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Yeah the soft close is a really nice touch, same on the tailgate if it's powered 👍

No not really, only that they are quite complicated, expensive to repair (relatively speaking) and given these are now quite old vehicles I can understand why they wouldn't warranty them. If they work now chances are they'll continue to work for some time to come so I wouldn't be too concerned. Just check that they open and close OK as of now and that there is no obvious damage to the cables that run under the rear 3/4 glass.....some minor splits/cracks in the plastic sheathing isn't anything to get too worked up about.

......do note however that most Toyota parts are pretty expensive. I had to have a new radiator in mine and from memory the part alone was getting on for 500 quid ex VAT 🤢 General consumables for servicing aren't too bad though!

Mechanically these are heavily based on the Camry, which was available in the UK and Europe so from a parts perspective many are common and can be supplied by a Toyota main dealer or in many cases there are equivalent pattern parts. I had a garage (admittedly run by my best mate) service mine, and they sourced all genuine Toyota parts from a local main dealer for it so it's absolutely not an issue. Mines a 2008 and is literally to the day 16 years old, so I wouldn't take it for routine maintenance at a Toyota dealership anyway (just not worth the extortionate labour rates), but I can understand wanting to take a newer one to one given they become increasingly more complex the newer they are.

The other sensor on the dash for the climate control is a solar sensor......it adjusts the air distribution depending on how the light is shining into the vehicle, I believe to try to eliminate any heat build up that might occur when the vehicle is in direct sunlight. Most Alphards have UV/Solar glass anyway which also helps with this.

Hi Duncan, I'd be keen to replace the fob battery first (assuming you haven't already). The vehicle shouldnt typically just forget it's sync'd keys after a 12v battery issue and seems the logical thing to check first. The process of pairing the remote with the car is a bit painful (as it's alot of steps to remember all at once) but I did this with my smart remote (note not the regular remote key), I also fumbled it a bit and didn't do it exactly to the letter but it still worked. One thing you obviously cannot do is synchronize a new immobiliser chip (for a brand new key) in this manner, you need a dealer level ODB computer or Techstream to do that.

Brilliant vehicles, takes owning one to understand why I think! Enjoy it!

Yeah they are not the easiest things to insure, it's made considerably worse (well the options are far more limited) when converted. I'm with JustKampers at the moment, they've been excellent to date in fairness to them but I'll be due renewal May time I believe and be interesting to see what the premium is.....I'd rather stay with them as shopping around these is no fun but I guess we'll see! Sadly in the OPs scenario, the accident history and medical situation will be playing a big part, making something relatively expensive to insure anyway extremely so.

Sorry Roger, by that I mean it's about 60 lb/ft short of the V6 too, but at 160-something lb/ft it's pretty torquey for a 4 cylinder NA.

About the same

They are all not too bad on a sensible run. We drove ours (2.4 rear conversion with poptop) from south coast to North Yorkshire and back a while ago and it returned about 29mpg combined both ways at mostly regular motorway speed. It did worse on the way home as we encountered alot of stop start driving. That's when they don't do well, urban and extra urban consumption I've found is quite poor (high teens/low 20's for the most part I reckon). It's horses for courses a bit as I suspect the 2.4 is plenty more efficient than the V6, but has to be worked harder to make the same progress (not that that 2.4 is underpowered, but it gives away 60 horses) so any gains are elmininated

Yeah certainly is, though the Hybrids a CVT I think

Ah of course the 2nd gens a CVT right? Funny the 4 speed in the Mk1 isn't too bad TBH, because they have good torque for a 4 cylinder NA despite the pretty wide ratios it does pull them pretty well. Also it's rear converted with a pop top, probably not much change out of 2 ton lol

Impressive if that's realistic eh?!

Yeah quite a few places offer maps for them, even the 1st gen. I can only assume the factory mapping is quite tame, and being a relatively large capacity 4 cylinder there's a bit of room for improvement. I wouldn't be surprised if it involves increasing the factory 6250rpm rev limit and tuning it to make a few more ponies at the top end. This one reckons c. 179hp can be made.....given the engine is probably the same as the 2nd gen bar software it wouldn't surprise me TBH. https://puretuning.net/en/chiptuning-files/toyota/alphard/2-4i-160hp I think the 2.4 gets a bit of flack for being underpowered, but honestly even stock I'm rather impressed with how well it hauls a vehicle the size of an Alphard around. It's also noticeably more perky when run on high octane fuel. Certainly it's not as effortless or relaxed as the V6 (nor sounds as good) but if you rev it out and are prepared to use the manual gears (will let you hit the rev limit then) for a minivan they tear along quite nicely I think 👍 In the US there is a bit of a following for turbocharging these motors in Camry's, where they then easily make late 200 bhps on very modest boost. I did watch a video of some guys in Australia that also eBay turbo'd a cheap Camry they bought and with next to no playing around (I think it may have had a standalone ECU being the only thing....£££££) it made about 260 brake. I'll be honest, if someone in the UK put together a decent, reliable kit for it and I had the funds, I would probably consider it for a laugh!

My Alphard came with a nice Pioneer double DIN with wireless Carplay/android auto, Bluetooth and DAB. It still has the factory rear camera and steering wheel controls all functional. I'd suggest the best thing would be to seek out a professional car audio installer and see what the options are. Won't be the cheapest but probably the best way.

Absolutely right sorry, I'm confusing it with the FSE that came later. Same engine this but Atkinson cycle hence lower power and torque but higher compression ratio/efficiency etc Agreed I dont think the oil burning issue affected the Japanese made motors greatly either, was rather endemic in the US by all accounts!

Hi folks, Just for anyone who might be in the know is all. So know most AH10 facelifts have AFS Xenons. Does anyone know for a fact whether these are genuine adaptive cornering lamps, or are they just 'AFS' by virtue of having automatic beam levelling? I have to say mine appears fully operational but I have never noticed the beam angle altering when steering, just that it obviously automatically levels as you drive. Appreciate its a much newer vehicle but I also have a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe with AFS xenons, and when stationary and turning the wheel, the lamps quite obviously move left and right with the steering, and is noticeable when driving. It also had the travel mode setting where you can change the beam angle to suit countries with LHD vehicles that drive on the right. Appreciate any insight or pointers to tech data on them if anyone knows for certain!

My suspicion is that there may have been a 3rd party (not Toyota) part made at some point, which did the rounds for a while, sadly years on we've probably missed the boat. Not overly bothered, as on a black car it hardly shows anyway, but I agree with the chaps, something could probably be fashioned for it. Worst case could take it to a body shop and get them to fill and paint it?

As Picasso mentions, believe only the AH10 facelift models tend to be ULEZ compliant, as due to their relative age they by virtue meet EU4 standard.

I know it's rather made clear in the title, but this wouldn't affect the regular EFI 2.4's for anyone wondering. The AH10 hybrid had a particular development of the 2AZ engine that had direct injection and a higher compression ratio. I guess as well as this issue, they are probably more susceptible to valve coking as well (as the valves don't get washed with fuel during the injection cycle as they would do with the regular port injection motor).

They are like rocking horse poo nowadays. Not sure if there is a genuine part available as I'd quite like one too. @Picasso any idea chap, you're really good with Toyota EPC!

Well they have rear climate control, which can be controlled from the front climate panel, or from the one in the rear. Changing the stereo shouldn't affect its operation as it's not tied into the sound system at all.

This is very nice indeed! Wishing you all the very best with the sale!

Hi Andrew, no problem at all! I came across this chap when I was looking at whether it was possible to code a smart fob to an Alphard. Might be worth a look! Keys can be associated to a Alphard using a particularly key sequence which I call the Toyota funny handshake (lol) but that only works for the RF remote locking stuff, the immobiliser coding is a different kettle of fish https://www.autolockmaster.co.uk/toyota-alphard/