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I'm actually surprised the targa top stayed in place

I spotted a Silver TRD Aurion in Melbourne last night. I wasn't a fan of the Aurion, but I have to say with the TRD version they seem to have got it all right. Nice wheels, nice ride height, kit has the right mix of elegance and agression, looks good.

Ok - Here's the how too.... Ever seen pics of photochopped cars that look like they've been shrunk but never known how it's done? Easy! :P Using photoshop or similar, Find a side on pic of your car, copy the wheels and a little of the guards and place those aside to be left untouched, move back to the pic of the whole car and shrink only the width of the original pic to 60% or 70% of the original. Then replace the original sized wheels and presto! A little adjustment and airbrushing may be required after but not much at all, and the result is quite funny. Here's some examples. MT's Original After Tayles Before After IZZ-FE Before After Now show me yours

Welcome, you're probably the second here anyway Give a bit of time, as more people buy them they will come and join. So any plans for it? What model did you get?

Nice one, Where Jimmy I can't find the other thread

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Yep it's put on weight

So you guys need to have your P plates on the outside of the car? Also, what's this I'm reading about Green Plates? Regarding the muscle car, they can bring out the Year of manufacture/different regs line on that one.

Topic merged <_< Jules SLAP!

But they come with Alloys and Sunroof :) That is terrible, I pitty who ever buys these cars

Here it is if anyone wants a look. http://www.dotars.gov.au/roads/safety/bulletin/vsb_ncop.aspx

When is NCOP due to come in? Where can I find further information on it?

Much is open to interpretation, even in print, the legislation leaves a few grey areas. The best things to do to save yourself headaches: -Firstly keep yourself informed of what the regulations are, have a read of both road authority and epa guidelines, it will take you all of 20 minutes and remember much of it is state specific, so don't follow links posted, look it up yourself. -Keep a hard copy in the car. If you know you are being wrongly done by, point out in print what it says and state your following the printed regs. It wont always help, like I stated, its open to interpretation, but you do also get to talk to reasonable people sometimes. -Don't draw attention to yourself, if you do something wrong, then expect to be worked over, simple as that.

Try have a look here, you may find one or two... http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showforum=43 But it would look like a 4x4

Where did it not fit? All the ones used here are the American ones, Injen, AEM, TRD and even the locally made CES is of similar design. And our cars are the same as yours except for some cosmetic differences.

Nothing you can do once you've paid for it and taken it home.

Yes we've seen it.

I am a RWD car enthusiast, and I would like to explain why for me RWD cars are overall superior to FWD cars. 1) the engine and driveline laid out in a longditudunal fashion give better overall weight distribution from front to rear, unlike a fwd car which carries most of its mass in front of the front axle line. The better weight distribution on a RWD car translates to stable braking, more control, more safety, more stability, more traction. 2) Comparing the kerb weights of similar sized passenger cars say for example a BMW 116i (1,245kg) and a VW Golf Trendline 1.6 (1240kg), if there is a weight saving advantage in using a fwd layout, the manufacturers haven't utilised it. 3) Understeering in a FWD and colliding head-on into oncoming traffic or stationary objects can in itself be quite dangerous. In a RWD car, if the level of rear wheel grip is exceeded and the vehicle does begin to oversteer, one eases off the throttle and/or applies some opposite steering lock to correct and continue along the desired cornering line. Severe understeer in a FWD car can easily then turn into snap oversteer if the driver backs off the accelerator too quickly or is hamfisted and jumps onto the brakes, as per point one, most of the mass is over the front, leaving the rear end very light in comparison and less stable when horizontal cornering forces are in play allowing the rear end to swing around and end up making the car and driver come to a standstill facing the direction they just came from. Oversteer in a FWD is far more difficult to correct than in a RWD car, but understeer can be corrected as easily in a RWD car as a FWD car can. 4) A RWD car is easier to control. Much more control is available to the driver via throttle input than would be the case in a FWD car. Understeer? Reduce throttle. Oversteer? Reduce throttle. The better weight distribution of the RWD car, with more weight over the rear wheels as well as the fronts keeps the car more stable and therefore the not so skilled driver has a better chance of regaining control of the car rather than spinning out of control, or understeering into objects, the skilled driver will use this balance to actually increase cornering speeds in a way not achievable in a FWD car. Much more so in both cases when a limited slip differential is fitted. Wheelspin? Then ease off the throttle dummy duh? Am I biased? No I drive a FWD car. But I do prefer RWD any day. If you haven't owned one before or driven one long term, you'll never understand how better balanced they are. Where a FWD has advantages, is in packaging, allowing for shorter overall designs because of the layout of the engine/driveline, it allows for much shorter bonnet lines which is a big advantage in small car design. The original Mini took full advantage of this trait at the time it was designed. Small cars have since followed the same trend. A look at the very clever designed Mitsubishi i small car with its rear engine rear wheel drive layout shows not all small cars have to be FWD to have lots of space for their size and shows engineers dont see FWD to be the only alternative.

The Springs wont pop out but the stock shockers aren't suited to the shorter springs so the ride/handling is less controlled and they will wear out quicker. But it also depends how you drive.

There's one in Melbourne like that which I know of.

What the fecking hell are you talking about :P Further to this, the recent death of two elderly people being hit by others who were racing (3 cars racing I think?) highlights why these things come about.

Agree keep the silly fooks off the road so that it's safer for all others to use, yes it may be an inconvenience to be pulled over for a 'random breath test' but if you've done nothing wrong, and the car is all above board you'll be back on your way in minutes.

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The old 5 speed has nice close ratios for driving around town but makes the engine pull 3000rpm at 100km/h in 5th which isn't exactly relaxed or economical cruising on a highway. I've always wanted a sixth overdriven gear for use on freeways that would drop rpms to 2500 or less at 100km/h, I guess many others thought the same and Toyota delivered what the customers wanted + because the new car is heavier they've had to make many such changes to reduce the fuel consumption. The Sportivo's ratios make the engine pull 3300rpm in sixth, so they would not have been able to use these same ratios. Is it still a c series gearbox in the new one?