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Results Just in !! 98 Octane fuel (VORTEX 98) gave better fuel economy than the Octane 95 !!! And only 3 cents more in price than 95 !! I got 11 Litres per 100 klms which is actually higher than Toyota reckon this car does :S It should be 10. something .. But the 95 fuel was about 12 Litres per 100 so there isnt a LOT in it .. I got an extra 50K's out of the Octane '98 (Vortex 98 Brand).. But not far off.. I also discovered Japan runs a much higher octane fuel than we do here apparently, so maybe it would be prudent to use high octane fuel on all Japanese performance cars -- except they probably adjust the engines to run on our lower octane fuels perhaps .. Now I have thrown in MOBIL 8000 Fuel to see if I can do better ;) People have told me MOBIL fuel is the best -- but who knows ??

Hmmm, Ok thanks very much for your advice - I am running it now and it seems to be travelling well on on the Km / Consumtion ratio, I can't notice any power difference from the 95 Octane but as you said I might not notice -- the thing runs like a rocket :D Will report back when the tank is empty - ;) Just passed 1100 Kilometres !!! Just got try to keep the damn Bird poo away !!! Seriously, it should be totally legal and in fact encouraged to kill CROWS !! Grr

I GOT ONE OF THESE !!! The ULTIMA !! The sat nav is annoying that it doesnt let your passenger enter a detsination while you are moving and there is NO TV SCREEN function in the front (Not even when the car is parked and the foot break is on) But aside from that it is lovely !! Just got it fully tinted !!!! Nice in Black .. I accidently put 98 Octane Fuel in it when it should have been 95 will that harm the poor thing ? Does anyone know ?? From what I understand it will give me WORSE fuel economy becasue the octane is too high ???

Well, I'm a proud Tarago Ultima (2009 model) owner (picked it up last week) :D Feels like you're driving a cloud, awesome drive and definately has the feel of luxury (Nice leather seat smell) and SPEEEEEEEEEEED (V6 Power) The only drawbacks are: 1) The rear sunroof is JUST GLASS !! (Does not OPEN like previous Tarago models) :( 2) The rear DVD and front Sat Nav are extremely CUSTOM to the craphouse !! MEANING there is NO chance of passing the rear DVD image to the front Sat Nav Screen (Even though every aftermarket one you can buy does) Which is a shame. Also all the Safetly crap stops you using features whilst the car is in motion (bad luck if your passenger has plenty of time to programme the sat nav's next destination for you) 3) PRICE -- FULL Drive Away Retail Price in QLD is $80 GRAND !!!!!!!!!!!! Holy Cow ! Although I got a big discount, its still expensive.. You would only buy this car if you had spare cash to just throw down the toilet ;) Otherwise, it is totally not worth the money -- Unless you consider owning a Tarago a status symbol ! - lol But in saying all of the above, I purchased one :) But I'm a freak who has always loved the attractive lines (does not simply look like an egg thank you very much.. especially with that sexy rear spoiler on the end) and luxury feel of Taragos since I was about 12 years old! Call this purchase a childhood motivated splurge ..