Find Me A Yaris Hybrid! (Sequel to Find Me An Auris Hybrid!)

[Wayne2015]

1 minute ago, flash22 said:

The heated mirrors come on with the rear defrost the button on the mirror control switch is for folding the mirrors, RTM p. 375

 

 

Will test sometime 👍

[TonyHSD]

You can turn the rear window heater on and touch the side mirror glass by hand, see if it’s heating up, most likely yes, careful not to get burned fingers. 👍

[flash22]

Mist the mirror with water and put the rear defog on ?

[Wayne2015]

9 minutes ago, flash22 said:

Mist the mirror with water and put the rear defog on ?

Too warm these days for that to work  

 

Must be some one on here with a MK3 T-Spirit who can answer the question! 🤔

[Wayne2015]

The question is 'it maybe or it maybe not....that is the question ...or answer..." 🤔 

 

 

[Wayne2015]

3 hours ago, snowBALLs said:

Just out of interest what did u pay the car if hasn't mentioned already, can pm me if u want. Heated mirrors on top trim or none?

I didn't debadged the hybrid tags on mine as don't think they steal the Yaris cat. Also hassle when it's time to sale it having to stick it back on. 

Still happening 

[Konrad C]

3 hours ago, TonyHSD said:

Hi guys, 

no one should worry about removing the badges, there are many cars that comes from factories without badges, no future buyers will be put off that for sure. I always like cars that hasn’t state what exactly under bonnet or specs, it’s not 80s-90s when turbo cars had a massive turbo badge or ABS , even though soon any Toyotas will be hybrids, but when thieves are looking the badge hybrid means - check it out, where No badge means drive past or drive away , that’s the whole point, plus for many road users hybrid means slow moving vehicle 😊🤫🇬🇧

The Auris might get away having hybrid badges removed, but not the Prius. 😂 
Mk3 T27 Avensis and most recent ICE engine Toyota only have trim level badges. You don't even know what engine is in the car. 

[FROSTYBALLS]

47 minutes ago, Wayne2015 said:

The question is 'it maybe or it maybe not....that is the question ...or answer..." 🤔 

 

The topic linked is for the second generation, not the third.

[Wayne2015]

13 minutes ago, Konrad C said:

The Auris might get away having hybrid badges removed, but not the Prius. 😂 

Replace the Prius Badge with a Corolla Badge? 🤣

[Wayne2015]

12 minutes ago, FROSTYBALLS said:

The topic linked is for the second generation, not the third.

Hence I put 'maybe' 😅 

Actually, Frosty do you know? 

[snowBALLs]

52 minutes ago, Wayne2015 said:

Still happening 

Yes, however not for Yaris. Other Toyota hybrids. 

 

[Wayne2015]

9 minutes ago, snowBALLs said:

Yes, however not for Yaris. Other Toyota hybrids. 

 

Yes, I meant in general the 'cat' thieves are still about

I also hope Yaris will not be targetted 👍

 

[Konrad C]

32 minutes ago, Wayne2015 said:

Replace the Prius badge with a Corolla badge? 🤣

It's a good job Toyota didn't re-introduce the Corona name back to UK or other markets. Maybe rename the Prius to that!

13 minutes ago, Wayne2015 said:

Yes, I meant in general the 'cat' thieves are still about

I also hope Yaris will not be targetted 👍

The Yaris cat is part of the manifold, so much harder to remove - harder than cars with Catlock I suspect. Thieves want less than a few minutes.

 

[Wayne2015]

9 minutes ago, Konrad C said:

It's a good job Toyota didn't re-introduce the Corona name back to UK or other markets. Maybe rename the Prius to that!

The Yaris cat is part of the manifold, so much harder to remove - harder than cars with Catlock I suspect. Thieves want less than a few minutes.

 

I loved the Corona (the Asian one, that was never introduce in the UK)  

 

One Toyota dealer said to me "The Yaris would need about 15mins to remove the 'cat', but the CH-R would take the longest"  (now my Auris, I was told by the security guard using CCTV, "literally a couple of mins )!

[flash22]

There was a vid on here, driving up the road turning around then parking up then did 2 Prius and gone in 2:40

The only Yaris cats i heard of being stolen are 1.3 petrol, the one on the hybrid is way up high, it a pain to get at with it up on lift

[Wayne2015]

43 minutes ago, Konrad C said:

It's a good job Toyota didn't re-introduce the Corona name back to UK or other markets. Maybe rename the Prius to that!

As long, they don't add a trim called "Virus" to it....

[Wayne2015]

1 minute ago, flash22 said:

The only Yaris cats i heard of being stolen are 1.3 petrol, the one on the hybrid is way up high, it a pain to get at with it up on lift

Oh

Fabulous, that means we HYBRID owners are ultra-safe! 

[Wayne2015]

Toyota Corona, the new 007 car!  

 

 

[Wayne2015]

Just to cap off to a nice, quiet home-bound Sunday night due to Covid-19....

[Wayne2015]

Bargain Toyota Extended Warranty @£345 for 2 years: Works out about £173 per year MINUS breakdown cover = £100 per year per warranty  

 

£150 CHEAPER than my Auris (for 2 years!) 

 

AND now it covers Toyota up to TWELVE years of age!  

[Wayne2015]

Bummer!

Look! 

Everything my Yaris got!

Cheaper!

Lower mileage!

And within walking distance!

Grrrrr! 😠 

 

 

snowBALLS! Go for it!!! 

[snowBALLs]

Bummer. I need to trade in my car though so wouldn't work with private seller. 

[Catlover]

That’s the way life kicks you sometimes.  How come it’s a private sale on a Vantage  forecourt?

[Wayne2015]

33 minutes ago, snowBALLs said:

Bummer. I need to trade in my car though so wouldn't work with private seller. 

But you get MORE bucks by selling it privately 💰

[Wayne2015]

28 minutes ago, Catlover said:

That’s the way life kicks you sometimes.  How come it’s a private sale on a Vantage  forecourt?

I think seller trying to get extra credibility by taking pics at a forecourt? 🤔