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Well everyone, I can confirm the use of a 30:1 water & fabric softener works a treat. We have not had any shocks since I applied the mixture to the seats. Just thought I should let you and any other Camry owners know the results, cheers.

:D Thanks to all those that replied. I hope that I have found the cure with an anti-static spray as suggested. On extensive research of the web I have found you can make your own anti-static spray which lasts for 3 to 4 weeks. The answer is a fabric softener mix with water in a ratio of 30:1. This you spray on with a trigger spray bottle from your local Plastics product shop, and let dry naturally. I have done this and we will see how it goes. I figure its harmless and given the times you may have to spray it this would be economic. The following site is one of those I looked at, near the bottom of the article is the instruction to make your own if anyone is interested, cheers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6378744

My problem is that in particlar my wife experiences large static electrical shocks when she exits the vehicle. Now I have had some experience with aircraft static electric management but have been helpless to cure this problem. I have fitted a static discharge strap and have measured the resistance between the strap where it touches the road and the heads of the seat bolts, the reading being 3500 ohms. This would normally be a good static earth path. The resistance between the same seat attach bolts and the body where the strap is attached is no more than 2 ohms. There is one other interesting observation, with the floor mats in my other car a 2008 Corolla, if you push velcro hook onto them the velcro sticks very well but will not stick to the mats in the 2009 Camry!? The Camry is an Australian assembled car and I wonder if they use a different carpet material spec, say more nylon or something. This may be the route of the problem??? Any help in this matter will be gratfully received.

Thanks to all of you for your replies. I guess I just expected the same type of trip computer as my Corolla or better. My main interest is keeping an eye on fuel economy, which I only trust by filling up and taking the pump figure and the trip KM's anyway. However I am very pleased with the Sportivo and it handles so well. Power wise its no rocket but it cruises with the best of them and does everything I need, cheers. :)

This is my first post on this forum. I have just purchased here in New Zealand a 2.4L Camry Sportivo and am very happy with it. I am currently doing 31mpg / 8.57L per 100km combined driving. However my one disappointment is the trip computer. We also have a 2008 Corolla GLX who's trip computer is great in all aspects. The problem is that the Camrys trip computer average fuel consumption can't be manually zeroed nor can any of the other parameters between tank fills according to the book, unlike the Corolla. I noticed even when the tank is filled and I switch the ignition on, the average fuel consumption reading is not reading zero. The Toyota dealer suggested I wait a few seconds prior to cranking, but even after 30sec's it still reads the same as it was prior to the fill. The average speed has returned to zero though. Any ideas guys, what has been your experience, cheers.