Tash

Hahah VERY excited!!! Aurora Gold is hot as Pity you're not in VIC too heheh, you will have to make it to next year's TOCAU meet in Sydney then we can line up 3 gold cars :D Welcome to the forum, I'm sure you'll have a great time

Personalised plates arrived today Just gotta ring VicRoads and register them, then change insurance etc

Welcome!!! Getting a few new Kluger owners lately :)

Hello and welcome :) Once you've had a Toyota you'll never go back!

Hahahah g'day!! Noooooo, stick with the Camry :P Although I must admit the Aurion is very very nice, would have bought one of those if it had manual transmission... Best of luck whatever you decide to do, audio upgrade sounds fantastic. Btw, your Cam is only 3 months younger than mine :) Tint is also definitely worth it. What colour is it??

Quick N Clean in Yarraville sounds great to me :D Everyone happy with 11am meetup there? Or even a bit earlier, like 10:30. Gives us heaps of time to wash & get to Albert Park. I can't wait either!!! Oh, and my personalised plates arrived today too

After reading the above my choice would be a massive no - it's quite frightening really that the dealer is pushing hard for a 3 year warranty...As others have mentioned it makes you wonder what underlying issues there are. My one piece of advice for buying a second hand car is always always get an inspection done, I even had one done when I bought my '06 dealer demo Sportivo and even though the report was one page long and found no fault with the car it was still $170 well spent. Given you're in Melbourne there should be plenty of other better examples out there for possibly only $2-3k more. It all just sounds pretty dodgy to me to be perfectly honest. Plus, if they haven't called you again they can't be too interested. Stuff em.

There are sometimes sets on Ebay for around the $500 mark. You could always post in the Wanted to Buy section and see if there is anyone here interested in selling a set. Price from the dealer would be pretty bad... Unless of course you knew someone who could get them to you for trade price :)

Hmmm interesting, better brake pads definitely sound like a worthwhile investment then. Any recommendations for particular brands? I gather that sportier brake pads would increase the response time and make a small decrease in braking distance?

Quick interior & exterior clean today after a wash yesterday..too bloody cold outside to linger for long! Personalised plates should rock up sometime this week :D

Loving your Aurion - definitely an inspiration! Gotta agree with the above comments about it looking so sleek and clean :D You will have to show me the stereo setup in person @ the meet next week!!

That is why i suggested the service lane/road at the entrance to the park as the meeting point on Albert rd & Clarendon st,because i can't really think of anywhere else we can park 12+ cars. Awesome - I reckon that's a great idea :) Dwee, first post is lookin' good!

Sounds good guys, if someone was able to do a quick scout beforehand that would be awesome. A few of us cut a quick lap around it before dinner at the TOCAU mega meet but I don't really recall many places where lots of us would fit to park... Thanks for the list of car washes Lee, definitely don't want an auto one. Quick N Clean sounds alright?

Heheh cheers Lee - I can see a bit of an Aurion/Camry shoot happening!! Whereabouts is ur car thread, went looking for it and couldn't find.

I guess we should just confirm it. 12pm @ Albert Park! Yes, my car is always up for a wash. Haha getting bugs off are a pain....so what about the trip back up? Wash it again after? lol Hmm, which car wash should we go to though? Nearby somewhere from Albert Park? Awesome :D Just figured it was getting pretty close so we should at least have a starting point locked in :) Can we park at Albert Park over the other side, like where the pits are? Bugs are a pain...And the calder is always full of them *hooray* <_< Hahah it'll probably get a wash the week after following the trip back. A place close to Albert Park sounds great to me, will just need to know the street beforehand so the TomTom can get me there heheh :P

Thanks mate - I adore the colour too, Toyota have done a really nice job :) Latest 'mod' is tinted slimline weathershields, not sure if I actually like them or not as yet. Stereo & exhaust to come later in the year; Stock HU will be staying for now but will be getting new 6x9s and splits as well as amplifier (Eclipse gear) and the exhaust will more be something to make her sound a bit meaner, no cannon. Am open to exhaust suggestions!! Anyway here are some pics of the weathershields. Currently waiting on personalised plates to arrive as well, hopefully in time for the Melbourne meet next Sunday :D They will read SPTVOH hehe

Hey Andy, best of luck with it all - it sounds like a really interesting project, so please keep the updates coming :) Am also loving the wheels, they fit right in.

^^ Hahahah yeah! Should we lock in Albert Park as the place to kick off proceedings? 12pm? Also, who was interested in a quick trip to the carwash beforehand?? I'll need to duck in somewhere to remove the bugs from the trip down lol

Not to mention his instructions mention the remote lock receiver being behind the glove box. On the Gen 6 Camry and Aurion, it's actually located in the C-pillar. I doubt those instructions will work. Good point!! That immobiliser link you sent was interesting - I will have to have another read through including the rest of the manual on that site.

Well I've learnt something new tonight!! In that event then I only have one set of 'real' keys with remote. So thank you both very much for your help as now I know exactly what needs doing if I decide I do want a back-up set. Trex, they're interesting instructions although probably a little bit beyond my expertise! Although I am getting a little more adventurous lol

Should come afterwards!!! Looks like we'll be back @ the Bolte around 2pm, so could make it there for some piccies if you were interested after soccer :) Sounds good to me. Yeah, let's see what others think first! Never been to Port Melbourne Bakehouse. Are you talking about this one Lee? http://www.melbournebakehouse.com.au/ Hey Dwee...i'm not sure about that one,i thought the name of it was the Port Melbourne Bakehouse (could be wrong).. anyway Bay st Port.Melb has heaps of places to eat & drink and if we don't like that St.Kilda is just around the corner so plenty of choice there also. B) That sounds pretty good, plenty of choice is always nice :) As long as there's lots of spots for parking we'll be okay!

+1 Can't go wrong with a Camry, VERY easy to maintain! Glad to hear all is going well, but we need some more manual Sportivo's :P

The second key isn't slightly greyer than the other one is it? If so, it's probably the service key. Ha - I just compared the two and you're right, the second one is grey! The end of the service key is cut better too. So I gather then that two sets of keys aren't given when the car is sold anymore? I can't say I've heard the term service key before but it would have the same effect as a normal key correct?

Excellent!!! Would love to see an MR2 up close :) Details not confirmed as yet, just waiting to see what everyone else thinks. But the date is definitely locked in!

I know...that's a massive difference!!! Certainly makes me want to go and check mine out, although I think they're alright. Now you can see the rabbits running in before you hit them :P