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I take it you don't know how much the half shafts cost? Just replace them when they break. Also you'll have to keep an eye on the coolant level :P Set of shafts from Toyota will set you back around the $2.5K mark. A set of driveshafts from Toyota are 2.5k!!!!!!?!??!?!?!?!?!?! WTF!!!

If you want to go turbo, im sure majority of people would reccommend selling and buying a purpose built turbo car. Slapping on a turbo on sportivo's aint as easy as putting them on other FWD 4cyl's. There is alot of custom work to be done to the motor aswell as the engine bay. Your looking at $20k + (easily) for a turbo conversion on these cars. Also, dont forget these cars dont come with the supporting mods for a 12sec car (i.e brakes, suspension, diff, gearbox) so converting this thing to a turbo...... forget it.

Brake hard 3-4 times and you'll be sweet.

When you turn your A/C on, cars tend to be abit laggier because the A/C gets power from the motor to run it. As for your clutch, if it does slip alot, it does mean its on its way but if you drive the car like a baby all the time, it will increase the life of your clutch. If you are interested in changing it, it would roughly be around the $600 mark including new clutch and the labour to do it. If I were you, I wouldnt be so worried. (Unless its really that bad).

Spotted JC tonight on Cumberland Highway, Greystanes. Nice meeting ya :)

First of all, why do you want to change the calipers? Do you have crap brakes? If that's the case, get a pair of slotted rotors ($200 for fronts) and some decent brake pads ($50) and your set to go. No point in just getting a caliper upgrade if your not prepared to upgrade the components around it.

Hehe, nah mate. Didnt even bother trying in the condition I was in. I got kicked out of the club because I fell asleep on the table lol.

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Kocummmmm your car looked nice at mcdonalds :)

Lol, landing in lift. Its when you redline 1st gear and shift so fast, that when you slam it into 2nd, and drop the clutch, the revs are sitting in the Lift range. All that = wheelspin and abit of a faster straight line time.

A friend of mine went to Pickles damaged auction and bought a 2005 Holden Rodeo ute for $5,400. It was an ex-Holden delivery ute. The only damage he had was behind the door a big dent, and it really didnt make a different to the ute's looks or performance or practicalibility. On road set him back around $7.5k. He also told me there were so many other utes there. Why dont you try your luck with a ute there? You'll be saving a crapload of money.

Very good info guys. We need more in-depth threads like these!!

that theoreticle child has to be pretty solid for that to happen. /end pointless reply haha good call

So the car had no oil at all? Burned it all out? Also what do you mean noisy bottom end? Sorry for the questions, just wanting to get a better perspective. What oil do you use? I am using Mobil1 fully synth. Currently 0w-40 but switching to 5w-30 next change. Noisy bottom end means bottom end bearings (connecting rods to pistons). If those bearings are farked, then you would need to change it and that would cost you an arm and a leg. My advice to all my mates are change your oil every 5,000kms like Rolla Boy has mentioned. You dont change it to gain any power, but to prevent your engine from failing in the long run and also so your engine runs smooth and it wont make any noise. Wouldnt 0W-40 be too thin for your motor? I would recommend 10W-40, although each to their own. Thanks mate. Noisy engine as in when you rev it up high or when you simply start it up? Yeah the oil may be a tad thin, I simply had that oil when I ought my corolla... ill switch to 5w-30 at the next service. It says in the manual u can use 5w-30. Noisy engine noise as in when its idling and sometimes when you rev it up.