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The day finally came on 13th July 2019. My new car arrived to the dealership on Friday and after they added the Toyota protect to the outside and the inside, we picked it up on Saturday. I have to say, the pictures don't do the car justice in this case. I'm so glad we went with the red color because it's stunning! It looks great on pictures but has an extra WOW effect in person. I went all in on the car, 2.0 hybrid, panoramic roof, HUD. JBL and Adaptive suspension were the only things I didn't go for. I'll add some pictures so everyone can see 🙂 As for the car itself, coming from a 2006 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi, this feels like a space shuttle 😄 The level of noise in the car can't even be compared, the ride comfort, acceleration, ease of driving. I really feel like I'm driving in a premium class and brand car.

Given that we have shown errors/inconsistencies from readily available resources I might be forced to go looking & see if I have an Avensis brochure still for reliable figures ... Fairly sure that the estate has always been slightly slower than the saloon in the published acceleration figures though. What I can say with confidence having had a 2007 2.2 T25 estate, a 2012 2.2 estate & now a 2017 1.8 estate the 2.2. is definitely quicker to accelerate & does so in a less frenetic way. There is no point in going past 4,000 revs in the 2.2 turbodiesel whereas for the 1.8 Valvematic if you want max performance you really need to get up to the likes of 5,500.

I think the 31 miles might be on the WLTP test, not sure - it could even be the old NEDC test. Not sure where the 39 miles is from. US EPA test claims 25 miles, which is much more realistic, if not a bit pessimistic, but totally achievable in the real world.

The 'soon to be' Honda EV is said to have around 4.3m turning circle helped by it being rear wheel drive - you could probably rip off the tyres at full lock! Honda EV details Herald was 24ft, around 8 metres.

Hi Racheal and welcome to the club, definitely good place for info 👍

Aerodynamic drag minimisation. The Yaris is lighter and smaller but not as slippery as a Prius.

I would not remove it, but use some hot glue to set it even firmer in place, it is flexible enough to have some give, and should hold it just fine, but if the time comes, could be easily removed.

All three, I would expect. I remember seeing the battery specs somewhere, and the Yaris battery is tiny by comparison to the Prius. It can't run the car engine-off at high speeds which is a big advantage for the Gen 4. The Yaris engine has less power, which might mean it has to be worked harder more often. It certainly felt like that when I tried one years ago, although that was far from scientific. And the drag coefficient is somewhere around 0.29 which is far from being a housebrick, but still notably less efficient than the Prius.

Dab of superglue (the thick type) on end of screwdriver and let it set in screw head. Then pull and turn. Possibly clean screw head with solvent and cotton bud first. Not too much superglue - just a hint of it. Best of luck. Maybe try it out an a screw first before the major surgery!!!!! PS Disclaimer - do at your own risk

I got fed up with the thin floor on my 2016 Rav4, every time i put the pushchair in the floor in the boot felt a little cheap and also not something i wanted to get dirty. So I made a boot mat from Axminster Carpet, edged it in black and now looks smart (if you like tartan) I am gonna do the rest of the mats, throw those cheap ass mats out and have some quality in there. Will update when done.

I would imagine that if there was a big enough overfill (2+ litres???), then I think the oil would overwhelm the crankcase breather piping and then find its way into the inlet manifold. Not least because the crankshaft would be thrashing around in the oil, rather than above it, so the oil would likely become a mist or spray in the crankcase. Also the air volume under the pistons would be reduced, changing the way the crankcase ventilates e.g. the smaller volume of air has less 'give'. And the take off point for the crankcase breather is on the side of the crankcase, if I remember correctly (on the gen 3 it is anyway), so even more prone to problems than a rocker cover ventilation system. If enough oil was being put into the combustion chamber, I think some would pass through unburnt into the exhaust to some extent, where it would probably get burned off under the heat of acceleration. The gen 4 Prius are becoming available as a private import from Japan, so if this was one of those it could be out of warranty and getting serviced independently. I look forward to seeing a post on this forum soon from the driver......

Seems there are a number of inconsistencies between specs on the HJ and Parkers websites. I see that Parkers list your current Tourer 0-60 at 9.1 seconds and the Saloon at 9.1 too. That's got to be wrong given weight and aerodynamic differences - your Tourer will be slower at about 9.4?

3-4 hours sounds about right for all of that. The A/C system will be discharged and the refrigerant recovered for recycling, then the system is pumped down to a vacuum to remove all traces of moisture (as pressure is reduced any water boils at lower temperatures... room temperature and below). Finally the system will be refilled with the correct weight of refrigerant together with a little oil to replace the very small amount that will have carried out along with the old gas. Then your good to go 🙂

Your Clio was certainly a shining example of what can achieved. I've had the my A/C recharged twice, once at 4yrs and once at 8yrs, not because of issues but just as preventative maintenance. I felt after the first recharge that it was genuinely better and then didn't really notice any difference after the second. Like you I keep it on 24/7 I suppose we should all check the vent temperatures on our new and recently regassed cars and then keep that as a baseline to see if deterioration has occurred at any future point in time.

Did you scroll down the page? £59 is for an 'air con service', £39 for just a regas. Personally I would be inclined to get it done because if it is slightly low on charge then it will only get even lower over the next 12 months. Published figures for 'natural' leakage for R134a A/C systems seem to vary from 5% to 20% annually so even at the lower end of that scale the loss adds up significantly over time.

Hello Rachael - we!come to Toyota Owners Club.

Is it really so simple to clean DPF? I have read "horror stories" about expensive replacing when DPF is blocked... Anyway, I find it hard to believe that head gasket leak would have caused DPF blockage. In this case the car has been working fine before hg-job; no warning lights, etc.