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Right, there are no variations of brake friction materials on European IQ Front discs 43512-74010 All EU IQ Front Pads 04465-74020 All EU IQ Where fitted Rear discs 42431-52080 All EU IQ Rear pads 04466-52170 All EU IQ ( Was 04466-52140 / 04466-52141 ) Some of the parts above share with Japanese/US IQ & Yaris but none share with any other EU model

I personally believe the IQ hasn't sold well in the last year because it's not been marketed properly. It's been years since I've seen one at the front of advertising in a Local Toyota branch which is baffling in this current climate! If they marketed the hell out of this car, I'm sure a lot of people would be driving away from the dealerships in a brand new IQ! It's the like GT86. It was such a big thing before it's press release and stood outside and inside the dealerships for few months then BAM!! It suddenly disappeared. The IQ is one of the best cars in this tight, strapped climate for its cheap costs and city drivability, yet sales are just not happening. I wonder why.. The thing is, every time I park it somewhere different, there is always someone, who will comment or faces will turn to look at it in confusion on its strange looks and size. This tells you something - it might not be everyone's cup of tea but with the right advertising throughout tough times, this car SHOULD be selling. But it's not. Toyota, in my opinion, are completely mad to drop this car off their line. All that wasted money into creating a car that's different, yet practical, then chuck one in dealerships then sell the Aygo over the IQ... Really? What are they playing at? I remember when we were originally looking at getting a small car in 2011 and got shown the Aygo first, before the IQ. The Aygo was too basic for our needs and even though it ticked some boxes, it turned out too cheap and nasty for us. Then, once we jumped in the IQ, which we had to ask, "what's that wee car all about" before getting shown it, the reaction was completely different. Great small car, that has luxery, yet is very cheap and different. Obviously we didn't buy ours at that dealership as his attuitude stunk, gave us a supidly high price with no slack and couldn't answer any questions we both had about the car. So we toke our business down the road and ended buying a second hand IQ, which is the car you see today. Bottom line - Toyota aren't and haven't pulled their hair out enough trying to sell this car from our experiences. Too many unanswered questions and hardly any big market campaigns have left this poor car, at the back of dealerships gathering dust. This could be been a breakthrough for them, which it was, just very briefly. Only 6 or so years on the market - I find that hard to believe why these cars aren't selling!! Yes, they are more than Smart cars but they are SO much better and drive like a big car would. It's such a shame!

I normally get an average of 60 MPG using Shell V Power, or sightly more. I needed to fill up last week and was not near my normal Shell petrol station so went into a BP and filled up with BP Ultimate Unleaded, Now a week or so later I can see my MPG is down to somewhere between 50 - 55 MPG. My runs are the same as are my driving habits, so either my IQ has lower MPG due to it being ready for a service or its the change in petrol type. Time will tell, I will go back to Shell V Power and see !

Right, you were warned about this topic ( mines bigger than yours ), consider it now closed...

I found that after I have reversed about thirty miles from home it does have a marginal effect on the amount of gas used....

I have now had my lovely GT86 for a couple of weeks now and love it. The only thing that disappoints me is Touch and Go. I could have bought a better product from Halfords for a fifth of the money! The Navigation system is slow to load, calculate and is very crude. But my main gripe is that The Touch and Go is designed for cars with steering wheel controls. To adjust the audio volume is a long stretch to a tiny smooth knob. Most unpleasant. Unless i have missed a trick somewhere. And why could the driving stats be not on the screen as in other Toyotas rather than having to share the same display as the odometer and two trips. I know the design is retro, but has anyone ever looked at the analogue speedo? IMHO the space would be better used with MPG, outside temp and the like! Thoughts?

Hello, Yesterday I installed drawers under my front seats, which provides a convenient storage room for a lot of small stuff. I bought them 21.50£ each, freight included. I know that all Scion IQ have drawers, but nobody speaks about them on this forum. Could it be that all British IQ also include those drawers ?

I had a good look at my IQ today and thought, why didn't buy one of these sooner? Now I'm back using a manual, I've got the slick gear changes back, the control of when I want to change gear. I now think my IQ3 is the best car I've ever bought without a doubt. It drives great, it looks fantastic, it's very small it's very comfortable, has loads of useful goodies, great on fuel and a long warranty. I's a good thing I'm nearly at the end of my driving life I hope the IQ will outlast me. if that wasn't the case, what the hell would I buy instead?

You sure it's not one of the companies that now have 10% ethanol in the petrol? According the US where the stuff was introduced a few years ago in some states, the fuel economy drops slightly because there's less power in the ethanol. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/9923895/New-green-petrol-could-drive-up-prices-and-damage-cars.html Ignore the part about damaging engines. Most modern cars can easily handle 10% easily and some can go upto 25% without issue. There are some US owners running 85% ethanol in their Prius, but not something I'd want to try.

Hmm, apparently the whole article is based around the fact that petrol engines use more fuel when cold and that doing all those slow speed manoeuvres when cold uses more fuel (As opposed to just driving off and warming the engine up faster), and not because reverse gear itself uses more fuel. However, the whole article feels a bit off to me, esp. when it goes on to say that this only applies to petrol, not diesel. Us derv drivers know that diesel engines are MUCH worse than petrol when cold, so surely it'd apply more for diesel cars and not less if true!

So Today i found another car to replace it again, I'm not sure if its a 2 or one seater David

Vox I like the outside styling of the Yamaha but HATE the interior especially the Dash David

Peter thats a brilliant video. The picture was one i took in Amsterdam and yes it was on the pavement. I took it because my step daughter is taking driving lessons and i threatened her that it was the car she was getting when she passed. Now i Have a video to re-enforce other teenagers enjoying themselves makes it to her a real possibility. She now is dreading passing her test because she has visions of one being parked outside with a big pink bow around it and a sign saying "Well Done" David

I bought them from China, at this address. But there are most probably many other vendors... http://www.aliexpress.com/item/curze-hatchards-the-family-storage-box-seat-storage-box-pitalua-refit-drawer/784013906.html The quality is quite good: the drawers translate on good metallic slides with ball bearings There are Velcros under the slides, which easily secures the drawers on the carpet. One spring per slide is provided to ensure an automatic closure of the drawer. However the slides must be screwed on the drawers, and the screws have been poorly recut, making the assembling a bit tricky. Also, the airbag connectors would hit the back of drawers when the seat is moved full way forward. Using pliers, I bent the metal sheet where the connectors are secured to lift their front extremity. Alternatively we could also cut the back of the drawers to reduce their height. Christophe

No it is not as good as ours, only because it does nothing with the boost pressure. There are a raft of boxes out there that fit with this method, and if that is the type you want, go for it Beags: Once again you let yourself down. My dyno graph was first posted in 2009, long before you were ever around, so I don't expect you to have seen it. Once again you also give anecdotal evidence about your car pulling past 4500 RPM, despite max torque being some 2K less than that. I just wish you were able to provide the evidence for all to see, as it stands, it's just your word for it. Not even Bluespark can provide any hard evidence. I do wonder if you are connected to the company in some way? Perhaps not, as it stands all you do is keeping coming back with the same old drivel ;)

Oh yuk David, That is horrible! So far there is no decent replacement for the IQ None of the other Toyotas turn me on at all, they're all far too big. The new Smart might look good but it will have Renault engines and gearboxex, err no thanks. Google Yamaha small car and see the machine they are about to unleash on the world. It's designed by Gordon Murray of McClaren. To save you the bother, I found this. http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/gordon-murray-yamaha-city-car-2013-11-20 Only a 2 seater again, but It supposed to be a fantastic little car.

So I have been looking at replacements, More so to replace the Smart as it has only 2 seats David

Am sure it'd be possible to import Japanese ones still, albeit I think it's usually more expensive cars that get imported - presumably as the cost of shipping a single car around the world is non-trivial. That said, that's some way into the future - there's still new ones available now, and in three years' time, well, a three year old used UK car shouldn't be too bad an option!

The Aygo's between £8,700 and £11,600 on the road. The iQ's £11,100 to £14,100. Sadly, I'd really struggle to describe the iQ as a cheap car, and I think that's what's killing it. The running costs are cheap, but the upfront purchase price is certainly not :( I agree and that's why I meant. Upfront cost is pretty steep but the car itself is cheap compared to what else you could potentially buy for that money. There is small, niggly things with the IQ that should of sorted from the factory but in general it's a great car. The other comment to importing them - this probably would be possible but would cost a fair whack I'd imagine. That said, we all know how much money the Japanese put into their cars so might find a nicely modified example with low miles!

I remember the Smart car had only 1mm maximum wear before a replacement disc was required, I guess this was because the discs are only solid like the IQ rears and really not too expensive. I bought a pair of Pagid front Smart discs for around £35 plus shipping, now that's cheap. IQ front discs are more like a real car, proper vents and a lot thicker. I hope your skim goes well And spraying the hubs with calliper silver paint does look very nice. It's strange, the Pagid and the Smart discs are sprayed all over, the paint just quickly wears off the working part. It also shows the Pagid make the discs for Smart and quite a few prestige cars as well.

If Toyota continue to make the IQ in Japan would it be possible, in theory, to import one into the UK - or are we talking silly amounts of money? With the old MR2's (oh, happy days) you could get good low mileage imports from Japan, they needed some work to bring them up to European requirements but it was one way of getting hold of a good car after they had been withdrawn in the UK.

Thanks Frostyballs, I am aware of that thread and discussion as well. I've been looking out for any info re all this since when my dealer said they had heard a rumour that Toyota were considering withdrawing it because of poor sales almost a year ago. I'm just thought I'd say that this weekend when I spoke to them, they still hadn't heard anything official from Toyota UK confirming this yet. Other dealers may have heard different though,

The Aygo's between £8,700 and £11,600 on the road. The iQ's £11,100 to £14,100. Sadly, I'd really struggle to describe the iQ as a cheap car, and I think that's what's killing it. The running costs are cheap, but the upfront purchase price is certainly not :(

In mid March 2014 Toyota published a bulletin announcing that they will no longer be taking factory orders for new IQ and that existing stock is expected to be depleted by late summer based on current sales activity. Toyota expect the new Aygo, now available with much higher specifications to fill gap the and to increase sales far higher than IQ achieved. Toyota stated that the extremely high Yen/£/Euro exchange rate has hampered sales growth, reducing orders and that upcoming EU regulations would require significant alterations increasing costs further.

Page 18 onwards contains door trim removal instructions http://www.toyota-tech.eu/aimuploads/%7BA7847F72-1C9D-4E71-5F6F-8FCC9A701C9D%7D/Auris_JBL_LHD_PZ490_E9230_00_AIM_001_767_0_5DR.pdf

See the first post of the following topic: http://www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/topic/157399-iq-discontinued/

centre bore for standard 2010> Prius should be 54.1mm according to wheelfitment.eu but the Plus is 60.1 (standard for lots of other Toyotas like my Avensis).

The only problem is, if it's in Japanese the menu selections may be difficult to find. Let's hope they are in the same positions as the English (UK) version.

When you factor in cost, wear rate and fuel economy the more expensive branded tyres don't work out that much more expensive over the life of the tyre. I would only buy cheap tyres if I was not keeping the car for long.

Finally got my new wheels on, along with increase in width of tyres to 225/45 I've still saved 2kg of weight a corner, fitted some lightweight nuts too surprising how heavy standard nuts are, 3.2kg for standard set of 20 v's just 800grams for these ones, will look a million time better when lowered in next couple of months, custom center caps too, :)

It was about 40 quid to change the pollen filter on my IQ, and I imagine the same on the Prius.... just why I bothered on the IQ I dont know, and I am now thinking, 'why bother' with the Prius...no asthma, no breathing problems, up till now anyway.... can anyone list me a few reasons for even having a pollen filter...let alone changing it...........or am I missing something here????

I can mail you the method in the workshop manual with illustrations if it helps David

David - I haven't fully looked into it as of yet, was trying to get more information on they mounts and the whereabouts to gain access to them. I'll be definitely filling the gearbox/dog mount bush which I've done on various cars in the past with ease and great results. I've also done my last cars top mount supporting the main engine weight and just jacked her up, another jack on wood under sump and lightly pressurised it then removed the main mount. All was good. But with the IQ I doubt it will be this simple. The mount to the left seems to be the main mount like my last car but until I read through the guide and ask for more advice - I'm not going ahead. There isn't any rush for me to go ahead so taking it slowly before taking the plunge. Just because nobody else has done it before on here I'm walking my ground carefully :-/

Arron Having looked at the manual. Are we talking about the pressurised engine mount? It shows methods for testing it for leaks whilst on the vehicle. it also shows how to remove it using a trolly jack and a block of wood. Can get a price from MR T on Monday for you but i think you should be sitting down first David

Not a silly question as I couldn't tell you! A new mount for my old C2 was £74 ex VAT!!

I don't mind, long as it goes back on subject happy days! Been in touch with few companies and looks like one will be getting ordered soon when payday comes then will get it booked in and try fill as many mounts as we can :D

No apologies necessary Raistlin, a lot of threads go off topic for a while. Holding to some of these rules too tightly can spoil the fun. Providing it goes back on course and the deviation is after the problem is mostly resolved, no harm done. I used to be an admin on a fairly large computer site and we all tried to keep to the spirit of the rules, not the letter. Some rules would be enforced very strongly, racism, rudeness etc would not be tolerated, some mild bad language would be ignored if appropriate. Anyway, you are the moderator and we must abide by your view of the rules here. So, I hope Aaron is sorting out his engine mount problem without too much difficulty.

But WHICH Mitchelin Energies did you buy? There are 6 or 7 different types of Michelin Energies coming up for my car rated from A to F for fuel economy. It's almost like saying you bought a Toyota and get marvelous fuel economy. Which Toyota? The V8 Amazon or a Prius? ;)

Keep in mind metal contraction too. If the disks are hot when the handbrake is applied and then contract when cooling this will cause the grip on the disk to loosen. Sound advice above to leave the car in gear and point towards the kerb.

I would never rely on the handbrake alone. If my car is parked it is left in gear with the wheels turned to the kerb, Ive seen it happen too many times, even with handbrake levers, where people did not apply the lever hard enough or where a cable snaps. We rely too heavily on "technology" and sometimes we need to use a bit more caution Kingo