Working For It's Keep. Auris Hybrid Touring

[offashead]

Quick update. 10,000 mile first service today. No problems whatsoever. Oil and filter change, hybrid battery check and the rest of it all working 100%. Approx 4500 miles covered over the last 3 months in all sorts of traffic situations. Average consumption ( computer readout) around 63 mpg. Toyota dealer also did a full valet. Total cost for service, zero. I have another free service left. Happy days.

Congrats!

Why FREE?

Possibly a deal when buying the car I'm guessing.

Correct sir. When I bought it, they chucked in two free services, bless em. I must say the people at the dealership were very good, and explained all that was done ( not much ) in detail. However one thing baffled me. They say I need the brake fluid draining after 20,000 miles? Also they advised me to do a couple of sharp breaking exercises to keep the discs clean, something I don't tend to do as I am a light and early brake type of person.

[MEP's Yaris GS]

Well they're wrong, from memory brake fluid is every 2 years regardless of mileage. Be it 5k in that time or 50k.

Brakes I wouldn't worry about, even if you're a light braker if you're doing the mileage then they should keep them self clean, and will scrub fairly well when braking in reverse as regen doesn't operate in reverse.

[PeteB]

I never have to do the hard braking (or gentle braking in N) thing as I use the car daily. It also uses the real brakes below a certain speed - was 7 mph on the first 2 Prius generations, but may be slightly lower now.

[offashead]

Just an update on the working Auris. Recent service at 20,000 miles. Result, nothing needed. I did however buy two new front tyres for the car. Davanti DX390, very, very quiet. Toyota wanted a ridiculous amount for two tyres, so I passed.

Anyway, the car is still up in the high 60's mpg and often in the 70/80's, quite simply, amazing, no rattles and still looks like new.

My bill for fuel over 500 miles aprox, is, around 30 to 35 quid. That will do me.

[Anthony Poli]

Glad to hear your happy with your purchase, since Toyota hybrid technology is nearly 20 years old now, it has come on in leaps and bounds
.Just wish i had taken the plunge years ago.