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28-06-2008, 12:41 PM
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Trev
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See the latest Wheels.
Quarter mile times..... Aurion 14.8 Falcon 15.4 Commodore 15.9 Who would have thought the Toyota would beat home the Ford in that race...!
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28-06-2008, 12:52 PM
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secretly i believe toyota hate themselves
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28-06-2008, 01:13 PM
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28-06-2008, 03:47 PM
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and thats not to mention the torque steer!
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28-06-2008, 08:10 PM
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28-06-2008, 09:41 PM
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2016 FGX XR8 Sprint, 6speed manual, Kinetic Blue #170 2004 BA wagon RTV project. 1998 EL XR8, Auto, Hot Chilli Red 1993 ED XR6, 5speed, Polynesian Green. 1 of 329. Retired 1968 XT Falcon 500 wagon, 3 on the tree, 3.6L. Patina project. |
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28-06-2008, 09:50 PM
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28-06-2008, 09:56 PM
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The average person who doesnt have any idea about cars when buying a car thinks Toyota and thinks it must be good then. I'd rather be in my larger Ghia with the extra room and comfort, and still get below 10 l/100km average, on 91 RON fuel. |
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28-06-2008, 09:59 PM
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28-06-2008, 10:10 PM
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And those who have theirs on gas are even better off. |
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28-06-2008, 11:24 PM
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BF XR6, oh yeah!!
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Yep, Can't beat a Falcon on Gas. Cheaper to run than most 4 cylinders and with the added bonus of the power, comfort, and space of a large sedan.
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29-06-2008, 08:05 PM
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30-06-2008, 02:29 PM
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I owned a Camry, certainly didn't live up to its repuatation. Particularly when an electrical fault caused the auto off headlights switch to fail and the central locking to engage on its own accord. CV's were a bi-annual change, after 120,000k it started smoking like a drunk frenchman and fuel ecconomy was woeful in peak hour traffic (well actually my driving in peak hour traffic is woeful, but the distinct lack of low down power only makes it worse).
And don't even get me started on Toyota Finance. I have also owned a Hilux but as it stands now Toyota probably isn't ever going to see me again.
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30-06-2008, 04:00 PM
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Why do they sell? That is a very good question. I have a friend (yes, a friend), he had a Lexen for a couple of years. (from new) Had nothing but issue after issue. (think VP V6 Cr*po-dore) In the time he owned it, he did nothing about it, just kept going back to the dealer, getting shafted and told that in was 'standard' etc. We told him it wasn't good enough, he seemed happy to take it up the tail-pipe. He got rid of it, and bought a late 1998 EL. He had only 1 tenth of the issues he had with the Lexen, yet blasted the h*ll out of the car, brand and Dealer. His words to me were, he expects better from a local manufacturer. The EL was sold for a VT GenIII.... witht he same result. I honestly think people bash Ford and H*lden for no other reason than the fact they are the two major local brands.
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30-06-2008, 08:11 PM
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I am hanging in hope they bring the Mondeo Wagon out here before next April... as its getting traded then.... |
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07-07-2008, 10:56 PM
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i gotta say tho the au11 falcon was a bit average for power but decent economy and handling, the toyotas do seem to go for a while and i know of a couple of 96 to 04 toyotas of various breeds and they cop a decent hammering and still survive but for how much longer i dont know. personally i think the old datsuns were better than some of these new cars, the 180b fuel economy was around 4.5L/100 and the skyline was around 9-10L/100, rego now hurts on the skyline. :( the ba onwards have been great though plenty of power and plenty of comfort heaps of upgrade options and a well constructed aussie car. overall: the best car choice i ever made.. (should have waited for the fg though)
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08-07-2008, 01:35 PM
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Some news I read today.. the Aurion topped the large car list as the most easiest to steal.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...68-421,00.html
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08-07-2008, 01:43 PM
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I heard something about it on channel 7 last night but missed it.
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08-07-2008, 01:54 PM
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My stepmother's Camry just lunched it's alternator. $536 later...
Who said Toyotas were bulletproof and cheap to maintain?
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