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I looked at the Corolla but it was way too small inside. Rear leg room was poor as was the boot and the cabin felt narrow and very closed in. If you want more legroom room you will need to get the saloon or tourer as they have a longer wheelbase. The quality of materials was great, but I will be keeping my Prius for a very long time..... I love it!

I've managed to get to 40 mph from a standstill but I had to be very gentle with the accelerator. There's no way you could do it with traffic behind, you'd get lynched. But it's not the best way to use the battery. It's actually better to accelerate briskly using just the ICE then use the electric motor to maintain speed. All of the energy in the battery came from burning fuel one way or another and there are losses in the recovery/storage/and retrieval of that energy. As a result electric power is not 'free motoring'. The electric part is best seen as an assist, not a primary power source. And, as ever, the most efficient way to run an ICE is at more-or-less wide open throttle. In the case of a hybrid you don't want the battery helping so I find that between 2,000 and 3,000 rpm is ideal.

and possibly other manufacturers' hybrids and PHEVs. In fact, I know of several former Prius owners who now have EVs, including a former PiP owner (Jon) and Grumpy Cabbie from this forum.

Interesting to know if your drill set up has any wobble? And good mileage on the old girl pal!

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I had issues with buildup on the control ring/vanes a few years back at around 96.7k, occasionally it would drop to limp mode with P1251 logged and actuator was stiff to move, usually only a problem on a particular stretch of road where it gets steep and you drop a gear, vanes go from open to closed and the it doesn't and can't make boost you feel the hesitation. I tried BG244 and it did nothing obvious for me other than increase mpg, I gave AR6400D a go at 108k.5, nothing obvious at all. 3 weeks later Costco opened up fuel on it's local site selling premium diesel for less than supermarket diesel at 110k, so I started running it and within a tank the problem was pretty much gone. I ran for two years with zero issues like that, but a change in driving pattern means I didn't drive past Costco for a few months and the RAV was relegated to tip runs and holiday use and fed supermarket fuel, 2,000 miles later the same problem occurs. This time I listened to friends in the trade, grabbed two bottles of Forte TDC at £12.50 each from my local factor and as per the instructions added both to a full tank if you have had an issue - this gives you time to consider your lifestyle choices and the pro's/con's of 'I told you so' vs. not buying a new turbo fitting kit/oil changes/hours of your life on a Saturday afternoon splitting/cleaning/reassembling the turbo 😄 By this stage I had been able to drop it into limp mode more or less at will, sure enough after 15 miles it did just that. Obviously not a great start, but also too early to do any significant good. Within 50 miles it was back to 'normal', the hesitation that preceded limp mode was gone. By 150 miles it felt smoother to spool up the turbo and was pulling as well as it's ever done in the last 120k i've driven it. Having run the tank through to reserve, I shoved £10 of BP regular yesterday at 132.9 (ouch) and then necked it at Costco for 123.7 later that day, at 9.2p/ltr difference between Costco Premium and BP regular i'd rather drive the extra few miles to Costco and hopefully run without issue for another few years and save money. Trying to be objective, the BG244 is not marketed as a turbo cleaner, so my expectations were probably unrealistic, the AR6400D is, and at £33.11 for two bottles it's not exactly cheap and didn't do anything obvious, 2 bottles of Forte is £25 and did exactly what it said on the bottle within 50 miles, I know what i'd buy again.

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Hi Nico, 2007 Corolla D4D is a great car providing it has been regularly serviced.

Hello and welcome Nico 😄

I am the current owner of L975 EPB and she's still alive and kicking! She's currently sitting at the spray shop making her as good as new. Gotta get rid of all the dinks, dings, stone chips, scratches etc. She's gonna look fresh out of the showroom when she's completed. Original 3 spoke wheels are being re-furbed as well. She will be looking new and beautifully standard by the end of the year 😎 Can't wait. Very impatient here right now.