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(if you want all unlocked, use passenger side)
I love to master the little tricks- want your 'auto' headlites to stay on for a bit when you park? use the door button autolock. Want them to go off? Use the remote instead.
Not sure why they called it "ribbon"
Maybe if they hadn't it would have sounded better.
A Blue Ribbon is awarded (in various contests) for first place!
Not sure why they called it "ribbon"
Maybe if they hadn't it would have sounded better.
We now have the FULL SET of TCH colors on Green hybrid com Photo Share.. GasGuy, we need more photos of your titanium metallic and some more of hueristix Blue Ribbon.. All great Photos for sure..
http://www.greenhybrid.com
Bill
Not sure why they called it "ribbon"
Maybe if they hadn't it would have sounded better.
I posted some more pics of my Blue Ribbon blue - I think its a fantastic color - and have gotten many compliments on it. I was worried it was going to be too "electric" (I ordered it before I could see it), but its brighter than a navy and not electric
http://www.greenhybrid.com/share/category40.html
What color is the interior of your Blue Ribbon? Is it Ash or Charcoal?
EDIT: I guess charcoal isn't an option for any of the Hybrids - my sales guy must have been mistaken. Is it Ash or Bisque?
1) A bicycle (without the front wheel)
2) A couple of snowboards
Maybe the snowboards- but they might fit lengthwise in the trunk as long as they're not really long.
hope this helps!
tom
PS-Really wanted power passenger side seats but to get it - because Toyota configured this way had to have NAV and "additional pkg-heated seats" to get it a + of $1,800. Not happy but will live without the power passenger side seats.
Tx :confuse:
the instructions are in the manual. It's a snap to engage.
Its Bisque
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Little in town but mostly highway (95%). We have gently rolling hills here but this thing is uber efficient when you get on stretches flat open highway. Consistently in the mid 40's to 50 on the instantaneous eco-meter (on those flat stretches).
Quiet, oh so smooth and with none of the "surging" some have imagined.
Amazing car......
I thought it was a September start up.
If so looks like more then one or two per month!
Finally got the saleman a quote of MSRP + Tax out the door with no add on's... but it looks like a 6 week wait.
Now I have to work the internet sites... maybe through Sam's or Costco and wait for the end of quarter/month/ to order one... just so it gets here before September 30th.
Gampa
Up north here in Canada I drove 1009 km (627 miles) on my 1st "hybrid learning" tank, got 5.8 L/100 km (40.5 mpg) according to computer. My driving consists of 40% city 60% highway, A/C with Eco, 35 psi tire pressure from dealership. I tend to accelerate moderately from stop, go with traffic flow on hw (10-15 km/hr over 100 km/hr speed limit approx 70 mph), use cruise control whenever traffic permits, enjoy EV mode on school/community zones (slowing down on those zones suddenly doesn't bother me anymore, thanks to TCH !!)
Anyway, on Monday night my TCH showed zero Driving range (empty) when I was 100 km away from home, I gave it a try to see how far it can take me further. Driving late at night with very little traffic, I got home alright from lake Simcoe to Toronto, drove to work the next morning, drove to the gym ater work, and then decided to it's about time to fill up get ready for tomorrow's long distance travel, not safe running out of gas on a busy highway (and also get rid of the 5L gasoline container in the trunk as backup for the experiment
So I did drive 126 km (78 miles) after zero reading on driving distance. At fillup, the tank only took 60 litres (tank volume is 65 L/17 gal according to spec), there's another 5 litres, more than a gallon left in tank! theoretically it can get me going for another 80 km (50 miles) before it really runs out of gas :surprise:
So to TCH's owners, don't sweat when your TCH's Driving range goes down to zero, take your time to find a gas station, you have plenty of "miles" left.
Hope you enjoy your TCH, it's an amazing car.
2 weeks has passed since I owned one and still exciting...
Thanks to many sharp & knowledgeable posters in this forum, quite informative and I'm learning something new every day.
(Pardon my writing if not clear to anyone, english is not my native language)
And by download, is it something that can be read offline?
Thanks - that is a great link if you can dowload them!
Starting from sealevel on the E Coast I was able to take a beautiful Sand/Bisque 'loaded' version up over the Blue Ridge Mountains into and across the Appalachians into the heartland. Like delivering coal to Newcastle so to speak.
This vehicle is much much different than my Prius. WAY different. Did I mention that the driving experience was different?
Until now it has been normally 'known' that driving in a relaxed manner is best for fuel economy in the HSD vehicles. This is still likely true but there is something different with the TCH. Driving west from sealevel to the mountains and down again - at 70-75 mph - staying ahead of the 18-wheelers while negotiating several long 7% grades the overall fuel economy was 39 mpg over 650+ miles!!! That's better than the EPA Hwy value and almost equal to the EPA City value. What shocked me was it was done at 70 mph on average and with seemingly little effort.
Taking the Blue Ridge Mountains with CSN+Y's 'Four Way Street' was beautiful in midafternoon. While not being an audiophile did I mention that the sound system is fantastic!!! Pachibel's Canon at sunset over KY seemed appropriate too. With the vehicle being nearly silent all the time it was just the music and the road.
The displays are the best I've seen in any Toyota. In the loaded version with the navi I had the map set to a 50 mi view on the right, the ECO-DRIVE indicator ( above 40 mpg most of the time ) in the center and could watch the instantaneous fuel economy analog dial on the left ( as it fluctuted between 30 and 60 mpg ).
At night with the opticon gauges lit in front it was even clearer still. They are truly the best.
The Navi system was precise and very easy to interface with outside of learning some of the specific commands. Take the time it's fun to do it.
The seating was very comfortable even at 10+ hours of straight driving.
In another forum alpha01 responded to a poster about visibility being an issue on the driver's part. The poster complained about the headrests being too big and uncomfortable. After 10 hours I had no complaints at all and actually found them very relaxing and a perfect fit for me. However the B-pillar seems to be twice as wide as the previous Camry's I've owned ( likely due to IIHS issues ) and it does take some getting used to if you have been driving Camry's for a while.
If I didn't need the ultra-efficiency of the Prius I'd be in a TCH in an instant.
Did I mention that I was thoroughly impressed with everything about the new TCH.
I just splurged for a $10 daily subscription. The documents are PDF's, but for something like the owner's manual, you have to open each section individually, rather than just grabbing one big PDF file.
I want to grab the service manual, but it there are a TON of sections, so I don't think I can get away with it while I am at work!
I will try it from home. One thing to keep in mind - it doesn't work with Firefox (you have to use Internet Explorer - version 5.5 or later, I think), and it doesn't work with Macintosh computers unless you are one of the lucky few that can boot Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac.
Has anyone figured out how to download the entire service manual from the techinfo site mentioned earlier?
Thanks
http://www.caranddriver.com/shortroadtests/11035/short-take-review-2007-toyota-c- amry-hybrid.html
Another article stated that 3,000 TCH were delivered in May, 2006. I think that must mean delivered and ordered.
WillyBill
I'm very curious about the illumination settings. Anybody work with any of these?
Maybe after KY gets up to speed fully the part from Japan will be redirected elsewhere to say the Gen3 Prius or a hybrid Sienna ( see Inside Line today ).
One figure I saw was that the TCH would add about 10% to normal Camry sales. But what if it was such a huge hit that demand stayed at 100K units and accounted for 20% of Camry sales?
tom
carspace
More later.
The car runs great, exceeds expectations. All the engineers at work want to geek out over this vehicle, gave 5 people rides and all were impressed.
Trunk is fine. Didn't realize it had the regular 12V battery back there too! First trip to work I averaged 35 MPG over 40 miles of mixed light traffic, 2 full throttle freeway merges, country roads, and 5 or 6 stoplights. That's the benchmark run that I do each day, twice. Hope to get it up to 40 MPG as I learn the hybrid tricks.
Taking it on a trip this weekend, averaging 34.2 MPG so far on this tank (140 miles into it, and the vehicle for that matter)
My brother lives in the Bay Area and I'd like to talk to some dealers there - anyone have a dealer that was good to work with that you can recommend I call? I'm partial to the mag grey w/bisque, but not wedded to it - its just the sum of our interactions that make me want to look elsewhere.
Thanks!
You may have posted this previously, but I'm curious which wheels you replaced the stock ones with. I'm considering a wheel upgrade myself (possibly to 18" rims), but don't want to add any unsprung weight to the car, if possible.
Anyone who has any advice on wheel upgrade considerations, please feel free to chime in. I've never done it before.
Still trying to locate the color I want, Nobody hasd asked for a non-refundable deposit yet.
Interesting review. Thanks for posting.
I notice in the specs that they claim the car is 0.5 sec faster from 0-60 mph than from 5-60 mph. Seems counter-intuitive!
I want to take a look at it, but I am thinking I might have seen that somewhere else.
I am one of those engineer-types that is anxiously waiting for my TCH to show up so I can geek out over it too!
The wait is excruciating.
1) mounting the TPMS sensors to the new rim (TPMS is integrated with the valve stem)
2) balance the rim only (no rubber on it yet) - took about 1.25oz.
3) put tire on rim
4) balance again as you would a normal tire
Smooth as silk up to 80MPH (all I've taken it to so far)...
So there you go! Since I removed the stock rims and tires at 4 miles on the odometer I should get between $500 - $600 on ebay for the set with the customer paying the $100 for shipping.
So the whole thing, after I get back part of the money on ebay, will have cost me under $500 including mounting and balancing.
BTW I updated with another pic, and a jpg with the rim and tire data here
I have my order placed here in MD - through a dealer in Waldorf. I am waiting for either a Ti, Blue or Pearl. But none of the dealers here seem to share much other than 4-6 weeks. At least they are only asking MSRP. (plus you can get $500 something off for being a student, through Toyota's student discount program)
thanks
The car looks sharp- all you need is a lip spoiler!
tom