Steven

I get 300-400km around town <_<

Would need to flare the guards to go any lower

Option 1 garage. Colored sidewalls eh? Hmmm :-)

VERY interested

Federal 595 ss in 245/40/18.

Here's one long overdue update

Sorry to hear that. We on the other hand had a lovely chat with them

A sense of humor?

I'll be out tonight, provided I can finish coughing up this lung before then

I'm sure it is closer to 100% ... else cars can't be registered. Manufacturers are only obliged to rectify inaccuracy if the displayed speed is less than actual, or greater by 10% + 4 km/h. So at an actual speed of 100km/h, the legal range to display (with genuine wheels and tyres) is 100 - 114 km/h. Not entirely. Whilst that is the rule NOW, between 1995 - 2006ish could have 10% either above or below the actual speed. It was only the manufacturers that wished to avoid lawsuits that did the above in relation to speedy accuracy. It's kind of interesting in a way that they've actually increased the allowable variance in speedometers. It also explains why so many people on the freeway these days drive so slowly

That picture is hardly a good sales promo. 2 people less than 30 meters in front only 1 lane over and the car's headlights don't show anything. This is what I hate about so many modern day "driver assist" technologies. If the car was built right in the first place then most of these "aids" would become redundant. And don't get me started on driver's who rely on these "aids"

Aside from the wheels, I can't see how that price is justified for what you actually get. The basic package for 47k seems very steep.

Most of the above rebuttal is true. The fuel industry is under incredible scrutiny these days and as such all fuel pumps need to comply with a multitude of legislation and design rules which take into account all the above. As for crap in the bottom of the tank, all the pumps use a special hi-flowing filter system to prevent dispensing any sediment - this also goes back to ensuring the the bowser matches was it dispenses into your tank. I could provide many tips for how to pump petrol, but most of these tips are towards what not to do so you don't annoy the guy/gal who's authorising your pump, else they screw around with you for being so stupid. Any virtually nothing to ensure you get the most out of what you pay aside from filling up on the cheapest day.

You could always be cheeky and tell the dealer you'd like to get compensation for purchasing a product which is faulty. Or compensate you for how much the speedo component of the instrument cluster costs because it's obviously about as useful as tits on a bull. Call consumer affairs because the speedometer doesn't do what it's suppose to do i.e. tell you YOUR SPEED. :spiteful: Oh yeah that will be real effective. Hello consumer affairs? My car's speedo was reading within the accuracy permitted by the ADRs however after I changed my wheel/tyre combo to a completely different size it isn't even that accurate any more and the dealer doesn't want to fix it for me! 99.9% of all car's speedos read higher than actual speed from factory, as there will always be a margin of error and they'd rather that margin be on the side that lets you KEEP your license/life

Sounds pretty sweet. Any samples to have a gander at? Also I don't mind being anime-ified (though what style? I've been told I look a lot like Guts )

Wow, that's pretty dodgy. Good luck fitting that on the Aurion/Camry. Love the claim "LEDs never burn out"

True gentleman here. Very few out there who would take such verbal abuse and then wish you all the best.

I previously used the Jaycar kit previously in my VT Commodore (cheapest option at the time). Once properly installed and tuned (using a GPS) I found it was accurate, however it results in a very obvious delay when your speedo reacts to changes in speed. Also below certain speeds (I think was around 30km/h) the speedo sometimes acted like it wasn't getting a signal at all, or would jump from 0 to 30km/h in an instant. Be aware also this was a V6 VT Commodore, so 0-30km time was usually around 5-10 seconds :P

The dashboard LEDs happen to use a bit less voltage than the starter motor, and hence will function even without sufficient charge to start. Rather than the battery being flat, I'd say it was actually a dodgy cell inside the battery. Can happen and when it does the battery's capacity is temporarily only a fraction of its norm. Getting it tested won't always show this either. It tends to be very rare but not unheard of.

The oil keeps wearing out after only 10k, yet Toyota refuses to replace it under warranty!

Guy sounds like he's talking out of his rear Aurions don't have a stainless exhaust from the factory for example. I don't think even the TRDs had stainless. It'd be a very expensive change for Toyota to make with minimal gains. Further to say that aftermarket exhausts cost too much in back pressure and result in poor performance is a VERY broad and VERY non-specific statement that just shows how little he knows. There aren't any off-the-shelf exhausts for the Aurion at this time so I find it very hard to accept that he has mysteriously been able to make some all-knowing statement about every custom exhaust made. Long story short -> this guy either doesn't know *****, or simple doesn't want your business because it requires him to actually think.

Holy ***** I thought you were dead! ... so who the hell did I bury in my backyard?!

I'd say almost definitely that's the new Aurion Putting aside the issue of the faux wood grain (I'm assuming regular models will get something akin to the gun metal finish currently on offer), I'm not a huge fan of the interior. It's a step up from the Camry, but they've gone from a simple classy interior to trying to make it appear overdone. The steering wheel + buttons are overkill, where as the center console stereo/climate control looks like they've just taken the current offering and dumbed it down to appear like the interior of a late 1990s vehicle (you either get what I'm saying or you don't). On a positive note the interior does look to be far better built with quality materials and plastics. Whether this will eventuate when viewed in person I shall be eager to see. Overall though in my opinion it's a very subtle change and with no drastic changes to the powertrain being touted I see Toyota aren't taking any risks with the newer model and not straying too far from the proven moderate success of the current Aurion. I certainly won't be rushing out to get a new one and my current Gen 1 Aurion still doesn't seem as though it will appear too dated when sitting beside the new version.

the very same Pffftt you can sleep on the plane