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I can’t not use sat nav, my geography teacher wrote on my school report, “ how this lad finds his way home I’ll never know “…

The Yaris is the least vunerable to CAT theft because of its location on the car.

That's exactly the safety film I remember, where the son kills is mother because he wasn't belted up. If anybody gets into the back of my car, they are going nowhere until they belt up. Who ever they are, young or old.

Any car wash or mobile valeter can do. Main dealers aren’t actually the best place to wash your car nor your engine.

On the manifold, however, the average thief is thicker than pig **** and have been known to cut out the exhaust silencer "thinking" it is the CAT This is the CAT, it forms part of the manifold

Been away from the Yaris for 15 days and got in this morning and it “started” without any issues, other than the rust coming off the discs for the first few applications! Happy there were no issues, maybe the change to a Yuasa battery as recommended (search this thread) helped. £70 well spent, methinks.

My setup charges the battery! One will only at best just slows down the battery discharge so maybe it works if you do high miles.

I really can't imaging the Just Stop Oil idiots doing this. I have no sympathy for them, or their cause. Why alienate the same people that you are trying to get to support you. All I see is a bunch of !Removed! who are out to cause problems, and destroy heritage for a cause which I would probably support if they went about promoting it in a decent manner. How does defacing Stonehenge, attempting to destroy the Magna Carta, or blocking the M25 gain my support??

I was in an accident many years ago, the driver and myself were wearing seat belts, my brother was sitting behind the driver unbelted and promptly head butted him. Off to hospital they went, fortunately neither were seriously hurt but I'd never travel in a car where a passenger wasn't held in. It is annoying about bags setting off the warning though.....

If possible to disable any connected services and black out the centre screen in any new car I will do that on day one. Good hybrid tech upgrade and digital speedos on 2023 onwards but the other unnecessary clatter just too much. Just imagine a Corolla interior without this nog screen, how nice would have been. 👌

I'm not sure that I would define that as working well 🤔 but, if you're content with it, I am pleased for you. I have actually thought about what benefits I might be missing in not using the app or connected services but I have struggled to come up with anything significant (for me). I can see how remote start could be a benefit for some owners but not really for me.

I bet you spoke to a service advisor, The newer the car the harder it is getting to silence some systems you can have the best of the best equipment, but knowing how to use it is another matter - Techstream has its own learning curve setting from my 22 yaris

Also I wouldn't want to be in the front seat then involved in an frontal accident with an unrestrained rear seat passenger sat behind me.

the window regulator/motor is bad the clicking is the motor skipping teeth the mk1 aygo uses a very simple electric window setup, the lights are dimming as it pulls too much current - holding the switch may cause the switch to burn out if it's overloaded

Gen 3 hybrids 1.8 - 2010 onwards up to 2019 Prius, Auris, ct200h, these are the most common cat thefts cars including all Lexus suv and the reasons are because of the cat location and metal content, the metal traders pay the highest price so thieves get best 💰.

The Auris and Prius were most targeted as it was underneath the car; I don't know why it was put there, I guess packaging reasons? Most companies stopped doing that because it means they take a lot longer to start working because they only work when really hot. In almost all the other Toyotas, the main cat is attached directly to the exhaust manifold so they heat up much faster, and that means any thief will need to cut through your under tray and probably a bit of the chassis firewall to get at it, not to mention fluid lines, electrical cables and other hoses - Definitely not a 2 minute job and a lot more hazardous!

I've got a great idea for these people to help me reduce my oil and energy use.... Give me a couple of million and I can not have to drive to work (saving oil) and I'll grand design something that doesnt use a boiler. Its a win for them and the environment and of course me 😂

The 20W solar panel fully charges the car battery 44Ah in the summer when the sun is shining. Now I would like the solar panel to also fully charge the car battery in spring and fall. I'll try a 45W solar panel. https://www.victronenergy.com/solar-pv-panels/bluesolar-panels

The Prius and auris are the most targeted Toyotas anything newer than 2020 has lower value material in the cat plus the cats are serialised from the factory (laser etched)

toyota diesels are such a mixed bag you get cars like the Avensis that had D-4D from 2003 which is a combined Cat and DPF 2010 is when Euro 5 came in, with other marques most had dpf's by 09 edit. build date 08/2011 onward had a DPF you always get change over cars tho

Does anyone remember the times that you could get from A to B just following the major road signs ? Absolutely no chance of that now as they have either fallen over, been vandalised or the main one which is totally hidden by trees, bushes etc....all to do with this No Mow May rubbish, which meant to be for butterflies etc, the councils real hidden agenda is to save money....and what happens to that saved money ? It must cost more and take twice as long to cut all this overgrown vegetation down, when they get round to it. I cannot even walk properly on the pavement round my village because of the overgrown stinging nettles etc and pulling out from junctions that are all overgrown is downright dangerous. Don't get me wrong, I do get that letting things get overgrown is good for butterflies, bees etc, but I've seen lots of dangerous situations because of this. And it's now 24th June and I see no evidence of them cutting all this back. Sorry, I went off topic a bit 🥺😄

They might not want to wear a seat belt but it is a legal requirement. The driver is responsible for ensuring they do, not what you want to hear but that is the position. A lot of options for turning things off have changed recently

One of the many strange quirks in human behaviour that I have noticed,is when someone buys a new sat nav the first thing they do is set it to go home from the local store that they bought it from. I suppose they must need one very badly if they can't find their way home from Halfords.

welcome, GB...I doubt the Aygo will disappoint.

I generally use Google maps for any long distance journeys, mainly for its better traffic information as I normally know where m going, although I do use the built in one for local journeys where I don't know the particular destination. I still always keep a road atlas in the boot, albeit years out of date, for looking for places to visit when on holiday and, if all else fails satnav wise, landmarks to find my way home - I've had them fail on me before.

The light is for oil pressure, not oil level - If it comes on it means the oil pressure is too low and usually by then it's too late as that implies the oil pump has failed or the oil has all but gone. The only way to check oil level is manually with the dip-stick as it is on most cars. (I've never owned a car that had a warning for oil level before and assumed it was only something you got in higher-end cars!) I'd say top it up and keep an eye on it to see how it goes down; If it generally doesn't go down except when you've been hooning it you're probably okay, but if it goes down at a fairly constant rate no matter what you do, there is likely a leak somewhere. The VVTi isn't like Honda VTEC and has literally no effect on oil consumption. BTW, if 5w30 isn't cheap oil you're probably overpaying and should find a better source - That is literally the cheapest oil used in any Toyota car right now, and one of my local dealers would give a 5L bottle of it away for free if you bought a service kit from them! My current Toyota uses 0w8 - Now that is expensive oil!! (Okay I looked and it has gone up a lot; The dealer wanted something like £25-30 for a 5L bottle of 5w30 back then but now it's £60+?! What the heck!? Still, you can get it from places like Opie Oils for £25-30 for 5L still...)

Thanks! Went to visit the car and was very pleasantly surprised! Everything seemed fine and I made sure to check everything I could. Most notable things were that the oil level was near the max level (dealer had driven 300 miles in it and never changed the oil, so this was a bit reassuring considering the oil issues on these cars, although I know this can happen anytime later); tyres were brand-new (not matching but front and rear did match), no visible rust; AC working and even had a test drive; drove quite well! No advisories for the past 2 MOTs. Will be picking it up next Saturday, excited for my first car but very nervous too since this is a risky purchase. Thanks for the help so far and I will probably (hopefully not) be posting about questions and whatnot. 🙂

Thanks all. I was struggling to find it as it’s not in the alternator section or aux belt. It’s in with cooling. I found it eventually and replaced for £6.60 from main dealer. Pretty good value. On to the next thing!

Received a letter from Toyota today about a 'recall' Apparently the remote start function can go wrong and you end up with the hazard lights flashing for 20 minutes and you can't turn them off. 'Recall' is a bit weird, it will be done over the air... but it won't tell you when it's being done or afterwards, so you just have to assume that it has been at some point.

I don't know about the BZ4X, but I have had a towing hook on my previous Corolla and Yaris Cross. The Corolla was detachable and quite easy to get on and off, although the socket for the trailer was visible. The Yaris Cross had a fixed towbar and, yes, I did catch my leg on it a couple of times. I had a detachable towbar put on the new C-HR and by coincidence, just tried everything today. Once I worked out how to get it on, I now find it is so easy. I did puzzle for a moment as the where the electrics socket was and found that it hinges down like a flap. Without the towbar on and the socket folded back up, you can not tell that there is a towbar fitted! It seems to be a clever bit of engineering/design. (Just another thing to make me impressed with the C-HR 😊).

Pretty typical for most modern products. The hardware gets the lion's share of resources and the software either gets very little or is farmed out to the lowest bidder which amounts to the same thing.

Hi Tony HSD Mileage is 44250, most of that has been motorway up and down to NE Scotland from London. Never driven with 'heavy loads' only self and the better half in the family. Pretty carefull driver, don't cane it over speed bumps (too old for that malarkey). Will try and take some photos when the car is relased after payment of the ransome 😠

Did the RAV4s get variable geometry turbos like the Yaris D4Ds? If so, it may be the vanes are stuck and can't open, so it provides boost at lower power but can't open for higher loads and chokes up?

To be fair if it's like the one near me, just trying to navigate out of the retail park's one-way system can be tricky This is a good object lesson, and at least it was just a fine and she didn't drive into a literal lake like you used to hear about Americans doing!! Yeah I have noticed it's trickier due to overgrowth and fading, but I must admit the brown signs and AA signs are a god send when you're going to an unfamiliar event - Whoever puts those up should be in charge of all sign placement as they're almost always in exactly the right place and in good time to be seen, almost as if whoever put them up *gasp* actually drives a car and has perspective of where a driver will be looking! As opposed to whoever puts up new speed signs and ULEZ signs in London, who apparently does it backwards with a blindfold on as they're always BEHIND other signs or placed in the exact place a driver won't be looking unless they're not paying attention to the road. Almost as if they don't WANT you to see them until it's too late... I do prefer a good co-pilot - My BPS, or Brother Positioning System has never failed me, and doesn't give me confusing instructions like In 100 Metres Keep Left and Bear Right and Turn Left Now Recalculating Route Perform A Legal U-Turn, but clearer instructions like You're in the wrong lane you muppet that lane NO That one! Up yours Audi we were here first! Now take the 3rd exit left Yes NO THE NEXT NEXT LEFT OMG how are we still alive etc. No GPS can beat that!

If they were dealer fit parking sensors, there may be a small on/off switch somewhere on the boot lining - probably near to one of the light clusters.

I have used TomToms for many years and found them very accurate However when I set a route I always refer to Google Maps to check the route it has chosen and then select way points on the TomTom The one time I did not follow a suggested route I ended up in a one hour traffic jam As I live on the outskirts of Greater Manchester I also use it for short trips as TomToms live traffic information is excellent Before the days of sat navs SWMBO was my navigator and rarely got us lost using OS maps

That's called testing 🙂 and this is just a common sense IMO as you are able to verify it's abilities to find a path and you will notice immediately if something is off.

Nice racecourse at Brighton too...

Sounds like something sticking when hot or a temperature sensor like a thermocouple somewhere. Only thing I can think of a difference between cold and hot as the performance should be better when warmer (engine)?

I can only reiterate my post of April 7th . . . ______________________________________________________________- Unfortunately when diagnosing an undocumented fault as in no fault codes, I'm afraid it comes down to a process of elimination, i.e. to find what it's not rather than what it is. Lack of performance and poor fuel may lead to a turbo problem. You yourself will have to decide what to do next, trying to diagnose remotely is nearly impossible, all any of us can do is pass on experiences and/or suggestions. _______________________________________________________________ I do not know the actual engine but you have just obtained the car with its fault, so has it had major work done, say where say the engine timing has been set incorrectly, it's just a thought as it wouldn't take much.

Doesnt look to be a user serviceable part. Best lookup the part number on partsouq.com and replace the whole junction block with the embedded fuse. Obviously worth finding the cause before replacing.

Hmm, I have one of those stuffed in the passenger seat storage pocket, albeit circa 1997... Been through many cars that map

Didn't the 108 1.2 engine have a wet belt as well? When I found out my Fiesta had one it was a constant cause of worry. So happy my Aygo is driven by a chain (and being a mk2 will hopefully not stretch).

What baffles me with ANY sat nav system is ...we use it even when we are going somewhere we know or even local and the sat nav just takes you around the houses for no reason and if you are not knowledgeable in that area, in these cases I may override the sat nav and take a punt !! I use the sat nav all the time because I "assume" it has already factored in accidents, road works etc . This method does work and a lot of people don't use it for short journeys or even just for popping to the end of the village.

It's a deal breaker for me if no cam chain. Or it has stop start. Or phone screens instead of switches. Or DMF. And lots of other improvements,too many to mention really. I suppose if I do have to get another car one day it will have to be an old one,or get fond of horses.

The digital dashboards are not a common failure point; I read a post recently here about someone have an issue with theirs but that's the first one I remember reading about in maybe a decade? You can get away with short journeys in the pre-DPF diesels but the fuel economy will be equal to or worse than the petrols - They really need to get up to temperature before you can unlock the ridiculously good efficiency they can achieve. In the post DPF-diesels it's just not worth the risk of getting a blocked DPF as flash suggests. For regular longer journeys or cargo hauling they'll probably be okay though. I can't remember off-hand when the MK2 got a DPF but I'm sure it wasn't as early as 2007 - I suspect it was when the car was facelifted and the whole range had the Toyota Optimal Drive thing applied to them, which would have been the same time the diesel got a 6-speed gear box, so 2009-2010ish? Basically all the Mk2s post-2009 had worse reliability aside from the 1.0L's (The new 1.33L engine had oil burning problems and the diesel got a huge exhaust obstruction and a much more fragile flywheel )

Hi everyone hope you are all well, just another update . Since my last post the car has been mot’d and serviced all filters changed again, car was left with mechanics for a couple of days they have professional diagnostic machines and a very good reputation locally. Other than low air con and sometimes code for lack of power nothing else to aid diagnosis. The only thing they noticed was car pulled much better (not perfect) when cold compared to operating temp, would there be a reason for this? They smoke tested and other than a tiny leak from unrelated hose nothing. I drive the car hard from cold start this morning and it probably does pull better, still only avg 29/30 mpg. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks

The cars ECU will fire the ICE when it thinks that the engine and fluids need to be cycled etc. I run mine on EV for long periods so don’t worry. If you are at all concerned then switch the ICE on via the ICE/traction battery charge function or run in in HEV mode for a trip.

Indeed Bper This is our 5th Toyota and wouldn’t drive anything else, well apart from a Lexus 😉

Hi, your oil should be 0w20. You can buy original Toyota but only from a dealer or use alternative brands. I personally use Petronas 0w20 since 2016 now more than 22 oil changes and it’s been a good one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/323898171325?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=3hyRrutZQQ-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=p34UK1z2T4m&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY