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i will take it back a.s.a.p before it starts peeling more. i think that was from going up my driveway. one time we had 5 people in the car and because the car is lowered and has 19's it scrubs (the bumper and exhaust pipe) if you do not go on an angle up the driveway. thanks for a quick reply and your help!....cheers Sorry mate, but without actually seeing it in person (looking at the photos) it does look as though the damage was not a manufacturing defect. I'd be surprised if Toyota fixed this... On the up side, it's only a couple hundred dollars to respray the bumper...

Damn it!! I didnt want to hear that as I was hoping the service dept. would be ok. HMM, I guess it cant be any worse then the ****** up Holden service centers. You're not required to use the service department at the place you bought the car unless you've got their crappy fixed price servicing going on...

Count me in, sounds like a good day.

I absolutely refuse to deal with Lander, when I was buying my Aurion I went there and had an extremely bad experience with the salesman and I know for a fact that their service department is no better.

Nah mate, I forgot to mention the best part! They were detachable... just had to pull a pin and blamo... off. :)

$1100 worth of fabrication to fit mud flaps to my old GQ Patrol. :) $700 to install rear sway bars (on a 4wd) red valve caps on my Aurion? :P Heres a pic... I talk about it enough, I should probably actually show you all what it looked like...

$1100 worth of fabrication to fit mud flaps to my old GQ Patrol. :) $700 to install rear sway bars (on a 4wd) red valve caps on my Aurion? :P

I prefer the original design... The new Asian kit at the very least just looks odd...

Spotted white corolla east bound on m4 about 7am near church st... CH33ER

I will tell you what I think about it when you can tell me more about it. the pulley crank " the sport kind " Be lighter and smaller diameter, which increase the speed of the engine, which increases the number of horses it's give minimum 8 horse power ... Therefore, I wan't By the way i buy 6 spark plugs for avalon ... i put it in aurion engine ... it's work very nice ... i think Increased 4-7 hp So you've had it on a dyno? Got a print out for evidence of this power increase?

Just curious, how responsive are these units? I have to admit, I've been holding off on buying an Auspack/one of these purely because I don't want something where I'll touch the screen and something happens 10 second later. So hows it perform? I really don't want to be fussing over something sluggish while driving.

Saw a Gold Current Shape Camry Sportivo on Sunnyholt Rd at blacktown today, totally unremarkable other than the fact it had a sportivo windscreen decal (That is to say it was stock)

My first car was a 1986 Toyota 4runner diesel, had a lot of fun offroad in that thing. :)

Went there, found brad but not enough of a turn out to do anything, so we went home.

Thanks buddy, I'll be there for both.

Heard there was a Sydney meet tonight? Anyone got some details? Keen to come.

You down here mate? Coming to the clubeet this weekend? Would be great to meet you Yeah, I'm down here for work though. Tight time-frame to work in so no time to have any fun. Just noticed that Sportivo on my drive into our Sydney office. I'm heading back home on Saturday night. Sucks that I'm here... but not here. I was in Lorne the other week on the same weekend the Victoria guys organised a meetup and photoshoot. I hate how I miss out on things like that. So close, yet so far. Oh well mate. :( Next time maybe. If its any consolation, I was in VIC at the same time and could not make it coz of work too. :)

You down here mate? Coming to the clubeet this weekend? Would be great to meet you

Probably me? What time? I think 7.30ish, turning right off Silverwater Rd Yep, was me... Hope I wasn't driving like a lunatic. :)

There are genuine iPod adapters for the factory head unit? Is it just a 3.5mm jack or is it iPod specific? How is fitment done? (sorry, had no idea!)

Probably me? What time?

This one seems to be questionable. It is said to be around 7 psi. I was waiting for you to reply I noticed that you have a lot to say on the technical side of things in my last 2 days of lurking :P Considering it has no intercooler, i was actually expecting to hear the figure being around 4 or 5 psi, but i guess we will not know for sure without setting up a boost gauge. I would be very interested to see how this is done. Do you know what software is used? What sort of issues are they? This is true. I would be very surprised if it is not worlds ahead of my magna as far as handling goes. I would very much like to test drive one, but any dealer i have spoken to has been very weary of people wanting a test drive. Liverpool Toyota would not even agree to letting me see the car till i agreed to a trade in (i won't be speaking with them again methinks). Don't let them push you around mate, trick is to wave money in their face for the deposit. Standard Aurion issues are pretty few and far between. Main one is probably the Dash rattle they all seem to experience at some time or another, this can be fixed under warranty no problems. I'm not sure about the TRDs, but the Aurions also seem to suffer from a transmission flare in colder weather, after pursuing this with Toyota it was pretty much a case of leave it be, they all get it. Other than that, my main pet peeve is the factory rotors warp fairly easy but I think the TRD has an upgraded brake package anyway? Someone will likely confirm this. My recommendation is that you give both the TRD and a sportivo a run, you'll be surprised how nice the Sportivo's are to drive. I think people who describe them as 'boring' just don't know how to enjoy them, they're a fantastic ride and I wouldn't trade mine for anything in the same price range. I'll leave you with one last word: Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but the price of spare parts for the TRDs is fairly high, so be careful of breaking one! :)

I run a set of Pirelli Dragons on my ride (not the same I know) but the Neros are apparently much better... I love the Dragons, they grip like there is no tomorrow.

Like a few other have said, its most likely the ABS... If it only happens under emergency braking, then I would not be concerned. If you notice it under normal braking, then go see your toyota dealer. My car does it also.

Saw a Gold Aurion Sportivo on Knox Rd at Doonside at approx 5:40pm yesterday. Stock in every single way, except he was driving like he stole it.