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Thanks to Covid ending my commute (yay!) my car has only done 14K miles since I bought it over two years ago. I'm currently doing less than 60miles a week (visits to local golf courses). That's probably why I keep forgetting to check the fuel gauge. I can drive for nearly two months between fills.

I have now had my car in the dealers for two weeks- they’ve had to change a significant part linked to the gear box- a diagnostic test did provide details. So this is a definite issue. I do around 80 miles a day part motorway.

Hi I've had to new wishbone arms replaced now and the sound as gone, thanks for all the advice.

Japan, like the UK, is a right hand drive market, and this is one reason why grey imports from Japan are popular in the UK. Grey imports would have UK number plates issued by DVLA corresponding to the year of manufacture. In Japan the government testing regime for roadworthiness is more stringent than the UK MOT, and becomes more strict as vehicles get older (geared towards encouraging car owners to buy newer vehicles) - which provides a ready market for grey imports being brought into the UK. Daihatsu sell a five seat version of the Prius Plus in some Asian markets - called the Daihatsu Mebius.

The Wish sold in Far Eastern markets, and any in the UK would probably be grey imports from Japan. The Prius again looks like a grey import due to the square format number plate - known as the Prius Plus (first generation) in the UK:

Sig - signature - the part below my post My mind has gone blank - the manufactures name is ..................... Found it, TOKAI RIKA It's the more common key on the Jap built cars - French cars tend to use Valeo PS. the black chip in the corner is the passive immobilizer, the PCB is the door remote

My 2017 Plug in would not turn on because of the 12v battery was flat. The car has been plugged in continuously but not used very much due to lack of running. The 12v battery DOES NOT charge despite the car being left plugged in. The 12v battery only shows 11.2volts after the car has been running, but if left it drops to 10.2v and won't turn on after not being used for 1 week. So I had to use a charger to bring it back to life. I now turn on the power to keep the battery charged. Originally my car would show a range of 66km but now it only shows 53km. The mileage is only 26000km.

I switched to 5/30 Castrol Magnetec for Stop Start engines and have already put in 2.25L of oil since it was serviced on Feb 26th this year. To put that in context I've done around 2.5k miles. Interesting reading back on that old thread where I was talking of consumption in the 1L per 5000 miles region. So mine has got worse very quickly. Emissions for the MOT were all about as low as they could be so no problems showing there (yet). When I changed the plugs 2 years ago I was surprised how oily the very long threads were. They were shiny wet with oil. The plug electrodes themselves looked in excellent shape having covered 60k.

As well as the above, is there any chance that your tyre pressure gauge isn't that accurate? Just out of interest, what brand of tyres are you using? I'll throw this one in as an extreme outside chance, but anyway, has the car had uprated springs fitted to the back in the past, to cope with a permanently full boot of rep's gear, whatever that was? ( I must add that I don't know if uprated springs are even available, but these cars often look heavily laden on the back end, even when they're not full of passengers). The original shockers are Kayaba brand (KYB), made in Spain, if you were looking to replace them (with something else?). The rears should be very quick to change as the suspension spring is not concentric with the shocker, I believe. The fronts are normal strut-type, but the scuttle/wiper trim has to come off to get to the strut mounting nuts, and the securing clips for this which are integral to the plastic trim, break. This is very difficult to prevent unless you are meticulous, and have spotted where they are, and that they are vulnerable! Not a great problem - gravity seems to hold the scuttle trim in place well enough after someone has broken the clips off. You could also check if your 205/55 x 16 tyres aren't marked on the sidewall as 'XL', for 'extra load'. These tyres have a tougher carcass which can make the tyre slightly less compliant, but some (not Toyota) owners dispute there is a ride difference to be noticed when these are fitted. The load index of the tyre, also on the tyre sidewall, should be a '91', from memory. If that number is higher, then the tyre is designed to support a heavier car, which could have similar results to above, but your tyres having the wrong load index is unlikely, but still worth checking. The XL rating normally goes in hand with the tyre having a 94 load index - basically it is built to be pumped up to a higher safe working pressure than a standard tyre.

Welcome aboard, Tony.

Hello Tony - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

This is not a micro SD slot. It is for unlocking the gear selector in case of problem.