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u54mot

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  1. Reviving the thread. Spotted a Gen 4.x Camry. White..... with no inner tailights on the boot. and a very "loud" bodykit..... it will grab you attention when you see it..... seen in the west....in parramatta area.
  2. 5 minutes to uni?......i'll walk ya there and back....and carry your stuff for you.... :P
  3. Now back onto the topic Here are some more pictures......but they're pictures of the chinese camry....so the interior may or may not be different.....maybe someone can ask their dad if the aurion's interior some what looks like the chinese camry's.....or completely different
  4. Gen 3... are 4" for fronts
  5. Pictures of the Chinese Camry......Australia's Aurion.
  6. Hey Go to this site which is Sydney City Toyota, which is run and owned by Toyota Australia. It gives you a run down on all the costs of servicing current Toyotas. Sydney City Toyota - Service Price Estimate
  7. Hey What size were they, and how much were they?
  8. This is what the new Lexus ES350 will look like. (Lexus ES discontinued in Australia) ?????
  9. For 18" it is supp'd to be 225/40 but you can get away with 235/40 or 225/45 But for 225/45 your speedometer will read slower (ie your speedometer will say 100km/h but your really doin 101.xxkm/h) whereas the other two should read faster. On the TS-1 concept they were 225/40
  10. The today tonight report was not reflective of the real world, because there was no stopping or starting involved, the cars just went at a constant speed in a circle. Most of the benefits of a "more energy efficient" fuel would be shown in a test where it involved more starting and stopping. When accelerating/decelerating your car's performance is more dependent on the energy provided by the fuel you use. It takes a lot less energy to hold a constant speed, than it does to get to a higher speed. Putting the car in neutral as you approach a red light will not allow engine breaking to occur. Engine breaking slows done the vehicle, as does the brakes. If you place the car in neutral as you approach lights your car will be more dependent on your brakes, hence your brakes will wear out a lot faster.
  11. Hey The only issue i have with my camry is the rattling from within the front left door, which is still there(they have looked at it only once, and the sound came back the next day). As for tyre pressures, it is always recommended that you add +2/+3 PSI to what is recommended on the tyre placard, to increase tyre life, and increase mileage. The tyres at the front have higher pressures becasue of the following: 1. the weight of the car being greater at the front(because most of the hardware being at the front) 2. because it is a a front wheel drive, since the car drives power to the front you need more grip at the front of the car. 3. Since it is a front wheel drive, the car will understeer(through corners), hence you will need to compensate that by giving greater grip to the front by increasing the tyre pressures. Hence for a front-wheel drive car the tyre pressure recommendations will always be greater in the front. A rear-wheell drive will usually have equal tyre presurres all round, or greater at the back(depending on the weight of the car). As for the petrol issue you will be better off using a higher RON petrol, especially with the 4-cylinder engine, as it is a newer engine and will take advantage of the higher RON better. And 13.5L/100km is WAY TOO much for a 4-cylinder engine. I am getting 13.67L/100Km (from 19730km and 2697Litres of petrol most of it being 95RON) in a V6 with 235R17 tread width tyres, and driving behaviour is always more agggresive than most from traffic lights. Thats my long and winding post for today. Laters.
  12. Hey I posted a reply in the following forum: Is trip computer acurate? with regards to fuel consumption. Laters.
  13. Yep, the litres used is always lower by about 10%(well just under) then what it says on the trip computer. ie if it the trip meter says you've used 60L it really is only about 54L used. Also the range on the trip computer(on mine anyway), is calculated with 60 litres in the tank, and not the actual 70 Litres that is really in the tank. so the trip meter will read LOW once it reaches 60 Litres, and the orange indicator will light up shortly after that. (which is the common practice, as you should not allow the petrol level reach too low, as stated in the owner's manual). With the debate over the RON level to use. There are differences in the fuel efficiency. I usually stick to 95 RON, but pour 98 every now and then, only if i am at BP or Shell, just because i don't wanna be rorted that extra 1/2cents by Caltex and Mobil(haha). I have tried all the below(except synergy 6000) and would usually stick to petrol @ either BP or Shell. Caltex fuels seem to be lower in efficiency(Mobil; just don't seem to be anywhere near one when i pour petrol) The Fuels currently available on the market are(other than unleaded): Company - Type - RON (Price premium over unleaded) Shell - Unleaded 95 -95 (+6c) Shell - Optimax -98 (+10c) BP - Premium -95 (+6c) BP - Ultimate -98 (+9c) Mobil - Synergy 6000 -95 (Don't know) Mobil - Synergy 8000 -98 (+11c) Caltex - Vortex 95 -95 (+7c) Caltex - Vortex 98 -98 (+11c) About my efficiency, i don't think you'd wanna compare mine to yours, as i have 235/45R17 which is wider tread than the normal, and also larger in diameter, hence will use more petrol just because of those two factors. Pressures are kept at 34PSI. From nearly 20000km of driving(from new) the overall average is 13.67L/100Km. The minimum i have achieved is 12L/100km(only half a tank)in city driving, and 11.2L/100Km in country driving. But all those numbers are all dependent on the way you drive. Thats all for now.
  14. Heya Terry, So Silly!......i see you(and your car) every week!(and yeah i just realised who you were cause of you're plates....blah.....can't believe that you've been posting all this...and not knowing who you're talking to(and me as well)....keke) Haha.....and you've never noticed a black camry parked there before. ... Laters. I saw another black camry grande in chatswood the other day. (Black Camry Grande Spotted = 3.....haha)
  15. Hey everyone, well....Terry, you may have spotted a certain car in Strathfield on that day, but it couldn't have been me, cause i do not turn on my fog lights, unless it was bucketing down, or foggy, which i believe was not. I've spotted two other Black Camry Grande's in NSW on the road. (AMP 777 and TOP 188). I'll see if i can spot you one day, give us a honk if u run in2 me, but expect me to just stare at you and look at you silly for honking..... haha. laters.
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