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Stick to the wheel and tyre sizes that Toyota designed for the car, they know best. Fit winter tyres in the winter if it would make you feel safer.

My car was due in for service next Monday, but all the local Toyota centres are closing due to Coronavirus and my centre therefore cancelled the booking. This is clearly a sensible move on their part to protect their staff, and one which I fully support. However my car's already at the recommended mileage interval and as a key worker I'll still be putting on the miles, going well past the usual leeway point. I was therefore pleased to get a very swift response from Toyota UK when I queried where this leaves the manufacturer warranty, providing reassurance that this will still be honoured even when the formal schedule has been missed. Nice to know that in these difficult times, Toyota are doing the right thing for both their staff and customers.

Confirmed Closed 😞

Ooooh £50 😍 I did look, but their eBay store is like their used car site - terrible for searching and filtering 😞

forums fabulous I have said it before, and I’ll say it again politicians look at forums like minded people helping each other for no gain or reward just the good of the forum 👏👏👏👏👏👏

From memory I think in my Yaris hybrid you press the power button without pressing the brake pedal, you get sat nav and radio but car ice won’t start. Brian

According to US EPA tests (which reflect reflect real world driving better) and experience of others, the difference in fuel consumption is negligible and that extra 100 kg or so doesn't really make a difference. I've never noticed a difference in fuel consumption between driving on my own vs. with one passenger and luggage either (adult+suitcase would easily be 100 kg). And by 50 MPG I mean measured at the tank, because the trip computer will say slightly better ;)

Hello everyone, I hope you’re keeping safe in the circumstances! I’m due a new company car and the corolla estate is looking very tempting. I have a 4 year old daughter and another baby due in May, so the space in the estate looks to suit us. We also go camping a lot, again the space will support this. For work, I use motorways a lot and then travel between sites that are quite close together and then back down the motorway. I probably do around 80 miles per day, and maybe 50/60 of these will be on the motorway (The sites I travel to change.) I wondered which engine would deliver the better mpg for motorway driving, the 1.8l is showing the better numbers but would a 2.0l sit better at the speeds of motorways? Does anyone happen to have any examples of mpg on these sorts of journeys? As you’ll probably tell, it would be my first hybrid, changing from a 2.0l diesel Volvo V60, so I’m trying to get my head around some of it. The Tax payments are attractive for BIK and it would be good to have a more clean car as I’m an essential car user for work. Thanks in advance! Adam

My 2011 Auris with 79k miles broke down last week. The AA were very prompt to arrive and diagnosed a failed Inverter/Converter & towed the car to the nearest Toyota dealer. Fortunately I have an extended warranty so it was repaired at no cost to myself. The labour time was just over 2 hours. I believe I could have faced a bill approaching £2k. I'm reporting this in case anyone else suffers the same fate to their Mk 1 Auris as the interesting thing is that the dealer put in new unit which is listed as belonging to a Mk2 Auris. You can pick these up used on ebay for circa £250. The part number on the new Inverter/Converter is G9200-47190 or 22JTE47190A19F030065. The 2 digits after the A in the latter number I believe indicates the year of manufacture (so 2019 in my case).

That certainly is good to know, Jay. The wifes Auris is due for service and MOT towards end of May, so now both will be able to be left a bit, though I will contact my local Lindop Toyota dealership to see where they up to nearer the time.

Despite what I said earlier, I’d be interested to know how you get on.

Yes..you are right to mention the chain v. belt Tony...I forget about that. Though the belt only needs doing about every 6/7 or so years or 70k miles-ish..and it's a non-interference engine so not the end of the world it it ever popped...lol..though I confess it's not a job I'd want to do because of the very limited space under the bonnet with the 3 litre lump there. My guess would be that the OP would wisely go for the 2.4.

I can only agree with everything Neil has said above, mines a 2.4 had mine under sealed, when I got it it was like new underneath. If you did get one I think your wife would be well pleased with your purchase lol. Had mine over four years now still love it. The 2.4 has a timing chain the v6 has a timing belt, I prefer the chain personally. Good luck with whatever vehicle you choose.

I have no problems in getting any parts for my Estima....I use Blueprint stuff quite a lot for the service items. many parts can be bought from the likes of ECP or eBay. et al. Rust isn't usually an issue on most Japanese imported vehicles...using salt on roads in Japan is rare...mine was spotless underneath when I bought it...and then it was immediately undersealed (to cope with UK weather) as part of the purchase deal..has no corrosion issues at all and has passed every MOT without fail or advisory. Don't know if you'll go for the V6 3 litre or the 2.4.?..both excellent....and you'll only need to check the things you'd check with any car. Insurance is not usually a problem either..Both Tony and I use Adrian Flux and get good deals from them. I doubt you can find a similar vehicle of it's type that offers such reliability, build quality...and bang for your bucks.

MOT exemption! https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/coronavirus-drivers-to-be-given-mot-exemption-103941967.html

Boy racer , James has a dark side

It’s true, but you don’t get that deep snow, it’s not right thing to go down two sizes for winter tyres. Same size as summer or one size down if the car make and model allows you to do so. 185/60 15 should be your choice. Toyota official store sells things including wheels through eBay , check them out, they were at around £50 per wheel.

Short of giving you a written and signed affidavit, Jon you will have to trust our replies 😝. BTW would you have a middle name called “Thomas”😂👏🚘

Check these two pictures, I done for you. get 15” wheels and put 185/60 15 winter tyres, car performance and handling will remain same or similar to the 16” wheels, but the ride will become softer, more rubbery and efficiency will be similar, not better because winter tyres are with higher resistance to roll.

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

Welcome to the club Trev 👍

Welcome to the club Russell 👍

Any one of the above it’s fine without staying on summer tyres. You can change the size too or stick with the same size, new wheels and tyres for the winter, as mentioned choose a size that is recommended as oem by the manufacturer even though it’s not for your trim level or equipment. Don’t go for 175 tyres on 15” wheels, 185 maybe ok but 175 it’s too narrow and your Yaris is heavier than 1.0 or 1.3 , it’s a hybrid, plus your car maybe equipped with larger discs and not able to fit, like is the case with auris gen 1 and 2. If you buy genuine wheels and comply with sizes correctly you don’t need to worry about insurance as it’s classed like accessories, no change to policy. You can play with tyre calculator and see what fits your car try to be as close as possible to the original size. https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/

I posted a reply earlier this week which included an extract from the full owners manual as regards parking - see above quote.

I had the front ones from Halfords . Much better light . I have not changed the centre one

175 is not the profile, it's the width. If you're going to go wider with the width, you have to come down with the profile, which will have an effect on the suspension, too.

It's an eye opener when you walk round and view their stock in the warehouse.

Wow mate! Their stock of Estima is incredible! They all look in lovely condition and are priced so well! Plus they are not far from me so it's a win win!! 😁 Thanks again 👍

Go on their web site and you can pick out each car separately and different views of the car inside and out to give you an idea what would suit you. I spent many an hour doing just that and the car I picked out was exactly what I wanted, good luck mate.

Hi, yes there are a couple of parameters that you have to check carefully if they much before you buy . Seems like these match your car. Bolt size, centre bore, wide size- 4x100, 54.1, 5.0J You can check those parameters here: https://www.wheel-size.com/ are these from Toyota official store? I bought from them recently, they have a good offers.

Hi Russell, as your in Essex take a look at Goodmayes Motors they have a good selection of both Estima and Alphard all in immaculate condition. I got my Estima from them and cannot fault the car or the service from them. I would definitely buy another car from them rather than anywhere else.

I am a little surprised that you bought this car without knowing what kind of gear box it had. Besides while doing the pre purchase test drive you should have discovered the head nodding gear change. And that would have raised many questions by itself. Now to answer your question, to park this car properly, Come to a complete stop with your foot on the brake. Then put your gear lever on N or neutral. Pull up your hand brake. Take your foot off the brake. Stop engine by turning the key or pressing the stop knobb (in newer Aygos?). Remove key. Done.

Agree Tony...as much as I like the Alphard..I prefer the styling/size of the Estima. .....and as Mike says,,,the Alphard is a slightly bigger beast all round....that doesn't necessarily make it "better" unless you want those extra dimensions.

The main reason I didn't go for the Alphard looks to much like a van for my liking the Estima suited my needs better.

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

I have always used the lighter/12v socket to power my dash cams mainly as it is a very convenient and easily removed installation, and personally I would not be too keen on someone like a Halfrauds fitter messing about with my car, as they are not expert on any particular make. I could hard wire them myself but it is not really worth the bother. It is simple enough to lead the wire across from the socket, hidden behind the panel under the steering wheel and then up behind the A pillar trim, across behind the front edge of the roof lining to the camera. Using wire ties as necessary to keep the wire from being loose, although the A pillar trim and roof lining hold the wire securely on their own.

Last word. My mechanic is clever guy. This time put LUK`s 3 piece kit. So maybe will last longer thank 9 months... All The Best Tomas

Good you got it sorted.best buying a better make ie:LUK SACH''S