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Toyota dipstick are difficult to read and often can mislead yourself. You need to double check on cold engine without wiping off the dipstick. Park the car on level ground, next morning lift up bonnet, pull out your dipstick and hold on horizontal position, read your oil level. If within 3-5mm below or above max level mark you are ok. Anyone less or more you need to adjust accordingly. If you are way above you can buy large syringe from Amazon with tube and suck some oil out. Max OD of the tube should be 9mm. Acehome Disposable Syringe 150ml Large Syringe Set for Experiments, Industrial Use (Pack of 3) https://amzn.eu/d/aLnJ1vW3 points
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Nowt wrong with horse. Snake takes some getting down and I don't do dog unless I have to. My general rule is: If it is not from the sea then no more than four legs and no less than two.3 points
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The problem is until the vast majority of vulnerable RAVs are protected and the thieves become aware of the added protection / model vulnerability visible deterrents will still need to be used. Car might be harder to steal but it can still be damaged when they try to steal it.2 points
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In actual reality, by Speeding you gain seconds and if over a decent distance, maybe a minute or 2. I don’t really understand in todays day and age with being able to stream TV the need to exceed the speed limit (although having to do 20mph here is Wales is a real ball ache!) The exception to the rule is of course if you’re occupation allows you to speed, as time is critical for a cardiac arrest/stroke etc. I still don’t go mad though, best to arrive 45 seconds later than not at all! (My 2 penny worth ) JonB2 points
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They should not be paid anything until end of term and then an amount decided on by the people that voted them in. That would remove a lot of problems. Doesn't help with them being generally moronic and stupid though.2 points
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They should not have second jobs outside their parliamentary duties. As for “doing what the people want”, this is a bit too simplistic. Elected politicians meet different demands from the people in their own constituency, and in many cases the wishes in one constituency may well contradict those in another. Their main concerns should be to press for the obvious needs that affect the public in general. recently, on GB News, an MP was challenged about this salary increase. He pointed out that the attendance in the House of Commons is only part of his daily schedule, and some MPs could obtain greater salaries if they went into the private sector of business - some MPs do work hard to get the best they can for their constituents. based on the law of averages, some MPs will be tardy at the job, but this applies across the board in both public and private sectors. At least, constituents are able to vote an MP out of office at the next election - a facility that isn’t there in other areas of society, and we all know of situations where this would be advantageous.2 points
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Nothing at all. You'll notice that it is only specific Toyota & Lexus models and you won't find mention of any Yaris anywhere... No. This is a Toyota GB cock-up pure and simple.2 points
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Thats Ken Clarke standing in the foreground in that image. He's still around but in the Lords now.2 points
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I’m afraid if I was head honcho at TGB and the books, accessories and the insurance (competitive) weren’t all ready in a month before launch, I’d be kicking some backside.2 points
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MP's are to get another pay rise which takes their salary to £91,000 a year. Do you think they should still be allowed to pursue other jobs as well or do you think they should only be allowed to do the job they were elected for?1 point
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Interesting call from my dealer. Now that one or 2 insurers are quoting on the car then it is no longer deemed uninsurable and I have to come and collect the car as they can only hold it so long. Told them I wasn't going to be paying for overly expensive insurance because so few insurers recognise it They're not phased that the prices are overly expensive as it's a limited edition car and I should expect to pay more. 😃 So essentially it's just me being awkward now and I have to decide what I'm doing later today. Thinking that I'm just going to tell them to shove it1 point
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Maybe a cancelled order that sat unregistered and was last of the previous production.1 point
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I watched a video the other day of an RAC Patrol man who turned up at a motorway service station to a customer who ran out of charge altogether. The customer knew he was low on charge, checked his app, and directed him to a service station with a bank of chargers. The only trouble was the chargers had not actually been installed but were "live" on the app 🤦♂️ The Patrol man was able to put 30 mins charge in it for him, he only lived a few miles away. Good to know they can get you going again, bet he felt a bit of a t1t1 point
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The Auris didn't get cruise till 2010/11 some 1ndtv cars required the driver assistance ecu for CC In short, if the ecu does not have CC it can not be added, and it can not be added/programmed1 point
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Working for then ambulance service I am required to respond to incidents ultilising blue lights and sirens. When in an area built up (in Wales) the “recommended “ speed is 20 over the limit. Therefore in a 20mph an athletic are more than capable of overtaking ! How embarrassing!! 🚴💨💨_______🚑🚶🚶🚶1 point
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👍 I know and I was actually replying to Mike but it does apply to anybody that is worried about these battery issues. We’re talking about changing a battery that costs £75 plus fitting if it becomes an issue. It would be a shame to hold back when the cost of sorting it out is so insignificant in the scheme of things.1 point
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At one point P&O breakfast menu included that novel delight 'Vegetarian Lincolnshire Sausages'. I pointed out the oxymoron.1 point
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I just don't get it when people come out with technical jargon about a car radio, I have had umpteen Corolla and never even considered the radio to be poor. The state of our roads and general car "noise" make it exactly what it is, a car radio, not a high end sound system for the home, maybe it's my ears 🤷♂️🤷♂️1 point
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They’re going to have to pull their socks up because these 130s are going to be clogging dealers and Burnaston up pretty soon. What on earth are they doing? At least make a statement. You can insure a GR Yaris track edition, why not a 130?1 point
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Hi Luis ! I don't think that your Auris ECU is compatible with CC, only 2.0 and 2.2 D4D supports this feature...1 point
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No risk in ready mode. Only if you in acc or ON mode, these are respectively no foot on brake one push of start button sets the car in acc mode and double push sets in ON mode. When the car is in acc mode you can listen radio, or charge your phone , if you leave the car like that for 30 min there will be warning message on screen and the car will turn off itself to preserve your 12v battery. Same if you leave interior lights on for longer. But if you repeat that you may run into trouble.1 point
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Yes, it’s an Excel not a Premiere 👍 Don’t let the battery influence your decision alone Mike. It’s such an easy thing to sort out, just choose the car you like best.1 point
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Most definitely! And ..... they should do what the people who elected them want, not what they themselves want.1 point
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And yet nothing's changed... None of them deserve that kind of money. None of them work as hard as public sector workers earning less than half that!1 point
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Don’t get me started. This is the work of a committee coupled with TGBs marketing contractor who are full of it. They’ve sat down and listened to 50 voices and chose a third cousin of a royal school teacher. She kicks up uninvited in the Lexus and says “attention, in one mile, standing traffic. I’m through it by the time she’s said it. It’s embarrassing.1 point
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No. It has the Lane Divert Assist (LDA), rather then the LTA which centres the car on the road.1 point
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The Cross and the LBX seem to have the same battery although I can almost guarantee the latter will have a Japanese Yuasa battery even if the capacity is the same.1 point
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They should be getting a pay cut, not a pay rise!! £91 grand?! Meanwhile schools and hospitals are having to shed staff because they aren't getting sufficient funding and those left are having to strike to get any sort of pay rise! It's an absolute disgrace MPs pay rises should be tied to the pay of all public sector workers - If they don't get a pay rise, neither should those jobsworths! We should fire some of them, they want to trim the fat? They should start with themselves!1 point
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Just be aware you don't need to connect it to where it says - You'll need to attach to the positive pole, but the negative can be connected to any handy bit of exposed metal bodywork. The reason they show you the location in the manual is to minimize the chance of sparks near the battery, but with 99% of portable jumpstarters there is no risk of sparks as they aren't live when you connect them (Whereas if you're e.g. using another car to jumpstart, it will be live and very sparky!)1 point
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Thin tube down dipstick and either a large syringe/siphon or a manual or electric extractor pump to pull it up and out would be what i would use.1 point
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I think my hybrid battery was a bit overdue. I managed to drive another 8000 miles since first fault has shown on screen. I also noticed a bit of liquid under side of the battery 🪫 when was lifting out of the car. Another symptom of weak battery is higher temperature of the battery itself. This new one I fitted remains at lower temperature and I think it is not related to the outside weather but the chemistry of the cells, older cells has usually higher resistance and higher temperature as a result. All in all after 1000 miles now since the change I am happy so far. The car drives like newer models, newer generations with a lot more ev drives and glides and stationary the battery holds change so much better.1 point
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Most smart chargers go into maintenance mode when the battery is fully charged so the process is automatic, depends on the state of charge but I would think a minimum of 6 hours1 point
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If it's any consolation, it seems the majority of us who've had the problem get it once, and then never again, so it may be that one slip has welded the two plates together so they can't slip any more I tried very hard to make it slip again after they told me they wouldn't fit the fixed damper unless the error came up again (Well, by tried, I really just mean I drove the way I normally do ), but so far absolutely nothing despite the many pot holes, speed humps, full-bore launches from traffic lights, full throttle overtakes or emergency stops to avoid a phone zombie or pram pusher have triggered the error again... BTW this car is really fun to drive I am getting through tyres considerably faster than TonyHSD tho'...1 point