folding side mirrors for the 40 series, unfortunately, even for the higher specs. They didn't do it for both the pre and post-facelift models. It's sad to think that the lesser models such as the 152 series Corolla of the same era came with electronic folding side mirrors from Japan.

It's typical across most cars. The floater which measures the fuel level in the tank only floats up the tank to a certain level, then you have more fuel which sits up the pipe closer to the filler hole, which would trickle down slowly as you drive before it finally reaches the floater to allow it to gradually move down the tank.

You'll be surprised to find that certain tyres make the ride jolty or conversely floaty, depending on the sidewall structure. 41PSI is a bit high, don't you think? Reduce it to 36PSI and see how you go.

Which engine did you have in the Commodore? Older 3.8, late 3.6 or 3.0 SIDI? I normally average around 13lt/100km if driving strictly short trips in the suburban area, down to around 11lt/100km if mixed fwy, urban roads on the weekend. Maybe try resetting the ECU and getting it to re-learn your driving style. The ECU may have adapted to the previous owner's style of driving (which may have been aggressive) and/ or the type of fuel they were using. Doesn't hurt to clean the MAF sensor on the air intake as well - a gummed up unit makes a big difference on performance and economy.

Hence why I'd still rather an Accord Euro over a Hyundai Sonata, despite Honda no longer making that model anymore. Our one is a CL9 from 2003 and the interior was well laid out and stylish for the era.

At 1:49, am I the only one cringing to see it's an engine bay housing a 2GR-FE?🤢

Classic Jezza...

The fluid may have never been topped up during its life thus far, given it is not at or below the low level. Blaming the lack of attention on the mechanics who serviced the car is unfair, particularly the fluid is still in normal range. You cannot simply believe the fluid to all the sudden fall to that level after only your two months of ownership, given you have stated that you never checked it upon purchase. I have to be honest, the level is not below the low mark and should not be concern, especially if it gone down to that level after the 12 years the car has been on the road.

You have found that it's low, assuming by looking at the bottle. In that case, twist the cap off and pour Dexron III or genuine Toyota PS fluid into that same bottle until it reaches the 'cold' full mark if the engine is cold. As member above has suggested, if the fluid is running below the low mark, ascertain the cause of it. Rarely does that fluid run really low unless the car was really high ks and the fluid burns off over time or there's a leak in the system.