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I would have thought that low mileage use was ideal for PiP Yes in summer maybe, when no heat is required, but in winter the ICE will be running to heat the cabin. On a 3 mile commute like mine it takes that to warm the engine so the EV battery would hardly ever get used in winter. The PIP would be far more useful if it included a preheat system during mains charging.

It's great, can turn the car around without thinking of doing 3 point turn. Driving to work on residential roads for about 8 miles I'm getting avg 50mpg so that's good too. Sent from my iPhone using Toyota OC

wheel nuts are different front to rear, in that rears are longer to accommodate the staggered wheels , if you only want them for the standard skinny spare wheel, then either would do ,the thread and design is the same fronts would look better anyway being as they are shorter ,either way you only need 5 unless you plan to run on 2 spares alternately get an aftermarket 17" wheel as a spare ,then your nuts will fit i should have 5 spare if you want some second hand ones

Alternatively this might be the common 'I have done something, did I do it right factor'*. You may just be focussing on the brakes more because you have worked on them. find a quiet car park or stretch of road and test them with a good squeeze. If your ABS kicks in then your brakes are overpowering your tyres and working fine. *A mate of mine thought he had wrecked his bike engine by simply changing the oil. 'It sounds like a bag of spanners' says he. 'Put your helmet on and listen to it again' says I. 'Oh yeah' says he 'much quieter now'.

TOC members can get a discount on GAP insurance - http://www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/topic/150128-discount-on-gap-insurance/

Hello to all of you. I have a iq2 , 59 plate , 33 000 miles. Have just had the spark plugs changed, replaced with NGK Laser Iridium. My mate as a small work shop, and it took him 30 mins to change the three plugs. Ok I paid cash total charge for the plugs , and change, was £60. So even without a bill , no more than £90. And the plugs which came out are still OK, just did not want to leave them in for a long time. As in the past plugs that have been for years, are very hard to get out, and could snap of try to get them out. Kind Regards to you all. David

Does that also update the 'MyToyota' data?

Gary and Michael are correct. Some people make the mistake of trying to bleed brakes after changing brake pads, when they just need to pump the pedal! Worse still the Avensis needs a pressure bleeding kit. I know this as I have bled the system after changing the rear wheel brake cylinders and the pressure has to be high. It might be because of the ABS system, but manual 2 man method does not work. It is much faster too. The only time to bleed the brakes is when replacing the fluid, or changing a hydraulic component like the calipers, pipes or wheel cylinders.

Do people still carry a spare fan belt and set of plugs?

I've had an air filter box rattle that was easy to resolve i also had a noise caused by the top engine cover a cpl of cable ties resolved that

You need to use a pressure bleeding kit as system on these cars for whatever reason take some doing using the press pedal open bleed screw method. Get hold of a Easi Bleed kit and you'll have no problems.

In actual fact there's no need to break into the hydraulics when changing the pads. The pistons can be pushed back and any surplus removed from the reservoir. In your case air may be entering the system via the threads on the bleed valves. When you re-bleed smear some grease on the threads of the bleed valves to prevent this. Good luck

Did you use any kind of brake bleeding kit? Vizi-bleed is a simple system available from Halfords which should solve your problem.

Recently had my car serviced, MOT'd and HHC'd at Westlands Toyota Hereford (lovely folk) and received a comprehensive 'Hybrid Health Check Confirmation' certificate, with all the various category checks (11) marked 'pass'. Now filed along with MOT certs.

This is all a crock of dogs doo dars! When a Hybrid has an HHC, there is an HHC certificate to print out. The equipment used stores the vehicle chassis number, uploads those details to Toyota and can be viewed / printed off by any Toyota dealer that logs onto the Toyota Tech system If anyone tells you there is no paperwork I can say with hand on heart that's a pile of carp! YOU GET AN HHC CERTIFICATE if it has been completed, if you don't have one go back to your dealer and get them to print it out for you If you are told there is no paperwork, change your dealer! Rant over

In fact Toyota service prices aren't bad compared to other makes, and at least Toyota's fixed price service scheme can be used from the first service, rather than some other manufacturer fixed price schemes which apply when the car is three years old plus (ie VAG). The intermediate service for the IQ costs £125: the VW minor service is £149; Mazda 2 and Hyundai i20 minor services cost around £199. A large part of any service nowadays is inspection across most manufacturer dealer networks, and you can question whether any of it has been done. However, at the end of the day the technician has signed the paperwork to say they have done what is on the schedule. Also it isn't just having a stamp in the book. Some people don't have the time or inclination to service their cars. Have the car serviced at an independent or by yourself and usually you wave goodbye to any goodwill contribution from the manufacturer should something major go wrong when the car is outside warranty. Independents also don't have access to any update information that may be applicable to your car. Personal choice - pay someone for servicing or do it yourself. There are drawbacks to both.

I went on the Toyota website to see what's due for mine at 50k. What a crock, I wouldn't pay 130 or what it was for basically an oil change and for some spotty 16 year old to do a load of visual checks that I could do myself, basically paying for a stamp in the book. No thanks. Done the oil myself and plan on doing the transmission oil soon too. I think people over estimate how much stamps add to the value of a vehicle. I think receipts are just as good. There's no proof half the stuffs been done anyway, unless your stood over them and watching. I know other mechanics that are on very tight schedules at dealerships and I doubt everything is done as stated on paperwork. How would you know they changed brake fluid etc? Sent from my iPhone using Toyota OC

Looks Very Nice David

Shell V Power is probably the best you can get. Ive read a lot into it, and used it on everything Ive had. Its shown real world benefits on my ZX6R on the dyno with more power and it returns better mileage per tank too. The same with my S2000. Not only does it increase power it does improve mpg. With the friction modifiers the engines doesnt have to work as hard to do the same work, in return increases power and increases mpg. One of the other benefits is the cleaning properties of the fuel. A little search on youtube will show you how it cleans the internals of the engine and allows them to work more efficiently. There is also a good video on there where ch5 did a comparison of fuels in various cars comparing only power increases and not mpg. It was quite amazing to see what a difference it made to the power and torque figures of a Subaru Impreza. Not so much on a golf gti and practically nothing on a small vw polo, but remember this was only comparing power differences nothing else. For the extra 8p a litre around here I use nothing else. Its also one of the highest octane ratings of fuel available in the UK. Check the videos out on youtube, very interesting. Also worth it as ive seen real world differences on several of my own vehicles.

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Aww, I thought we were going to see what you had done. As in the finished project, keeping us in suspenders