Find Me A Yaris Hybrid! (Sequel to Find Me An Auris Hybrid!)

[FROSTYBALLS]

Some dealerships decided to close entirely after the lockdown announcement rather than keep service open.

[flash22]

Good luck shopping, the queuing is awful, I give up this morning a large store max of 50-100 people in store and 1 in, 1 out policy the wait was about 2 hours (11am) spacing 2 meters apart, the tills have sneeze guards on them and security is tight

[Wayne2015]

5 hours ago, Wayne2015 said:

Right!

Ran out of fresh food today  

So, planning to raid the local Asda this afternoon with my new, shiny, cleaned but SLOW Toyota Yaris Hybrid (via the bypass) 🚙 

(hope the battery is not dead yet!)

Wish me luck if I make it back alive and missed arrested by the 🚔🚨

Am still alive!  

Back from Asda

Car park packed

Entrance guarded by masked staff keeping customers 2m apart

Inside was weirdly quiet with plenty in stock, even a few rolls of loo paper 🚽 

 

[Wayne2015]

2 hours ago, flash22 said:

Good luck shopping, the queuing is awful, I give up this morning a large store max of 50-100 people in store and 1 in, 1 out policy the wait was about 2 hours (11am) spacing 2 meters apart, the tills have sneeze guards on them and security is tight

I went at 3pm today to pickup prescription from boots....big queue  

So left without my medicine  

Then drove on bypass at steady 50-60mph for 15mins (as Tony says  ) and though Asda car park packed - it was quiet inside - max queue about ..1 person  

Got told off before at Aldi "u can ONLY have THREE bananas!"  go

At Asda "er, sorry I got 5 bananas 🍌 would u like to take 2 off me?"

Staff "it's ok, just take em!" 

[Wayne2015]

That's it!

The conservatory party is doomed and the whole cabinet isolated!

 

Corbyn's in charge of our nation now in its darkest hour...

 

[Wayne2015]

From Toyota UK...

[TonyHSD]

I wanted to get some touch up paint to fix stone chips and all closedown, at least I had an oil and filter delivered yesterday, not that I will need them soon but knowing I have in stock important service parts makes me feel better. 

[Wayne2015]

Shame u too far away, Tony 😞 

 

I still got my Pearl white touch up from my old Auris 

[Wayne2015]

Really wanted the "Android Auto" when I was searching for my Auris replacement 🗺️ 

 

But, research shown quite distracting ...

[snowBALLs]

Anything which takes the attention off the road when driving we can all agree on, it's bad. 

Hence I mentioned previously I do not like the sat nav screen in the Yaris, the position is bad and dangerous for me.  This apply to many other car manufacturers too. The Audi's I had were better with screen positioning higher up. Although it cannot beat a standalone where I can position anywhere on the windscreen to minimise eyes off the road. I wasn't fuss when the Yaris didn't come with sat Nav for my trim, i wouldn't have used it anyway over a standalone. 

[Wayne2015]

17 minutes ago, snowBALLs said:

Anything which takes the attention off the road when driving we can all agree on, it's bad. 

Hence I mentioned previously I do not like the sat nav screen in the Yaris, the position is bad and dangerous for me.  This apply to many other car manufacturers too. The Audi's I had were better with screen positioning higher up. Although it cannot beat a standalone where I can position anywhere on the windscreen to minimise eyes off the road. I wasn't fuss when the Yaris didn't come with sat Nav for my trim, i wouldn't have used it anyway over a standalone. 

Agreed there, the Auris/Yaris so hard to see SatNav on a summer's day  

Worse maybe now that I have a lovely panoramic roof  

Though, I still prefer it than panicking and driving mindless trying to find somewhere ...

[Wayne2015]

Danger of keyless entry  

Toyota not on list, so secured? 🤔

 

My Auris had it 

But, not my Yaris 

[snowBALLs]

I'd like to have the experience owning a car with a panoramic roof one day. 

I always keep a standalone sat Nav in the car, the phone for back up where the sat Nav sometimes in the sticks, isn't accurate with the postcodes. 

[FROSTYBALLS]

8 minutes ago, Wayne2015 said:

Toyota not on list, so secured? 

Not quite.

The current Corolla and Rav4 failed relay attacks when tested in 2019. Believe security has been improved on 2020 models.

See https://www.thatcham.org/what-we-do/security/consumer-rating/

[Wayne2015]

11 minutes ago, snowBALLs said:

I'd like to have the experience owning a car with a panoramic roof one day. 

I always keep a standalone sat Nav in the car, the phone for back up where the sat Nav sometimes in the sticks, isn't accurate with the postcodes. 

Buy one now!

 

Buy that silver one I posted earlier! 

[Wayne2015]

4 minutes ago, FROSTYBALLS said:

Not quite.

The current Corolla and Rav4 failed relay attacks when tested in 2019. Believe security has been improved on 2020 models.

See https://www.thatcham.org/what-we-do/security/consumer-rating/

Shocking a brand new Corolla model failing 

[FROSTYBALLS]

2 minutes ago, Wayne2015 said:

Shocking a brand new Corolla model failing 

Which was last year.

Even more shocking that models introduced since are still failing relay attacks - eg. the new PSA based Vauxhall/Opel Corsa, Mazda CX30, Subaru Forester e-Boxer.

[Wayne2015]

5 minutes ago, FROSTYBALLS said:

Which was last year.

Even more shocking that models introduced since are still failing relay attacks - eg. the new PSA based Vauxhall/Opel Corsa, Mazda CX30, Subaru Forester e-Boxer.

[Wayne2015]

WHICH? says Hybrids/electrics NOT as reliable as petrol (0-3 years) 

 

But, Hybrids most reliable after 3 years

 

Even ELECTRIC still  LEAST reliable after Diesels  

[FROSTYBALLS]

5 minutes ago, Wayne2015 said:

WHICH? says Hybrids/electrics NOT as reliable as petrol (0-3 years)

Which is around the period (2016-2019) that other manufacturers have brought out hybrid versions of cars, and will include vehicles such as the Hyundai ioniq, Kia Niro, Ford Mondeo, Honda CRV, Suzuki Ignis, Mini Countryman, etc.

[snowBALLs]

48 minutes ago, Wayne2015 said:

Buy one now!

 

Buy that silver one I posted earlier! 

I want heated leather seats, heated and folding mirrors and xenon, too much to ask for a Yaris! 

[Wayne2015]

13 minutes ago, snowBALLs said:

I want heated leather seats, heated and folding mirrors and xenon, too much to ask for a Yaris! 

I thought I needed a miracle when first looking for a late MK3 Yaris with all the toys for £10k 

 

Now, I think you not only need a miracle, but also your head examined  

 

[flash22]

The hybrids hold their money esp the Excel yaris models, within the M25 you can add a bit more to the price esp if they are tax and congestion exempt

Anyhoo, back to playing with window switches

[Wayne2015]

6 minutes ago, flash22 said:

The hybrids hold their money esp the Excel yaris models, within the M25 you can add a bit more to the price esp if they are tax and congestion exempt

Anyhoo, back to playing with window switches

Window switches? 🤔

[flash22]

Illuminated ones 😐 and its not plug and play from the Toyota parts bin