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Originally Posted by evooo

The name's Darren....We're both living in Perth, Western Australia at the moment.

Frikk'n awesome place Perth... Aussie-Aussie-Aussie..... OYE_OYE_OYE !
Been over that way a few times on business in the last year and I gotta say, I love the place. {Go Red Bull Air Race !!!} Remote... but great. That 4.5 hr flight is a real bitch.

Originally Posted by evooo

...Most likely, it's going to be....."Shadow" in colour (blue-grey).

....Sigh...

Originally Posted by evooo

fly-by throttle linkage. first time using it, and it's annoying. how do you guys find it? I was tempted to do some heel-toeing but with the dealer agent in the car, I thought against it.

Why not... I did. I had the dealer principle, wife, + kids in the back and I gotta say the ride was.... interesting. Seeing the look on the dealers face was priceless. Shit...did I get a mouthfull from the wife afterwoods though !

Originally Posted by evooo

2. driving position - YAY for tilt and reach steering! BUT driving position is still a bit sucky. i prefer to be lower in the car, but alas, it's not to be (and I'm only 5"8/9, 174cm). It feels different being higher.

You get used to it very quickly. Even though my Yaris is still some pre-fab metal in a plant in Tokyo, I find it very easy to get in and drive my friends Yaris after coming from my XR6

Originally Posted by evooo

3. clutch - way too light.

Yep.. My biggest complaint.. appart from the engine run on in 1st and 2nd gears.

Originally Posted by evooo

4. gearbox - any issues with shifting?

Non that I've noticed.. Though I'll probably get the short shift kit pretty much first up.

Originally Posted by evooo

5. no quick release for rear access on driver's side.

Yeah... frikk'n weird that. Guess the up side is that once you've found a nice driving position, it wont go south as soon as someone wants to get in the back seat.

Originally Posted by evooo

6. Rear Inner guard/fender, or lack thereof

Had not noticed... I'll ring my friend and get her to check... (um on second thoughts...)

Originally Posted by evooo

overall - car feels nippy in traffic, although coming from a 1.6L (I know, peanuts) there is no acceleration but it does feel planted when doing mid and low speed corners. Not bad on the switch-backs. Normal braking feels good, no idea about heavy braking.

I agree. For what the car is and what segment/price it is aimed at, it is an absolute gem. Possibly only toppled by the new Mazda2, but the M2 will be at a premium for now.



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