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Incase you're still undecided………… I came across this….

Now then Liz ! ….I'm surrounded by such animals all day and have no unusual habits I will have you know ! I came across it on the blog of a Toyota dealer, here's another to chuckle at……..

very good.. Only thing is... I do wonder what you were looking for to find that ?? lol

Cards on the table.. Went into the dealers with the intention of buying a manual invincible at 24480 as advertised. First choice is an auto but they did not appear to have one in stock and the offer is just on the manual cars.. Consideration of MPG also at the back of my mind.. To cut to the chaff I asked for 7500 for my car and offered to pay the cost to change there and then by bank transfer. Simple easy no nonsense transaction... The chap who I was dealing with was a mature Scotsman and we hit it off straight away.. You either gel with the people or you don't.. He of course went off to see the wee man in the cave. Said man came out and dispite my assurance that I do not and will not take finance tried his best to sell me finance.. Fair play that's his job.. I likely would not get finance anyway as I/We at our house have no credit rating.. Haven't had a mortgage for 15 years. No loans or finance agreements whatsoever and we don't even have a credit card.. The guys were amazed at the condition of my old car.. They could not fault it. But still the PX offer was 6K........Now perhaps I want it at both ends but I simply refuse to sell a car that they will retail for over 9500 (Their words) for six grand.. So putting the T180 on PH is a punt... Its worth a try eh...

Am now a more "at ease" driver as have just picked up a space saver spare wheel for my Rav Quoted 4 to 6 week wait turned out to be 2 days ! Cost £145 for wheel with tyre, didn't require other bits (jack, brace or nuts) Wasn't going to pay the quoted £55 + VAT for a jack in a million years

Now, we have had some good banter and Hoovie got his answer ( by some superstar that shall remain nameless ) so before this topic reduces to mod slagging I suggest we call it a day... Thank you and goodnight ( And all without any abuse or vitriol )

I have a question about my Aygo but bet I would have more chance of a quick answer here!

To entertain and educate.......that was Bunty Caws......

You will always get some oil in the intake to the turbo because the engine breather from the cam cover is sucked into the intake. Check that the hose is on correctly tho'. Keith

Our RAV is 6.5 years old now and I believe still on original battery so if it does start to give problems I will try to take to Toyota dealers for a replacement. David ........ And get some bloody mudflaps on that lovely blue Rav ya bad Ninglishmin, min.

If you are used to a diesel it's extremely painful at first as the engine has almost no torque at low RPM. I stalled the courtesy car 107 loads of times before I adapted The biggest problem I had was that it's harder to feel the clutch bite in the 107 and the engine will stall much more suddenly than my D4D does. The other problem is that my D4D has made me very lazy - I can do low-speed manoeuvres and such purely on the tick-over in the D4D but found this impossible in the 107 - You HAD to use the accelerator. It brought back lots of hateful memories of the crappy BSM Corsa I learned to drive in But that car did teach me excellent clutch control (If you didn't learn it, the $£#@*&%$ thing would just stall ALL THE TIME ) You get used to it tho' and it shouldn't take long to adapt, esp. for a new driver. I'd say it is a very good car for a new driver as it is very agile, and the engine is powerful enough to keep them out of trouble but not powerful enough to get them into trouble :) They just need to get a feel for it, do a few starts and manoeuvres etc. If they find it too difficult, may be worth taking some more lessons in a weaker engined car because clearly they aren't ready for the road. Or find them a Mk1 Yaris D4D Edit: Added back all the linefeeds; The forum really seems to have a taste for them P.S.> Bit of extra advice; If unsure, the old standby of running the engine to 2000rpm and then gently engaging the clutch is a good learner trick until they get a feel for the engine and can go back to the more normal seesaw way of doing things. Only do it if the Aygo has the 190mm clutch tho' or it won't last long! Also, may be tricky if there is no RPM counter... ...

I must say for a first car they are being spoilt, I learnt to drive in a Triumph Dolomite 1300 which was a nightmare as it jumped out of gear when it felt like it. All cars take a bit of time, take them to a car park after work and let them practice, it seems good enough for our local BSM to use.

And Hoovie appreciates the answer given :) (must admit I was surprised at the provider of said response, but only as I thought he would have been too young to know )

At a guess I would say clutch release bearing...

As a Rav owner I'm sure Niklaus will find the Corolla and detailing forum captivating……..

You ask mate and we will answer...............

Sorry David..........need to move yer post to Auris section.........now, if only ah could see over ma fence........stilts........need stilts.......Red Willie

This topic was the member's one and only post - so I doubt we'll discover what the end result was.

ANAGRAM ? Dyslexic :) Nope......never take pish out of peoples' afflictions. Not even vertically challenged bowling balls with legs and tiny wee cars........not my place.

ANAGRAM ? Not clucking fose.

I fitted mine similar to Gust (I think it was his post that I copied basically - little reminder to anyone who does same ... The roof console is VERY firmly attached! I used a claw hammer to pull it down :) )

Maybe you would have got a quicker answer if you had posted it in the General Forum...........But you will never know ;) Top man Raistlin :)........You deserve more stars ;)

Classik ,,, Bugger

So all youz great technical muckers of this Forum..........what is expanding when hot and messing up the circuit needed to start Oor Jamie's car from hot...........?

I thought it was Bunty.... Nope.......he must be "moderating" another forum this evening.........anyway, Raistles, that's not how ye spell it.......

Already have an extinguisher in the Landrover mayby I should put it in the Toyota :D ReneRav4 The Netherlands

Your experience doesn't seem to be supported by sites such as Honest John: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/toyota/verso-2009/?section=good

Excellent, I will wait for the brown envelope to appear ;)