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I guess I got one of the better deals out there. Talk about lucky. 3500SL... 18,000km on the clock, still under factory warranty with Toyota Service Advantage, immaculate... and under $36k. Sometimes you can be lucky. Yeah, i get what you're saying. It's just that the TRDs are still few and far between in Perth. Hey, i'd buy one in a flash but my SX6 is worthless as a trade and most people here seem to be keeping the good ones. TRD does lack an intercooler tho...

Dude, i'm in Perth also and have a SX6. I've also been looking at some of the cheap TRD's around the place too. Big thing to keep in mind is that i have found all the cheap one's have been in a smash. A red one i looked at a while ago - they said was cheap because of high KM's. That was bull. The bonnet didn't line up, there was damage on the under side of the drivers side skirt and the drivers door didn't line up. Repairs are hard to spot some times but why sell a $40K + car for under $36K or so. I opted to keep mine too cos i have the factory extended warranty plus no prangs. The silver one you're talking about is a a dodgy wholesale yard too. Why do they have it? Repo maybe? If you're lucky. Good luck to you tho. Hope you find a good one.

Hey all I'm not going to argue the point either way cos i don't really care... The idea/benefit/advantage (or however you want to put it) of Front Wheel Drive cars is that there is less drive train to run the car. IE No driveshaft, rear diff, axels, etc etc. Thus saving material (cost), weight (fuel economy & handling kinda), and generally quieter ride and increased rear passenger leg room. Which is BETTER... FWD or RWD? Good luck with that... I might add tho that one of the safest cars in the world (Volvo) went FWD a long time ago then AWD with their high performance models. I think from a manufacturers and some consumers perspective is that understeer is more predictable and thus controllable that oversteer. FUN factor and general handling is a whole other issue i think. My honest opinion is in this day and age with the technology available, ALL CARS MID SIZE CARS AND UP should be AWD FULL STOP. That's just what i think.

All i can say is that you clowns bought the wrong car... The Aurion is great for what it is. This means, compared to other cars in it's price range and class, it is still one of the best. The base model Aurion is still quicker, more economical and cheaper than the new Flacon, and in spite of the stupid ANCAP rating the base model Aurion is actually safer than the base model Falcon. The base model falcon doesn't have side curtin airbags and in fact, only got the 5 star ANCAP rating because of all the silly alarms and seatbelt warning buzzers. Equipment that doesn't physically help to save your life in an accident. Comparing it to a newer model Honda for $10,000 more isn't exactly fair either and if you wanted a rear wheel drive with a manual gear box you should have bought a falcon or commodore. It's like saying i wish it were a ferrari for $25,000... The car drives and launches just fine in Auto mode anyway. Why are you manually shifting and automatic car? The manual mode on the aurion was only designed for towing and down hill driving. It's only supposed to be used to over ride the gearbox in these situations. The manual shift mode is a gear selection limiter, meaning if you put it in 4th gear it will still use gears 1 through 4 and so on. The gearbox will not hold a single gear, it will use all the gears up to the one you have selected. This is to assist in low speed driving, towing and engine braking. So if you're driving around at 60kph and want good response from your car then you put it in 4th gear - this way when you accelerate there is less kick down required. All i hate is the massive "A" pillars. They take a bit to get used to but for the money i payed it was the best car at the time...

Yeah, detectors are still legal in WA. The idea of jammer is once the alarm sounds, you reduce speed to the legal limit, then turn the unit off to allow the police to get a desirable reading. As you can see in the clip below there is an on/off switch and an independent alarm for the jammer from the detector. Don't just keep jamming the cops until you're right on top of them, that's just plain stupid. This hint is also given by the manufacturer of the unit anyway. Correct me if i'm wrong but this dude has a Valentine One radar detector as well. Please wait a few seconds for Video to Load!

Dude, try http://www.delonixradar.com.au/western_australia/ Scroll to the bottom of the page for results. The rest is pretty interesting reading tho. The Valentine 1 is the best on the market as far as i am aware. You could also try the Blinder laser jammer available from the same site. Please wait a few seconds for Video to Load!Some people use both... Please wait a few seconds for Video to Load!

Na mate, wouldn't have a clue. I'm in Perth...

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Looks like you need to insert the correct map disk... :D

Yeah, that'd be about right ROFL...

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By the way, I do have Scott Coopers permission to use his web address as my auto signature...

No worries, also see: These clips are from DJKOR (resident Aurion expert in the Forums - Well he's my guru anyway) Please wait a few seconds for Video to Load!and Please wait a few seconds for Video to Load!

Check this thread: http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/inde...showtopic=15546 The unit is available from: http://members.optusnet.com.au/auspacks/productPage9.html

Like i said before... Also check this site for more relevant informtion Scroll half way down the page to show "How do Police Radar, Laser & Speed Cameras make mistakes" http://www.delonixradar.com.au/western_australia/#camera Go back to the main page to get information for your state.