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    Cheapppp sportivo

    in eBay Finds

    Posted

    Not sure, could be legit as it has a reserve on it.

    It's now 8 years old, with aftermarket wheels and an aftermarket stereo. What is it worth?

    Like anything for sale, it is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

    I miss my old one, I could throw a bid on for old times' sake!

    Copy of Stereo User Manual

    in Corolla / Corolla Sportivo Club

    Posted

    If its the same Bluetooth head unit in the 2008 rav4 I can photocopy that for u if you want. Could u provide a pic of unit thanks.

    Mate, that would be fantastic!Toyota Display Audio Unit it's the silver one in that pic.

    Cheers, Nath.

    bugger sorry mate thats a bit fancer then the one in the rav :P. sorry i wont be able to help.

    hope you find one.

    Dave

    Thanks Dave - we'll see how we go. If I do get my hands on one I'll PDF it and stick it on the site somewhere. I had no problems using it without the manual but thought I'd try and look after the new owners, as they are really looking after my old Sportivo! Cheers!

    06 Corolla fell off Jack

    in Suspension & Brakes

    Posted

    Tis also why I recommend keeping the stock spare when upgrading to larger rims - less $$$ if in the above situation it saves you but gets buckled in the process.

    But always keep a set of the stock wheel nuts with the spare too just in case the new ones off your alloys don't fit!

    06 Corolla Ascent Sport Modification

    in Corolla / Corolla Sportivo Club

    Posted

    I found this speedo cluster for you on eBay

    SPORTIVO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER eBay

    123R is right - the redline will be tough to reach ;) - but it will still look cool and for all anyone else needs to know, with the bonnet closed, you have Sportivo motor under the hood anyway.....

    The climate control swap could pose more problems than it's worth - the parts are not easy to find second hand - but it's worth a look

    There is a front cut on eBay that has the climate control - I emailed him about selling it seperately, but got nowhere

    Exhaust tip on sportivo

    in Corolla / Corolla Sportivo Club

    Posted

    Cheers mate, finally some proper information that i can actually use. Ill go back and get a proper look at the seals and what not. Only issue is that he has after market wheels on it, and the spare in the back is a factory wheel. He said he got the set of 4 after market wheels cheaper because he traded in the 4 original wheels in.

    Sounds fair enough. Either that or the 4 stockies were scratched and had old tyres and it was easier to get a set of aftermarkets than repair stockies. Some people go mad for the standard wheels - stuufed if I know why - 16's on a Corolla look small, particularly with the standard springs!

    If you do end up with this car, one point to consider is that the wheel nuts that hold the aftermarket wheels on WILL NOT work with the standard wheel that is the spare.

    Corolla Sportivo stockies have a different type of nut to aftermarket wheels (I think they call it a shanked nut - straight body rather than flared seat) - I learnt this the hard way when I had a flat on my old 18's, tried to put the stocky on and the wheel nuts were incorrect. The four tyre shops nearby did not carry the wheel nuts - they said toyota was the only place to get the nuts for the stock alloys. This was a lesson I learnt the hard way, so bust him down a few more $$$ as you should get a matching aftermarket wheel to use as your spare so you don't have to carry specific nuts for the stock wheel to have a functional spare.

    Bargain hard!

    Wanted ASAP Corolla Sportivo Climate Control Skeleton

    in WTB: Want To Buy Section

    Posted · Edited by IMB055

    Best of luck Mick, I had the same thing happen and was stunned by how much wreckers were stinging me for.... so I boght a DIN sized geneic cupholder off eBay, got the Dremel and the contact adhesive out, cut the back off the pocket and turned it into a cupholder.

    Any attempt to use normal hinges to repair it is an instant fail.

    The only wreckers I know of the have regularly got Sportivos is KingWreck in Fairfield - give them a try

    Good luck!

    Exhaust tip on sportivo

    in Corolla / Corolla Sportivo Club

    Posted · Edited by IMB055

    Changing the tip alone would make an almost ZERO difference to the noise output.

    Such bu115h1t makes me suspcious of the seller - either he is a liar or has little clue.

    I'd look at further evidence of panel repairs - panel gaps, mismatched paint on rear bar etc.

    Without going overboard, pull the spare wheel out and check the wheel well for evidence of damage or water entry - sometimes if a car has had a hit at the rear and isn't repaired properly the panels may look OK BUT not seal openings as well as they used to and have inconsistent gaps, sometimes where it is hard to see (eg: top edge of hatch).

    Also, pull the tailgate rubber off to see if there is any evidence of repair (overspray, non factory lookiing work) If the seller has nothign to hide he should be OK with this.

    If he has changed the whole rear baffle (often referred to as axle-back) and not just the tip then yes it would be quieter - but it would also go worse!

    If everything else looks like it adds up and it is the car you want a professional prepurchase inspection (not NRMA) would be a decent way to go. Maybe find someone on here that has the exact model you are after to come and look at it with you could be another way to reassure yourself that it is a decent example.

    Best of luck.

    stivo auction

    in Corolla / Corolla Sportivo Club

    Posted · Edited by IMB055

    Being a fan of a bargain, I thought I'd share these finds.....

    Sportivo instrument cluster ZZe123 Sportivo Instrument Cluster

    eBay 03 Sportivo 174ks $8250

    One of the cheapest I had seen in ages, watched it drop from 9k, and then

    Another cheap high K 03 Stivo - repaired hail - 9k

    Intersting to see these dipping under 10k for high k examples (but if you calculate average annual kilometres at 20k per year, 160-180 on an 8 year old car is only a little higher than average) obviously ones with lower kilometres are worth more - still, it has to give 1ZZ owners some food for thought.......

    and finally, a reminder of what our cars looked liek before the mods began

    Sportivo Brochure!

    Copy of Stereo User Manual

    in Corolla / Corolla Sportivo Club

    Posted

    G'day guys, I am looking for a PDF copy (or a loan of) the manual to suit my Corolla's Yaris YRX bluetooth MP3 head unit.

    I have recently sold my Corolla and am chasing one just to be nice to the new owners - so if anyone can help out with a PDF copy or can lend me one (I am happy to pay postage both ways) please drop me a line.

    Cheers,

    Nath.

    my corolla is loosing its grunt :(

    in Corolla / Corolla Sportivo Club

    Posted · Edited by IMB055

    powerband has worn out... throw a new one in

    LOL...and here I was thinking that the way to solve a loss in power was to apply stickers!

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    On a serious note, I support the other suggestions aside from powerband, perhaps consider the possibility that you have collapsed baffles in exhaust/cat converter? Any difference in exhaust sound?

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