Conquest

Said goodbye to my Corolla yesterday, flying overseas on Saturday for the next 12 months...

Just replaced my tyres with a set of these the other day, $150 a tyre for 205/50/16 Personally I find them pretty quiet, can't hear them when travelling over 70k's/hour on the highway. It's only when i'm slowing down I get a weird woop woop sound, not sure if it's the tyres or wheel balance issues. Apart from that i've been looking forward to driving on wet roads, the amount of grip is amazing and they still aren't fully run in yet...

Which A.Drives are you referring to? This one No mention of R1 or performance so I assume they're standard tyres. How is the Bridgestone all round performance, wet weather and noise? As I said i'll most likely be giving the car away so first and foremost i'm after something safe and comfortable.

Ok rego's coming up and I need some new tyres. Still undecided whether to keep my 16" 205/50/16 or go back to stock 15" 195/60/15 as I probably won't be in the country much longer so i'll be giving the car to a relative while i'm gone. One of the few 'legal' 16" options seems to be Toyo Proxes and they get pretty good reviews, are they still around $180 a piece? Apart from that it looks like Bob Jane has a special on 15" Yokohama A Drives @ $142 a piece, is this good value? Will probably check out the local Tyrepower and Blairs in the coming weeks, any other suggestions are more than welcome...

I'd give it a 10. Almost 6 years & 80k (around 15k per year), needs a major service but i've been putting it off for the last 2 years <_< Clutch and brakes are strong and the paint is still in very good condition despite being washed maybe two or three times a year. Inside the seats and carpets are holding up well, the a/c is ice cold and there have been no broken panels or switches or electrical faults. Sounds like I neglect my car but then again I don't drive too often, usually once or twice a week. FWIW most of the k's were clocked up in the first few years commuting up and down the F6...

It's Oak Flats, my former home town. Apparently designed by Walter Burley Griffin, the same guy who designed Canberra. That also explains why the streets are named after former PM's e.g. Barton, Deakin & Wentworth... So you're opposite the lake eh, I used to live on the lake side. Oak Flats

True.... but doesn't this only take into account local stuff? Not really, any decent tv advertised at 100hz etc should be able to scale comfortably. I guess that's another thing to look out for with cheaper tv's, how good is their internal scaling? FYI my Bravia can handle PAL, PAL60 & NTSC video @ 1080/24p, 1080p/i, 720p, 576p/i & 480p/i...

Not true - Australia uses PAL 50hz, therefore multiples of 50hz e.g. 100hz and 200hz are correct. The US uses NTSC 60hz which is why you see multiples of 120hz etc. Anyway you've probably seen this thread and associated threads on Whirlpool. Also the prices don't seem particularly good e.g. 47" HD set for $1,699 - when I was shopping around I found a few Philips and older series Bravias for around the same price, probably a bit cheaper with some haggling. Don't forget to factor in the additional shipping and warranty costs on the Kogan. And if all else fails there is always eBay . ;)

Easy, was my birthday and I specifically remember it since it was a bad day at work due to a major corporate action. Didn't get home until well after 11pm after starting at 8.30 in the morning 1st April 2007

Yep something strange going on there... Well you could get the TRD mesh grill, alternatively there's the Levin &/or Sportivo chrome or painted surround. Looks a million times better than the stock black plastic.

I saw 'KIM 69S' on an old Hyundai Tiburon the other day... ...Unfortunately Kim looked like an old 40 something bogan

It's been done but we'll probably never see it down under... Toyota Blade Master G

Got a K200D myself and couldn't be happier, IMO it is a bargain under $600. I already had a Pentax SLR so it made the choice easy. Pros: Great image quality, tough weatherproof construction, inbuilt IS, takes regular AA batteries (alkaline or lithium) which is pretty handy when travelling, good range of lenses plus it takes the old Pentax K mount lenses so there are some bargains to be found. Cons: No live view, a bit heavier/chunkier than some competitors which is not neccesarily a bad thing. If you want a good camera/lens combo for all conditions I would recommend the K200D with a Pentax 50mm F1.4 lens, you'll miss out on zoom but it takes sharp clear pictures day or night.

Maybe i'm missing your point but my '03 Conquest has folding side mirrors stock, not sure why the facelift would be any different. Takes a little effort to click them out of place, I was kinda nervous about breaking something the first time.