Andrew357

What in the name of Jesus is going on here?

He may not have but I recently did. Purchased in July 2012, Yaris YR. You are right about everything RE: purchasing process except: - There aren't a 'whole lot of things' to sign. You sign a few documents but nothing excessive or in any serious quantity to confuse a normal person or even my 73 year old father. Nothing unnecessary either; I would like to have on record my acknowledgement of interest to purchase/price negotiation, receipt of deposit, signing the purchase contract, reciept of outstanding balance (and not in our case but I do believe you would need to sign ANOTHER form if you were to choose finance). - There is another sheet where the salesman and you go through the ENTIRE car. Ticking off a checklist once you are happy with things, which includes exterior and interior items. - The salesman will give you a quick rundown on how to operate the vehicle (should you be unfamiliar, such as my father) + a quick debrief of the manual. - Once the checklist is complete, both salesman and purchaser sign the form then the keys are handed over. - About a week later you may get a call from the salesman asking about how things are going and he may even go and visit your business in person to see. That was my first car purchase and I didn't do any research into how to buy a car. I mean, who parts with $20k + and doesn't check what they bought? I'd say it's commonsense but it can't be if so many people don't have it. And as for the test drive... God. Why would you not pickup on the very things you hate now? I made sure the Yaris had everything I know it needed (good visibility, comfortable ride, easy to reach and use controls).

Hrmm... when I removed my 3m stuff off my door frames, it left a residue which I took off with turps. Finish underneath was fine.

did you try to remove the residue first? or did you just use the claybar straight away?

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!

Oh yes. A Current Affair and Today Tonight. Quality journalism.

Just cut your losses and sell the f*cking thing. Sounds like the monetary loss you will take is worth the reduction is heartache.

Well then it's not really a good suggestion. Who wants to get defected?

Can you give us a video?

Is yours below the 90dB limit?

HerCress: Hey Jim, wanna come watch The Hobbit with me? Jim: Sure *drives to cinema* *HerCress quickly jumps out and leaves Jim locked in the car* Jim: Sorry mate, gotta leave someone in the car at all times.

Thank the Lord!!

Really? All I see is you p-issing and moaning about how big the pillars are, how the mirrors distort the image and how you are unable to drive an easy to drive vehicle, despite your 30 years of driving experience.

I will be there

If it is the instrument cluster, some 2000grit and a rotary+pad and some plastic polish should do the job.

The knobs as in the needles? I found mine next to impossible to remove.

I would have compared mine to them but I have LONG forgotten what stock suspension comfort was like. Now that you point it out, one thing that really got on my nerves with the Senator was the MASSIVELY intrusive A pillar and ridiculously poncy sized mirrors.

Pretty much this. Holden/HSV and Ford/FPV have so many performance mods available to them but they simply don't feel as well built as a Toyota/TRD/Lexus. I've driven my brother's VE Senator (series 1) and I've been in a mates FG FPV F6 (321kW, 829Nm). The build quality is miles away from my mum's 08 Lexus GS460 and is a touch better than my dad's 2012 Yaris YR. Quite embarassing that they only have a slightly better build feel, than a 18k, base model Yaris.

Apparently supposed to compete with the Michelin Pilot Sport III according to the blokes @ Option1Garage. Let us know how they go.

I see. Always helpful to throw ideas into the mix even if you don't know much about said topic.

Yeah. The FMIC idea.

If you were boosting to 20psi, you would have enough money to buy a ECU to modify the fuel/air/ignition signals. Let the factory do the essentials.

Heaps of room but how in the name of Jesus are you going to plumb it? The supercharger mounts to the intake manifold which bolts onto the engine. There is no way you could cool the compressed air before it enters the engine using a FMIC.

That's terrible advice! What if he is happy with how it looks already, doesn't care what other people think of his car and wants more power from it? I'd love to see someone performance mod the crap out of a TRD!