5 things I DON'T LIKE about my TOYOTA HYBRID (and would I buy another one?)
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- Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2021
- I've clocked up 50,000 miles (80,000km) in my Toyota Auris HYBRID in the 3 years that I've owned it, meaning that it now has a total of 108,000 miles on the clock. There are things that I like about the car, and things I don't. Let me tell you some of those things!
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I have the facelifted version and do not recognize the lights issue. Leg room is a problem indeed, and the horn is a bit underwhelming to say the least. But what I find most annoying overall is the complete lack of horsepower. This particular electric motor would be more at home in a kitchen blender than in a car.
Lastly, the springs are too soft. I'm using a small trailer to carry my camping gear if I go camping, because if I use a roof box and the trunk all that gear will make the rear sag way down despite being under the car's rated weight limit.
Other than that, after 220000km the biggest repair bill I've seen was €60 for reinstalling a fog light (that is not counting regular maintenance, oil, tires, ...). That is actually the key reason for me to own this car.
Great video agree with the stuff your saying new e10 fuel I’m getting 52mpg but that’s driving country roads at 40 miles per day. 142,000miles on the clock and my sway bar snapped and drop links( definetly the roads I’m driving on and I came of the road on ice and mounted a curb) but all I’ve had is changing breaks and hand break. One thing Advise for anyone getting one. Check the service I’ve been had from the dealer to many times no oil change health checks with ambers next time they’re in the green don’t understand how brakes can get thicker over time
Auris 2013 here, I'm glad I have the bi-xenon lights ! I never noticed about the horn (I never use it), I had to go and check. And yeah, it sounds ridiculous 😅 I thought about changing car few months ago, since mine is 200,000 km but no, I actually realized I LOVE it and I want to keep her. I bought it second hand 4 years ago, with 100,000 km and I never had any issue, and I'm lucky she has every possible equipment, from panoramic roof to xenon lights, rain and light sensors, heated seats, leather, rear camera, JBL audio system... she even parks herself better than I do 😅 I can't really find one with the same equipment anymore 🤔 So I'll keep it few more years, I'm glad I don't have to deal with a clutch, a belt or expensive shite like that ! And I agree with your 6th point... I went on holiday in Austria, in the mountain the sound was ridiculous 😅
I never knew the Auris came with self parking. Sounds like you've really got all the trimmings! The standard stereo sound quality is actually very good, so I'd say the JBL system would be really nice!
My 2013 doesn't have all of that. When the car starts the headlights move sideways and then focus also when the steering wheel moves the lights turn as well. By any chance whats the name of this light if u know
@@remoniaremy Thet are the bi-xenon headlights
@@fredericeeckman3002 Oh ok, thanks much. I've been trying to source one for the past week because mine got broken the lights are intact and still move however the outer shell or casing is broken. Now that I've been looking I realized how many different types of them they are. So I didn't really know what type my car used.
Agree with everything you say.
Was driving my Auris at dusk yesterday and had to check the headlights were on and not just the parking lights. Time for an upgrade maybe.
I’m quite soft-spoken so the weedy horn suits my personality.
The legroom isn’t a huge problem for us as we rarely have backseat passengers. The Honda Jazz we had previously was like a limo in the back, by comparison.
Over all, I think this video and your review of the Auris are very fair and a good summary of owning one.
Thanks! Yeah, Honda Jazz's are incredibly big inside. And about the horn, you've probably noticed, I'm not soft spoken!
Great video. I’ve been running a 06 Prius for 4 years, it’s a fantastic car. Having no rev counter was odd at first but now I don’t miss it. Closing in on 300,000km and the hybrid battery has given up the ghost. Just need to decide whether to fix it or scrap it now.
I'd be interested to know how much you can fix it for. If you can get a serviceable second hand battery for the right price, I'd do it. Otherwise I think at 300,000kms the car has done enough anyway. I don't mind the lack of rev counter. I'm used to not having one!
Got a battery out of a car that had done 90,000 miles. €400. I swapped it myself. Car is running great now. Will change to gearbox oil as well now and attend to some rust bubbling before the NCT. Chrisfix and some old Car Mechanics mags guided me through the change
@@ronanmc2112 Wow! Now that's a win! You'll have that car for another 10 years now!
Forget it, A decent battery that will last, will set your back 6 grand plus half that again to get it installed, get yourself another vehicle a few years younger!..
I'm very impressed by the reliability. 100,000 miles with no major issues sounds epic. I've never owned a car that didn't have at least one major issue before 50,000 miles.
It's up to 123,000 miles and still has had no major issues.
@@Endfloat Sweet. Has the hybrid battery been replaced before? If so, how much did it cost?
@@android1617 no never. They're designed to last the life of the car. Mine is still perfect.
@@Endfloat Amazing!
I love the dashboard. I bought my auris a few days ago and I love it :-)
I had Mini's in the 1960's. The problem was solved by Air horns.(not like Truck). You just answered your own problem, get a PRIUS, loads of room, GET A PRIUS!! Both have Cruise control!
The new Corolla is smaller than your Auris.
Hii i have seen your video and i liked it.
i am about to buy Toyota Auris hybrid 2018
the warranty of the battery is about to over and if i will buy it it recovered.
5 years on the road with 58000 km
it should be a problem?
I mean for the battery 5 years its a lot
No that won't be a problem at all. The batteries are designed to last the life of the car. They're not the same battery technology as full electric vehicles.
@@Endfloatyea but no one knows when car die
@@giladelson7477 that's true of anything. I have about 180,000km on mine and the batteries are still as good as new. I've heard many instances where they've lasted until about 400,000km.
The lights move with the steering and when the car is turned on, whats the name of that type
These are the bi xenon lights
Some of you issues I now really goed. One of the first points, I install a double horn. The sound is more powerful. At this moment I also can say that I have no special issues at 190k of kilometers.
What type of headlamp is used in the 2014 auris
I have the optiwhite bulbs in my auris and honestly they are perfectly fine.
Also with mixed driving each day I’m only getting 51mpg, I don’t even floor it so I don’t know what’s going wrong there but the best I’ve gotten in a trip is about 56 while driving like miss daisy
I must try the replacement bulbs so! I'll call my local dealership. Now with the evenings closing in, it's nice to have good light. With the MPG, I found that accelerating hard to reach your cruising speed gives better economy than accelerating gently over a distance.
@@Endfloat I’ll give it a go with the acceleration.
They will fit the bulbs for free but they cost around £60 for the pair and will last around 400 hours.
Not cheap or long lasting but for safety it’s worth it imo.
I can live with the horn
but everything else I agree with you
Ahh the horn is one of the worst things! 🤣
@@Endfloatare selling the car iam in tipperary I buy it
@@teammj2855 no, sorry
@Endfloat ☹️ I have a question I have a Hyundai i30 hatchback 2009 cause me nothing but problems would you have recommendations for a car in that type but not a Hyundai 6,000 euros I have to spend my knowledge in cars is poor
@@teammj2855 go Japanese and you won't go too far wrong.
I love him, and what interesting the horn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 white colour is more ignoring than the horn for me, and what men really hate
??? With a golf from 50.000 euros broken on the side on the road 😉… or Audi, to many experience with VAG problems..
This guy is just waffling 😂
Can I add No. 7? Why, when we had the technology to put a man on the moon 52 years ago, did Toyota fit that stupid clock which you have to alter for daylight savings twice a year. Surely a couple more lines of code in the centre screen could have put a clock there but I agree - great car.
This sort of ties in with what I was saying about the dashboard. The clock seems like a complete afterthought! At least it's not a complicated clock to set, thinking of one of my most popular videos being how to set the clock in a Mercedes SLK!
Nothing wrong with the clock, if you need to look at A clock, get a wristwatch, or A Mercedes!..
OMG the horn!!
My wife’s car is actually worse, pitched even higher.
So? ....... The car is fine and you found something to wine about ! That's not easy with a Auris! 🤣
Nonsense nothing wrong with the clock it works? Who looks at a car clock anyway, get yourself a wristwatch, in a Mercedes it probably costs a grand to get one replaced,
And no mention about hedgehog's😇
No, I thought I'd leave that out. The car is pretty dirty so I didn't include too much exterior footage!
And this guy complaining with horn and the light
If you dont like the car, buy something else. And your steering wheel is on the wrong side ;-)
That's the thing, I actually do like the car!
5 things well the room? Not everyone is over 6 feet tall, (yes feet and gallons ) we're not Europe! Horn ? I've never use it only idiot's do it, headlights I've got no problem with my Auris Headlights, the dashboard what's wrong? Perfectly Ideal for Me In fact I believe for the car bracket it fine, Ever seen the focus. blind spots? I honestly haven't an Issue With seeing out the windows, I'm not Aware of anyone claiming he crashed into a ditch on account of Visibly, No mister Endfloat, I believe your nit picking on A grand scale in fact I would say I haven't got a single Issue nothing Id change about the car I believe you should get yourself perhaps a Range Rover if it's Perfection in a vehicle your after, corse that's going to cost you a lot more money and a huge money pit into the bargain!
They're called opinions. You don't have to agree with them for mine to be valid.
Wow..nose.