Recent content by NiqoN

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    Rare cars on SA road - part 2

    Always a head turner
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    Rare cars on SA road - part 2

    Second gen Toyota Innova that didn’t make it past homologation I’m guessing. Seen this one around for a few years already. Looks much better than the Ertiga twin.
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    Hybrid vehicle sales take off in South Africa

    Dead in the water for us unfortunately. Unless it was offered as an affordable, conventionally styled crossover (ahem), the people don’t seem to want it😔
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    2013 Toyota Auris 1.8 hybrid- What do you think?

    Our CR-Z we’ve had since October - a 2011 got at ~113k km - and we’ve thankfully had no drama from the hybrid system. This older system of Honda’s hybrid is a mild hybrid system (electric motor acts as assistance for the engine at lower speeds) and not really a full hybrid (like Toyota’s where...
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    2013 Toyota Auris 1.8 hybrid- What do you think?

    Scrap yards. Best bet would be a crashed out Corolla Cross hybrid that you can try pinch the battery from if it hasn’t been spoken for, but there’s a bloke on gumtree in roodeport who sells reconditioned batteries from Toyota, reasonable prices too he was a lifesaver. On my 07’ I got 4.8l/100...
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    2013 Toyota Auris 1.8 hybrid- What do you think?

    Brand new battery pack is about R35k last I checked, for the full battery only, they don’t sell single modules, gotta go private for that. When the battery goes, the car generally goes in limp mode and struggles to hold a battery charge (at which point shut off the a/c, radio, all auxiliaries...
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    2013 Toyota Auris 1.8 hybrid- What do you think?

    I bought a reconditioned battery pack from a specialist in Roodeport who deals with constructing old hybrid batteries from Toyota. He charged me ~R2000 (beats the R35k that Toyota would charge) for an average prius battery (pack of 28 individual models) and I changed out the bad cells with the...
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    2013 Toyota Auris 1.8 hybrid- What do you think?

    Ooh yay let me offer my little 2 biased cents after having owned 3 Prii. The 2009-2015 years of Toyota’s 2ZR engine (used in the Prius, Auris HSD, Lexus CT 200h) are highly regarded, but have been prone to head gasket issues. This mainly affects higher mileage models (300k and up) which have...
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    My Toyota Corolla Cross rant

    The Corolla Hatch and Sedan both make use of an electronic parking brake, are imported and have the fifth gen hybrid system rather than the fourth gen found in the Cross (ie slightly more expensive battery pack).
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    Rare cars on SA road - part 2

    I’ve got two myself so naturally whenever I come across another one that’s rolled up to me I’m bound to take a snap at it! As far as I’m aware the first gen to sell here only sold about 700 while the last one dropped down maybe no more than 250(?) so it’s also a delight to spot a spaceship :)
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    Rare cars on SA road - part 2

    Itty bitty Figgy’s (this bnb in Toti has one of all four colours!)
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