Andrew357

Sophisticated maybe.

Not boring? No.

If you want news from Toyota regarding recalls, check their news site. Not a 3rd party source.

http://news.toyota.com.au/toyota-recalls-camry-camry-hybrid-and-aurion

That is why the print method is a Crap way to communicate when you have electronic means.

3VZ isn't much chop to be honest.

You're better off saving the $$$ and buying something newer IMO.

One of many mods I am sure ^_^

I'll be there after 9

meh, its just a camry,

But only yours is "The Camry".

I hope you have a huge wallet if you're going to Pedders.

It's going to be expensive wherever he goes.

The 1mz has 1 known 'issue' which is the over-sensitive knock sensors. Not really a problem if you aren't boosting it. As Xoom has said, the leak but that's due to time (gasket losing it's sealing ability) and the engine's tilt how it is mounted.

A good semi-synthetic oil every change is sufficient and you'll have yourself a very reliable engine.

That Ricer Racer bloke.

I see people throwing around 'facts' but with little to no evidence besides their word.

Sounds like Jesus when he was preaching the word of 'The Lord'

Edit: Look what happened to him; 4 nails, a thorny crown and a rather large wooden cross.

Fuel filter is easy. i am Crap with my hands and even i have done a filter change.

True ron its not just toyota dealerships that make mistakes and not up to scratch, to be honest toyota dealerships probadly offer the best customer service and satisfation out of all other car companies dealerships, but there is room for improvment, I know you will never be perfect, neither does anyone exspect it, but with a few improvments, owning the best make of car in wourld would be a dream come true.

Rubbish.

People set the expectation bar way too high on everything. The customer service side of everything has been amped up to incredible levels and has resultantly pushed everyone's expectations up with it.

No not anyone i think. You might be the first person in history.

Seriously though, find another dealer if you think they are not up to scratch but you will get a far better response if you call them.

Will be out this Thursday. Perhaps in dad's new Yaris.

Andrew357: do you work at ultratune or something? you seem to go on and on about them.

:P hehe

Remember the Fortitude Valley one screwed up the driveshaft install! I'm just saying you can't make a blanket generalisation and preach it as if it were Gospel.

For the first 2 years of being a hoon I took my car to UltraTune Rocklea and I had no issues whatsoever.

With regards to the bushes, if they are cracked/broken while you can technically still use them you probably should replace them.

He wants a service. Not a twin-turbo 2jz conversion with ECU tune.

Any of the commercial mechanics (or a Toyota dealership) will be fine.

Personally I agree with those above about finding a good local mechanic who runs his own business. I avoid commercial garages (Ultratune, Kmart etc) but most especially avoid Toyota Dealerships. The only reason I would ever take my car to a dealership is for warranty work, and even then only if unavoidable.

My Mechanic was a level 3 Toyota Tech, and worked in multiple dealerships across Australia. He left because he could no longer live with what they were doing. Seriously talk to this guy for just 10 minutes and you'd never go to another Toyota dealership for maintenance. For a start people should know that so called 'Service Advisers' get most of their income from commission. They exist to upsell to customers and will stop at nothing to get money out of you. Don't trust them...

You can't make a blanket statement like that from one person and preach it as Gospel (much like people did with Jesus). An incredibly small sample size but yet a so definite statement.

that better include polyurethane bushes for $600... thats what they charge in pedders...

You know that poly bushes aren't necessarily 'better' than a rubber bush?

Poly bushes will give the car a better road feel but it cripples your NVH, especially if it is the control arm bushes. I am sure Grandpa or Mr/Miss 'I don't care about my car as long as it is in serviceable condition' would really see huge gains from a poly bush.

He wants a service. Not a twin-turbo 2jz conversion with ECU tune.

Any of the commercial mechanics (or a Toyota dealership) will be fine.

A basic service is usually the same across most mechanics. They usually compose of:

- engine oil change

- engine oil filter change

- vehicle inspection (suspension brakes etc) but they won't do any other work unless approved.

As Jeffy has said, it is more a case of which mechanic do you trust most? It's probably worthwhile getting the car serviced and shouldn't be much more than $150.

Listening to classical in your situation is WORSE.

Bass is easy to get and it's cheap (even if it is crap quality, which many don't seem to mind). Clean and crisp mid and highs are much harder to get on a budget.

so is this thing fast yet evan?

lol!

We both know the answer to this!

It is a Camry. Most mechanics would have serviced about 10000000 of them in their time being open. The difference between the work completed should vary little if they do a logbook service.

In terms of performance you probably won't get much over the factory tune; you might get more efficiency but the cost may not be worthwhile. You might get marginal gains using a 95/98 octane fuel.

Farrrk

Did some googling and that Visage Kit is pretty fricken schmick.

if you can courier them to this address. Truck centre WA, 76 Great eastern hwy South guildford WA 6055 attention Paul Hansby. Let me know your bank details and i will do the trasnfer.

I have already sent you a message.