billysbarn

Another update and thank you!!! My AFS was flashing off and I assumed it was a fuse or relay. I didn't know there was an arm and sensor at the back until I found your postings, so I had a look and there it was dangling loose!!!! It looks as if it had broken at the bottom end where it enters the lower "knuckle joint". It seems it broke because the bottom knuckle joint was seized solid preventing it from rotating as the strut move up and down. I did a temporary repair by joining the two ends with a piece of heat shrink electrical sleeving and hey presto all problems disappeared!! Temporary might turn into permanent if the sleeving doesn't break!!! At least I now know what was causing the problem. Mega bucks saved!!! Many many thanks Guys and Gals :) Billy

← ← I had the problem with my 400h and if you take a good leather cleaner to lubricate between the seats and it stoped the rubbing noise. ← Alternatively sometimes the rails that carry the cargo cover have something inside that comes loose. This has been discussed on the UK LOC forum I believe.

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Hi from the UK:) I can't understand the problem. My 400h is 3 weeks old and I aam averaging 35 Miles per UK gallon when driving like my granny at around 40-45 mph. When I criused between 55 - 60 and towing a car trailer with a medium load for 70 miles I got 29.5 mpg UK. I can easily get 33 -34 mpg (uk) when driving normally, mixed highway and town ! Maybe it is the weather! It is Autmn here now and I use the cheapest unleaded petrol :) I am very pleased with it and it accelerates like a rocket when required (not very often!) BR. Billy ← Update from the UK: My workplace is 11 miles away on a country road withh very light traffic in North Yorkshire, which varies a lot in uphill and down hill gradients. It is somewhat lower (ASL) than my home. Today I drove very carefully both ways averaging 30 mph from 20 thru 30 even occasional 40 mph. The outward 11 miles gave an average of 52.1 MPG !!! :) But the return trip of 12 miles ( I had to call for petrol) reduced it to 40.5 and the maneuvefring/ reversing for 5 mins or so in parking in the gargae reduced it to 39.5 mpg(UK). I am very pleased with that :) BR. Billy ← I assume we are referring to Imperial Gallons here :) . ← Yes. You need to divide by 1.2 i guess. But for me that is excellent although you guys seem to get better results over there...

Hi from the UK:) I can't understand the problem. My 400h is 3 weeks old and I aam averaging 35 Miles per UK gallon when driving like my granny at around 40-45 mph. When I criused between 55 - 60 and towing a car trailer with a medium load for 70 miles I got 29.5 mpg UK. I can easily get 33 -34 mpg (uk) when driving normally, mixed highway and town ! Maybe it is the weather! It is Autmn here now and I use the cheapest unleaded petrol :) I am very pleased with it and it accelerates like a rocket when required (not very often!) BR. Billy ← Update from the UK: My workplace is 11 miles away on a country road withh very light traffic in North Yorkshire, which varies a lot in uphill and down hill gradients. It is somewhat lower (ASL) than my home. Today I drove very carefully both ways averaging 30 mph from 20 thru 30 even occasional 40 mph. The outward 11 miles gave an average of 52.1 MPG !!! :) But the return trip of 12 miles ( I had to call for petrol) reduced it to 40.5 and the maneuvefring/ reversing for 5 mins or so in parking in the gargae reduced it to 39.5 mpg(UK). I am very pleased with that :) BR. Billy

Hi from the UK:) I can't understand the problem. My 400h is 3 weeks old and I aam averaging 35 Miles per UK gallon when driving like my granny at around 40-45 mph. When I criused between 55 - 60 and towing a car trailer with a medium load for 70 miles I got 29.5 mpg UK. I can easily get 33 -34 mpg (uk) when driving normally, mixed highway and town ! Maybe it is the weather! It is Autmn here now and I use the cheapest unleaded petrol :) I am very pleased with it and it accelerates like a rocket when required (not very often!) BR. Billy

My 400h is also on the way, but is it possible that overide wold also allow my front seat passenger to watch DVD's while in motion?

OH dear. What a shame :( Ithought the dash was the same as a 400h Thanks anyway

Hi Would that kit fit the RX400h? I was thinking of changing to wood finish as I don't really like the pretend steel/aluminium finish. What is the cost is the entire kit?