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[Wayne2015]

[Wayne2015]

Only a light dusting this morning...

 

[Anthony Poli]

We got a light dusting here, but by the time I left for work it was raining. Still the car handled well in the slush.

Some drivers are so dumb and just stomp on the gas pedal and don't get anywhere lol

 

[Wayne2015]

Got REALLY bad here as I watched from my office! 

 

6am : light dusting 

 

10am : A foot of snow 

 

12noon : Stopped n Sunny 

 

2pm : What snow? 

[Anthony Poli]

Got REALLY bad here as I watched from my office! 
 
6am : light dusting 

 
10am : A foot of snow 

 
12noon : Stopped n Sunny 

 
2pm : What snow? 

More than we got [emoji2]


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[myriagon]

Here's my car in the snow last week. It also didn't last long - by the afternoon the snow had gone.

[Wayne2015]

Not too bad then

 

Me week before last week at work

 

[Catlover]

On 2/11/2018 at 11:43 AM, Chan110 said:

I bought some from Aldi last Friday for £1.99.... they had Automate leather cleaner and Automate car polish as well.

I thought my windows were clean but this shifted some muck.   Rain just blobules now and rolls off. Did side windows and front/rear lights and the rear view camera on both our Prius and Auris.

[Wayne2015]

46 minutes ago, Catlover said:

I bought some from Aldi last Friday for £1.99.... they had Automate leather cleaner and Automate car polish as well.

I thought my windows were clean but this shifted some muck.   Rain just blobules now and rolls off. Did side windows and front/rear lights and the rear view camera on both our Prius and Auris.

Thanks for this :)

 

Did u spray and wiped immediately?

Or spray, let it haze then wipe?

[Catlover]

I followed the instructions, sprayed (and its fine), used a microfibre cloth to wipe in a circular overlapping motion, left to dry (did other windows), used a second (clean/dry microfibre cloth) and buffed up. Note I use microfibre cloths - brilliant as they "grab" any dust/dirt about.

[Wayne2015]

3 minutes ago, Catlover said:

I followed the instructions, sprayed (and its fine), used a microfibre cloth to wipe in a circular overlapping motion, left to dry (did other windows), used a second (clean/dry microfibre cloth) and buffed up. Note I use microfibre cloths - brilliant as they "grab" any dust/dirt about.

Thanks again

 

I wiped immediately probably not so rain repellant on mine car then..

 

Will let it haze next time then!

[Wayne2015]

Boosted by CatLovers results...

 

2nd attempt in sunny weather

Waited for haze, then buff with MF 

 

 

Not a thorough test but, nah

Not as good as proper rain repellants on my car ...

[Wayne2015]

6 years old and 70k miles,

My driver door now has the dreaded door CHECK STRAP squeak 

 

Sprayed with lubricant did NOT fix 

 

[Wayne2015]

My car has the Toyota Extended Warranty

Dealer said "Sorry, Warranty claim has been declined. Would cost £200 to replace Check Strap" 

 

Rung Toyota Warranty direct,

"Your ORIGINAL warranty may have covered bodywork/related, but the Extended Warranty does NOT cover bodywork/related" 

[Wayne2015]

So

Read a few online fixes and decided to use heavy grease to lubricant...

BEFORE:

 

AFTER:

[Wayne2015]

Yay! 

 

[Anthony Poli]

Yay! 


 

It’s my rear doors that suffer, mainly from not being used as much.



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[Wayne2015]

1 hour ago, Anthony Poli said:

 

It’s my rear doors that suffer, mainly from not being used as much.



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Grease em! 

 

 

At least its not as bad as some owners where the Check Strap bolts to the door and its the door bit thats cracking the actual metal work! 

[Wayne2015]

Brand New courtesy car: Yaris

 

Nice toys:

Bigger satnav

Lane detection:

 

Not sure ref traditional auto gear stick!

 

 

[Wayne2015]

But

1. My 2012 Auris got 59mpg on motorway (MUCH better than my city of 54mpg)!

 

 

2. But the 2017 Yaris Hybrid SAME route yields 65mpg!

 

Fancy LCD screen too!

[Wayne2015]

Just realised COSTCO petrol is cheapest in town!

Tesco 115.9

Asda 116.9

 

[Anthony Poli]

Brand New courtesy car: Yaris

 
Nice toys:
Bigger satnav
Lane detection:

 
Not sure ref traditional auto gear stick!

 
 

That’s one thing I hate about the Yaris hybrid, that horrible gear stick. Prefer what the Prius and Auris have.


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[Wayne2015]

Yaris is single windscreen wiper

 

But washer nozzle is ON the wiper arm!

(Spot the stream of washer...)

 

 

NOT very effective

 

[Wayne2015]

Just now, Anthony Poli said:

 

That’s one thing I hate about the Yaris hybrid, that horrible gear stick. Prefer what the Prius and Auris have.


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Yes

Very CLUNKY! 

[Anthony Poli]

Yes
Very CLUNKY! 

Having said that, for the money it’s not bad.
The amount of regen during braking is a joke compared to the auris. When slowing on the slip road the auris recharges the Battery quicker.


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