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What we need is the magnavolt protection system of robocop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They had their toilets stolen, so nothing to go on.🤣🤣🤣😂🤣

post here your pictures ( only auris ) ... my auris at this moment : toyota auris 1.4 d4d wheels : buddyclub p1 racing II plus 19" tires : cooper zeon 2 xs 215/35/19 lowering : KW coilover V3 other : window visors - muteki lugnuts

Well gone for the X-Trend in Grey ....just waiting for delivery holding back for the '20' registration so some point on the first week of March. Not too sure about the red mirror caps so plan on changing them a some point.

Am not bother about likes lol. Much more bother about good motor that cost little, reliable, suitable for what I need and safe! 🙂 Been saving for a 🏠 so have to be more prudent on choice of car now! Which is the reason economy of 60+ mpg is important.

Sorry Joe but there will be a queue for the throat bit.

Er, how come your LIKES only got +19 ??? 🤔 Is it because u are so popular it's hit reset and u got MAX points +19 points? 🏆

What I would like to complain about is why the police do not seem to take much action when stolen cats reported, other then issue a incident ticket for your insurance company. Plus the fact councils should be enforcing the trade of "waste" metals, as per the legislation.

Manufacturer's CO2 figures were often as misleadingly optimistic as their MPG figures, welcome to the real World. When I was entitled to a company car several years ago, I chose a car allowance instead which saved me money while I drove a better car than my colleagues (I had a Volvo S60 2.4T automatic while they had a VW Golf GTD manual) - MPG didn't matter as I still had a fuel card. If it's soon the end of the company car as we now it, I'll be glad to see less tailgating lunatics in their Audis and BMWs. Owner-drivers take a lot more care. Back to the subject... I've just been offered £31,000 cash for my RAV4 Excel AWD with under 2,000 miles. I'm seriously considering it as it could mean that I've had a "free" car since 01SEP - more-or-less. I'm semi-retired anyway, will cycle more when the weather improves and happy to wait for the new plug-in.

Just been looking at upgrade bulbs for a new car we've ordered. The current Auto Express headlight bulb test winner is the Philips Racing Vision +150% - but the quoted life is only 200 hours.

Like I said, think car halogen lighting law is outdated. Halogen isn't good at 55w. Maybe could compromise at 80w max, still not as good as hid/led but will be an improvement for those who seek it.

Hi No experience of this particular kit, but I looked at such kits for my old prius before buying one of the very first plug in priuses in 2012. Things may have improved, but back then I was put off by the prospect of difficult installation, loss of boot space, unreliability, and seemingly a small but significant fire risk. Apart from those things, the bottom line is you can buy an awful lot of petrol for $2000, so unless you are installing in a newish car you may not own the vehicle long enough to enjoy a payback.

Z4 is a very nice car. Would have love to own it when I was younger, now it's not practical for me. The superb looks very nice also, for u yeah. Me, I need a bit more compact.

Hi, the brake system of Toyota hybrids is slightly different from other cars, very important before you start work to wait till the pump depressurise the system then you disconnect the negative terminal of the 12v battery. If the car hasn’t been driven for a while the system is depressurised and you disconnect the battery before you open the drivers door, you can put a towel on the rear hatch lock to prevent closing the door and limit access to the battery afterwards. When winding back the pistons if they don’t move freely means they are rusted, best option here is to rebuild them with all new seals and pistons if they are damaged, then change the brake fluid with new one with help from someone to pump the brake pedal, old fashioned way for front brakes and for rear you need to connect the battery and set the car into brake service mode: that guy has very helpful Toyota Prius videos, for reference. All brake discs and pads should be clean properly, no grease anywhere especially the cooper one, cause a lot of problems, only silicon paste for the Caliper pins and where the pads touches the Caliper you can put tiny bit of Textar Ceratech”, same you can apply to the pistons ring that press into the brake pads just to keek rust away. After all corners are fitted, pump slowly the brake pedal 3 times, then connect the battery terminal, set the car in valet mode and bleed the system as shown on the video. Job done. If for any reason you can rebuild the Calipers, no help for other person for etc, you can do cleanup without dismantling , you need to take out piston as much as you can without pop in out of the Caliper , lift up slightly the rubber boot and spray wd-40 silicon specialists spray inside, then push it back slowly, take it out again and lift up and clean the rust with something like cotton buds, then spray again and push back , make sure moves freely, if it does you may cleaned successfully and no need to open and rebuild, depends of how bad has been rusted. Regards

Hello! Does anyone know where the windshield wipers relay is located in Toyota Carina E 1996 - Sedan? It's somewhere inside the cabin? Thanks a lot!

I’ve noticed a very significant difference in consumption at 70+ when it drops below 40. However lowering the speed to 60/65 it improves to high 40s or low 50s. Although it may seem strange to sit in the slow lane around 60, it actually makes for a more restful drive, and adds very little to journey times, or average speed over a long journey - given normal holdups, roadworks, etc.

Not illegal to sell them, but is illegal to fit them for road use.

Check your owners manual, it should be listed there if there is a service light. You can download the PDF one from Toyota UK for free.

Not road legal. However I think the law on this is a bit outdated. Halogen lighting on the whole isn't good enough, so higher wattage usage should be allowed. Do know some cars wiring and headlight units could melt but that's another issue.

Hope not kinky ones, ant! 🤣

Hello Tom - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

Hello and welcome Tom, always pays to read the manual 😄 enjoy the club.

We had front discs and pads replaced by a dealer on our old Corolla some years ago. It was absolutely fine for several weeks including a holiday in the Isle of Man which saw some pretty heavy brake action (70MPH roads and steep steep descents). All good. Came off the ferry and a couple of miles in and the pedal went nearly to the floor. Next application was OK, then same again. Lightly touching the pedal first and then applying the brakes saw them work each time. The dealer looked at it the next day and apologised and said the problem was in fact residual air in the system and that the brakes could in some circumstances be extremely difficult to bleed correctly sometimes. That was seven years ago and its been trouble free since.

I never saw the 2.0ltr advertised as achieving 65 mpg, 1.8 ltr maybe. At the moment I am achieving around 48 mpg, in a mild spell 52 mpg, and last summer 55 mpg. I do little nose to tail driving, just a bit, mostly rural roads with 50 speed limit. What I have found is don't use the Eco setting at all, unless you are in a city. Using the Eco setting on trunk roads will eat your fuel. Try using Normal mode only. Also you say you heat to 22 degrees. That will be using much more fuel, with the engine needing to fire up to keep your water hot. I drive at 19 degrees, frosty mornings I treat myself to 20. If you need 22 degrees, that's fine, but just like at home, with a hybrid, you have to pay for having the heating on. It does make a difference, just sit on the drive when the engine has warmed up and shut down, then turn the heating up, the engine will fire up again. As others said, the engine is also new which might reduce mpg for a while, but you also have to get used to cold temperatures reducing battery efficiency, so on cold days, you will get less mpg. With Hybrid, you notice mpg changes far more than with an ICE only car. That said, your mpg is low, so if you are not putting your pedal to the metal at every opportunity, and not driving everywhere in Eco mode, it is definitely worth having a word with the dealer, in case the hybrid computer is doing something odd.

You have a new car with a “tight” engine, this should loosen up a bit as times/miles go up. It’s cold weather so you not going to get best from a colder engine then the summer time, maybe 8-10mpg less. You mention +5 to -7 degree, that is cold. It going to take a good few miles to get the engine temperature up, and the computer dictates when the engine is turned on again to keep engine up to temperature. Seems like you doing relatively short runs, no chance in cold weather and short runs to achieve any where near the quoted figure. How’s your right foot? If you like to accelerate briskly, and brake late you not going to achieve best mpg result. The mpg quoted by Toyota are not made up by Toyota. ALL car manufacturers have to submit model type for testing under the same condition. The test now is more realistic then say 3 years ago and more. So unless you drive exactly like under test conditions you not going to get the same. Yorkshire can be very hilly in places, this will affect your figures too. Suggest you pay a visit to YouTube, lots of videos of how to get best result from driving a Toyota Hybrid car. If you were to go to a dealer with this perceived problem, I reckon they would say pretty similar to what I put above ie. ew engine, very cold weather, short journeys, driving style etc.

It is the EGR valve sticking. Its been coked up. It needs to be removed and cleaned. You will notice as soon as the engine reached warm/ normal operating temp the car will go into limp mode. In limp mode you will not be able to push the car to drive above 25 to 35 miles/hr.