At last... The new car is home!

[CPN]

2 hours ago, Dick_Dastardly said:

That's on the dash. Improved it to 65.9 overall after a drive today but agree that the figures can't be trusted. Which system do you use to get more accurate figures?

I always do the same thing when I fill up. Neck to neck. Admittedly, I am using the mileage shown by the odometer which, in itself, may be inaccurate but at least it is consistent and I never go by pump clicks either. I've managed to squeeze nearly 2 more litres in sometimes by ignoring the clicks so it always gets filled to the same level on the neck (after the air has settled).

2 hours ago, Dick_Dastardly said:

Thanks for confirming your door is ok. Sounds like I need to take the panel off and see what's making it buzz 🪛

Why don't you get the dealer to look at it under warranty?

[Dick_Dastardly]

9 hours ago, CPN said:

 

Why don't you get the dealer to look at it under warranty?

As an ex mechanic I prefer to do small jobs like this myself. I'll know it will be done correctly and it's ultimately less hassle.

[anchorman]

3 hours ago, Dick_Dastardly said:

As an ex mechanic I prefer to do small jobs like this myself. I'll know it will be done correctly and it's ultimately less hassle.

Oou me to.  Always look forward to pulling a car apart.  Did the towbar on my mate’s new LBX last week.  Incidentally, I was very impressed by it having a washer on the rear camera.  

[dash]

14 hours ago, CPN said:

I always do the same thing when I fill up. Neck to neck

Tut tut!! I thought you’d know better Colin. You’ll be damaging the vapour trap by filling to the neck. 

[Jimota]

38 minutes ago, anchorman said:

Oou me to.  Always look forward to pulling a car apart.  Did the towbar on my mate’s new LBX last week.  Incidentally, I was very impressed by it having a washer on the rear camera.  

Nice to see you stripping cars down again Don.  By the way, did you get the chance to try out the drivers seat and if so, is it any better than the Yaris Cross?

[CPN]

9 minutes ago, dash said:

Tut tut!! I thought you’d know better Colin. You’ll be damaging the vapour trap by filling to the neck. 

You're mistaking me for someone who cares about "pollution" there Dave... 😉

[Mjolinor]

20 minutes ago, CPN said:

You're mistaking me for someone who cares about "pollution" there Dave... 😉

Oil change over a grate in the street?

 

[CPN]

3 minutes ago, Mjolinor said:

Oil change over a grate in the street?

Absolutely! (not) 🤣

[Rhymes with Paris]

7 minutes ago, Mjolinor said:

Oil change over a grate in the street?

 

No, never do that, it's a right palaver finding the sump plug when it drops through.

[Mjolinor]

10 minutes ago, Rhymes with Paris said:

No, never do that, it's a right palaver finding the sump plug when it drops through.

You're supposed to put wife's coat over the grate to catch such things.

[Cyker]

On 6/15/2024 at 7:17 AM, Dick_Dastardly said:

Only done 500 miles in mine but averaging 64.6 mpg.⛽

Do you notice the drivers door speaker resonating? I've turned the bass down to -2 but it still happens unless I set the balance/fade to not use that part of the car so much

Interestingly, my pre-facelift Excel exhibited this same problem shortly after I bought it - Certain bass frequencies (I guess) made something resonate in the driver-side door.

It sounded like a cable or connector that wasn't fastened properly and was vibrating against the door card.

I was going to take the door card off to try and figure out what it was (In my experience, unless you can find and document a consistent way to reproduce the symptom, getting the dealer to look at it is just a waste of time and possible diagnostic fee), but before I got around to it, the problem somehow fixed itself - I can only assume all the potholes, speed humps, washboard road wear, M25 concrete section expansion gaps etc. I regularly drive over somehow jogged whatever was resonating into a position where it was jammed

 

[G L J]

On 6/15/2024 at 7:46 PM, CPN said:

 

Haven't noticed that on mine. Super sound even at high levels... 

Just wondering Colin is the JBL sound system upgraded compared to the launch edition ?

[CPN]

5 minutes ago, G L J said:

Just wondering Colin is the JBL sound system upgraded compared to the launch edition ?

I don't think so, it appears to be an identical unit.

[RickyC]

On 4/12/2024 at 4:18 PM, CPN said:

The windscreen is now a Pilkington product so I wonder if that is the "acoustic glass" also?

On Italian forums I'm reading of many cases of cracks ( often on internal side ) of the windscreen of MY24 HB Yaris ( I've not read of cases involving MY24 YC ).   Dealers have told customers that they will replace the windscreen under warranty. 

Probably the issue is caused by thermal glass deformation and not by a stone hitting the glass.    

Do you know of similar cases in UK or if there's some open recall action ?

[CPN]

1 hour ago, RickyC said:

On Italian forums I'm reading of many cases of cracks ( often on internal side ) of the windscreen of MY24 HB Yaris ( I've not read of cases involving MY24 YC ).   Dealers have told customers that they will replace the windscreen under warranty. 

Probably the issue is caused by thermal glass deformation and not by a stone hitting the glass.    

Do you know of similar cases in UK or if there's some open recall action ?

I have no idea but others may know... 

[Dicey]

6 hours ago, RickyC said:

On Italian forums I'm reading of many cases of cracks ( often on internal side ) of the windscreen of MY24 HB Yaris ( I've not read of cases involving MY24 YC ).   Dealers have told customers that they will replace the windscreen under warranty. 

Probably the issue is caused by thermal glass deformation and not by a stone hitting the glass.    

Do you know of similar cases in UK or if there's some open recall action ?

The windscreen on my wife's MY24 Yaris Excel cracked at the top of the passenger side whilst the car was parked on our drive. I was able to find the exact moment on CCTV and provided a copy to our local dealer for a warranty claim to be made. Still waiting for a response from Toyota and will chase again now I know there have been other cases.

[Derf47]

I was informed today by my local Toyota dealer. that there is a possibility my new YC excel order, may be brought forward, due to a build stoppage of Yaris cars, because of windscreen problems. 

[ColinB]

1 hour ago, Derf47 said:

I was informed today by my local Toyota dealer. that there is a possibility my new YC excel order, may be brought forward, due to a build stoppage of Yaris cars, because of windscreen problems. 

That's interesting , I'm waiting for my YC Premiere 🤔

[Ralph H]

12 hours ago, Derf47 said:

I was informed today by my local Toyota dealer. that there is a possibility my new YC excel order, may be brought forward, due to a build stoppage of Yaris cars, because of windscreen problems. 

My standard Yaris premier has been showing as left the factory for almost a week now don’t know if that was before or after the stoppage. 

[CPN]

Just to drag my thread back on topic....

62.3 mpg on my 11th fill-up! Best tank yet and it's got my overall average nudging towards the magic 60mpg!!  (actual measurements NOT from the dashboard)

Can I also say, the software on this 2024 Mk4 Yaris needs some serious work as it is a right mess!! 😡 I was going to say something else but I'd get hammered by the snowflake filter! (more later...)

(note: it still says 58.7 below but it will be 59.1 when fuelly caches overnight...)

[CPN]

Further to my earlier message, the disconnect and lack of common sense when it comes to the way that the various software modules in the HU & Safety systems work together, is nothing short of appalling!

For one example, let's take the built-in NAV (in appropriate spec cars) and the AA/AC and the way they completely ignore each other during operation and the way that they get "interfered" with during a journey.

So, you've got AA/AC running from your phone and are pootling along quite happily on your journey. An instruction comes up on the audio and right in the middle of listening to the instruction, let's say that some kind of audible warning comes up from the safety systems. What happens? The instruction gets cut short as the audible alarm tone sounds!! This doesn't happen with the built-in NAV or at least, I have yet to hear it happen.

Then there is the confusing settings under the "devices" menu which seems to suggest that you can either use your phone for audio and media or AA/AC but not both together?! This is very misleading to the novice or less techy person! The fact is, if you select your phone to use AA or AC, your phones audio and media is available via AA/AC but the settings implies that you can't have both at the same time!! Stupid.

There needs to be a lot more "polish" and cross awareness between the various software modules in my opinion as I can see it being very confusing for some people trying to get it to work the way that they would like! It's no wonder on here that there are a lot of people complaining about the electronic/safety systems on this latest range of vehicles!

I could ramble on and rant a lot more but I'll keep it short. 😉

[Cyker]

Yeah the software and UX side of things has long been a weakness of Toyota...

BTW, I just did 420 miles on 27L of fuel; 75mpg indicated, 71ish calculated.     

[CPN]

5 minutes ago, Cyker said:

BTW, I just did 420 miles on 27L of fuel; 75mpg indicated, 71ish calculated.     

Wow! 

[Cyker]

I do wonder what I could get in yours... (More mpg.... or just more speeding fines....?   )

[CPN]

Just now, Cyker said:

I do wonder what I could get in yours... (More mpg.... or just more speeding fines....?   )

Probably more mpg I shouldn't wonder... I've done a few journeys at less spirited speeds and can easily get it into the 70's mpg wise... Even at, what most would consider, normal car driving speeds it's fairly easy to keep it in the mid 60's...