zr nate

i'm also happy!

I'll try and take some photo's! thanks for the steering wheel reminder, little out of my price range......

Hi all, thanks for the advice! I didn't mean to suggest Simon was dodgy just super angry at my bad luck. Toyota have claimed that it was some faulty ground wires in relation to the clutch getting replaced in 2008. Ended up being a $1500 freak of nature exercise for me! Good news is that cost includes a spare key! Have also recommended that i replace the rear pads and drums, should i go toyota genuiune or aftermarket? Lunjiaow, you mentioned you might have a suggestion for the exhaust? From the research i have done and the advice i have been given, I would like to keep the 2.5'' pipes and chage the muffler. X force twin loop has seen some popular results? Have had a look around and it doesnt seem i can get my hands on an orignal sportivo Muffler. Can anyone recommend a shop in Perth for X force or any other suggestions for a quieter muffler,, please? thanks guys

Hi guys, hoping someone may be able to help me out. Just bought my first corolla, upgraded from my 06 aurion ZR6 , and she comes with a 2.5'' catback exhaust which is a bit loud for my tastes. I'm hoping to buy either the stock stivo full exhaust or just the muffler (hope that will quiten her up a bit??). I'm in the market for a replacement streering wheel and gear shift knob, or advice on decent aftermarket replacements!! Also would like to put the original badging back on and maybe even the orginal grill. I am happy to talk about swapping the exhaust etc if anyone wants to add some noise to their lift !

Hi Mate, sorry new to the Corolla game, will the exhaust and cluster fit a 2003 corolla sportivo? i'm pretty sure i'm pre face lift... cheers, Nathan

really wished i'd kept my aurion

disaster strikes wish i'd found anither way to pay for uni, really miss my aurion right now.....

The story conitinues and it gets worse.... Went in tuesday morning in the hope of fininding a finished car only to be told that the key wasn't at fault and they believed it to an issue with the module (that controls the immobilser) was at fault and was possibly a long term intermittent error. They had contacted Toyota who had quoted 890 dollars to replace the part and around 1000 dollars labour. Naturally i freaked out and asked if there was any way around this. The RAC foreman told me he was going to take the dash out and have a look himself. RAC rand me late Tuesday afternoon and advised me that the had found some dodgy wiring but were not willing to / or could not tell me how it was dodgy!!$#@%@Q#?????? they believe they had fixed the issue and that as they had already bought a replacement key (they believed that to be at fault originally) they would get the key encoded Wednesday and i could pick up the car Today. After My last lecture today i called to ensure the car was ready and was dealt another blow. They had driven the car to Toyota to get the new key encoded and the car would not start again! Its now in the hands of Scarborough Toyota and i have no idea what is wrong with it or how many thousands it will cost me.... I'm super ****** and really angry at this... could it really just be a coincidence this happens after i've owned the car three days?

So my new car wouldn't start on Sunday and the RAC call out guy couldn't get it going either!!! He said there was no spark and no injector pulse. Being a sunday the car got towed to the RAC service centre. They rang me this afternoon and apparently their computer said it was the transponder in the key and they would need to get a replacement key through Toyota as i was only given one when i bought the car and without it . Toyota has quoted me about 460 to replace the key. Moral of the story, never buy a car with one key! I've owned the car since Thursday and it might end up costing me $1000 inb the first week! 2nd moral.... Get RAC!

Hey guys, as of about 2 hours ago, i am the proud new owner of an 03 Corolla Sportivo! Pretty happy with my buy but have a few questions i'm hoping you can help me with. First off, the car has been slightly modded with a TRD cold air intake and a 2.5 inch cat back exhaust. I'm pretty happy to keep it the way it is but hoping someone can suggest a way to quieten it a little? After driving an 06 Aurion ZR6 for 3 years i find myself a little annoyed with the extra noise! If not, how much would it cost to replace.... would anyone want to buyvthe old exhaust from it? Secondly, the car only came with one key, do i have to buy through Toyota or is there another way? she's done 140k with no service history and i will get RAC (WA) to do a full service with there conplete check but is there anything i should keep an eye on? For those of you in WA, I bought the car from Simon, who used to frequent the website.... he says hi and the baby is doing well and they hope to move back to the ACT? soon. thanks, nathan

thanks guys! looking at an 03 corolla sportivo today, any tips on what to look for? Cheers!

Hi all, I have been accepted into uni studying fulltime and as a result no longer have the income to support my Lavish lifestyle.... Hardly lavish but instead of trying to work fulltime and study fulltime i have decided to sell my beloved Aurion and use the funds to help pay rent for the next 12 months! If a young guy by the name of Nigel joins the group with a Wildfire ZR6 and the custom grill and auspack satnav say g'day and look after him for me!! Am hoping to buy a Corolla Sportivo or similar so am planning on staying a TOCAU supporter and still float around the forum. A special thanks must go out to Daryl for all that he has done to help me! All the best Nathan

yay, Simon got back to me and i'm going to check out the car!! Can anyone give me any clues on anything particular to sportivo's to look for? (or are they bullet proof!)

thats alright, he hasnt replied to my email re the sale....

car sales anyone here? I might be keen!