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I former member of this group (who now has an EV and no longer contributes here) had a first gen plug-in Prius (a 2012 I think) and he reckoned that it still beat the equivalent Gen 3 Prius ordinaire on a long run using Hybrid almost entirely. He put this down to his belief the LiON HV battery in the plug-in was more efficient at driving the electric motor and receiving regenerated power than the NiMH of the standard Prius. I believe another small factor was that when I parked my previous Prius (all four generations) at the end of the day the HV battery would show between 3 and 7 bars, so there was always some unfilled portion. If a plug-in was charged overnight (or any other time) it filled the usable part of the entire battery, the portion designated for EV use and the prortion for Hybrid use as well. It was like being able to plug in an ordinary Prius and fill the remaining bars so you started the next journey with a maxed out HV battery.

Saloon looks much nicer than the new hatch, especially the rear. Sat in the corolla hatch and surprised how cramped it was. Prefer the estate or saloon. The saloon looks good. James

@Catlover We now only have four cats, (we did have 13 at one time - but that is another story!). They are all other peoples 'cast offs' and the oldest has one eye and long hair. She is about 18 years old now and since having her eye removed last year is like a flaming kitten again! The other three are tabbies. @Timmon and for anybody else interested, I have attached a couple of pictures. When I was doing research on the Corolla, I was quite surprised how the car differs from market to market. For instance, I believe that there are three trim levels in the UK, but there are four in Ireland, but only one in the USA. I have what is called 'Sol' in Ireland and it has everything - I am still learning!

update I did as you advised brilliant G10 once again thank you 👏👏👏👏

Please note, that tyre pressure increases 1,6-2,0 psi every 10 °C. So until summer temperatures arives, correct tyre pressure can be a bit tricky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_inflation_pressure

Congratulations! Post a picture if you have time, would love to see. I like the saloon shape.

So nice to feel the warm weather again, makes you feel good whilst trying to get head around this virus thing. With the warm weather comes better mpg too. Sunday did a 50 mile return journey and averaged 75 mpg dead on, last night did a 18 mile return and averaged 77.6 mpg. What are others getting?

The screw itself, most likely screws into a plastic clip. That's how they normally fit. Plastic clip snaps into a hole in the body. As you screw the screw in, it expands the clip and holds it tight - if that makes sense. If you remove both screws, nothing in theory should fall down as the clips should stay in place (unless these are damaged)

Uk saloon Corolla not as good as Ireland, Top spec here is like mid spec in Ireland or rest of Europe, I personally would prefer to source Irish second hand saloon just because of that. Very nice car indeed. 🚙

Don't know about the UK market, but the top spec' version in Ireland, 'SOL', (like what I have 😀), has half(ish) leather.

I would say: unscrew the same bolt from the other side of the car and see what it looks like.

Good idea Jon, I’m just going on past experiences with mudflaps. But when you think about it, it makes sense 👍

Not sure, but these are usually a self tightening screw. Like a self tapping screw, which is screwed into a hole and tightens on its own threads.

Depending on the generation, the Alphard is physically longer, wider, higher and heavier than the Previa.

IMO I don't think one is any better than the other. Go look at both.!!

Welcome aboard, Russell...slightly different shape in that the Alphard is a little higher at the back...probably a tad more luxurious than the Estima..but I have the Aeras version Esti which is pretty blinged up...lol Either way, you'll have a great vehicle...I've had my V6 for nearly four years now...still love it and it's been utterly reliable and a pleasure to be in,.

Well I am certainly not a "young professional" any more. ☺️ I do like the styling, space and it is definitely more comfortable than the Astra it replaced.

Jon unscrew the remaining little screw, and take both the mud flap and the remaining screw to your local motor parts shop or even your local hardware store and they should be able to supply your missing screw for a few pence, and replace mud flap.

The saloon is same wheelbase as the Prius, hatch same as Auris. So the former will have more interior space. Forgot to say, the tourer (estate) is the long wheelbase same as the saloon.

I like cats too! Good for you rescuing them. I'm thinking of getting a cat or 2. Looking for a rescue. Probably Maine !Removed! or a Rag doll. Had 2 domestic moggies since 1993. Claude. Had from our Cousins when young. Put to sleep around 16. Also before had my Dads cat Kinu. Also put to sleep around age 16. Not had any pets now around 5 years. You miss their company any unique character! Our Kinu liked curry! Licked the chicken tikka masala sauce off and ate the chicken! Every week wait for his curry! Our Kinu below enjoying the fire! Obviously filtered! James.

Hello Russell - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

Indeed I do David. Acquired our first cat probably 1973, rescued it from some lads who were using it as a ball and thrown it in to a river. Took it home, and it really loved me. From then to 2013 we had a total of 9, only the first and last was the time we only had one, usually three at a time. Lovely things cats, have a personality of their own. Now live in a community where cats are not allowed, so when the last was put to sleep that was it. Miss them tremendously.

Thanks. I will post a picture when I get time - not sure when though, this self-isolating is very time consuming. 😀

Yes 30-40 mins, in non hybrid cars where 12v battery is used to crank the engine using the car once in a while for a very short trips can put more stress to the battery than if you don’t touch the car at all, especially in colder days. Turning the engine requires a lots of current and these are what draws the battery. In hybrids slightly different since the 12v battery it’s not used to crank the ice but has been used for anything else if you drive 2x15min trips and not using a lot of power consumables like heating fun at max speed, lights plus fog lights , radio high volume, charging phones etc I think you will be alright. But best is to keep the car in ready mode as long as you can. I keep mine for hours , my previous cars non hybrid too idle for hours in winter and do this every night and so on original batteries last 10+ years where low mileage, infrequently used cars batteries died after only few years., 3-5 or something around those figures.

Had not yesterday passed! I've never owned a car where the bulbs are so fiddly..it's mad

Hi guys, how are you doing. The best to keep hybrids cars in shape including both batteries is to put the cars in Ready mode once a week at least if you can. 30-40min in ready mode with temperature set at 22C to make the ice running and burn some fuel, yes I know what I am talking about and will explain. Leaving a hybrid car for a long time has negative effect not only to the battery but to the ice too. Oil will drain to the oil pan completely leaving many oil seals and gaskets dry, doing so for a long time can cause cracks that eventually will cause oil leaks, and higher oil consumption, expensive repairs. That’s why I highly recommend to seat in the car for a 30-40 min once a week , put it into ready mode and let it work itself, recharge and revitalise. Brakes might get rusted a bit but this will clear off when you start driving it again. Regards

Some detail on the Toyota extended warranty: https://www.toyota.co.uk/owners/warranty/extended-warranty Block Exemption (which applies to the new car warranty and allows servicing to be carried out at any VAT registered whilst maintaining the new car warranty) doesn't apply to extended warranties. So the extended warranty company can state who should service the vehicle during the extended warranty. In the case of the Toyota extended warranty, servicing during the extended warranty has to be done within the Toyota dealer network. As a vehicle with a Toyota extended warranty will be over five years old, servicing can be done under Toyota's 5+ Club, which gives 20% off services and MOT's. https://www.toyota.co.uk/owners/servicing-and-aftercare/service-mot-maintenance#/iframe/https%3A%2F%2Fforms.toyota.co.uk%2Ftoyota-service-club

Wayne, it’s usually the 12v battery that gives trouble, won’t fire up the computer which kicks off everything else. It happened on my wife’s Auris. What you can do is buy a lithium iron battery about size of a thick mobile phone. Got mine off Amazon, a Suaoki think it was, about £40 with crocodile clips to go across the 12v battery (red to red, black to black). By the time I had connected it in the boot (Auris) and got to the drivers seat, it lit the dash up and the car started. Because there is no big heavy duty starter motor involved it doesn’t need anything much. However these small battery packs can start a diesel car up to 3 litre (check that out). Acts as a torch and mobile phone charger. bMine sits in the seat pocket behind driver. Don’t put it in boot, if 12v batt goes down the door locks won’t open electrically so you use key in drivers door but that does not open boot. If you put this small battery charge in the boot you cannot easily get at it, hence in pocket behind drivers seat. I take it out say every 4-6 weeks just to keep fully charged. It works, but in the end I hand to change the 12v battery as it was too far gone.

It looks nice Wayne, I like silver cars, hides road dirt very well as it tends to dry grey - unless its driven through a field of cow pats then it will be brown. lol

Well done, enjoy your new car👍 Many trouble free miles, stay safe through these difficult times.

EV speed limit is 85 km/h, so the engine's already running by the time I'm on the motorway :) I get about 9-10 miles on a full charge, which suits my short commute fine - back when I had a commute! Besides that it works pretty much the same as a Gen 3 Prius, same 45 litre petrol tank.

Next up something for the side sills don't fancy spending on the official ones so went for these. Didn't bother fitting with the rear ones as the curve of the floor area on the rear was a bit too tricky to apply.(plus dont carry rear passenger too often ) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123876301976

Just to cap off to a nice, quiet home-bound Sunday night due to Covid-19....

The fact is I was still keeping to the 30-40mph limits in Birmingham but still getting good MPG. I would back off when in power mode and re apply the accelerator to get me to the speed limit and almost roll down hills accelerating as needed to the speed limit. I keep to the limit. Hills definitely affect the MPG but get good again as once level battery power kicks in and MPG increases. The best MPG was from my Sisters house to my Nans house of around 3 miles as mostly level or slightly down hill and had 94mpg for a while until settling to 70+! Today drove 3 miles into Burton on the A38 at 70mph from cold to do a quote and only a few islands to go round in the 30 mph limit and came back and MPG 53mpg. I did go into the power range though. James.

Hi James, you must be one of the sensible drivers to get those sort of mpg figures. More then a few of the new Corolla drivers seem to want to put their foot to the floor every journey they make then grumble when they can’t achieve anywhere near the officially quoted mpg figures.

Well picked up the car and had a 50 mile trip home and mpg showed 71.8mpg, I know that’s probably a few mile out but even so very impressive

Thanks. I have taken the plunge today and I am getting a 69 reg demo and it showed 54.6 mpg which I thought was slightly low but I am sure I can improve this.

Has a spare And thanks to Flash22, located the jack under the front passenger seat

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