Centre Arm Rest

[T-spirit]

We have just taken delivery of a new Prius T-Spirit (nav, bluetooth, IPA etc). Car is excellent and after our 1st run out we got 63mpg (imperial gallons) returned - so am quite happy.

BUT, an annoying thing has started to happen.

Car was left in the sun - inside was quite hot, and when I got in, I noticed that the centre arm rest was up at a dandy 45° angle! Put it down and it wouldn't latch into place.

I did notice that it is VERY easy to open and you can just pull it up without pressing the catch. But what happens is that when the car gets hot, the plastic expands and up it goes on its springs!

Have searched the forum and cannot find a thread with the same issue - wonder if it is an unusual problem and whether the lid is broken/fitted incorrectly.

We have the 'factory'leather, but looking at the way it has been fitted, I believe it may have been a retro-fit at the import centre - so wonder if the monkeys doing the job stuffed up fitting the cover on the arm rest lid?

Anyone got any advice to fix this (will probably go back to the dealer though) other than velcro/blutak/sellotape!

Thanks.

[mcevedy]

The leather is a retro fit at the import centre in the UK. Due to get my red T Spirit on Tuesday with leather! Surprised that the weather in Bristol is hot enough - are you sure it isn't water damage?
I'll let you know if mine does the same!

[qbee42]

Are you sure you don't have a bottle of Viagra in the center counsel?

Tom

[T-spirit]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Peter@Beoworld @ Jul 29 2007, 10:30 PM) [snapback]487182[/snapback]</div>

The leather is a retro fit at the import centre in the UK. Due to get my red T Spirit on Tuesday with leather! Surprised that the weather in Bristol is hot enough - are you sure it isn't water damage?
I'll let you know if mine does the same!
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1st hot day in eons - but yes, it was hot. We avoided the bad flooding - north of us. On a hill anyhow so the water just goes past us

I understand they retro-fit the leather - and ours wasn't done very well really.

When you get yours, check around the seat recline levers on both the driver and passenger seats - the leather on ours hadn't been fitted correctly there and you could see the (cheapo) foam backing. Makes you wonder if the £1200 odd is really worth it. But I think it is

As for the console - I took back to the dealer today and they adjusted/fixed it - now you DO have to press the catch to open the lid - before you could just pull it and it would open.

Enjoy yours - and enjoy getting one over on Gordy and the Chancellor! (Shame my BMW is £205 tax per year!).

[gazz]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(T-Spirit @ Jul 30 2007, 07:16 AM) [snapback]487362[/snapback]</div>

1st hot day in eons - but yes, it was hot. We avoided the bad flooding - north of us. On a hill anyhow so the water just goes past us

I understand they retro-fit the leather - and ours wasn't done very well really.

When you get yours, check around the seat recline levers on both the driver and passenger seats - the leather on ours hadn't been fitted correctly there and you could see the (cheapo) foam backing. Makes you wonder if the £1200 odd is really worth it. But I think it is

As for the console - I took back to the dealer today and they adjusted/fixed it - now you DO have to press the catch to open the lid - before you could just pull it and it would open.

Enjoy yours - and enjoy getting one over on Gordy and the Chancellor! (Shame my BMW is £205 tax per year!).
[/b]

Nice to see two more Prius owners in the UK, welcome to Prius chat. Since I have had mine (5 months) I am averaging about 66mpg, but on at least three trips to work which is 16 miles through the countryside I have exceeded over 80mpg. There should be no reason in the summer not to average 70mpg so long as you do not do to much motorway driving.

Gary

[T-spirit]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gazz @ Jul 30 2007, 03:37 PM) [snapback]487419[/snapback]</div>

Nice to see two more Prius owners in the UK, welcome to Prius chat. Since I have had mine (5 months) I am averaging about 66mpg, but on at least three trips to work which is 16 miles through the countryside I have exceeded over 80mpg. There should be no reason in the summer not to average 70mpg so long as you do not do to much motorway driving.

Gary
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Hi Gary,

Thanks for the welcome! I keep seeing Prius around now - yet when ours was on order, hardly ever saw one. They don't look quite so radical these days as to stand out... just another Japanese 'wedge'.

Re. your MPG, do you have the air con on auto all the time? Am used to my BMW which I just let manage the climate control on its own, but am concious that the Prius air con will hit mpg.

One thing I cannot understand is that with the efficiency of 'heat pump' air conditioners, why Toyota didn't think a bit more laterally and install a heat pump to save running the ICE in the winter to keep cabin temp up. If they had been REALLY clever, they could have used it to also pre-heat the block and cat! Just my thoughts ....

[ZA_Andy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(T-Spirit @ Jul 30 2007, 12:10 PM) [snapback]487458[/snapback]</div>

Re. your MPG, do you have the air con on auto all the time? Am used to my BMW which I just let manage the climate control on its own, but am concious that the Prius air con will hit mpg.

One thing I cannot understand is that with the efficiency of 'heat pump' air conditioners, why Toyota didn't think a bit more laterally and install a heat pump to save running the ICE in the winter to keep cabin temp up. If they had been REALLY clever, they could have used it to also pre-heat the block and cat! Just my thoughts ....[/b]

The air conditioner runs off the battery so in my experience so far has a very small impact on my MPG and no impact on engine power. The ICE only runs to recharge the HV battery if air conditioning depletes the charge sufficiently to need it. Engine pre-heat is handled (to some extent) by the thermos into which hot coolant is pumped immediately after the car is powered off, and which is returned to the cooling system when the car is next powered on.

By the way my Prius is returning a reasonably consistent 70mpg (imperial) with air conditioning on.

[zenMachine]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ZA_Andy @ Jul 30 2007, 11:32 AM) [snapback]487469[/snapback]</div>

By the way my Prius is returning a reasonably consistent 70mpg (imperial) with air conditioning on.
[/b]

Quick question: What's the formula to convert MPG to MPIG?

[ZA_Andy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zenMachine @ Jul 30 2007, 01:36 PM) [snapback]487495[/snapback]</div>

Quick question: What's the formula to convert MPG to MPIG?
[/b]

Well, given there are 20 floz in an imperial pint and 16 in the US measure, and 8 of each in a gallon, it's (US mpg/128)*160. That gives you (miles per fluid ounce)*# of fluid ounces per IG.

[zenMachine]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ZA_Andy @ Jul 30 2007, 01:49 PM) [snapback]487541[/snapback]</div>

Well, given there are 20 floz in an imperial pint and 16 in the US measure, and 8 of each in a gallon, it's (US mpg/128)*160. That gives you (miles per fluid ounce)*# of fluid ounces per IG.
[/b]

Oh, OK. So basically:

10 MPIG = 8 MPG

Assuming, of course, that the imperial fluid ounce has the same volume as a US fl oz.
Probably better to convert everything to metric and be consistent across the board.
Pretty funny how even the English system is inconsistent with itself...



<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zenMachine @ Jul 30 2007, 02:21 PM) [snapback]487558[/snapback]</div>

Oh, OK. So basically:

10 MPIG = 8 MPG

Assuming, of course, that the imperial fluid ounce has the same volume as a US fl oz.
Probably better to convert everything to metric and be consistent across the board.
Pretty funny how the English system is inconsistent even with itself...
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