lateralus

wheels sold pending payment

haha so did i, but they didn't like the look of them on a honda jazz

price drop

tyres sold

man why are these wheels not sold yet??????

beats me!

i'm still eagerly checking in to see what goodies you've put on your car, duy...you're a bit of a tease :P

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that steel hose you're referring to it the egr pipe, and is ok to unbolt (just don't damage the gasket). you won't need to remove the intake manifold.

you can pull it back a bit (it's flexible to an extent) just enough to get the filter out. but it is very fiddly unless you have small hands (Duy, how long did it take you?? :P)

while it may seem like a silly question, have you checked the oil level?

obviously an extremely low oil level can cause low pressure, but so can overfilling the engine (the crankshaft can 'whip' the oil to create lots of air bubbles which in turn lowers the pressure).

otherwise, i'd look into checking the VVT and VVTL oil control valve filters (see KenshinX's signature) and go from there. if all those are fine, in addition to the things you've already done, it could be the oil pressure sensor itself as already mentioned.

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any more info on the camry sportivo front strut brace please

as per the original post..fits 2002-2006 camry. it's the standard strut brace that came on the sportivo. not much more to it than that.

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spotted a white pre-facelift sportivo with wingtips on mahoneys road in campbellfield at about 5.50pm last night. saw it in my rear view mirror so couldn't get a good look to see if it was a member

the interior design, materials and build quality definitely looks more subaru than toyota (which is a good thing)

they are interchangeable to a degree, as they the light casing itself is exactly the same. the difference is with the electrical harness, as some modification is required.

as far as i know, you can fit pre-facelift lights on a facelift model, but not facelight lights on a pre-facelift model. someone correct me if i'm wrong

Nothing wrong with the stock clutch mines still going beautifully

+1 to this.

i had my stock clutch in up until 75000kms with no crunching at all. either your clutch pedal pushrod is out of adjustment, your clutch system needs bleeding or you're not shifting properly.

alternatively, the cars previous owner (if applicable) abused the gear box and your synchros are gone.

subaru's is so much more sexier

*drools*

i'm thoroughly disappointed in how diluted the production model is, which i guess is to be expected.

not only that, but to me the rear shot makes it look like a smart roadster, and the interior is WAY too evo x-esque (bordering on a copy and paste job)

It's Subaru's boxer engine so it's probably around 200kW and 350-400Nm torque.

Anyway, back to Corolla... There haven't been any news about 2012 Corolla so I'm hoping it's because they have something new to introduce. Either that or they really don't have anything new to show.

they won't be using the turbo boxer engine in the ft-86 like they are in the wrx. it will be the n/a boxer engine that is going to be used, so you will be looking at around 120-130kw if tuned well.

given the joint effort between subaru and toyota on this car, subaru probably won't let toyota use their star engine. plus the fact it's a toyota, who's view at this point in time is too conservative to consider a petrol turbo model in an australian market.

but yes, back on topic to the auris!

Cannot believe that these wheels are still for sale... Grab yourself a bargin guys!

i reckon! i'd buy them myself if i could

sorry to burst your bubble guys, but i do think it's inappropriate to be taking photos of every toyota you see fitted with personalised plates, thinking it will be a tocau member

just sayin'...but a logo is different!

and Lee (1stKill) i have to admit eviltwin's sportivo would sound pretty snazzy ;)

i think i might be in a position to opt into this discussion, now having gone from a 92 (st184) celica, to a 2005 camry sportivo, to a 2005 corolla sportivo, now to a 2011 wrx hatch.

the wrx has it's obvious advantages (handling, power, safety) which would appeal to anyone, but for me the new wrx hatch moved away from the 'boy-racer' reputation that came attached to previous shape models. i don't intend to modify it much, if at all, as it already ticks all the boxes for me as it is. i purchased the car as i wanted something new that i would intend on keeping for at least 5 or more years, if not even longer.

but having that as my daily driver and access to that sort of performance does not make me regret my past purchases, and it certainly wasn't a learning curve to found out what i wanted in a car. i miss the corolla, and would punch someone square in the face if they were to put it down in any way. the way i had that car set up just before selling it would almost rival the wrx in lateral grip levels.

they were great cars for what they were. all the aurions, camrys and corollas are special in their own way and personally, the way some of them have been tastefully modified beats the **** out of a lot of so called "performance" cars

i lol'd at the picture with the pegs under the front bar. any lower it'd look like a bloody hover craft :P

beautiful car reece!

very tidy