faruke

DEAR ALL,

Finally got my Grande after 4 weeks wait.. Went over all the switches and dials with the sales rep in the showroom. not exactly the perfect weather to get the car but watever.. happy with everything n the sales rep actually showed that the headunit has treble, mids n bass controls.. hmm mayb they r standard.. n the speaker output is not realli too bad.. may juz replace the factory speakers with FOCALS n put in some amps becos i tink i wont be putting any Tweaking control interface because there isn't much space to stick another control unit at the dash. Am happy with everything so far but fingers crossed everything goes well.. Catchya guys soon..

Cheers ;)

To Grande TRD congrats ! I had to wait 3 months for my Grande FWD (got it last week)but it was worth the wait..Its been a great vehicle to drive so far.Cant work out were the compass is though !Not sure if we have one as is says in the brochure.

Beezza76,

My build is August 07

The dash rattles I had are covered in a couple of lengthly posts including the resolution on recent pages.

My dealer Jacobs Toyota Wodonga logged the problem and solution to it on the Toyota internal portal site for other dealers to access.

Your dealer could contact Adam from the service dept of the above dealer for the solution first hand.

But I believe your dealer accessing the internal website is more the appropiate way to the cure that caused my problem.

That mentioned side panel was a prob for me too until I kicked it.

Hope your rattle is found soon, as it can P**s one of totally.

Cheers Garry. I didnt get a chance to go to Clark Rubber and fill the side panel with foam. I am going to Toyota to get them to checked it out, and i did a search and saw that you had a similar problem which was resolved by looking at the wiper housing.

I would like to thank everyone that posted comments (so far) its a great site and everyone has been really helpful.

My build is March 2008.

Thanks again

Brezza

Just picked up my new FWD Grande(finally after a 3 month wait) its a June 08 build and the first thing I noticed was that rattle behind the steering wheel.Noise went away once car warmed up .Very happy with the Kluger so far beautiful to drive.Lookin forward to chatting to you guys.

Is it a drive-by-wire throttle?

It is a drive by wire throttle.

After everything I've read about the Kluger traction/stability control and what I've seen with the cruise control, I'm starting to think that Toyota's solution to criticism that their previous sowftware was too obtrusive was to just introduce a delay to when it operates.

Traction control in a front driver is always going to be a hit and miss situation. As you accelerate in it, the weight is transfered to the rear and therefore it is easier to get wheelspin. When towing, the front will always lift a little, therefore even less weight through the driving wheels. The same system in a commodore works far better. I have a barine SRI(FWD) and the same thing happens, if i push it hard, it will start protesting lots! Remember, the kluger has over 200 killer wasps going through the wheels.

I will be going for the AWD.

So is it worth the $4500 and go for the AWD?I was told if you not really using the car for off road its not worth spending the extra $4500 for AWD.I've ordered a FWD grande(arriving July) , thinking of changing to AWD.What do you all think.?

Hey everyone, just joined the club, well Ive finally decided to go ahead ordered my new Kluger Grande AWD in black yesterday I'm told will have it around 8 March 2008 and cant wait. Have put qite a few accessories on it also going to change the wheels to chrome appearance mag probably 22 inch

Jamie

Hi just joined the the club too .Just ordered a black Grande with nudge bar , side rail ,beige leather.About a 3 month wait.Has any one got any pics of there

black kluger?How does black go with our hot summer?

The aircon works really well.

I didn't get black because you can see every bit of dirt on it. I had a black Grande for a test drive for 3 days. It didn't rain and I only drove of sealed roads, but it looked filthy when I took it back.

The graphite looks cleaner for longer, even though it's not.

Once we order in about a month, we were debating over tidal blue, pearl white, graphite, but even though its alot more maintenance(washing), we have decided the black will look the best(If kept clean).

Im going to use the waterless wash and garage it nightly, so hopefully i can get the kids involved in doing some of it too!

I agree ,black does look the best when kept clean ! I've also ordered the sand beige leather interior with black mats,dont know how hard beige is to keep clean compared to black leather.Any one out there with the beige leather ! I heard its a bit cooler in summer than having black interior.

Hey everyone, just joined the club, well Ive finally decided to go ahead ordered my new Kluger Grande AWD in black yesterday I'm told will have it around 8 March 2008 and cant wait. Have put qite a few accessories on it also going to change the wheels to chrome appearance mag probably 22 inch

Jamie

Hi just joined the the club too .Just ordered a black Grande with nudge bar , side rail ,beige leather.About a 3 month wait.Has any one got any pics of there

black kluger?How does black go with our hot summer?

The aircon works really well.

I didn't get black because you can see every bit of dirt on it. I had a black Grande for a test drive for 3 days. It didn't rain and I only drove of sealed roads, but it looked filthy when I took it back.

The graphite looks cleaner for longer, even though it's not.

Thanks for the info.Looks like I'll be paying regular visits to the local car wash. LOL It will keep me fit anyway! Cant wait till she arrives

Hey everyone, just joined the club, well Ive finally decided to go ahead ordered my new Kluger Grande AWD in black yesterday I'm told will have it around 8 March 2008 and cant wait. Have put qite a few accessories on it also going to change the wheels to chrome appearance mag probably 22 inch

Jamie

Hi just joined the the club too .Just ordered a black Grande with nudge bar , side rail ,beige leather.About a 3 month wait.Has any one got any pics of there

black kluger?How does black go with our hot summer?