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I posted a few weeks back about me kerbing my alloy, anyway, my car was serviced last Monday and mentioned it to the sales guy , he said to pop in Wednesday ( today) as the guy they use would have a look and, fit me in if he could do it, well he could, and did, all fixed £50, happy with that..

Car last used 5th July, ignition on today (24th) and went into ready mode and engine started as it went into drive. Absolutely no issues on Yuasa battery.

Just went for a short weekend break at John O’Groats. Drove there and back in my AYGO X Pure, what was 1400 mile round trip over three days. So who said that the AYGO is a small city car?😅.. Honestly, it just eats up the miles with relative ease. The fuel economy in incredible, with one leg peaking at 75MPG average. It may not get there quickly, but it will get you there. Adaptive cruise control really helps and makes the drive somewhat effortless. On the downside. The engine noise can get tedious over 70 MPH, and you need to balance the car carefully going in to a decline open hairpin. Engine braking at 6000 revs is something, as the high pitch noise really lets you know you are driving a 1 litre engine. Bottom line, a drive to John O’Groats in an AYGO can be done and has been done. 😋 One other observation I made, is how impressive Highways Scotland really is. Much better than What we have down south. Smooth, quiet and light traffic all the way, but a ton of average speed cameras.

The people that proposed this should be sacked from their positions and sent back to school because they are clearly demonstrating they do not have the skills, knowledge or ability to be in that post - It is physically impossible for a tyre at 1.6mm to have the same level of grip and water clearance as one that has 8+mm of tread depth. Even Michelin, who try the hardest to engineer their tyres to maintain performance down to low tread depths, rapidly lose performance past the 3mm mark. How are these idiots expecting it to be achieved? Do they think if they make enough laws it will trump the laws of physics themselves!? It really irritates me this "Nothing is impossible! (for those who don't have to do it themselves)" attitude is so pervasive in Politioland - It's things like that that caused Dieselgate and the rapidly cratering attempt to make everyone pivot to EVs. They need to come down from their ivory towers and align laws with the current state of technology, not some imaginary one!

Thanks all. I was upset but now thinking it could have been worse and if I had to claim on the insurance this would have been the end of my car, just short of 280k miles. And my mission is to bring this car to 300k. All done and there are no problems , everything works fine and looks ok, just need to do the a bumper hole cover diy again or drive past the same place later on and see if I can find my one . It didn’t cost me anything just few plastic clips. I would say been lucky this time 🍀

Managed to get the overall vehicle average to 70.1 mpg today. This 130 hybrid is pretty damn good. What I've found is that if you want higher mpgs then you need to turn off Adaptive Cruise on the motorway and come on and off the power as appropriate, along with reducing the speed slightly when going uphill.

I would take a 2024 model out before you buy one...the RSA gives so many bing/bongs and nagging it will be like having 2 wifes in the car with you.

Hi guys I finally got my lovely Yaris Cross Square collection. ( Portugal Model ) Image from the dealer 1 hour before I got there 😁 I've got my Noco GB20, my digital led voltmeter, and all your advices from getting the best use of the little 12v battery. One day after getting the car MP4_20240707_085459VLOG.mp4 I will drive like I use to drive and see what happens and if this values change.

Well, the Blue Demon was certainly living up to its nickname today! For most of the way back on our 200 mile round trip it kept hovering around 66.6 mpg on the display!! The beast himself As we pulled in to the fuel station it was reading 66.8 mpg on the dash. When I got home and calculated it properly, it came out at my best tankful yet at 63.5 mpg! So, the dashboard is almost exactly 5% overreading... (all that was mostly with the cruise control set to 66 mph on the dash) which seems to be the "sweet spot" for this car. Excellent figures and close to what Toyota claim from their tests actually... (for the 130 powertrain)

I've just changed my RAV4 for a new YC, looking forward to an improved mpg, although I've no complaints about the 47.1mpg that it achieved, but definitely easier parking, especially with its 360 camera. I've only driven it 7 miles so far, but am pleased with how quiet it is compared with the RAV4 even at speed, although it does seem to have an annoying dashboard rattle.....

Yes....it's the right-hand pedal...often referred to as an accelerator. 🙂

Thought it worthwhile to get some actual feedback to cut through all the chat so we can see the extent of the issue

Well not really!😎 At the beginning of June I was invited to an Ashford Toyota Vip Event (they wanted to sell me a new car) As I really wasn't that keen to change out my the 10 somthing month old car that I was quite happy with. Long story short I am expecting a new YC design with front and rear cameras next week. All acheived with no money changing hands and £11 a month more than I'm paying now at a lower APR. They must be desperate to shift 2024 models! PCP suits the way I buy my cars by the way and I know its not for everyone. Kev.

It will be referring to a full blown charge with a dedicated charger designed to re-charge the battery from flat For trickle charging the current is so low that you do not need to worry

We are presently in southern Germany a few miles inland from Lake Constance. Wending our way back to the caravan late afternoon near Lindau, and on a B road equivalent, coming towards is a UK 72 reg RAV PHEV in white. What are the chances!

you obviously do not use 'Ryanair'. 😉

Yeah, it's funny how they do that, you would think common sense was a requirement in the motor trade. Even something as simple as an oil and filter change left me sitting around for hours until some bright spark thought it was a good idea to maybe order some oil and a filter from the motor factors to be delivered, despite having 5 days notice to do so. So when the van driver had finished scratching himself,had a meal deal, and decided to actually do his job and deliver something to somewhere, they arrived. The "mechanic" had a good wander round the garage, staring at various random articles,sat on the toilet reading max power for 20 minutes or so, then decided to see if the ramps worked. Got it up there, left the oil to drain, and I assume went for a long walk, maybe he was into bird watching or something. By this time I was starting to get hungry and dehydrated, so suggested that they give me a ring in a few days to let me know it's done, and I will get a taxi home. The sarcasm flew over the collective heads of the highly skilled people there I think, but they moved into high gear, which looked like they had overdosed on mogadon, and I got away after only 4 hours. Not a Toyota dealer, I hasten to add, but a small chain with a good reputation. Makes me wonder what the bad ones are like.

Well, that didn't go well at all and demonstrates why I haven't used a franchised dealer for over five years. I opted for a sit and wait. "Should be completed in around an hour." Almost five hours later I managed to escape. The numpty working on my car drained all the old fluid then discovered they didn't have any in stock. I'll leave it at that other than to comment that nobody in their right mind either drains fluid or removes parts UNTIL replacements are confirmed in stock and available. Otherwise said vehicle is immobilised until then. Two consolations, the hot chocolae and biscuits were nice and I got a 15% discount!🙄 Parting comment - "We hope to see you again soon." Answered with "I very much doubt it."

I have recently replaced my Excel Cross 115 with a Premiere Cross 130; More responsive...nippier, quieter, smoother, and I reckon it stays in EV mode longer, a slightly improved MPG.

Just a small celebration today as the Blue Demon reached its first milestone in the average mpg stakes! It's worth noting that the Red Baron took 48 fillups before hitting the same >60mpg milestone... whereas it has only taken 13 fillups in the Blue Demon

My problem is I’m a bit like a magpie, I see a shiny new car in the showroom and I’m tempted to buy one, I really wanted to keep this one long term and it looks like I will, especially as I retire in two years and, of course, the car will be worth even less in another two years, that’s partly why I returned to Toyota, if any car is to survive long term ownership without problems, then it will most likely be a Toyota, but, never say never…

Dala you are only one step away from mounting the panel on the roof rack 😛

That battery symbol you are seeing is for the HV (Traction) battery and not the 12v battery. You will find that it will vary to sometimes as low as 1 bar or as high as 5 or 6 bars. Be aware that the HV battery very rarely shows all the bars lit and that is because the system keeps the overall charge between 40 - 80% levels so that HV battery life span is kept as long as possible...

Today I say goodbye to my 2023 Yaris Cross AWD that was relatively refined, economical & surprisingly swifter in motion than most people think. Don of Chesterfield helped me de-Lexify when my 2023 target NX price became unacceptable. Lovely car. Trust my LBX is even better. Tel

I thought I could hear Glastonbury but couldn’t understand why it was coming from the north east 🤔

Your comment reminds me of a battery issue I had on a previous flag ship Google Pixel phone. I paid close to £1000 for it and their customer support requested that I turned off all the functions which make that phone £1000....they were having a laugh 😂 All these big manufacturers need to do their R&D and research properly before releasing their products to the public. I stood my ground and the end result was I had a faulty handset and I got a brand new replacement which worked perfectly.

Wow! wow and wow again!!! Have I gone mad you ask? Well. maybe just a little! I have just spent the best part of an hour sat in my car in the garage giving the JBL sound system a good shakedown, checking out the volume set to "max" (so you don't have to...) and boy! Am I impressed!!! Having dumped my whole music catalogue (23Gb!) onto a 32Gb USB C stick (why the size limit these days?!!) and plugged it in the left hand port, I cranked up the volume and gave the system a good workout! Even at max volume playing Kashmir (live at the Celebration Day concert!) not a single vibration or distortion from this wicked JBL sound system!!! Every single album in my collection came up correctly with the correct art work and it was easy to hop around between albums/tracks! I had also forgotten how many good pop videos I had dotted around too and they played superbly on screen! (not sure if that's a good idea whilst driving of course! ) but hey! What's not to like! Having adjusted the equalizer to mobile disco levels (with all the windows down of course! 🤣) the tonal quality is just immense! (hope the neighbours liked it! 🙃) I finished off by watching the start of Blade Runner (the original) after flipping around the video section and the playback quality is really good... I'm just slightly deaf now so you'll have to speak up....

I know that in my 2024 Yaris Premiere Edition that it is the same battery as was in my 2020 Launch Edition but you should not let this stop you from considering the 2024 Yaris Excel. Whether anyone suffers these "battery issues" (discussed here and affecting most other makes of HEV and EV cars also) depends entirely on their driving habits and how long the car is in "Ready" mode each time it is driven. If you don't plan to leave the car sitting unused for weeks at a time, you'll be fine... This was my 2020 Launch Edition battery... ...and this is my 2024 Premiere Edition battery... (the eagle eyed amongst you will notice that there is a "1" difference in the part number. Whether this means it's improved or not, I have no idea...)

Have you tried it, tastes foul!

Is the T in T Cut short for toothpaste? 😊 Alex

I pick up my UX300h next week. It was in stock at Burnaston so took the opportunity 😉

This machine just keeps on getting better and better.... Methinks I have nailed the "sweet spot" while driving! The last 10 fuel ups are looking pretty awesome too! The gas struts arrived today for my bonnet. Once I have them installed, I'll take some photos and do a review...

90% sure it's an error - The Excel and GR Sport are both steps up from the Design, while the Premiere is a step up from the Excel. Excel has stuff GR Sport doesn't and vice versa (Excel is the 'gadgety' one while GR Sport is the 'sporty show-off' one )

Personally I would rather have a non turbo lightly stressed 2.5L lump than a turbo 1.5. My guess is the former will beat the latter for ability to cover high mileages. Toyota need to be careful they do not damage their reputation.

I start in accessory mode to check the battery voltage using a £10 meter that plugs into the 12 volt cigarette lighter type socket. (12.7volts) then swap to ready mode to see the charging voltage. (14.3 volts)

I do a lot of remote check in for flights, hotels, etc, but I don't trust them. If possible I always got to the desk and get a real person to confirm and (for flights) give me a printed card.

Quite good on pot holes!

You would have liked my Blydenstein Caterham 140bhp and about 580kg weight. No power steering or abs, just 3 pedals and a steering wheel. Perfect for hanging the back out round the Uxbridge roundabout 😀

The problem is not just the tiny size of the 12V battery. The problem is the parasitic loads - lots of things, each consuming tiny amounts of current, which add up to a lot - and the fact that you can't turn any of them off. I met a tech who told me there are usually more than a hundred PLCs (programmable logic controllers) in a typical modern car, whether ICE or hybrid. Obviously a battery with greater capacity will take longer to discharge but the days have gone when you could turn off the master switch (the ignition switch), lock the doors manually, and leave the car with the battery effectively disconnected so that the only discharge was internal, and therefore infinitesimal in a battery in good condition. Obviously bigger batteries take longer to discharge than smaller batteries but all a bigger battery does is delay the inevitable damage caused by excessive discharge from parasitic loads, and that's the big problem about which we can do nothing except always have our cars plugged into a supply of electricity when we leave them for any length of time (or buy a classic car). Question: What would happen if one inserted a master switch in the positive output of the 12V battery and turned it off when leaving the car for a week or two? Thread drift: At the grid level there is the same problem. Walk round any modern house, office, factory, public facility... and calculate the parasitic current from things that are "always on". Computers, chargers, emergency lights, monitoring equipment, alarms, TVs, appliances...... lots of things each drawing a little bit of current, 24x7x365. It adds up to an enormous load on a country's generation and distribution system. It's a serious problem.

I only dislike the speed warning and limiter concept because they are inaccurate. If they were accurate it'd be very unusual for them to trigger for me and if they did I'd be genuinely pleased. In my experience as someone who is always mindful of the speed limit these systems are needed. I'm forever having people drive up behind me when I am driving at the limit. It sometimes seems like no-one else gives a damn about speed limits. So quite frankly much as I dislike the current implementation I'm of the view that we (as drivers) have brought it upon ourselves. With a few exceptions we are not abiding by the speed limits and if we won't then technology needs to do it for us.

Got myself a new T shirt today

M15-FXE is the eco engine tuned for use in the hybrid, no balance shaft and Multi port injection as used in the Yaris, cross and LBX - 130 power gains are all via an uprated motor and a different tune M15-FKS has a balance shaft, different cams and is direct injection (non-hybrid) Mk4 Yaris and cross are all Hybrid in the UK https://newsroom.toyota.eu/new-toyota-yaris/ https://media.toyota.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/pdf/230301-Yaris-Tech-Specs.pdf https://media.lexus.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/pdf/240607-LBX-Tech-Specs.pdf Yes the Lexus uses the FXE but has a balancer shaft for reduced NVH https://www.lexus.eu/new-cars/lbx-world-premiere/performance-and-powertrain "The LBX’s luxury status is witnessed by the lengths Lexus has gone to manage noise and vibration (NVH). These include adding a balancer shaft to the engine to reduce vibration that can generate a booming effect in the cabin. Special attention has been paid to the doors where damping sheets have been introduced to suppress high frequency noise but enhance low frequency noise to give a distinct and pleasing sound."

I even bought a Noco GB20 before I have the car 2 weeks before. Just in case, but I am not so worried about it. Just one thing I always wanted and if it happens I am good to go now. Besides, if I have it before I could help so many friends... Yes, I wanted the car, searched for troubles and I am aware what could happen. So, let's see.... But the car, I'm in love, really....

If money is no object then change but expect to get annoyed at the constant bleeping... But value for money is defo on keeping these for as long as possible.. They don't normally turn into money pits as they age unlike other brands. As much as I love getting a new/newer car I always find the novelty has worn off before I've made the first payment and end up wishing I'd kept the old car.

The most important issue facing the new Government is what will happen to Larry the cat ?? Will he get on with JoJo, the Starmer's pet cat ? Or, if he doesn't, will he be retired ?

Stop using your foot 😉

You've not heard of the in-hare-itence tax ?

I confirmed with MyToyota that my Yaris Cross "self charging plug in hybrid" is not connected to the mothership, I disabled the smart entry, turned the light sensor to the minimum setting so they don't come on when it's dull and disconnected the dash cam to minimise the drain on the 12 volt battery. I monitored over a few days and all it seems to do is lose charge because I mostly do short journeys. The solution which I am happy with is to plug the car into a Ctek charger every time I come home. Even Beagell were happy to fit tails on to the battery under the back seat and the rear door seal doesn't nip the cable.

the LBX is just a Grumpy Premiere 130 just a bit fatter wearing a Rolex