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    LS3 Cold Start issue

    That sounds consistant with my situation. I have only ever run 98 and also read that forum about the 98 not vaporising properly on cold start. She is due for a service this month, so I will see what they say and may drop some 95 in for the next tank and report back. I don't think there is any...
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    LS3 Cold Start issue

    Our MY16 SSV Auto has a weird cold start issue. When you press the button it winds over normally and catches, but the coughs and splutters to live, almost stalling every day. It only does it on the 1st cold start and it doesn't seem to be affected by temperature, fuel, whether its parked in the...
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    Oil changes - how often

    Every 15k, serious almost nothing to be gained by over changing. If our work hiluxs can survive 450k missing every second oil change and are still running fine I can't see how an LS3 will deteriorate at all with 15k changes for at least 250k. MRT did a study and published a white paper proving...
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    1st Service LS3 goes harder?

    Just got our SSV back from service and seriously, this thing hammers. It breaks traction in 1/2 throttle off the lights, and feels so smooth and responsive off idle. Funny thing is, the wise said the exact same thing when she drove it and I hadn't told her yet. Feels like its been dyno tunes...
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    VF shark fin aerial

    I tried one of the Bee-Sting Antennas, in short - don't waste your money. A smaller aerial can not be better or as good as a large one, otherwise you wouldn't have large aerials on anything that was trying to receive signals long range. Size matters. I'm not even sure I can be bothered...
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    iPhone integration questions

    PLug it in with a lighting cable in the centre console, then install the apps (Stitcher, Pandora) and you can remote control them on the MyLink screen. Plus its safer to have your phone where you aren't tempted to touch it. Having said that its not the most reliable system. The Pandora...
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    VF2 SS factory brake upgrade option

    If you drive to the road rules the factory brakes are overkill. They will stop you from 110 no worries.
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    Unzipping leather seat covers?

    So in my Prado I installed head rest mount DVD players which clamp neatly to to the head rest posts and I tucked the wiring down inside the front seats easily by unzipping the cover and pulling the cables down under the seats, and tapping the power from the second row 12v plug near the climate...
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    VF Series 2 V8 Fuel Consumption

    Update on ours, wifey went away in my car so I punted teh LS3 around for work, and most trips were less than 5km long, the everage for the 50km I did was closer to 17L/100 all sub 60kmh. Lucky my wifes school runs are 15mins at 80kmh every day, keeps the consumption close the 4Cyl subaru we had...
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    Equivalent of ignition power on while is engine stopped

    Can't you just tap the button twice, once for ACC, twice for IGN.
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    VF SSV Redline - sizzle rattle from HUD?

    No rattles on anything in our SS-V, only 8000kms on it so far but as far as I can tell its close to one of the tightest built cars I have had, and that's coming from a long line of Japanese built 4WDs and passenger cars. The VFII we have is amazingly good quality, I was not expecting that from...
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Sweet no SSV, this makes the fully optioned MY16 SS-V the final ones!
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    VF Series 2 V8 Fuel Consumption

    Our 4 month old SSV Auto is sitting squarely on 12-14L, now this is with my wife driving the kids to school everyday, and me blowing the cobwebs out on the weekends when I shoot down to Bunnings. Typical fill ups are 64L with 500kms covered, and around 50kms left in the tank (+/-30km). The...
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    Tyre replacement preferences?

    I hate drive your roads, seeing as you way left of correct there. Camber more commonly referred to as cross-fall is generally fixed at 3% and is purely for run off of water. Super elevation is what you are thinking of on higher speed limit roads where the outside lane is lifted gradually...
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    Tyre replacement preferences?

    https://www.tyroola.com.au/tyre/245-40-r19/qld/?s=price&d=asc I checked this out - you can choose from a dozen tyres betwen $100-$200 a corner bearing in mind the Potenza are $350 a corner as a benchmark.
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    Tyre replacement preferences?

    THE NT05 is a motor sport tyre at $800ea, prob not street legal either and not available in Australia. Did you mean NT830? Nitto claim only two tyres fit the 19" rim, the weird looking INVO and the NT830, neither are much cheaper than Potenza.
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    Tyre replacement preferences?

    https://www.google.com.au/search?client=opera&q=Potenza+RE050A&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#tbm=shop&q=Kumho+Ecsta+LE+Sport+KU39+245%2F40%2F19 You can get them on line but they aren't much cheaper than the Potenza.
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    Looking to get a VF2 SSV-Redline

    When I bought mine, the broker I was initially going through claimed he "worked deep within Holden" for five years prior and was absolutely certain that there would be no model updates. What is for sale now, is what you get. For sure there may be special editions, probably with more than just...
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    SV6 brake booster vacuum leak?

    Our new SSV does the same thing, its sometimes hard when I get in the car after 24 hours. As soon as the engine is one its fine. Wish it was like my prado and run of an electric booster so that you don't need the engine on to have assistance.
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    What deal did you get for your vf series 2????

    We picked up our SSV Friday two weeks ago, straight off the showroom floor hadn't been driven before, took it for a test drive Thursday before, baught it an hour later, took delivery 24 hours later: Red Hot SSV Auto May 2016 Build Sunroof Bose Holden Racing Floor Matts Tinted Windows...
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Not quite, I've had many and the Impreza and Forester are related, the Tribeca was used for Gen 5/6 Liberty and Outback. There is no similarity between those sets, but most of the drivetrain and moving parts are identical like struts, gearboxes and all motors.
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Meh, I couldn't wait any more - just picked up a SSV auto with Sunroof and Bose for $52500K, thanks very much - last day of the month never fails :) May 2016 Build.
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    I am currently shopping for an SSV auto at the moment, and the brokers are finding that there are almost none available, all built to order. Ok if you want white, but no other colours left unless you want a Black Edition SS or Redline. I'm not sure if this is a sign things are about to change...
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