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It's back on Friday night 😄 thanks for the views.

Hi Werner. I've had my new Corolla 1.8 for a week now. To add to what others have said, my limited experience with a week's use of the car shows that the change from engine power to battery and vice versa is imperceptible. I don't hear anything nor feel anything in the pedals. Generally, driving in normal mode, I don't notice any change unless I look at the rev counter. If I accelerate swiftly, or drive in sport mode, then I'll hear the engine note. One thing I have been paying attention to is driving in and out of car parks. That's typically on electric power only so pedestrians don't hear any noise. Need to keep your eyes peeled!

It's hard to tell when my engine kicks in and out it is that seamless and smooth. The only way I can really tell (other than some engine noise) is when I see the rev counter needle move. I've test driven both 1.8 and 2.0 and the smooth transition when the engine fired up was the same for both.

Hi all, greetings from Ireland. I’ve developed a bit of an obsession with modifying a Toyota Celica I bought a few years ago.....wondering if anyone else has gone down a similar path. gen 7 celicas are getting thin on the ground these days. it frightens me every time I look at the list of modifications how much I’ve spent on this......but no going back now ha. started off fairly innocently like..... TOYOTA CELICA VVTLI SPEC New OEM wheel bearings F&R. New OEM hubs (rear). New OEM keyfob. New OEM track rod ends. New OEM fuel filter. New OEM starter motor. New OEM alternator. New OEM clutch slave cylinder. New OEM 2ZZ water pump. New OEM VVL & VVT filters. New OEM rear badges (red). New OEM bonnet release catch. New OEM oil pressure switch. New OEM PCV valve New OEM coolant temp sensor. New OEM knock sensor. New OEM 370cc DENSO injectors (supercharged Lotus Elise). New OEM injector insulators New OEM fuel rail spacers New OEM rear trunk cushions All OEM nuts & bolts replaced with A2 stainless steel wherever possible. All hose clips replaced with Mikalor heavy duty spring band clips. Diverse suspension technology complete chassis bushing set. Custom resin injected engine mounts (f+r) Cold air intake with K&N oversize filter. Cosworth thermal barrier Intake plenum gasket. Thermatec thermal barrier throttle body gasket. Competition clutch (stage 4). Competition clutch lightweight flywheel 4.5kg. Monkeywrench Racing (MWR)spec ARP high tensile flywheel bolts (8). ARP clutch cover bolts (4). HEL braided clutch hose. Speed source extended clutch push rod. Mocal 16 row oil cooler. Mocal oil cooler fitting kit. MWR underdrive pulley (alternator). MWR underdrive pulley (water pump). MWR company block off plugs. Gates serpentine belt for use with MWR pulleys (A/C delete). HKS oil filter. Custom PPE stainless exhaust manifold. Custom stainless straight through exhaust with D2 racing back box (spoon N1). MWR spec ARP exhaust header studs. Titanium exhaust heat wrap (engine back). Greddy magnetic drain plug. Magnetic gearbox drain plug. Speed source base bushing kit. Solid brass shifter bushing kit. Billet 2ZZ-GE engine oil cap. Burnt titanium gear knob. TRD low temp thermostat. Lotus exige NKG laser iridium spark plugs (HR6). NKG ignition coils. Walbro 255lph fuel pump kit. BC Racing external reservoir coilovers. STACK ST8130P display. Mishimoto aluminium radiator. MWR Cryo-Treated Titanium Nitride coated oil pump gear in new OEM housing MWR O2 sensor CEL delete. Laile Beatrush front strut brace. Laile Beatrush rear strut brace. Laile Beatrush rear frame strut bar. Laile beatrush under panel. Laine Beatrush drivers footrest. Gregs race parts valve cover block off plates. Custom coolant pipe block off (heater matrix) Custom center cold air feed. Throttle body coolant feed delete. Power steering delete. Rear fog lights delete. Side repeaters delete. BBS RG362 forged wheels x 4. BBS red center caps Maxsport rally slicks 205/50/16 MWR spec ARP extended wheel stud kit. Radium fuel hose with gauge. Radium fuel rail. Radium dual catch can. Radium coolant expansion tank. Radium dry break coupler. Radium banjo fittings X 2. Radium silicone coupler. Radium coolant tank cap MOMO Monte Carlo suede steering wheel with momo boss. MOMO stainless spring trunk clip. Recaro pole position FIA approved X 2. Recaro seat brackets FIA approved X 2. Recaro sliding rails FIA approved X 2. Cusco type RS LSD. Ultra Racing front torsion bar. JS performance silicone ancillary hose set. JS Performamce silicone coolant hose set. De-badged grill. Avensis caliper upgrade. M-tec C-hook front discs 295mm. M-tec C-hook rear discs 270mm Goodrich speed bleeders X 4. HEL stainless braided brake lines. EBC greenstuff pads all round. Takata harnesses Harness bar. Billet wheel spacers. Fully flocked interior. Revotec oil cooler duct. Superflex steering rack bushing kit. @celica_2zzge_build on Instagram

Welcome back Noel.

Looks even better, when she is all done she going to look mint Paul and i thought she looked canny in white but the stickers make all the difference.

Welcome Noel, enjoy the club 😄

Hello all - my name is Ben and I live in Buckinghamshire. For five years I have been very happily driving a 2010 Auris 1.3. It has never let me down and it's enjoyable to drive. I generally cover approx 40 miles a day to and from work (or at least I was until March this year!) . However my Auris does have an increasingly annoying problem of burning oil. When starting from cold, I can see the oil coming out of the exhaust pipe as a black wet deposit. It makes things dirty in the garage. And I have to top up about a litre of oil every week or two depending on how much I drive. I understand this is a known problem with this engine. Is it also known with Toyota's larger petrol engines, eg the 1.8? I am about to buy a 2016 Verso 1.8 petrol and its exhaust pipe was a bit sooty, so I am wondering? Owners' feedback would be very welcome

Sounds good 😄

Hi, I think you shouldn't worry. Sound insulation was much much improved on the mk2 but it remains very simple. You can hear and feel many mechanical phenomena, especially if you are used to driving an Avensis. Even things such as the ventilation or the engine cooling fan can be heard.

As I understand it the new RAV4 cat is accessible but I believe that the newer hybrid cars use technology instead of precious metals so are not that valuable to thieves, the problem is if the thieves don’t know that and just cut it out anyway. In general it’s the older Prius and auras and Honda jazz that get taken time and again. i like you have had diesels for the last 15 years and have been very pleased with them but as they are now falling out of favour alsodecided that arav4 hybrid would be a good compromise. Got mine at Xmas, it was a demo as I didn’t want to wait 6-9 months for a new one. Mine is not a company car so don’t know about company tax etc but as it had a 5 year warranty bought it cash and hopefully will be able to keep it for at least that long. So far I have found the car to be smooth,quiet and lively and to date I have averaged 54mpg which is better than my old Mazda CX-5 and don’t have to worry about regens etc that plague modern diesels. Good luck with new car

Welcome back, Noel

Hello Noel - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

Just to give an update. Had they car in for service and the garage said the scoring was nothing to worry about. Like you all said it from the lack of using the brakes and dust getting in. As for the Android auto that has been put back until later in the year in Ireland because of Covid

The fact you weren't informed is wholly on your dealer they would have known from the moment they ordered the car whether it was coming with AA/CP or not and there is no excuse from your dealer for not informing you correctly

Oooffff...... ! Something is 'InBound' & it's Gunna B Epic..... 😉 2sav

Has the gauge always under read since you bought the car or is this something that only occurred recently?

Toyota's 1.8 vvti engine could develop the oil usage problem until mid 2005, then was reportedly cured. The newer 1.8 valvematic engine has no such problems.

Possibly easier than explaining to their loved ones why they went through your windscreen. Or indeed easier than explaining to your loved ones why you were flattened when your passengers went through the windscreen. To be fair I can understand the request if the alarms are being triggered by luggage as mine have been once or twice but seat belts exist for a reason and I refuse to move the vehicle until everyone is wearing theirs.

So, I am using waze on my phone (in the phone holder) and listening to spotify over bluetooth in RAV4. But today, I took Auris for servicing and got new Aygo as a loan car and it had ACP. Forgot how good it is and how easy it is to control waze and spotify on the big screen, also less clutter on the dash. Hopefully we will get the retrofit this year, just have to wait.

Oh now, hang on. Maintaining a database of the locations of potholes which after all don't move and using it to warn drivers is trivial. It's a minor extension of the basic feature set of any navigation system (potholes are just features of roads the same as junctions are). Being able to warn someone that they previously came into close contact with someone who has subsequently discovered they are infectious is a whole other undertaking. It requires telephones to do something they were never designed to do (measuring the distance between each other). It requires them to maintain a list of telephones that that they have come into 'close' contact with (something they'd never normally do). It requires some system to notify telephones of their historic close proximity to a suspect telephone. There are plenty of legitimate reasons for calling our government stupid (not just over track and trace and covering every government I've ever known which is all of them for the last forty years). But holding Waze up as an example is simply not valid. Waze isn't doing anything nearly as complicated as track and trace and is using your telephone exactly as it was always intended. Waze is basically a trivial application, that uses long established techniques. Track and trace apps are non-trivial and are on the cutting edge (probably beyond the cutting edge) of what current mobile telephones are capable of.

DIY updates can be done, however they are at the owners risk and if something should go wrong you would have difficulty making a warranty claim. For the audio update: Determine the model ID of your DCU (SETUP -> General -> Software update ). In the following link, replace the placeholder " <DCU-ID> " with your DCU-ID. So "streamtechdoc.toyota-motor-europe.com/techdoc3/audio_navigation/ <DCU id> _Latest.zip" for example, to "streamtechdoc.toyota-motor-europe.com/techdoc3/audio_navigation/17TDT1EU-DA01 _Latest.zip" Put this URL in your browser in the URL address bar, press the return key and the latest audio update will be downloaded to your computer. For the navigation software update: Determine the model ID of your MEU (SETUP -> General -> Software update ). In the following link, replace the placeholder " <MEU-ID> " with your MEU-ID. So "streamtechdoc.toyota-motor-europe.com/techdoc3/audio_navigation/ <MEU id> _Latest.zip" for example, to "streamtechdoc.toyota-motor-europe.com/techdoc3/audio_navigation/17TMT2EU-FA00 _Latest.zip" Put this URL in your browser in the URL address bar, press the Return key and the latest Navisoftware update will be downloaded to your computer. The DCU/MEU ID's must be taken from your own car do not use ID's from elsewhere. Once downloaded extract the files on your PC then copy the file to the root of an empty USB, the updates must be done separately.

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