Michael Brown

Driving my Hybrid recently when the sun was quite high, I found that I could not see this instrument cluster as well and the speed I was travelling at. Has anyone else found this and how do you rectify it. Has anyone put additional lighting inside the binnacle facing in to give more light. There is nothing wrong with my sight, other than glasses for distance driving with UV protection

Well done for completing your mammoth project, now go and enjoy driving

Thanks Roger, a quick charge so RAC man could meter the battery and its not holding its charge. He announces battery is US. Off he goes to get another, a Varta I will check out the model No another day. As for the previous one which only lasted a year the RAC said they had no record on file to that I had had one convenient for them. The new one today cost £170. I will check bank statements to see how much and when I paid for the last one to remind them.

I eventually had my trailing arm bushes done, about 2 months ago by my local mechanic Colin Campbell. He said they were a swine to do. I must find out where he got the bushes from. Total Job came to £555.. He made a punch to knock them out

I have had the misfortune to have spent a week in Warwick Hospital. Coming back to Mothers House in Stratford upon Avon, my Alfie will not start. No lights on dash at all. Battery fitted by RAC less than 2 years ago. Will just charging it up fix the problem and willl it charge up ? tempted to phone RAC in the morning and ask them. Must be under some kind of warrenty

I am looking to hard wire a Dash Cam

Very nice colour, I wonder if it was resprayed ? not seen any that colour about

That looks interesting, does come with a fuse in it and which fuse box did you plug it into ?

What amazes me is they all come over with low mileage. The Japanese chaps who drove them in Japan must clock up more. I did a BIMTA test on a previour Estima I bought back in 2011 and 79,000 miles had been wiped from clock. The 65,000 miles it was sold at did not look so rosy. Worth getting a BIMTA check done before you part with some money

I'd have thought once an import, always an import

Go for it, I have been buying imports since 2007, much better appointed inside

When the car tax change happened back in the early 2000's and some became cheaper because engines were more efficient, our imports stayed the same and go up with inflation. Having a Hybrid appears to make no difference at all, unfortunately

The garage I went to was Topsham Car Sales in Exeter, EX3 0QH. They had been advertising on Ebay and I liked the colour, Olive Green. I'd been staying at my Mothers house in Stratford Upon Avon and drove down to look at it. I was satisfied and left a £500 deposit and asked if they could deliver it to Stratford Upon Avon, They said yes they could. I then drove home to my house in West Sussex. A few days later I was back in Stratford to receive the 2.4 Alphard. I'd had the use of Mothers Toyota Auris as I am insured to drive it. I bought the Alphard on 27th August 2022.

I only used to listen to Radio 4 on DAB on my M2 Estrima, so finding I can only get Radio 2, I am now a convert and enjoy Radio 2. I occasionally have to retune the Radio 2 as I travel as its not on Digital and loses its signal

Don't be afraid to travel to look see. I live 5.5 miles south of Chichester near south coast. I drove to Leicester, then Halesowen west of Birmingham, then Exeter, where I bought my Hybrid. One has to be prepared to travel.

Looks an absolute bargain if you wanted one, I am sticking to my Hybrid concidering my insurance has dropped a lot this year.

Check the radiator levels, when I had a similiar problem, thinking a fuse had blown. Someone suggested top the radiators up and it worked after that

Keep up the work you are doing Daniel, fingers crossed you will have Alfie back on the road again soon

Oscar, hard luck with all Alfies hybrid problems. You need a Hybrid\Electrical specialist. I expect there are other specialists around the country. I use a chap called Peter Holland from Southbourne nr Emsworth, Bright Spark Autos, 07774 152660. When my Alfie has broken down I have had it transported to his workshop. He is very good. Good luck

On the heater not appearing to work, check the radiator and top up if nessesary. Thats the first thing I do as on the hybrid there is no dial showing radiator temperature

On front door catching pillar

I don't know what mileage one gets out of a non hybrid, but my 2.4 hybrid, returns 36 -40 mpg. depends how heavy my rightfoot is or wether I am on a long motorway journey averaging 37 - 38, I am happy with that. The 2.4 Mk2 Estima ( not a hybrid ) I got 30 - 32mpg.

Hello Billy I bought myself a 2007 Alphard Hybrid on 26th August 2022. One hopes to get some mileage in of ones own, before the gremlins appear. I had bought then a 15 year old Alfie, One does not expect to be spending serious money on repair bills. One of the most expensive spare parts is the Hybrid Inverter, costing £5,200. to import one from Japan. At least I should get at least 10 years trouble free motoring out of it. Goes a dream. Last big spend was to have the 2 trailing arm bushes replaced at £555. Older vehicles fast becoming a money pit. I do not regret buying it. I just wish the insurance was not so much. Good luck in your quest

Very good pictures again and your updates on what you are doing. Fingers crossed you will be successful and have Alphie back on the road in no time. Good Luck

Very nice, I like the upholstery colour and the woody effect. Why don';t you go and have a look at it, I doubt it will be for sale for long. Check the tyres. get a quote to insure it and good luck