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It's only a 2WD, didn't think the extra Cost+Rego+Insur justified the price with minimal usage on 4WD. On the other hand, I notice there is a light knocking sound when I was making a full turn on the wheel. It was louder at first and getting weaker, but I can feel the uneven on the steering. Anyone else had the same experience? No I don't have it but knocking noise on turning is one of 3 things in RX-8 which I am familiar with, and will be the same in any car I suppose: They are springs, shocks and anti-roll bar. I am not sure Kluger has any roll bars. I think the spring could be setting in. Shock is brand new so they should not make noise. BTW - what is the insurance for you. I am an old man and mine is $700 rating 1 with AAMI

Of course, from a CVX to a Grande is a big improvement. I have sat in the old Grande. I think everything is an improvement but I can sense and feel the similarity between the 2. The comfort is the same, and I think the room inside is heaps more in the new model. In fact, the old model make me want to see the new. Not disappointed at all. Nothing to rival this 4WD. Talking about rivals, the CX-9 is now coming late, lauching 6 month behind schedule (which is due today). But the website has something on. http://www.mazda.com.au/cx9/ I think the dealer has problem getting the first shipment in that is all. I just read ONE thing... fuel consumption 13.0L/100km :o . My RX-8 is listed as 12.6L and let me tell you I don't like it when I fuel up. My friend's CX-7 is listed at 11.7L and he drives at 16L/100km

I think I just see one demo in the local dealership. Will they still offering test drives? How about at WA? i collected my sx6 rav , 7 days ago in WA. After trading in cruiser, only 5 months old....worth every cent. Quick is an understatement! 5 months old . I think I would too. Love to race those stuff on a track once. . I will definitely put my Kluger in when it has run in properly.

On the contary, I was riding my bicycle down St. Kilda and I saw a cop pull over a double of cars. I thought because the car has lost couple of wheels and side shirt landed on the ground. But HELL no, the car is so low that it bearly lift off the ground. I gave the cop a thumbs up of catching those. I am now show for high clearance, on a road car that is (not my track car )

It is call right foot syndrome Cruise control always rock. Will bring the K instead of the RX-8 for a trip next weekend..... although it is an RX-8 cruise......

According to a dealer senior salesman 3 weeks ago, Prado diesel = 6 month wait

Try to drive the Landcruiser... even the smaller Volvo XC90 has a worse turning circle. The bigger the car the worse the turning circle I guess. Congrats on the purchase btw

Was thinking about upgrading our lights (which is only about 2 weeks old). Have a trip overseas and the Philip is next to free (they were about AUD$50 each). The H11 will be a crystal white which is less bright then orginal. So we gave up. Saw some nicer Polarg brand light.... I think when they are rated 5000K it is pure white - higher number than that will be blue and certainly less bright than stock. Even the Xenon lights are 4500k, so there is some reference there. I now thinking of a good Xenon conversion set up and keep the other stock.... that seems the norm in the BMW series and can go under the radar from the police. They will not know RAV4 and Kluger does not come with Xenon as option > >>> I will just tell him it is factory option and they will believe me.

I think it is right foot and where u drive. After my wife had a go in couple of days. It jumped up to 16kmh and I had to drive for a while to get down back to 15.4L/100km. City driving only take lots of petrol. I don't use E10 91 RON unleaded. Don't see the point. I may use E5 100 RON V Power racing though . There is a good Shell station near home and in Victoria Shell is better than BP. Sydney may be different. Welcome Sam! Good job on the deal.

What is the news? I am thinking if you still have a line dangling from the roof to the interface? Atm there is minimal rear mirror view with the DVD operating.

Been driving around for a week and enjoying it (had to leave it in the garage while we were overseas). Now on the 2nd tank and I put some Shell V power in it. The power is the same (may be more I dunno) but the economy is much better. First tank is 17L/100km. The 2nd tank so far is 13.5L/100km. Same roads. Just 300km on the clock so far I expect the economy will improve.

I searched for you and there is none another excuse for me.... <_< I cannot even get the speed data from the Sat Nav. In most aftermarket portable GPS has a speed indicator and they are the most accurate. I found the dash speedometer is way overestimated. I was being zoomingly passed by lots of car when I set the cruise to 102kmh.

A got a quote from local dealer that the TRD filter from Japan for the old Kluger is $180 to the dealership. The same filter in japanparts.com is $130 + shipment ... so I guess it will be roughly the same. I have a third way to do it - I have an importer in Melbourne who import car parts from Japan.... still expensive I know, I guess I will leave that.

Increase airflow will improve breathing of the engine, hence will increase in power (in theory). Since you don't need that much power to get to the same speed. It suppose to help fuel economy. However, not all aftermarket filters increase power. AND Do not use an open type pod filter. The close type of Kluger shield heat off the intake air (to reduce air temp it has a cone just under the bonnet). So the design say that the engine is sensitive to heat and if you suck hot air by exposing the filter element, you surely will decrease power. So.... a replacement filter is as far as I go, may be redirection of tube to get more air...

After researching for a while. I don't think oil filter is suitable for the valiable valve engine where the throttle body cleaniness is important. So paper filter is the go here. TRD from Japan (not from the US). The size should be the same from the old Kluger to the new. I got an email from K&N Australia about the old Kluger filter size and I just measure it and order a filter from Japan (me has contact ;))

Highlander and Kluger are identical cars, options may be different, but you should be able fit any option from US to Australian Kluger

Kluger07, Thanks for doing this. Depends on the damage (price), and the function involve (as suggested by PC_XT). I am in. Hopefully it works for the 4th generation iPod. And I will check if my iPod is still working.

Please explain.... is that a calender of cars you are referring too??? Wait for the 2009 one I guess. I will do some external mod to it and make it nice. It is nice already but it is just like taking one from the Toyota website :P:

It is so unfair. I just found out you get significant discount on fleet price. To add to the pain, do you know that it is more expensive to get the car in Vic? To start, the stamp duty in NSW calculate in 3% up to $45000, where the whole 5% is for the Victorians (rip off!) http://carsguide.news.com.au/story/0,20384...5013711,00.html So that is the whole 2%x$45K for us and it is $900! Then your RTA charges less. VicRoads charges $600! NSW $300! So compare between state need to think of these factors, if I brother to take one out from NSW and change plates and stuff... I will just win by minimal... not worth the effort. Where do I find the $1200 now :(. And you guys are paid more! I suppose house here is still cheaper, and food....

It is... I brought a cheapy one just to get through. Not expected to be cinema quality either. I wonder if it works haha. My girls loves to sing in the car... so the MP3 player works just as fine.

Now I am thinking a way since the younger one (1 year old) does not seems to grap the concept of headphone. I think of a way to put the sound to the general speakers FM transmitter! Using the headphone plug to a transmitter and receive it in the FM radio. Perfect! Just have to find a strong one.

Nothing is overkill but I think the system they offer is a bit ugly, that is all. The japanese model is much nicer. I am not 100% sure. But I have Sony Ericsson and you can only do one at a time. I have not transferred the ones from Nokia N95 yet. You can only see it in park. No crack as I searched the US forums.... YET ;) Are there info for the Lexus one?

Wonder if anyone would like a group buy when I find one, or point out any cheap K&N places in Australia?

Well you are talking to the 3 people who chose Grande, Yes we are biased. To be fair we are talking $10K difference and yes moonroof is not available in KX-S, and Sat Nav is optional and it is I think $3K for the sub-standard one. The Sat Nav in Grande is tailer made for it and it fits well. I am sure you notice that. Well to be honest there is no power and safety upgrade on the KX-S to Grande. They are all cosmetic: EXCEPT! Smart Entry - which is a wonderful idea so there is no need to reach your key esp when your hand is full (with baby stuff). It may be a gadget for a sports car, but if it is in the family car, it is a big plus! Bluetooth - How is it a safety option when they encourage you to talk on the phone... well the best thing is your passenger (which 99% of time is my wife... *** forbid me to think who is the remaining 1% ) can speak on behalf of you ... even my 3 year old at the back have a say! Reversing camera being big is good, but I extensively tested the KX-S and I do not find the problem of being small. I half suspect my Grande choice is impulse buy, but what a good choice that I did and I will be kicking myself not spending that $10K. I will be shopping for a good audio system now if I went for the KX-S.

I am not before and after dyno But would anyone besides me will like to have a go?