Speedz

1 Mark X please!

i will gladly swap my Yaris for the iQ too!

Lexus LF-CH looks good!

so is your bearing wore from normal wear & tear or you just over did something previously? (just curious...)

my car baked under the harsh humid sun and dredged in finger nail sized hail and rain, went out during the heaviest of rain and to wipe off the bird ***** off my Yaris...

we should do a aurion shoot surrounding the remaining 'rollas in a circle...

too many aurions....would need a really BIG circle ground.

i think the one we normally meet is big enough... :P

quickest ive went was 170km while overtaking a truck on my way back to Brisbane from Sydney... nearly ******* myself as it was 2am in the morning...

well at least 'it' comes with projector lens which my yaris doesnt have... :(

i think the Yaris is more little more capable a train station runs vehicle :P

if you want one i guess a Echo (if you dont mine the looks) is even better as its cheaper and well within what you are asking for so you could save up abit more for a higher spec Aurion or something else...

Speedz appears to be touchy about this subject. Trying to back up the Chinese cars eh :P :P :P

Just joking. Each to their own views. I'm up for Chinese manufacturing... I just personally wouldn't buy that ute.

each to their own mate, much like how we like give stick to 'Dores despite their 1 billlion R & D budget and only now they gets it right with their updated models... **** 3 years too late...

and the ******'dores having a beef with our FWD Aurions...

spotted a black ascent ZRE with mudflaps lowered on black rims with red lip... saw it on pacific highway near the gateway onramp at about 3.30pm :D i like it hot as

You'll see me tomorrow if you are working, Ray.

Have a few orders to pickup. Here's to Umart! The other drain on my cash supply.

loool yes im working tomorrow mad :) catch ya tomorrow

oi man what did u get today? haha i was on lunch break... when you came in :P

dude which umart do you work at?

milton

do you get alot of staff discounts...?

i know Tony who works at 8 Mile Plains but he is a ****** for not telling me how much discount do staff usually gets... :P

at least its got oem foglights, had to sourced mine from HK...

YRX didnt had a kit back when it 1st rolled out so i had to settle for a YRS with no foglights to complete the looks...

we should do a aurion shoot surrounding the remaining 'rollas in a circle...

wonders wats the fuel consumptions of that monster ride :P

ofcoz for the GWM they could do much better on the nose and probably everything and lets be honest the Corolla isnt handsome car by any stretch and tbh the Aurion too without the TRD kit...(Imho)

LOL! Put your flame suit on...

Props for the guts...

flame suit? frankly dear i dont give a damn :P

everyones taste is different but all means if this makes you feel better i was referring to stock form...

Hope it doesn't have lead paint on it

lets be honest the aussies arent that great with their asbestos stuff up too...

how would you know? if the price and quality is right i dont see why not...

i see ppl drive around in a jumbuck and yet all the car jounos bags it like there is no tomorrow...

I always wonder why people get those jumbucks tbh. they look like crap and prob drive like crap. That why you can count the jumbucks you spot on the road with ONE hand. The great wall aint much better. You seem like a big fan of these china made vehicle so I guess we will wait for your review once you get one of these and hit the road with it.

I might be less skeptical if they come out with something that looks abit better and have the safety and built quality to back them up.

tbh doesnt matter if you could count jumbucks with one hand, people buy those for a particular need and if the jumbuck fulfils it then case is closed...

but you most of you all seem to discount what the chinese factories could produce quality products, like i previous said sat and drove chinese made japanese cars and they are no different than wat you get in australia, they might use lesser quality materials for their local brand but they are also priced at least 30% less than the equivalent japanese/euro cars to attract other buyers much like the Koreans started 15 years ago and the Japanese several decades back...

i never had a chance to ride or drive in one of those better local chinese brand car so i cant comment on actual quality and handling but i they are trying hard with their steep learning curve and some of their products isnt a bad looker compared to wat some of the Yanks could come up with atm...

ofcoz for the GWM they could do much better on the nose and probably everything and lets be honest the Corolla isnt the most handsome car by any stretch within their market segment and lastly the Aurion too without the TRD kit...(Imho)

how would you know? if the price and quality is right i dont see why not...

i see ppl drive around in a jumbuck and yet all the car jounos bags it like there is no tomorrow...

in my personal experience, i have been to China once.

BTW, if the cars from the same factory means the same quality or safety, Where the hell are those Youtube Chinese car crash test come from? Not even got 1 star of NCAP

if you compare the pricing point of the cars you probably will figure out why, not saying Chinese car are safer than your mainstream vehicles... if you want to ride in a unsafe vehicle try Proton Wira and the older ones they will make you value life every single min...

as i also recall Daewoo, Kia and Hyundais copped the same thing too when they 1st started out so i cant see why the Chinese couldnt improve their products in each generation...

oh yes last point Aurion failed to get full 5 stars and the Falcon did so go figure that one out too...

in my personal experience, i have been to China once.

Audi A6L...which is very expensive and safe car in the world is their civic car in China.

Why? because it made in China totally.

Every 6 out of 10 Taxi in China is Audi A6L and i have also sitting inside few times.

The interier is crap....probably worse than a Hyundai Excel.

I would rather buy myself a Japanese made honda or toyota better than that.

BTW, if the cars from the same factory means the same quality or safety, Where the hell are those Youtube Chinese car crash test come from? Not even got 1 star of NCAP

you probably fine all the australian taxi's interior are very wore down too so i dont know wat sort of comparison you making there? their taxis are all runs on LPG even more so environment friendly than the aussies ones to a degree. They also have mandatory 8 year life span for all new cars regardless of their make, so after 8 years it has to be off the road...

i also sat in Chinese factory spec Toyota Crown and Hondas Accord both ofcoz more quieter than the equivalent Aurion, oh by the way dont know which city you went to but the taxis i mostly saw are VW Boras and their doors doesnt fall off but they sure do need some much needed professional detailing...

wat if is from the same factory? alot of chinese car manufacturers also produces euro/japanese branded cars too...

http://www.chinacarforums.com/chinese_car_manufacturers.html is just a link with some details on each brand and you can see some are also contracted to manufacture euro/japanese cars too...

anyway each to their own, you can bag it as much as you want its the same thing when the the same lot bagged the japanese manufacturers then the koreans...

tbh alot of cars in China also roll off probably from the same production line, i cant vouch for their quality just yet but if the respective global car manufacturers felt safe enough to let the Chinese factories to pump out their cars with their badges and reputations on the line i guess they cant be that bad mate...

now they really should improve the looks department...

but didnt i also hear Navara has some quality issues?

its coz its built in australia thats why...!

^ meh i was driving down to the GC everyday for work till i got sick of it after a year lol...

Get ppl like 'touch up guys' to look at it, they will do a more professional job than a average joe could normally :P

doesnt cost much and being a new car they could easily color match the paint...

i got mine @ ebay and since i got those LED from Supercheap/Autobarn as well...

Supercheap/Autobarn are rubbish and they flicker after 6 months of use...

SMD LED from Ebay still going strong after 1 year and they are much much brighter for the same money you get from the 2 stores...

^

link is dead mate :P

anyway i took off the plastic casing and fitted in the 5 SMD LED and never looked back...

nice and bright as!!! :P