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    high mileage starlet

    Not often you see ads like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOYOTA-STARLET-/230600386867?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35b0daa933 A one-owner non-turbo uk starlet with 226000 trouble-free miles. A testament to toyota engines! :drive:
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    Exhaust hole

    Hi All, I have a hole in my EP82 standard exhaust pipe just to the rear of the flexi-joint. Ideally I would like to replace it with a stainless steel performance exh. but funds do not permit at this present time. I know its a long shot but does anybody know if this will fit from a standard...
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    dyno fail

    OUCH! :eek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKFGr_mkQaA&feature=related
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    Long motorway run

    Well, covered 200 miles tonight- Darwen to Didcot, fully loaded, wife and two kids. First long journey in the starlet but have done the same trip many times in several other cars. Very impressed, sipped petrol cruising at 120-140kmh at 3000 to 3500 revs on low boost. (auto-box). Felt...
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    toad alarm advice

    I`m busy fitting a toad sterling one on an "95 ep82. I need advice on which wires to connect to for the remote central locking. I`m thinking they are in the drivers foot-well kick-panel? Do I need to add a second door motor? Do I use the wires going to the square-internal locking switch on the...
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    radio aerial `95 GT Advance

    Hi folks, A really simple question- I`ve just fitted a radio head unit and the reception is OK but not excellent and it jumps about searching for stations sometimes. The existing aerial lead was used and fitted well. My question- is the stock aerial a telescopic manual pull-up, electric...
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    Fuel economy

    I`ve an auto ep82 in 100% standard form. For mixed daily driving on low and high boost with O/D on and ECT off I`m getting 22 to 26 mpg. That`s BAD, very bad. That`s what my auto 3.0 td hilux off-roader did with 31" mud tyres fitted! Can anyone help? Is it the lambda sensor? Is it running...
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    snow tyres

    Evening, Went shopping last night in the newly registered ep82 and couldn`t understand why I couldn`t lose traction in the snow and ice. It had me with a torch checking out the drive-shaft lengths (they are different lengths which rules out a lsd diff). I then noticed the snow symbol on the...
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    help needed

    Hi Guys, I recently bought a 95 ep82 which arrived in 2006 and has been standing since. I`ve changed spark plugs, fuel filter, air filter, fresh petrol a bottle of redex and a new battery. It ran for a minute and the boost guage sat at 0 and raised with revs. The fuel pump then packed in...
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    Hi from lancashire

    Morning everybody! I`ve just purchased a 95 GT Advance project. The car was imported in 2006 and has been standing since. I`m a bit of a Toyota fanatic and have owned 3 hilux 4x4`s before. I currently own a classic 1987 corolla 2E and have just sold my 3.0td hilux surf off-roader. This...
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