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Hyo

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  1. The quote for Kumho KU31 is from Tempe Tyres in NSW, the same shop! Since I'm in Melbourne (metro area) they said that it will be $200 including shipping. And I added $20 for balancing and fitting. Emm.. So far 2 for Kumho and 3 for Falken..
  2. Hi All, Thank you for all the replies for my previous posting. Yes, I'll go for profile 45 tyres as you all recommended. I've got 2 quotes as below and seeking your advice one more time. Kumho KU31 235/45R18 ($220) Falken FK452 225/45R18 ($225) Considering that I'm just a 'normal' driver, which one would you recommend? (I though sometimes enjoy acceleration and cornering) Thank you all! Hyo Kim
  3. Hi All, It was time to change the original rubbers and I thought that I might upgrade the wheels as well so I grabbed Kappa 18 inch wheels from eBay. From previous postings I figured out that original tyre size for 18 inch wheels are 225/45R18. However, those size are quite expensive (>$320 in Melbourne) and I want to put something around $200. So here is the question. Can I put 235/40R18 on them? I know that the diameter of tyre + wheel will be a little small, but I was wondering whether they would be good in operational aspect. Welcome for any inputs! Thank you, Hyo Kim
  4. Hi, I'm looking for an Aurion Sportivo OEM grill from a silver ash car. Just PM, ring or message me on 0422 146 513. Thank you, Hyo p.s. I'll delete this post when I got the grill
  5. Hi, I'm looking for an Aurion Sportivo OEM grill from a silver ash car. Just PM, ring or message me on 0422 146 513. Thank you, Hyo p.s. I'll delete this post when I got the grill.
  6. Oh, I was serious when I posted the question up. I think I'll just clean it up again and put some grease on it. Thanks 'the random hero'
  7. Hi, It's been a year since I got an Aurion and noticed rust on the towball from few months ago. I cleaned it once using scratch removal but got rusted again quite quickly. Is it normal or should I replace the towball? Thanks! Hyo
  8. Yesterday I went to nearby Repco and bought a spray can of Dupli-color wheel coating (silver colour). They didn't have any touch up paint but that one. I used small container to collect paint and tiny brush to paint on the wheel. Emm.. I think it looks alright, works just like touch up paint on the car body. The can is quite big, so I think I can get a few more scratches! =) Image from the web
  9. Hi All, My Aurion's front rims got few scratchs from the kerb and wish to fix them with touch up paint. What kind of touch up paint should I buy for the rims? Does Toyota have genuine touch up paint for the rims or do I need to get an aftermarket one? Thanks!
  10. Hi All, Thank you for your advices and concern. I'll let you know the progress of the case. (actually there isn't much progress) After 7 days of posting this thread, which was 15 Feb, We (my friend who is the official owner of the car and me) firmly notified the dealer that we're not going to pay for the extra but we'll stick to the original contract. Since then we haven't heard anything from the dealer. I assume the dealer might have managed the problem within their dealership. Even if they go after a regal process, we've decided to stick to the original contract and play along with it. If that (regal process) happens, I'll let you guys know. Thanks.
  11. I have only little knowledge about how SC works, but I think all Aurion models have VSC, across the range.
  12. Last Friday I had my car tinted with 3M film. I rang 3M and they directed me to one of their local distributors. It's 35%, but looks more deeper than that. So far so good!
  13. Thanks for the post! I did it and it's working just what I wanted!
  14. Thank you all for the replies. As some of you mentioned one of my major concern is my friend. Since this is the problem with the dealership, I think his position in Toyota wouldn't be compromised because of this. But still I need to have further discussion about it with him. As he and I know all the purchase went through proper measures. Yes, I'll read the fine letters in the contract again and might post some questions to make it crystal clear. Thank you again and will let you know the progress.
  15. Thanks wishbone, I think, for me, this forum is the only route for the information related to cars.
  16. Hi fellow Aurionian, I need some advice on my frustrating situation. Since I’ve been in Australia less than three years and English is not my first language, I’ll try to make it simple to understand and explain. =) 1. End of October last year, I bought an Aurion Touring SE through a Toyota employee purchase scheme. 2. I bought it through one of my friends who’s working at Toyota. 3. The car is under his name (mandatory for 11 months), but I paid for the car and drive it. 4. At the time of purchase, my friend’s discount rate was 17%. (the rate goes up as working year increases) 5. I knew that if the car is limited or special edition discount rate less 4%. 6. I emailed a dealer asking about the discount rate. Here is the email content. Dear M, Thank you for your email. If I buy an Aurion Touring through Toyota employee vehicle purchase scheme, would the discount rate be less than normal discount scheme? I've seen this notice: The discount on Limited or Special Edition vehicles is as above less 4% Currently discount rate for me is 17%. Can I still buy an Aurion Touring with this discounted rate? I appreciate for your help. With warm regards, Hyo 7. Got a reply like this. Good Afternoon, I investigated your queries about the 17% discount on the Touring model. This is correct. Your price would be 29041.70 (pay TMCA) You would also have to pay stamp duty and registration (approx $1380) When could we get together to finalize something? BR, A M 8. Since I’ve got confirmed 17% discount rate, I purchased a car right away. 9. I enjoyed driving until yesterday. 10. Got an email from a dealer. Good morning, I trust the Aurion is going well. I have been contacted by our administration department regarding a discrepancy in the in the cost of your Aurion. I’m sure we can work it out, would you be able to come and see me in the next few days? Many thanks, S H 11. Went to see a dealer this afternoon. 12. He explained me like this. The price of the car was miscalculated. I need to pay 1,400 more. He mentioned nothing about 4% differences in discount rate. 13. I asked him whether that’s because of differences in 4% discount rate. 14. He said yes, and admitted that he made a mistake. However, to get to this point (mistake!) I need to show him the email correspondents. 15. I explained him that if I have known the fact that I would get 13% discount rather than 17%, I would have chosen other level of the car (pay some more and go for sportivo) or even another model (maybe camry, I like Aurion much better though). 16. I asked him what option do I have in this situation. 17. He answered, pay 1,400 or legal steps. Please note that the dealer was not impolite or something like that. He admitted he made a mistake. 18. I told him that I’ll think about it and came back home. 19. In this case what should I do? 20. I have a contract (with 17% discount rate) signed by both party. One thing curious is under additional condition in the contract there is ‘EVP pricing’ written. Not sure what it means. 21. Under Toyota employee purchase scheme, dealer works like a middle man. Purchaser pays car price to the Toyota and ORC to the dealer. If Toyota receives money, they issue release of the car and purchaser can get the car. However I paid all together to the dealer and they paid car price to the Toyota for me. One thing bothering me is how come Toyota issued a release when they've got lesser amount of money? To conclude, I think I've got few options. First, pay 1,400 and walk away. Which I wouldn’t like to do. Second, take legal steps. I’m not sure how much it would cost me or whether I can win. Also I don’t know the systems in Australia (probably quite different with my home, Korea). Third, try to find some point of compensation and pay the money. I appreciate your valued opinions. Thanks a lot. Hyo
  17. I finally got the 4300K MTEC hid kit. I'm know that aftermarket HID is illegal but couldn't resist the 'brightness!' I think it has a little bit of glare and hot spot. So thinking about lowering the angle.. Anyway, it looks good!
  18. Hi, I need some help for my HID homework. Thinking about getting one from the eBay, but which one? I found Bosch one, but not very sure whether they are genuine or not (I couldn't get it linked. Generation VII, 191 dollars). Would you recommend one for me? Thanks a lot,
  19. It's a VERY good news for me, since I was thinking about buying AT-X at the end of Nov. But the thing is how long this edition would last? Should I buy it before the end of Nov?
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