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I went through Carwow and saved around 3k so I think I did quite well. Tried to get metallic paint thrown in but it was a no no.

Yes, you are entirely correct. The Prius 2 had the 'thermos flask' arrangement, but not for the UK market, I believe. It increased the coolant capacity considerably. The louvered radiator grille thingy is on all Prius gen4, although plenty of BMWs have had this type of device fitted with their 'Efficient Dynamics' package for many years, maybe others too?.

We'll much better mpg then my last car a steady 57-60mpg on the way back home . The clutch seems better then the pre facelift no clunking noise on slow moving traffic . Pulls better off the line . Less noise in the cabin and not sure if I'm imagining things but suspension has less roll . Any way first mod done as soon as I got home replace the mirror covers to black .I think it looks better my self but each to there own . Before and after ....

Not quite but that's the general idea

The Jack is under the front passenger seat, push the seat right forward, It has a black cover on it

VSC off is by the drivers right knee iirc, Parking sensors off is very useful if you're parking in a tight space and don't want it blaring at you 12-14 has different lights, bumpers and the interior is very different to the 14-17 If it has the pano roof it doesn't come with a spare (the jack handle lives in the boot with the tool kit and the jack is under the passenger seat) and it should have the boot board

had my sport-back 1.8 for 1 month now and i cant believe the mpg (i have had hybrids for the last 10 years) in a good way so far on motorway the lowest i have got is 64 best is 81 i know these figures are high taken from the my t app but on a full tank i got 571 from 37 liters (all motorway) that click to click at petrol station to me this is cracking mpg

I kept the Lane Assist working. I just think of the time I will be driving on a MWay, feeling tired, start ti wander (we all done it no doubt) and what will alert me and "wake me up" …… the Lane Assist. Then I will be pleased I kept it on and put up with the beeps and the mild tug it gives.

You don't need to go to your dealer, but you do have to contact them. They will do something at their end.

I will have a look!

Have you still got "lane keep assist" switched on? I disabled it in the first week after it tried to steer me into a wide load I was passing on the motorway. (In response to original posting. I can't master the quote process.)

Car reports all data back to Toyota automatically via built in SIM (the one for SOS button is suspect). It is just not used, until car is associated with the MyT application. This is what toyota technical support told me when I called them and asked to activate MyT application (car it self is not connected to internet). Regarding Michelin PS4s, I had them on SEAT Leon Cupra 300 DSG and the grip was amazing. However, they need to warm up for the best perfomance and be careafull at cold temperatures, they are a bit slippy as rubber is hard. Should last 25K plust on front.

If you buy from a Toyota dealer I would expect them to sell you genuine OE parts The term OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) actually boils my p**s, the most overused phrase in the industry which DOES NOT mean you are getting original parts. OEM means that supplier makes parts for the manufacturer, it does NOT mean the same quality will be used for the after market. OEM companies make parts with differing quality levels to suit the after market. If you want a quality part, use GENUINE parts or from a top supplier such as Ferodo/Bosch/Brembo etc. That phrase "OEM" should be banned

Why would anybody run so low on fuel, range or guage, it makes no sense. You do NOT want to run out of fuel in a Hybrid, you will be in for a hefty bill that you will have to pay yourself, just fill it up when it gets low, simples

Hi there, sorry should have said, fuel light comes on at 25 miles range and i've been running past zero on the range. At zero the most fuel i could put in was 45L, in a 55L tank, so i had been going almost 80 miles over, but after talking to the dealer i'm not not going past 50 miles. Kevin

Hi there, I had a diesel Tiguan before my 2019 RAV 1. I'm getting average 42.19mpg actual this year, second column is litres, 3rd is trip distance, 4th total miles last is MPG, 2. Wind noise is grand, a lot quieter than my old Tiguan. 3. No idea, car will be gone at 3 years old. 4. Fuel tank issue is a gauge issue, took this up with my dealer at the service, they said thats how it is, its to protect the hybrid system, they said that if i continued to drive past range zero too far the car would run out of petrol, it would then run on electric, but the hybrid system needed the engine for cooling and thus without the engine running it is at risk of overheating. They also said if I ran it out of fuel the car would need to be recovered and a charge of £140 to restart it would be levelled. When i think of it my boss had a C300h as a company car and he ran it out of diesel, when this happened the electric motor wouldn't drive it, to his disgust, but using the toyota dealers explanation it kind of makes sense. When the gauge says zero range there are still 10L left, i'm still driving up to 40/50 miles past that, hence the 50L fills. Kevin

I bought a secondhand EGR cooler (from a scrapyard) to have to hand for when I need to do this job, as it's such a difficult part to clean without plenty of time. It was off quite a low mileage car I was told (45000m), so was reasonably clean, and you could see light through the matrix when you shone a torch through it, no problem. A wine bottle cork (I has several sizes to choose from) was used to plug up one end of the cooler and I put a dishwasher powder/water mix into the other opening, after I had found somewhere safe to stand it upright for a few hours. Obviously, the hotter the dishwasher powder gets, the quicker the cooler gets cleaned, but caution is required if you use heat to speed things along - the dishwasher powder is quite strong, so gloves and eye protection are needed! I put hot air from a hot air gun up the coolant pipes to warm it up from the inside, initially. I was quite pleased with the results after a couple of hours. It's mostly shiny inside now.

Beautiful, I wish we had snow like in Austrian mountains, and sun in summer like Spain, hm maybe time to think relocating. Goodyear vector 4 season are the better one in snow than cross climates, just to let you know. Winter tyres are the best, just don’t go for very icy ones, Nordic style because hybrids doesn’t like winter tyres as much as does not like wind and rain, Winter tyres are more grabbing and will make your car difficult to roll and you will notice bad consumption and feeling like the car is braking every time you let it glide. My winter one I choose are very good because they are ultra quiet and very comfortable on motorways, european even tho but still grabby. However they do them on larger sizes only 17” upwards. You can buy now winter tyres and wheels nothing wrong, especially as you said prices are good, but what if forecasts are for hottest winter ever with average 10C , than maybe we don’t need winter tyres at all.

Hi, for the fuel I personally don’t like Morrison’s and Sainsbury's because every time I feel up there I get noticeably poor performance and shorter range., I know a garage that sell ultra cheap petrol but they do put some additives in for sure because every time I visit this place car simply fly. For the Toyota hybrids EGR: those are infamous and very important job to do especially in higher mileage cars! Not properly cleaned on time could lead to blown head gasket, broken clutch/damper and various more unexpected problems! I am surprised that in this forum there is not much info about it and how not many hybrids owners are aware. I can only highly recommend to you to visit priuschat us forum and read as much as you can about the egr , egr cooler , cooler pipe, and intake manifold and throttle body cleaning. All these are most important maintenance that is not in Toyota book officially as far as I know but my recent visit to Toyota garage last week was exactly same recommendation confirmed by them. It is not easy to take parts out, due to the limited space in engine bay, and requires more time. This job is best done by yourself but if unable get some people who have done it many times and not newbies. I am on my day 3 doing this job, first day 5 hrs taking out all the parts I mentioned, second day another 6 hrs cleaning properly, using even jet wash to get the cooler unblocked plus oven cleaners plus the best spray for the job egr and carburettor cleaner by holts, and more products. Intake manifold has small port in the larger intake holes, those are crucial to clean and all the oil accumulated there. Once intake is out you need to take of PCV valve located on the cylinder block behind the intake, undo , clean or if your car over 100k miles just replace. They usually don’t go wrong as much as people says but better safe. Here is the guy great videos:

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If I do short drives, my mpg sucks. The car will do a full engine heat up, battery will start to charge etc., and with only a few miles to go, mpg's very low. I expect my heating cycle to be very short, as outside temp goes up, and it will affect my mpg. And that's just the way it is, I can't do anything to change that. If I remember correctly, the Prius may have some fancy heating device. It makes sense, as the Prius was the flagship of Toyotas hybrids, and would beat a similar powered Auris by 20%

Could you write the above in sentence form using , and . where needed?

Yes, agreed. They do have mobile camera's on the A43 sometimes. On the A422, they used to have them on the bypass bit, where you can see a hedgehog crossing half a mile away, but not where it is really dangerous to speed. The Banbury road in Brackley could do with a mobile camera. With a school there and drivers hammering down there, a bad accident will happen soon.

Here's a Yaris HSD catalyst (manicat) off eBay. The cylinder head connects to the left hand side (so this part of the assembly sits highest when fitted), the rest of the exhaust attaches to the right hand side (the side that is the lowest side), via the two spring-loaded bolts in the picture. On an Auris and Prius, the actual catalyst (with the white handwritten label on it in this picture) is an integral part of the next exhaust section. That section is on the other side of the spring-loaded joint, so it can be unbolted from the manifold via the two bolts shown, which makes removal too easy by far. So on the Yaris, to steal the catalyst you are going to have to unbolt this whole component, unless you go crazy with a cordless saw or angle grinder, and then you would need good access from above through the bonnet.

I noticed that the car didn't like the winds last week, but that was a surprise to me, as normally, the car cuts through wind like a hot knife through butter. I find the steering and grip very sure footed, much more than my old car, which you really had to keep your wits about you. The Corolla is quite forgiving. I found the steering incredibly light when I first got it. I stuck with the Falken's. They are noisy compared to my last car, for a while I thought it was just noise from the Hybrid system, until I crossed a bit of very smooth surface, and realised it is the tyres! I put it down to the very low profiles. But all in all, the Falkens seem pretty grippy. Tyre pressures are crucial with these low profile tyres, and they seem prone to big variances depending on the outside temperature. Less volume of air I suppose. Maybe check them yourself to see if they are equally inflated on each axle.

Hopefully you're only exceeding the speed limit on a private road. All the data on your acceleration, braking location & speed etc are recorded by Toyota on their servers.

Now I've tested an used White Pearl Metallic 2017 Prius PHEV , at evening, in the dark, and I couldnt detect anything going on other than standard dipped beam below 37mph. Have'nt checked the climate prep option yet, though. Like the car, so I think I will trade in my Gen 1 for this White Pearl Metallic 2017 Prius PHEV Gen 2. Will deside tomorrow

Great looking car you inspired me with my Toyota IQ build 😄

The cat on my Auris hybrid disappeared last night. 68 plate with 5K on the clock! Thought of changing to the Corolla but seems the cat is in the same place so can still easily be cut off.