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  1. You might want to consider getting it re-gassed sooner, a lot of the guidance on car aircon systems make a point about the need to run it regularly to keep seals well lubricated to stop them drying out and further leaks developing, if the pressure drops too low the compressor motor won't cut in to circulate the refrigerant and oil. If the pressure gets really low to the point that moisture can get in to the system via the leak, that can apparently cause damage as well.
    6 points
  2. You've got to give credit to the safety systems in the new Yaris. It's like a paranoid bodyguard on wheels, with sensors and warning systems that go above and beyond. It can keep a watchful eye on your tyre pressures, save clueless pedestrians, and even rat out that bag of groceries on the back seat for not buckling up. But hey, guess what's missing? A fancy warning light for the washer bottle! Nope, instead, they thought it would be hilarious to rely on a masterpiece of entomological abstract art—dead moths and flies splattered across your windscreen! 😬
    4 points
  3. Just received notification that they have started to build mine.
    4 points
  4. Agree..^^^...I'd get it re-gassed as soon as poss.
    4 points
  5. I agree, the rule of thumb is a system will lost 10% of its refrigerant every year so you are down to 30% if lucky, getting it re-gassed will also show if you have a leak if you take it somewhere that has a decent machine. Some members have said the system doesn't need to be run regularly to keep it in good condition but i always do even if only for a couple of minutes in winter to help demist in summer its on most of the time. RAC - There are plenty of myths around air-con, but what should you really be doing? Getting the system re-gassed, is often the best way to keep your air-con in top form, as well as ensuring you use it all year round, but there are plenty of other things to consider too. Here we look at people's top air-con issues, seperating fact from fiction. Should I use the air-con in winter too? In a word, absolutely. In fact consider it an essential part of car maintenance that could directly save you money on repair work further down the line. First and foremost using warm air from the system in winter is a great way to demist the windows. The air coming out of the vents is dry, so the air-con acts as a dehumidifier. An air-con system is much like the human body – if not used for long periods it can seize up, plus circulation suffers. The air-con is filled with a refrigerant and some oil, and it pays to keep that liquid flowing and the components of the system lubricated.
    4 points
  6. I really wanted for "Svetana" to look her best! Some elbow greese and some very old school Turtle wax. 5 hours later - and I am sure I can see her from space..
    3 points
  7. If the smaller boot is to give better passenger legroom I'd be all for that - One of the things that annoys me about the Mk4 is they've sacrificed rear passenger space for bigger boot figures - I'd rather have a smaller boot with more rear passenger room personally; After all, you can drop the seats for more cargo capacity, but you can't cut your passengers legs off to make them fit in the rear seats better (Not legally anyway). I always feel it's a real shame they didn't put the trick rear seats from the Mk2 in the Mk4! Of course, as this is a disgusting SUV, I want nothing to do with it, so it's a bit moot
    3 points
  8. Air con not necessary to be used to maintain its working order or longevity. The system needs periodic refill so it is indeed beneficial to get it check and regas every 4 years or so. Most people prefer to have it ON in Auto mode all year around which is perfectly fine. This however will not exclude the periodic service, cabin filter best to be replaced every year instead of recommended two years intervals. 👍
    3 points
  9. Have had my Icon model since 29/04. In that time put 1338 miles on, mainly due to a holiday in Lincolnshire. The gauge states I'm averaging 82.5.mpg. I'm the type of person that likes to keep the tank well up, and in the 4 times I've "topped" it to the brim, the figures show an average of over 77.3.mpg. So no complaints there. Of course I expect in the winter it may go down a bit, but basically I'm getting over 50% more mpg. compared to my previous car.
    3 points
  10. Ours has apparently got as far as Derbyshire this morning, 3 weeks after we had notification of 'processing order' and just under 2 weeks since it went into build.
    3 points
  11. This story has been doing the rounds since April at least - e.g. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/suvs/uk-car-parks-are-apparently-danger-collapsing-because-new-cars-are-so-heavy If it is such an issue, and for those car parks at risk, one answer would be to limit the number of spaces provided for EVs, or reduce the capacity of the car park. Any new car parks built would also have to have increased weight capacities.
    3 points
  12. Just waiting for Hornby to upscale Scalextric as an alternative system .........
    2 points
  13. So this is why the charges are so high in London. It's to pay for the entire road system in London to be fitted with electric coils to reduce the emissions 😁😁
    2 points
  14. A year or two ago the goverment were talking about overhead cables for recharging batteries for cars and hgv vehicles on the motorways it was like tram technology but system retracted for overtaking and was only inteded for 1 or 2 lanes not 3 but it died a death. Funding I presume!.
    2 points
  15. It's a known issue with the IQ, specifically with the pearlescent paint, where it hasn't bonded properly to the car. A lot of owners had this problem when the car was new and Toyota were fixing it, but alas that campaign is well over now. A wrap would probably be easier, but you would have to declare it on insurance, which will push the premium up - Someone got in trouble with insurance not long ago because their car had a clear PPF on it. With paint you need to find a reputable place too as there are a lot of cowboys out there. I'd probably lean more toward the paint just to avoid the insurance complications.
    2 points
  16. Well, let's be honest, Toyotas are out of this world 😁
    2 points
  17. Great lets hope it rolled out on motorways as a and b roads you lucky if they fix the potholes!.
    2 points
  18. Yeaaah good luck with that. They couldn't add an extra lane to our motorways without cannibalizing the hard shoulder and that still took over a decade, and they can't even afford to fix potholes but they want to dig up substantial lengths of roadway to install electrical coils? And how long will they last before they get damaged? And the transmission losses will be horrific; You'll be lucky to get 30% energy transfer! If they can get it working for Formula E so it's not such a joke then I'll pay more attention, but this seems like yet another pie-in-the-sky idea that won't work in real life, like Solar Roadways... This is the problem with all these idiotic ideas - They are all Form over Function. They need to focus on sorting out the basic charging infrastructure and improving vehicle energy storage capacity before they start wasting money and resources distracting with things like this, but they won't because sensible things are boring and people are idiots that always go after the shiny instead
    2 points
  19. Car looks great, better then some of the professional detailing by the looks of it.Well done👍
    2 points
  20. Resembles a king size bed for two.. Or someone left an ***** groove on the couch… But aerodynamic no doubt
    2 points
  21. Mine certainly seemed to have an unusually small bottle, first time I've been caught out by it running dry in 3 Yarisuseseises! I now carry a refill bottle in the boot...
    2 points
  22. Yeah, there aren't many petrol cars that get anywhere near the sort of mileage the M15A-FXE engines get out of these new hybrids, and certainly none with the same level of responsiveness and punch. They even give the most frugal diesels a good run for their money! I generally get 450-500 miles out of 26-28L of fuel.
    2 points
  23. Nice and shiny, cars like this I like 👍 Just walked past X 23 rev in white, very dirty one, it seems like a company car. Anyway, but what draw my attention was the roof shape, it’s not flat , it is exactly like on Prius gen 3, aerodynamic perhaps?!
    2 points
  24. Hear mine very clearly inside the car. Neighbours say spaceship coming 🤣
    2 points
  25. IMG_1733.mp4 Try this. If it doesn’t work I give up 🙁
    2 points
  26. Your tank will not be empty when you go to the station regardless of what the dial reads. You need to let go of worrying about something that's not relevant. It comes across as if you feel like you've been short changed or something. You haven't.
    2 points
  27. Yeah that's normal. If you've ever braked hard enough to trigger ABS, it's a very similar sensation (Sortof you're suddenly driving over gravel with a pneumatic drill). The new cars are all brake by wire, and when they autobrake I assume they're engaging maximum braking force which also triggers ABS, resulting in that horrible noise!
    2 points
  28. I have an issue with Asics trainers, my wife brought a pair cost £150 and less then 18 months later ended up with a hole in the top of the trainer material on both feet. If they are teaming up with Toyota to make a new trainer out of the leftover airbag material does that mean if you kick something the trainers will inflate and protect your feet.😅 Brilliant idea if it does I hope they can make a hat as well for the amount of times I have bang my head doing DIY😅
    2 points
  29. True...was just repeating the info for people who never read screenshots... but DO read the thread. 😉
    1 point
  30. I think even the late 09 - 11 Mk2 had a 6 speed box, it was fitted to all models with the 1NR-FE 1..33 engine. Mine has 6 gears and yes, the 6th gear really does drop the revs quite a bit so I'd be doing about 2000RPM at 50MPH, but it does not work well if you encounter a hill of any type of upward gradient, especially on country roads, so a fair bit of gear changing between 4th 5th and 6th is usually necessary. Motorways of good stretches of dual carriageway are the best for using 6th gear, cruising between 60 and 70MPH. I can get as good as 60MPG from my 1.33 on a run if i'm gentle on the throttle and use 6th gear - it really can help with eaking out the petrol, but I do use E5 petrol whenever I can so that helps too.
    1 point
  31. We had a Peugeot 107 (same car underneath as Aygo) prior to the Yaris for 9 years. I recon it was about 6-8mpg better than our Yaris, but not anywhere near as torquey. It started burning oil at 40k miles, which was helped with using a thicker oil. the 1.33 (later ones at least) have a 6th gear making motorway journeys a bit more tolerable.
    1 point
  32. Ok thanks for all the advice, will look to book sooner rather than later
    1 point
  33. I haven’t kept any plugs, just take pictures and dispose at the recycling centre together with any other parts and liquids. The plugs look good to me, first change I did was at 80k miles, then each 60k miles. They last long indeed but they also wear a bit and the gap changes, not the centre electrode but the outer one changes the shape slightly with time and the gap gets wider. Plugs not that expensive. I heard from old mechanics that leaving the plugs for far too long can cause premature wear to the coils and those are on expensive side.
    1 point
  34. You've tried an alternator (twice) and also say the fault is apparent whether or not the belt is fitted. You also say it runs OK when connected to another cars charging system. The only difference now is you have a known good battery in parallel with yours. Are you looking to hard for a problem here? Could it be something as simple as a duff battery, one that is so down on capacity it behaves like one of just a few Ah capacity?
    1 point
  35. Just looked under my car and the bracket looks totally different from the one above. Mines a 2020 model. Mines the HB though so maybe that is why.
    1 point
  36. Yeah, I don’t see why people are worrying about fuel tanks. As long as it’s not leaking the fuel is there. Once drops below half or 1/3 fill up full again and enjoy your car no matter if you refilled 20 or 25ltr the petrol is there and you gonna use it. 👍
    1 point
  37. Our 2015 1.33 doesn’t burn a drop - despite my wife’s lack of mechanical sympathy. It only does 4,000 miles a year and I service it with good quality oils. now on 42k miles
    1 point
  38. P0093 doesn't mean there is an external fuel leak the code comes on when the fuel pressure after the high pressure pump drops significantly when detected by the common rail the most likely cause and a known issue is failure of one or more injectors which have stuck open causing the sudden drop in fuel pressure and massive over fuelling causing the rattle and smoke. The car needs connecting to a suitable diagnostic machine and the injector operation checked with defective injectors being replaced.
    1 point
  39. LBX what car review. I like the sleek and smooth design, though also like the rugged design of the cross. The interior quality is nicer than the cross, that's to be expected with a premium price. Couple of things I dislike about it: 1: The infotainment screen is low - using sat nav an issue for me. 2: The boot is small This car is not for me due to the above reasons and price tag. The cross premiere edition with 130hp, when it comes out will be my choice.
    1 point
  40. I would not touch a 10+ year old diesels with more and more ulez's coming, also 2010 onwards they are all DPF cars that have their own issues, lots of town driving or short trips forget it, you need to be doing 15k miles a year 1.33 it's mainly mk2's that suffer oil burning most have been fixed, they only burn oil due to the lack of maintenance one of the reasons Denso/Toyota changed the plug heat range £4k will not get you much in this current market
    1 point
  41. Could you get a recording of it for me? I can drive around in my Corolla with it playing through a speaker on the roof 😉 A friend of mine years ago used to have an early Range Rover which had been converted to run a 6 litre combine harvester engine. He never had any problems with pedestrians stepping out in front of it.
    1 point
  42. So after 3.5 months my car is being build! This is so much quicker than anticipated. Assuming it's getting quicker from now for productions.
    1 point
  43. Well making it more awkward or difficult to pay is a nice little earner; They made something like 5 years worth of income on Dartford in fines in the first few months, when they removed the cash/card kiosks and made it like the ULEZ where you pre-pay or have a day to pay, away from the crossing. They made such an embarrassingly large amount of money from the fines they did something virtually unheard of, and started giving 1st warning notices rather than going straight for the fine. The worst thing is that crossing should be free - We paid it off in something like 2003, but to get around it they stopped calling it a 'toll', and changed the wording to a 'charge'. The kicker was, you'd expect removing the staff would make the toll cheaper - Afterall, you don't need to pay the kiosk attendants - but no it went up by 25% I just boycott things like that now, it's the only way to be sure; Why risk getting caught out? It's really not a good sign that fines are now a primary source of revenue for the government, rather than being a deterrent.
    1 point
  44. Sounds normal to me, the fuel gauges on Toyotas tend to very 'risk-adverse'. My wife once drove our 2009 Auris about 30 miles home with the fuel gauge on empty and the range showing as zero. Our nearest petrol station was 6 miles away but I decided to risk driving there to fill up. I got there with no problem and the amount I was able to fill up by showed that there must have been 7+ litres still in the tank even at that point.
    1 point
  45. You’re getting as grumpy as me 😉
    1 point
  46. I am glad we spent the extra money for the Tech pack. The HUD is amazing and the JBL was well worth the extra money.
    1 point
  47. Plug the seat belts into the receivers.
    1 point
  48. Hi Zuh. The mud flap are an optional extra that the dealer threw in F.o.C
    1 point
  49. Just noticed a similar stain on the black plastic gloss panel at the rear of my Yaris Cross. Tried to remove it using Toyota polish but it made no difference. Also used some rubbing alcohol as well without success. However, the stain disappeared after polishing with “Rainx” and a microfibre cloth.
    1 point
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