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  1. Yep sure is, I married one of them 😂🤣👏👏
    4 points
  2. Pete, if Mike’s suggestion doesn’t work, go on touchscreen settings, menu, clock.
    3 points
  3. On my 1.8 Corolla I would connect it just like a battery charger i.e. red to the positive terminal and black to the lug on the engine block (or any earth point away from the battery).
    3 points
  4. Well said, Roy, I've been thinking and saying the very same things! In a car with all this technology, you'd not expect such a retrograde step as to have to worry about the battery, especially on what are new cars. My 11 year-old Fiesta's battery only started behaving like this in the last year or so before I exchanged it. I'd thought all those 'old car niggles' were behind me. It's ludicrous that any owner of a new or newish car should need to invest in battery boost jump starters, chargers, solar panels, or resign themselves to going for a drive and/or sitting in the car on 'Ready', once a week. Many of these cars will be sold to people with little or no knowledge of how to solve or prevent this issue, or indeed the desire. They just want something that they can get in and go. I don't imagine any dealer selling a Yaris will mention this 'snag' beforehand!
    2 points
  5. Well that’s a much more healthy attribute David 👏👏
    2 points
  6. I married three of them! There was a good few years between each one of course 😄. Number three is quite happy though - at my age I can do not much more than just look.
    2 points
  7. It could be that they are regarded as a fashion statement, for instance “The Chelsea Tractor”😂🤣🤔
    2 points
  8. It takes all kinds 😃 variety being the spice of life 👏👏
    2 points
  9. Bugsy, that works but it's not how we were brought up to expect of modern cars. Someone ought to insist the car comes with a battery charger and jump starter. Be more use than a bottle of tyre inflator.
    2 points
  10. As another Yaris owner I am fully aware of the inadequacy of the 12 volt battery. I probably would not have bought the car had I known of this problem in advance. I regularly leave the car a week while I use the camper and always CTEC the battery to a full charge the day before I leave and then plug a Ring 2.4 watt solar panel left on the dash using the direct plug under the dash. Easy to find. If I'm away from home such as in self catering and walking each day I just leave the car in ready mode for an hour every three days with a steering wheel lock on it so I don't have to sit with it. At an airport the car is usually fully charged on arrival so I just add the solar and always have a 12 volt power station in the boot. Just in case. Only other hybrid behaviour I use is when I take the wife for short shopping trip locally I never switch the ignition off just wait in the car in ready mode. No radio or heat and let the 12 volt continue to charge. That's been my way of dealing with the problem. Hope that helps.
    2 points
  11. I PCP all my cars as long as you get 0% finance. Keep the money in the bank and invest it in something that makes money not loses it.
    2 points
  12. It could be, usually if you are going over speed bumps slowly and without brakes (slow down before you hit the bump) the suspension is not compressed and there is plenty of free travel and the shocks and springs are just doing their job, but if at higher speeds the shocks/springs get compressed quickly and sharply which load them a lot more, same happens when slowing down at very last moment and hit the bump while still on the brakes , this is the worst for all suspension components. Once in a while perhaps not a big deal but driving like that all the time will obviously shorten the life of the parts, same as for the tyres, faster corners and roundabouts faster tyre wear 😉👌
    2 points
  13. Thanks very much! If you haven't heard the graunching sound then I wouldn't ponder on this over much. My concern, (if that's how its best described), is that with your Auris, you have 'new purchase goodwill', the dealer warranty, and 'sale of goods' legistlation all stacked up behind you at the moment. It may be that seeing a short list of common (evidently to some other owners too) annoyances , might highlight if your car has them too, they are sometimes quite subtle. And if they bother you, then now is the very best time to get some attention from the dealer! If I remember correctly, there are Toyota Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for these, so some technical authority at Toyota has already done the homework on them: The headlamp beam spread (as above). The steering wheel can offer up a 'click' at the extremes of travel, usually when parking at slow speeds. The seat heaters (fitted on yours? Probably not) come on immediately, but after reaching temperature, switch off thermostatically, and then take too long to cycle back on, by which time the seat has cooled off. The seat height adjuster has some slack in the mechanism underneath the seat, which can allow a 'click' and a slight rocking movement to be felt when the car is braked to a halt and/or accelerated away again. The reversing camera, especially if the car is pressure washed, can allow water to enter into its optics, ruining the image. After drying out, which it will eventually, the accumulated 'water marks' reduce the contrast on the dash-displayed image a bit, but the camera works fine. I suspect most of this era (2012-15) of Auris have these problems, but they don't get noticed, or they get noticed after the warranty has run out! And some of these problems are not problems at all to plenty of (most?) owners. Hopefully (genuinely!), this does not take anything away from your new owner experience, which is absolutely not my intention. I am responsible for two cars like yours. One was bought with warranty, on the other it had just expired. I have first hand experience of most of these problems. Back then, some of these were not known about, well, to me anyway. We still have these cars, some years later. Which is a good indicator as to if we like them!
    2 points
  14. I always connect negative to an earth point on the car, rather than the battery negative. Positive gets connected to positive on the battery.
    2 points
  15. I thought it was because if you connected directly to the battery you would be by-passing the battery management system.
    2 points
  16. [I see I have just been by beaten by Stivino to this..., oh well, I've written it now.] As above, I have a flare nut spanner but usually forget that I own one. I have an idea that I used a decent hex 1/4 drive socket on some dodgy Corolla (2001) nipples initially. With the relevant short tommy bar, gently used to release-tighten-release-tighten etc., I was able to undo bleed nipples that the local Toyota dealer were reluctant to do (for fear of snapping them off). Obviously, beyond this, a socket is no further use in bleeding. Putting the above-mentioned penetrating fluid on the day beforehand, might help.
    2 points
  17. i wonder if you can do a dash swap like i did in the yaris
    2 points
  18. That's why the car manufacturers invented and promote PCP, they are in the business of selling new cars and PCP gets the buyers nicely back in their dealership regular as clockwork buying a new one every few years. The customer using a regular 36 month PCP might buy 3 new cars over 10 years, the person buying outright is unlikely to be changing cars that frequently, maybe 2 or even just 1 in the same period. I'm sure it's got its benefits but it's an expensive way to run a car.
    2 points
  19. Apologies about that teaser! I'm stuck at home with the virus, hence my answers being 'a bit long'. There is a front suspension arm rubber mount that can, when otherwise in good condition, make disturbing and disheartening graunching noises, especially when turning slowly/braking moderately/crossing uneven road (usually when done all at the same time). Silicone grease or oil, easily obtained in the shops (£6-7?), seems to cure this quickly. But Toyota dealers didn't used to be aware of this problem or of a fix. Perhaps they do now. The general peace and tranquility of the car at slow speeds is quite addictive, and when that is upset by an odd, unexplained suspension noise, the Zen bubble can easily be burst... Lots of posts on that topic, on this forum, to fully help on that one. But, with regards to favours owed by your dealer - the 'C' word! Has your catalyst been security marked yet (free at a Toyota dealer when it's in for other work), or have you got a protection plate of some description over (under!) the catalyst? The dealers have a Toyota 'solution' for around £250 (might be negotiable in your case, although, this is offered at 'cost', because of the nature of the theft problem.) Other suppliers of different fittings are available on eBay etc. for significantly less, but they aren't Toyota approved... Please ignore this if it has already been mentioned in your earlier posts or investigations.
    2 points
  20. I wanted to start a thread about those little things that are cool about the RAV. So here's one: When the satnav is on and a route is live it creates a Quick Message you can send like this: I am driving and will arrive in approximately 34 minutes. I think this is cool.
    2 points
  21. Job done. Thank you both. Accessed through the steering column controls. Pete
    2 points
  22. Yes I do miss the large Digital speedo from previous cars I've had, so bought this. Works a treat👍
    2 points
  23. My Business Edition Auris has the digital display in nice large figures between the dials, and I find it's the most useful of all the menu options, although I do switch to the mpg display now and then.
    2 points
  24. This has been a frustration for many of us who bought the PHEV, poor specification when compared to the US version or the HEV.
    2 points
  25. I've ordered a Yaris Design in metallic black with pano roof and parking sensors (MY 22 can have these as an option). The order was placed on March 13th. Dealer has said I will get the car December 22 or January 2023. He said if I ditched the pano roof I could have it by September but I would rather wait for the roof.
    2 points
  26. When something is sold the manufacturer has no idea what use the new owner is going to use the vehicle. E Scooters have been illegal to use on road for many years and were sold with instructions saying that they should only be used on private land but where it actually gets used is down to the buyer. This has been true for many items for years fancy number plates could be made up for use in car shows and the like but they were illegal use on the road. You can buy blue automobile bulbs but it is illegal to use them on any front facing car lights. In fact I remember an instance where one MOT tester changed out some blue lights on the front of a vehicle so that it would pass the MOT but when the young owner came to collect the car he refused point blank to pay for the new bulbs which were around the £1.50 mark (just the bulbs as there was no charge for fitting them). The tester duly replaced the blue bulbs but the owner was still far from happy even then but now he was complaining about the MOT failure.
    1 point
  27. After going through the manual for the 1.8, the positive is connected to the battery terminal and the negative should be clipped to the bare metallic block on the engine just above the dip stick
    1 point
  28. Brief Update. Regas done at ATS about 10 days ago with a groupon offer - £39. No oil or gas in system, all refilled and it's been working perfectly since.
    1 point
  29. The recommended pressure is usually listed in the manual, but also on the car on a sticker on the driver-side door or glovebox.
    1 point
  30. Usually the pressure written on the tyre is the maximum pressure the tyre can handle, not the correct pressure for the car. A quick google says they should be 33psi for an Estima, but perhaps google a bit more thoroughly for your particular car and size tyres.
    1 point
  31. Which tyre Left or Right? First thing to check is tyre pressures are correct, second is to check suspension bushes, arms, tie rod , ball joints, shocks and springs, then take the wheel off the car and inspect inside, sometimes cracks can form from inner wall of the tyre due to its age or quality, also tyres can deform internally and cause uneven wear. After all that been checked take the car to a wheel alignment specialist and ask for wheel alignment check and adjust if necessary. That’s pretty much all. Good luck
    1 point
  32. Shocks can last ages but also can fail fairly shortly and all that will depend how the car been driven. The biggest enemy to shock absorbers are speed bumps, kerbs and hitting a pothole at speeds, anything that can eventually overload them will kill them very quickly. Other big issue is failed protectors , those black plastic or rubber boots around them, once they fail and let debris to enter the shock stem, game is over. If the car been taken care well and drive easy nothing to worry about, you can check shocks prior to purchase. 👍
    1 point
  33. I assume they only produced towbars in the first place as that was the safest way to carry any sizeable exterior load, cos you couldn't hang anything off the glass tail hatch. Like a lot of things in recent years it not illegal to sell something, but it can be illegal to use it!
    1 point
  34. Hi Eddie, I have DM you with my reg.
    1 point
  35. I replaced the resistor on our 2003 Yaris... s/hand part ebay c £10 iirc. Easy job.Even I could do it
    1 point
  36. If paying off the final sum to keep the car wouldn't you just get a loan from wherever you can get the best deal?
    1 point
  37. I would say a European order will come from Turkey. This may be of interest
    1 point
  38. I used the battery terminals, didn't occur to me to go and read the manual to find out the proper procedure at the time. I just wanted to drive the car 🤣
    1 point
  39. I'd stick to the genuine Toyota supplied ready mixed coolant. It's cheap & readily available.
    1 point
  40. This coolant probably it’s fine but I will never buy and use mannol products, I had bad experience they are cheap and nasty. Coolant, transmission fluid best to be genuine ones from a dealer. Engine oil can do with other brands as long as it’s same as the original grade and type.
    1 point
  41. A cash loan would be better than any other PCP or auto loans. It would be cheaper and the loaning party will have claim to the cash you borrowed not the car.
    1 point
  42. It isn’t a case of ‘no longer, They were never included. The PHEV and HEV are different ranges built in different factories and there isn’t an Excel trim PHEV. The dynamic premium PHEV has features not available on the HEV such as ventilated front seats, heated rear seats and sound insulating/absorbing glass.
    1 point
  43. Slightly cheaper but although they have USB-C they don’t have Power Delivery. They also want £40 for a hard case! The one for the Noco is £15. I also like that Noco have incorporated the safety technology inside the main unit, rather having an external module which adds bulk to the jump leads.
    1 point
  44. Titan Bronze, bit of either love it or hate it colour from what the dealer said I really liked it.
    1 point
  45. I would think it's easier to replace the whole motor - ebay for a used one.
    1 point
  46. Yeah, and as a first-time buying new experience it's put me off it in the future - I thought it would be a better experience than buying a second hand car, but it's just as bad. Just reinforces that my original plan to buy one of these in a few years time at a more reasonable price was the right plan, if my hand hadn't been forced by KHAAAN! and my Mk2 being the World's Most Unreliable Toyota Yaris I'm just so glad the car is so smegging brilliant the poor showing by both dealers hasn't tarnished my enjoyment of it!
    1 point
  47. No innovation? How can you say that? Why, they have been pioneering newer, softer plastics, with 17% more leathery leather and BIG RIMS! Think of how much R&D has gone into high tech engineering that allows them to fit a 28" rim into a 27" wheel well! And they are pushing at the boundaries of tyre profiles! Soon they will be able to reach profiles of less than a millimetre! That's a lot of R&D right there! And don't forget all that nurburgring testing time! Because it is of vital importance that a 3 ton sports utility vehicle be able to get sub-9 minute lap times for those school runs! And all that performance means we need high performance seats! With 27-points of adjustment, 16 levels of heating, cooling, 20 slot memory and massage! Vitally important! And let's not forget the advances in headlight tech! HID? Not bright enough! LED? Not bright enough! Now they have invented... LASERS! Yes! The same kind of lasers that carry blindness warnings, we can now have on our cars! Marvellous! Such advance! Many innovate!
    1 point
  48. I'm probably in the minority to be fair, as almost everyone seems to want an SUV/Crossover/4x4 these days - The fact that even Toyota have SUV'd all of their cars (The Corolla, the Yaris... Even the Aygo! The AYGO!!! ) just shows the trend. <rant> My main gripe is that often they are just worse than normal cars - slower, more expensive to run, can't see anything etc., and I don't understand why so many people want them so much. Is it just some psychological association that bigger is better?? My old Mk2 had the same high driving position and easy entry that people cite as a reason for getting an SUV, but it was a normal car. And the amount of interior space of a lot of SUVs and Crossovers is far worse than it should be - One of the reasons I didn't get a Hyundai Kona EV back in the day was the rear passenger space was ridiculous - Worse than my Yaris Mk1, Mk2 or Mk4! But on the outside it's massive compared to all three of those! It's what I consider the backwards-TARDIS effect And they are just so *big* now - The RAV4 is the size of an old Landcruiser! I still remember it as the original crossover/suv like the jimny - If you ever see a modern RAV4 one parked next to the original you'd be like woah... that has put on a lot of weight over the years The other thing I don't understand is why so many people choose such massive vehicles to drive around *in London* - I could understand arguments for the extra ground clearance in the countryside, even if half of them are incapable of actually going off-road or AWD, but London?? The most congested city in the UK?? They are constantly getting stuck when two of them come from opposite directions in a side road, and of course neither of the drivers knows how to reverse (Because London drivers suck) so they just get stuck there looking at each other like they're trying to use The Force to move the other person out the way. Oh well, the one good thing is I can snipe a lot of parking spaces they can't fit in to ... So yeah, speaking of topic drift...
    1 point
  49. Agree, I was on a forum (for caravans) that was closed down entirely due the aggressive behaviour of some members!
    1 point
  50. Separate forums for the different marks of models has been raised previously. Some members already have difficulty navigating the separate model forums, let alone sub-dividing these into marks. We have contributing members who own earlier marks than the mark 4 and 5, so presumably would need separate forums for the marks 1 to 3. If we were to do this we would have to do the same for the other models - eg. 2 for the Aygo, 4 for the Yaris, potentially 12 for the Corolla (though workably just 6), 2 for the Auris, 3 for the Avensis, 5 for the Rav4, 4 for the Prius, etc, Plus separate ones for the Aygo X, Yaris Cross, Corolla Cross, and forthcoming BEV's. Do we also have separate forums for HEV's, PHEV's? As regards a new order section - again should that be one for all models, one for each model or what? The Club did go through a re-vamp last year, which tidied things up. We have a small moderating team (2) who do this on a voluntary basis, have other lives to live (including work) and, to be honest, we don't have the time to go through the various forums to delete old topics. We do allow a degree of variance in topics, and yes, we could police topics more rigidly, but I for one, am not convinced that is what the majority of members want. If members no longer find the forums useful, they can opt out if they wish. It is their choice.
    1 point
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