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karl

wow, now thats what i'm talking about..

karl

dred i really want a 2 door somethin as well....i saw the kia, it looks good ....the 2.0 with paddles (not type r) is unfortunately 155hp

http://asia.vtec.net/Reviews/Civic20a/index.html

still want it though

karl

thanks for the info man, i dont like cvt (the feel and too frequent fluid changes)
i guess my toyota spoils me cause the book says change transmission fluid at 100,000 kms

i would really like the 2.0 model to this civic - esp. for the paddle shifters....

karl

i meant rotate using your spare with your first set of original tyres...doesnt everyone who buys a new car do this??????

and i was talking about the ramrattan potenzas which are made in brazil not your spare.

karl

dude you should involve your spare in tyre rotation (longer overall tyre set life, wont dry out, etc, etc) and when buying bridgestones u should look for made in japan, not made in brazil, i am very sure those potenzas are made in brazil....why japan? because countries like brazil may not have the h...

karl

what really makes a difference is simply adjusting your driving style before you reach your destination, keep the rev's below 3000 , use minimal or no brakes if you could (apart from the engine , brakes are a major heat source, and remember heat is conducted throughout the car).....try to get the te...

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karl

thanks for all the help big Z !

karl

i lookin at 14 inch ghost.....i tried the 14 inch proxies tft?, tpt? , didnt like it, too loud, poor in wet, what else mmack have for 14? any newer toyos? i will call them nex week. oh and thanks for the info accord, u should look into the fduct, stalling your rear wing can give you an extra 10km/hr...

karl

great, thanks for the help

karl

i did read it..

however most of the tyres mentioned there are not available in 14 inch

i drive point sando, lewis hamilton style.

1498 cc nze corolla
i run a low fuel load to keep the car competitive, kers and f-duct systems to be implemented lol

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how much tt does it cost?

does anyone here own one?

what are firm maintenance costs like?

how often fluids(esp transmission) are to be changed?

thanks for the help

karl

local, nze, everthing stock, doin over 60,000 kms - gettin 500kms with $100 super

economy will be affected by the following:

1. Driving style
2. tyre pressure

driving at high speed with all windows down will also have a negative effect

karl

yea, due to weight...wanna prove me wrong?

karl

they buy the 1.5 because the steering is soo much softer, it is more efficient, and it is faster (i know cause i have both 3zz-fe and 1nz-fe)

karl

yea it is electronic power steering, happened already with the eps on my accord, once i disconnected the battery for a few secs it never happened again, never had any eps issues with the corolla as yet....should prob jus be a fuse if it goes permanently....

karl

yea praise talk good talk, but to know for sure if somethin wrong, do a nice long hiway run on a no traffic day, see if you could get more kilos.... i get 370kms on 80 super (dats like a lil more than 3/4 tank, i usually fill when the gas light comes on ), with both my 3zz-fe and 1nz-fe and that is ...

karl

thanks rick

karl

thank you very much, tryin to avoid toyota prices

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toyotas are great cars i have 2....

jus curious to how you arrived at the 345,000 kms figure since you changed engines...? or was that the first engine's mileage?

karl

strange.......i find the turning radius very good....try driving a bigger car like an accord or any van. good review outlaw.....i'm pleased to hear that i have 2 a 1.6 roro(80,000kms) and 1.5 new(23,000kms) and both give me 400kms with $80 super....short trip driving.....i get more kms on the hiway....

karl

i'm with you on that one sean.... one of the reasons i bought the corolla apart from exceptional fuel efficiency was low/easy/cheap maintainance(timing chain,electric steering etc.) so i going further than that and changing that fluid at 100,000kms i will have to cool down the hard/hot driving a bit...

karl

page 246 of local nze manual

it says I - Inspect every 40,000kms

the sticker on the dip stick says to change at 100,000kms.

karl

its really the new model altis so its gonna be similar.......

karl

i like the front lights, kinda like new camry, the back lights however i find is too close to the roro corolla altis available at this moment in trinidad which i dont really like.

karl

changing transmission so often is a waste of money, if you actually read the cars manual or the sticker on the dip stick it will say that there is no need to change the tran oil, until like 100,000 kms... i have 2 corolla a 1.6 roro doing 80,000kms and a firm 1.5 one doin 25,000 kms, never changed t...

karl

yea i've been hearing this noise on a 3zz as well, i wasn't sure if it was engine pinging....because the noise really sounds like that...and as u said only on load...so like when u climbing a hill and step on it, it can be heard...i will have to do some more investigation....i drove the car this mor...