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Toowoomba, QLD
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November 2002
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 Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Fri, 20 August 2004 06:05
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Hello all. I've had enough of my VL calais turbo and am looking at buying another car. I went for a ride in my mates brother's Soarer TT. Very comfy and shmick! I'd love to have one. But there was one distrubing thing about the soarer, and that is alarming amount of stuff that was electic.
How reliable is the electrics in a soarer? Any tips or advice to note when looking at a soarer? Any help appreciated....
cheers
Neuby
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sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Fri, 20 August 2004 06:49
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there are a couple of people here with soarers but your best bet would be to go to ALSC or planetsoarer as they have heaps of info. about soarer electrics and other stuff.
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Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Fri, 20 August 2004 07:55
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The only thing I know is that their headlights leak water.
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Location:
Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Sat, 21 August 2004 06:07
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Not all of them leak water. I've owned a Soarer for 3 years without a single bit of moisture in mine.
Reliability of electrics in a Soarer is about the same as any other car. The TT has less electrical stuff than the V8 so there is less to go wrong, but despite what people say, it's fairly easy to get replacement parts for the Soarer.
www.alsc.aus.as is the Soarer forum. Plenty of info available there.
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Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Wed, 01 September 2004 07:31
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What is it with Toyota Soarer dealers etc. Why do they (mostly) fit Lexus badges to them when they aren't even a Lexus version.
Isn't it true that the Jap-spec Soarers that come here where all sold by Toyota as a Soarer in japan..........??
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Wed, 01 September 2004 07:58
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| Neuby wrote on Fri, 20 August 2004 16:05 |
Hello all. I've had enough of my VL calais turbo and am looking at buying another car. I went for a ride in my mates brother's Soarer TT. Very comfy and shmick!
cheers
Neuby
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Beware dude: the soarer weighs in at 1800+kg, your VL is around 1300kg.....
R U addicted 2 boost?
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Wed, 01 September 2004 08:02
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| st184 sillycar wrote on Wed, 01 September 2004 17:58 |
| Neuby wrote on Fri, 20 August 2004 16:05 |
Hello all. I've had enough of my VL calais turbo and am looking at buying another car. I went for a ride in my mates brother's Soarer TT. Very comfy and shmick!
cheers
Neuby
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Beware dude: the soarer weighs in at 1800+kg, your VL is around 1300kg.....
R U addicted 2 boost?
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soarer weighs 1650 +kg actually.. and they are awesome.. just a bit heavy.. nothing wrong with them
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Brisbane
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June 2003
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Fri, 03 September 2004 18:26
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| V8_MA61 wrote on Wed, 01 September 2004 18:21 |
just they are heavy and harder to get going fast with 350 extra Kg. (a single turbo can fix) 
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Not always harder to get going, VL's arent exactly a power house ....
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Sat, 04 September 2004 00:12
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| SUPRA MAN wrote on Sat, 04 September 2004 04:26 |
| V8_MA61 wrote on Wed, 01 September 2004 18:21 |
just they are heavy and harder to get going fast with 350 extra Kg. (a single turbo can fix)
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Not always harder to get going, VL's arent exactly a power house ....
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i see a lot more dedicated drag vl's than soarers...
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Sat, 04 September 2004 01:45
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Thats cos VL's are shit and you can get them for SFA  Not having IRS is a bonus as a drag car too.
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Advice on buying a Soarer?
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Sat, 04 September 2004 01:46
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Sorry, that kinda came out harsh, VL's are cheap and common probably would have sufficed
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