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I am getting fed up of the number of posts where people are bragging about driving at speeds well in excess of the speed limit. None of this "private road/race track nudge nudge wink wink" crap either. The next person to make a post of this nature will be banned. No warning, no message to ask you not to post things like that just straight to a ban. If you want to post about your exploits breaking the law then please also include your full name, address, car reg and where/when you broke the speed limit so that TOC can pass it on to your local Police so that you can be removed from our roads as well as our forums!

^^^^ Thunder Grey all the way ehhh DM

They seem to be quite common them nowadays, everyone is buying them Glad I went for the rare thunder grey

I am writing this, purely to balance up to positive posts for the Auris of UK's Toyota Owners Club. I saddens me to see so many negative posts on the car's very own forum and it just isn't right. So... first off. The Toyota Auris is superb. Why? No.1 it is a Toyota. No.2 it is a Corolla. Simple. A half decade ago the badge sold 35 million units since its introduction to the market and the Auris lives up to that reputation built perfectly. So why are Toyota owners acting like BMW owners? Who cares if the interior plastics mark easily and exactly what plastics are you expecting for a car that undercuts the Focus, Golf and Astra? It's a Toyota, they've always been cheap, but guess what? They'll never break, the controls never stuff up and they'll remain functional until the cockroachs bite the dust. BTW, they don't mark that easily, I don't know what some owners are doing in their cars... So it has bland styling... guess what? It's a Toyota! Have you seen what previous Corollas look like? Dare I mention the late '90s model to grace Europe with it's pig ugly 4-eyed gawp! The Auris at least has a nice nose (the '07 model anyway). Ok, the rear is criminally boring but that is nothing new. Ok, the roof high enough to snipe from but some of my mates who can't fit in Mit****ty Shoguns can fit in my Auris. In fact my mate who does have problems with his Miss' Shogun was amazed to find he fit in my Mk1 MR2 easily, but I diverge. All my mates love the adventurous (for Toyota) dashboard and I love all the pockets and stowage holes. If I wanted more storage I would've bought a silly Picasso or Multipla. Economy is good but never impressive. I have one of the thirstiest models, 1.6 vvti petrol but I average 35mpg (London traffic). When I want to chill along the coast, I can happily sit under 2k/rpm in near silent mobility and the car will easily venture into 40mpg. On Sundays after Vettel has breezed yet another pole position, I can shoot around shifting up at 5.5k/rpm and the car actually sings (never in populated areas)! It handles confidently if not safely, but I do admit the steering is all but dead. But in my opinion all modern hatchbacks lack feel. If I wanted feel I'd get a Mk1 Escort or Alfa Sprint. At the end of the day, the Auris will be the last standing among its competition. Why, because it ain't a car you fuss over with a shammy for 3hrs on the weekend. It's a car that starts every time and gets you to your destination either packed with people and shopping or with those lovely huge windows down (I got a 3dr with MASSIVE doors) while keeping the revs nice and high (which requires some work). An additional sporty cone air filter will add a gurgle while you're at it too. It is the jack of all trades, yet a master of none. Isn't that the description of a true hatchback? As with any Toyota, the review should not be read a year or two or five after the model's release. They should be read 200k down the line, because they'll still be delivering in all areas that far on. Long live Toyota... ...sweet is the Auris

This is obviously to do with brake distribution/efficiency, different compounds front and rear, i have the same on my Auris,nothing to do with vented discs or not, the calipers are just clamps that exert pressure on the disc/rotor,probably 60% front,40% rear, deal with it, do you think you know better than Toyota designers and engineers. BTW. have you ever been behind someone going down a steep hill and they hit the brakes 2 miles before they need to, when they get to the bottom they have no brakes because they are red hot, these are the dopes who go into main dealers and complain about design and poor quality, i have seen them all and it still amazes me how thick some of them are.