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When you say handling, is it smoother (ie. not as rough) than the stock? more of the opposite, handling would be round corners, the car rolls less and more firm and is not going to lose it as much. It will be a more bumpier ride because the springs will be more stiffer, 19-20" in rims will also add to the harshness as well... As long you dont regularly go over bumpy roads etc, its all good, otherwise prepare to get kidney problems in a few years down the track lol.

Done 20' Rims, Tint, Eclipse 6x9's all round Kenwood 8039 DDin Head Unit, Osram Nightbreaker Globes. Next is Amp Subs, then lowering 30mm I wouldnt touch the engine as of yet...

You'll have to send a letter to Traffic camera office. You'll have to state that you want a warning because you havent committed any driving offences before and that you ACKNOWLEDGE you did the wrong thing and you are sorry.

Just to add, In Victoria, you can ask for a warning notice instead of the fine: if your going above the speed limit but < 10km/h over, you havent lost any demerit points in the last 3 years, and you havent asked for warning notice before.

Yeah i wouldnt buy the car even if I had the money, but I would love to give it a thrash/test pilot to see its limits.

Well just been walking out for lunch today in the City, and finally saw my first TRD aurion.

Can be done, as its rated 0-100 in 6.9sec, but the GTI is not a traffic light hero car, take to the track with twists then you'll see.

All past experiences point that way, but who knows... theres rumours it will be getting the 3.5 duratec engine which outclasses their dinosaur Inline 4.0 and stacks up to the engine in the Aurion as it also makes it to the wards top 10 v6 engines in the world... all I can say is very keen to see what ford comes to the table this time

the time is for the 350z... and your point is? if i had an extra 30 kw in my aurion im pretty sure i can beat 5.7 but the fact is, you dont. I also dont think the extra kw would get you any faster 0-100 mainly because there is much more to it than power. I'm sorry but there are quite a few v6 non turbo's out there that are equal to or better than the aurion. I'm glad your very proud of your car, thats good, but facts are facts. yeah agree here, sorry FPV but even the TRD aurion wont cut it with 40kw

dnt 350z hav turbo? dats wat i heard Nope... http://www.nissan.com.au/z/performance.asp "VQ35HR Engine Built upon one of the world's most recognised and respected engines - with added power, response and refinement. Boasts 230kW and a 7,500 rpm redline. 0 -100 kmh in 5.7 seconds. Continuously Variable Valve Timing" Hence why they make the top 10, but the VQ37 mmm 250kw.. But... look at the more advanced version of the Aurion, the one with direct injection, it claimed to do 0-60mph (96km/h) in 5.3 in the IS350 trim, so 5.4 to 0-100kmh and the IS350 weighs heavier at 1.6 tonnes whereas the 350Z is 1.58 tonnes respectively...

Wait for the new Ford, theres lots of claims saying its all going to be more refined.... but thats only a thing time will tell. We are pretty decent tho, i wouldnt say 20years off the pace, look at the US, they cars are worse design and all, all those dodge interiors are worse than a arcade machine. not to mention cars from china/thailand/indonesia etc I would say certain european and a bulk of the japanese make cars better than we do.

Hehe still a boat, Its better than the VZ and below series as the 1Billion was also used to refine the suspension and chassis characteristics to be more nimble, but if it still is a boat to control then thats still no good.

More on the ball, its an Aussie icon and people assume its an Aussie car for Aussie people and the fact yes it has an option for a V8 which calls out muscle, many just look upto it no matter what... Give it time when realibility keeps becoming an issue and the market starts turning more to smaller cars/diesel, holden will build its own grave. In fact it should be in a grave but with the government assistance, korean partnership help, fleet monopolising its a wonder why they still live on

hehe yeah.... Should wait for the new Orion range of fords, the GT looks sweeet as......

Lol i'll take a blind eye and assume other to the fact that FPV does not relate to a ZR6 perhaps he owns like a Typhoon and Zr6??

yes ive beaten a VE HSV Clubsport in my Zr6 upto 100km/h, but that doesnt mean ur car is faster, alot of people are sh*te drivers or that their car is in a poor condition. Just being real here. And I agree its awesome when you beat cars of a higher performance caliber :D As for the engine, its one of the best engines but more so on th 2GE variant in the IS350 due to being more dvanced than what we get. How good is it if we had that engine. Apart from that, its competitively comparable to Nissans VQ 6's range (350z has a VQ but the VQ35 not the VQ37 as being top10 last year) which continues to still win awards year in year out (ward award), tho nissans produces more power 230kw from its VQ35 350z engine and has proven it can last the test of time... like many nissan engines before it... RB's SR's, 2GE could have been sacrificed for its fuel effeciency...?? Check out this link there are many other 6 cyl engines here : http://wardsauto.com/reports/2007/tenbest/ If the new falcon comes out with the 3.5 Duratec and gets every other part right it may contender to quality comparable to the Aurion in the Aussie market... Holden can F-off they got nothing in 6's range..

No suprise here, Holdenwoo being aussie made and sourced with many daewoo parts share the shyteness altogether, this is good news for Ford though with the upcoming release of the Orion Falcon, so they should learn from holdens failure and capitalise on it. But with a whole new outlook and new Engine perhaps the 3.5ltr duratec engine ? they probably will share the initial fate as holden... Yes Wheels is a biased magazine as its been influenced by its sponsors.... Holden.

Severe Maintenance is only for if you tow a caravan / trailer or/and cross country driving etc The dealership should have told you about it. The stickers should match your logbook servicing. Just waiti till your 15,000Km scheduled service. I had my complementary at 2000km premature of the 5,000k the dealer told me to bring it in due to some car problems.

In my aurion, i find the speedo above 40kmh, is like overstated by 10km/h, as i sit on 60km/h, i find every other car passing me, thinking im a sort of granny driver lol.

nice but not my cup of tea :D +1.. check mine when fuking toyota give back my car from repair... Lol, that will be a while j/k..... Sweet go the chromies!! brand?, model?, tyres?

Congrats on the wheels, and yeah would be interested how much you paid for them and how much you can get them for us... Also with the GPS/DVD combo, youd be looking at over 2k easy for a decent one, I would recommend save your money and just get them seperate, e.g. 400 dollar navman and something like $1200 double din screen

Agree, people's circumstances and needs dictate what model they will be buying. But the fact is that its a better $$$ option to go up a model than to buy a lower model and add the extra seperately.

Well IMO its kinda a wrong comparo, TRD would be the HSV equivilent, so on a price level it should be compared to a Clubsport R8 in the 60K price category. In that case I would take the R8...

Push button is fine on mine, but what do you mean the car sounding like a camry, i know my car sounded different to when I drove it out from the dealer, now it gives a light tuk tuk sound on low revs and idle. Ouch ur cars attracting bad things, yeah if your not parking in a secure car park, you should avoid parking at any area where drunk or unruly people might tread across, sometimes the 6-10 dollars may be worth it in the end...

Ehh all sportivos come with a 6 cd stacker, either you got jibbed or you need to go back and get it fixed.