Emmanuel

NWICEEEEEEEEEEEEE shots Pete!!!!!!!! Ya can see my Levin ZR in one of the photos!:P

schweeet.....count me in. Tis will be my first meet up if i do end up going. Hope we get a good turn up!

WOWWWW......looks like a hard hit to the front!. The rear and sides dont look too bad. Tis a Work in progress. Where did ya get the new front?

Pinpointing and actually fixing rattles are very difficult. It is hard to find a dealer that has the time to troubleshoot these kind of problems. Castle Hill Toyota and Sydney City Toyota Waterloo are the two 'must go' dealers. We had a very foggy and cold morning today and the rattle(s) was/were more noisier than ever!. But, just this evening the rattles were not that loud, hardly noticable at times.... <_< Im bringing mine in for the 10,000k service, although I am losing my sanity due to that bloody dash rattle, I should survive it. Just have to pump Nickelback songs to cancel out the rattles :P One other thing I forgot to mention is that my brakes squeel (like a an old rusty push bike) sometimes during the first 5 minutes of driving off. Seems to go away when you depress the brakes and once it gets warmed up. Any possible explainations to why? Keep em coming boys/girls!. It is okay to admit your rattles!!!!!!! B)

Hi All, My Corolla Levin ZR has a rattle on the front left passenger door. It sounds like the 'tweeter' speaker is somehow vibrating and making a very very very annoying click click click noise! <_< . I drive my car nearly 90 minutes a day and it annoyes the s@#$ out of meh!!!!!! Which Toyota Dealers around Sydney offer the best rattle/squeek service:P? Don't forget to post your rattles!

What do you mean by excess free windscreen coverage? is this part of the warranty or roadside assist or car insurance? You get cheap price for manual levin zr, will hunting mid next month or 3rd week. Thanks. Edit: oh yeah...if your smart entry battery died, how do you open (I guess use the key), how about start the engine? Do we know if the battery almost flat? or toyota will replace the battery every service? Also how many smart key do we get? two? and how many manual key? Vehicle Insurance Companies offer 'nil excess' windscreen coverage for a fixed payment per year let's say $45 for the whole year on top of your premium. For example, suppose that a rock chipped your w/screen and the next morning you have a massive crack. You cannot just use a normal conventional w/screen as a replacement. You will need a genuine Toyota W/screen specifically for your Model i.e. Levin ZR or Ultima due to your rain sensor which will set you back at about $600 for the w/screen and $150 for installation. If you pick the w/screen excess free coverage (1 w/screen excess free claim per year) on your insurance policy, you won't have to pay a cent because they will waiver off your standard excess! So it is well worth it because the cost of replacing the damn w/screen cost so much Normal windscreen replacement costs about $250 max..........without rain sensors.... I think the smart entry batterys last for about two years. It is pretty easy to replace. There is a actually a key (believe or not) that is within the smart entry remote that can be used to open the driver door just in case the battery goes flat. To start the car with a flat remote battery, as mentioned in the car manual; I think you put the remote right against the start button and press it or something. You get 2 identical smart keys. No conventional keys unfortunately.

Purchase price......hmmmmmm.... B) LEVIN ZR Manual rrp is $29500 + dealer charges. I would suggest you to go to about 3 to 4 toyota dealers and get a written quote; after that get each dealer to match or perhaps provide a better price......make sure you do not tell them though... :P Go do your shopping around 12 days before the month ends because these sales people are more motivated to sell since they set goals on a monthly basis usually. Now is more of a question of picking a sedan or hatch. For me, a hatch probably looks sportier. The ultima has all ZR features PLUS full leather seats. Is it really worth that extra $1000 for the leather........???? Or - if ya really want discounts....then go for the hail damaged ones or something. I bought my Manual ZR for $24,000 drive away , had 60ks on the odo and was slightly hail damaged. Got the damage fixed for $1500.00 at Australasia Hail repairers castle hill sydney (btw they did an awesome job on my CAR...KUDOS TO THEM!). So technically I am still better off. One other thing, if you do end up getting the ZR or Ultima, make sure you get excess free windscreen coverage because it costs about $700 to get your w/screen replaced because of the rain sensor. Hope this helps in someway.

My friend owns Mazda 3 and it has more road noise relative to the new Rollas by far. This is subjective though:P Test drive both...... B)

Mazda 3 SP23 pros: looks more sporty, probably quicker, more behaved road handling Cons: Too many cars on the road, horrible road noise, I tad more expensive, New Mazda 3 due in 2009 Levin ZR pros: interior is bloody awesome (most of my friends say it feels and looks like a space ship..hehehe), better fuel economy, relatively minimal road noise, Optitron Dashboard, better gearbox, HID headlamps, automatic wiper and headlight switch, bluetooth headunit, 7 or 8 airbags standard or something, Service plus advantage, Resale Value, not many people buy the Levin ZRs and Ultimas Cons: not that sporty Ultima pros: All the pros of levin zr plus full leather seats cons: not that sporty There ya go....hope that helps in some way

Update: Got my car back today. Looks good as new......well almost. Had to get the boys in Toyota Penrith to re-align the right wiper arm because it was slightly off. Apart from all the dramas of the re-sealing and the loose driver side window, everythings shweet! Just have to give the ol dash board a bit of a wipe with my trusty wet cloth........ On a side note, Toyota Penrith was very good in handling my problems. Despite all the problems, they were very prompt and polite, which is of crouse what we would expect from our dealers. But as we all know, tis very hard to find really good dealers these days. REMEMBER, ALL YOU LEVIN ZR OWNERS......WINDSCREEN COVERAGE, WINDSCREEN COVERAGE........

i also drive a sx they could have at least put climate control on it but nevertheless i like it to I've got a euro, camry grande current one and driven a few other cars i still prefer the corolla for some reason it feels like your driving a big car yet its small and luxurious the materials they've used and the craftsmanship throughout the car proves that corolla really means quality comparing to epica, lancer those cars are not made with the quality you see in a corolla every cent is worth it for it and i've had it for about 8 months now and driven almost 18,000km still runs smoothly no problems WHOOOOOOOOOOO! Go the Rolla CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I absolutely positively definitely agree!

I remember you from another thread I was reading. Congrats with your new ride by the way! Lander was quite okay in going through the policy. As I said, they did not mention the fact that IF the windscreens on the Levin ZRs need replacing, the genuine windscreen for that particular model will be needed because of the rain sensor, which in effect really jacks up the price of replacing a windscreen from about $250 to about $750! Apart from the that, the Dealer was quite good. But not as good as Sydney City Toyota which was the dealer that we used to get our cars before we moved here in the West. Going off topic, their dealer service dept. is not as good either. Prices are higher than usual and it takes them ages to do your car when your booked in after 10am. I have found a service ctr which is nearly as good as Sydney City Toyota; Penrith Toyota..........

Sunroofs will set you back at about $2100 for the Hollandia 700 and $1650 for the 300 series. http://www.webasto.com.au/am/en/am_auto_sunroofs_485.html It is probably much better to get the 700 series because it is a completely in-built sunroof where as the 300 has a spoiler-like design. Sydney Hollandia approved fitters: City Sunroof Centre Update your details 34 Cosgrove Rd, ENFIELD, NSW p: (02) 9742 5359 Prestige Sunroofs Update your details 11 Harker St, Burwood, VIC 3125 p: (03) 9808 8999 http://www.prestigesunroofs.com.au Email Prestige Sunroofs

Very Nice!!!! Congratulations on your new buy. These SXs provide good value. Enjoy your new ride!

Update: Went to Penrith Toyota to pick the car. Drove out and went on Great Western HWY Eastbound direction. Wind Gushing noise was evident on the middle-top of the windscreen. Had to bring it back to check for leaks or whatsoever after 5 mins. of driving away. Also my front passenger window has got more movement now and it rattles once you open it a tiny bit but goes away as soon as you open it half-way. Was never there before I got the w/screen replaced. They said they never touched any of the door windows nor the airbags. WHAT DA>>>? I left it again today for evaluation. I gave them till Wednesday which should be plenty of time. Sigh........