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ME70

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  1. Hey Andrew My Toyota dealer offered to install a roof mounted dvd player into our (Merlot) KX-S, I think he recommend a Pioneer system, that way he said the boys in the workshop could connect it all correctly, the unit was around $700. I elected instead for a system which has 2 removable screens on the back of the front headrests, has headphones or speakers for $250, works a treat and there was no need to muck around with the roof lining/electrics etc. Bad news on your PS2, you need a 400w inverter to run (if its the thin version) which will need to be hard wired to your battery. For some reason the older bigger version only needs a 300w inverter which the cigarette lighter should handle. The guys at Jaycar did caution me by saying that they have had mixed success running Ps2's in cars, by "mixed" they mean they have blown a couple up (the PS2 not the car)!!!, so be careful. I'm not a sparky so there maybe someone else on here who could provide you with some more advise. Cheers, Mark
  2. Just did a trip from Adelaide to Portsea (where we stayed for 8 days) and return, with wife and 3 kids on board, cruised around the Dandenongs and several trips into Melbourne CBD. Did around 2,500km, some off bitumen (some big hills) and averaged 10.4l/100 for the whole trip. The car was faultless, quiet, the seats comfy and I now believe the Kluger is in its element cruising the highways of Australia. Cheers, Mark
  3. Iwantone, my wife has a Territory, the huge list of negatives outweigh the fairly decent middle rear pew, ...you made the right decision.
  4. The 6 speed auto in my previous Presara was so smooth I could'nt tell what gear it was in. Given its the same engine as the Kluger surely they could drop the 6 speed into the Kluger.
  5. Toyota certainly put all their effort into the outer two seats which are great, the middle rear is certainly not brilliant, but it generally never is in vehicles. We have 3 kids seats accross the middle seat (baby, toddler and booster) and it can be a little difficult in securing the middile seat belt as it tends to be under the kids seat which is wider than the middle pew, particualrly when our kids wont sit still!!!. But we manage and the massive list of positives on the Kluger outweighs this small issue. Cheers, Mark
  6. Recalls are not an accurate way of gauging the quality of a vehicle manufacturer. The recalls that Toyota have done have centred around "non critical items" for example a recent one last year for 2000 Camry (yes 8 years old) as the head light seal "may leak" and cause either condensation or at worst an electrical fault. Holden dosent do recalls unless its serious. What about the faults I have had with my 2 VE's and the rest in the large fleet I manage at work like: - constant computer failures where the car just shuts down (sometimes in the middle of now where), - more rattles than a can or marbles been shaken, - electric windows falling into doors, - back window blowing out at speed (is this the first time Holden have installed a window!!?), - instruments not working, - centre screen failures The list is endless and these items are not recalled, instead the end consumer cops the inconvenience of having repairs done when an issue occurs. So recalls are not an accruate statistical way of measuring quality, feedback from the industry and forums such as this are a good starting place.
  7. Like PaulE I too go through cars fairly quick, over the last 2 years I've had VZ Calais, 2 VE Calais V's (one was so bad Holden took it back), the replacement was falling apart on delivery. The Presara was sensational and I now have a Kluger....I will never buy a Holden ever again....Toyotas do everything they are built to do. Interestingly the Holden dealer did comment to me upon one of my many visits, that Holden could "put a Holden badge on a piece of sh*^ and people would buy it"... When I would complain about the issues with the VE to the service department the standard response usually was "they all do that"....WTF!!!! Cheers
  8. ME70

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    I get my merlot Kluger on Friday (just getting out of a Presara, another baby due!), I think it looks great with the alloys and dark tint. How was the Captiva experience shecskter?
  9. I agree with DJKOR, Toyota will not honour the warranty if they believe the leak is due to owner's mods, only if the fault is with the manufacture of the car.
  10. Enjoy mate, mine has just turned one, and I'm still loving it!!
  11. Thats funny!! Has'nt happened to me, but I did try to order a pizza to my exact position given the boys and girls at the call centre know exactly where I am. I was told while technically possible they were not allowed too...... :)
  12. Its the automatic choke, perfectly normal, without it your car would'nt start in the cold.
  13. Not sure why you would want to do that, would'nt it be distracting?
  14. On the open road 8's around town 10's to 12's depends on the traffic, as the average uses time as part of the calculation, sitting still in traffic dosent help. Cheers
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