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I was thinking about that as well, i wouldn't dare touch my car before the warranty expires lol. I do think however that most of these cars are project cars for the tuning company that tune whichever car think that has potential, which the corolla most definetly has. Obviously they can tune the engine because they have a naturally aspirated 2.0 engine so it makes more sense for them to tune the car.

Maybe your garage helps you Andru? I can't use mine as it is too small and is my warehouse!

The oil consumption/head gasket issues affected Rav4's built between July 2005 and December 2008 - see

There's not much wrong with a 2013 RAV4.4 2.2D. Mine's an automatic - the gear change is very smooth and it drives well. Toyota did have significant issues with the 2.2 2AD diesel between 2006 and 2009 but these were largely resolved by 2010 so you shouldn't have worries in that regard. However, it is a modern diesel 'blessed' with various emission control devices - if you are doing higher mileages (e.g. a 100 mile trip down the motorway every week or so) then it will be fine; if you are doing low mileages and a lot of stop start pottering around town it will get sooted-up and you'll notice the regen cycles - and if they become noticeable the car needs to be doing more miles. Either way, the engine runs best on premium diesel - the brand doesn't really matter but the additives do. If you plan on doing lower mileages a petrol (or hybrid) will be a better bet.

Had a look at my old Avensis there and the disks are smooth. The Corolla is booked in for service next week so I'll see what they say about it. Must ask them too about the android auto. Amazing how the best practice driving brings up its own problems with brakes. Thanks to everyone for their input. If I hear anything from the service I will let ye know

That is pretty standard with all cars. The speedo is always higher than the actual speed. Before GPS it wasn't so obvious.

Just so happend to stumbleupon this picture on instagram, the profile is called tomsracing_usa. Personally i like the rear diffuser and the exhausts, gives us a taste of how the gr corolla might look like in the future.

I like the approach that toyota has taken with the seats, even the most basic model gets some really nice sporty fabric seats and the leather ones have alcantara i think or some sort of fabric in the middle so that your skin on your back doesn't become one with the seat. I had full leather seats on my last car and it was a nightmare during the summer, my skin would almost rip off my back whenever i tried to get out of my car.

Yeah i don't know what people mean when they say that the breaks need getting used to. I had no problems at all, they're maybe a bit harsher than normal brakes but that's about it.

Just checked my discs and somewhat to my surprise they look fine. No rust, no scratches and no pitting. My car just went over 10,000 miles Friday.

Over speed warning is handled by the RSA (Road sign assist) settings, these are in the MFD ( multifunction display ) see page 727 then 732 of Full manual attached Contrasts can be adjusted for general screens and camera see page 34 of full navigation manual attached. I made a best guess on manuals, the correct full manuals are available HERE OM47D46E.pdf OM47D56E.pdf

That was only in what Toyota considered "cold weather climates". We didn't get that in the UK. The only times I heard about cars having this was people in North America. Apparently it could keep the coolant warm for a couple of days even when below freezing outside. Users reported hearing gurgling after switching off as the coolant was sucked into the storage tank. When starting up, one reason the engine didn't fire in the first 7 seconds was to wait for it to be pumped back into the engine channels and pipes. UK owners often referred to the delay as to give the chance to select EV mode, the button for which appeared for the first time on the Gen 2 Prius (but not in the US for some reason*). This may have been part of the reason for the delay too. [* Some aftermarket fixes became available to enable EV mode to be selected, one of which (from a firm called Coastal Tech) was a small circuit board inserted somewhere in the wiring that allowed EV mode to be selected and de-selected by holding the Cruise Control on/off button for several seconds.]

Thankyou that would be awesome! I feel you with the quotes because halfrauds wanted £790 ish for the clutch. I laughed so hard he didn't know how to react 😂 I've had better quotes since around £320-£350 just to put it in context. I would rather do the work myself. 1. Because it's cheaper. 2. Because I know it's being done right. 3. I can spot other stuff that needs doing. 4. I'll do the correct research because I actually care about my car unlike a mechanic. I just need to get some tools and the gaskets I need. How long of a job is it do you know? I'll be trying to keep her as long as possible. Not many about now, I looked a month ago and there were about 1500 on the road and 500 sorn. I got her cheap too and could have made money straight away. I'd still get more than I paid now 😂 hoping they'll be a future classic haha

Thanks 👌🏻 I have a set of lift bolts here ready for whenever the lid comes off 😂 had an argument with MrT saying "You don't need them, they never snap. I've worked here 20 years blah blah"... Just give me the part and take your £1.50 and shhhh. 😂 I've been looking a torques and didn't know what rating to get so thankyou for that it will help a lot. Was hoping to get under again today but the weather's looking rather crappy again... just my luck. Going to try and get her parked down the side of the house instead but it's VERY hard to soothe wind here. I'm near the most windy part of the m62 🤷‍♀️ I'll be glad when lockdown is over! As for plugs I was looking at the denso power iridium ones. From what I've read they're pretty much the same as the NGK one. Only reason I lent towards those is because denso are in it now. Thanks again

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

Yes its part of the camera, a new one with lines is part number 86790-0H011 £389.80+vat New

Well, Another mod took place today. Well, Fitted today, it's taken some time in the planning and build of it. In my previous cars I've always enjoyed changing the radio unit to something a bit better, Keep up with technology, better sound quality, more options to play with etc. but the standard, built in CD player in the iQ always felt a bit basic to me. It's very built in though so what can you do I hear you cry, Well, Read on..... I purchased another radio unit from an accident damaged iQ on ebay for £40. It came complete in the plastic housing with the radio unit still fitted to it. An interesting thing to note is the radio behind the plastic housing is a standard Din size radio so I bought myself a Pioneer CD, DAB, unit and fitted it to the same brackets as the existing unit, Even the screw holes lined up. I then cut the plastic housing and made a new plastic fascia surrounding the radio and fibre glassed it all into place. After a few coats of filler and lots of sanding it was painted a similar grey to the old unit and fitted into place. It seems to work fine except I can't find anything on DAB at the minute? I got a steering wheel control adapter too so they still work and it sounds much better than the old unit. I have more photos and have the part numbers of cables, adapters etc. if anyone else fancies having a go. Craig.