Thank you for the exceptional information! I purchased a pre-owned 2018 Avalon Hybrid today, 7/10/21, and thankfully found your channel tonight!

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Fender Bender Accident Question? Yellow cab side swiped on the front driver side fender area. There is a vibration at 60mph from then if speed increases then vibration increases too same thing when braking. No noises from the car. Things are done to the car after the issue is found still no fix # The fender was replaced. # The tire is balanced twice and switched to different tires # The Alignment was done a couple of times in fact never had alignment issues st # axle replaced as well

If Toyota release 4Runner hybrid, do you recommend using a separate charger plugged into the rear of the vehicle if I want to jumpstart non-hybrid vehicle?

Hi, thank you for great informative video. I just bought a 2022 corolla hybrid today, and it showed the error "hybrid system malfunction" Very disappointed. what do you think what cause this? The car left outside for weeks in the cold -10 to -25 C. I'm not sure if that that weather would kill batteries. I'm still waiting for the answer from dealer. I don't think they will be honest with me what acutally cause it.

Thank you

I really wanted to watch it all but it is too long...

​@@sandeepakasun3470Really Sandeep? At 23.5 minutes? I guess it's a nice to know rather than need to know deal for you then? 😂

This is useful Also it's good to know why

What is B mode? Is that setting the regen braking to the stronger setting?

Yeah. I also do it for learning. My future car may be a hybrid, too.

same

What’s holding you back? Buy one! 😀

Same

same here. it is good to learn about it still

The why is typically more important that the what. It's almost a variation on the teach a man to fish parable.

Yeah, this attitude is a two-edged thing. Many people have the "I don't understand why, so I'm gonna do my own thing". When it comes to machines, believing the people who built it is generally a safe bet, even if you don't understand why. Of course, there are other areas of life where distrusting people who tell you to do things without good explanation proves to be the correct thing...

@@edwardcullen1739 Yeah, your advice is sound. My previous son-in-law believed that oil changes were a scam inflicted by the auto-petroleum industry. His vehicles lasted a surprisingly short time. And if you bought one of his used, you were getting a terrible deal, even if the price was low.

I was like that since I was a kid where I got a chemistry kit and they just said not to mix two of the chemicals together. I did just to see why, it did nothing I could see, probably just poison gas or something!

We make the 300 mile (each way) trip to see the grandkids an average of almost once a month. We get in the Prius, fill the tank, and go. Every time, around the halfway point, I marvel at how comfortable, convenient, and affordable it is to glide down the freeway at 75 mph, averaging about 50 mpg, with no worry about breaking down.

Got a 21 prius and my gas lasts about a month. It's so nice compared to my Yaris. Power mode makes it feel fast and sporty even though it's not. It's so fun to drive overall!

@@drifto616 The batteries come with a ten year warranty and the tech has come to the point that even at 200k miles they have only degraded by about 10%. And replacing the batteries if you go with a refurbished is less than 2k

Not true. I ran mine out on purpose just to see how much gas was left in the tank since Toyota can't fix the tank issue. I had a gallon of gas with me and it started right up. The key is to shut it down as soon of as the engine stops and not keep going until the hybrid battery dies. This was approved by toyota service.

@@alheiman9525 what’s the issue with the tank?

@@glennelliott4989 the tank is either not filling all the way, or the fuel gauge is way off. It has a 14.5 gallon gas tank, but when the gauge shows empty most of us can only get 10-11 gallons in.

@@alheiman9525 that’s wild. My 2000 4Runner has an 18g tank and I can’t pump more than 13.5. I can’t believe they haven’t been able to remedy that yet.

Congratulations on your corolla hybrid purchase! Thank you for watching my video!

Wait until it breaks down

@@uphill248 Toyota hybrid never breaks down

Newest Toyota Hybrids are intriguing because they have no belts! Everything is electric-motor-driven (AC compressor, water pump, power steering, etc.). The thing should be incredibly reliable with basic maintenance.

Great channel haven’t found one like it on KZfaq

I agree 100%. Very good Suggestions.

Thanks for this reminder......I love my AAA, but yea, waiting an hour sometimes for them to show up can be a problem when I am headed out and jump in my car because I have an appt. that I need to get to......

reminder the advice in the video is not to jumpstart *another* car - so if someone asks you for a jumpstart, yes, you could let them borrow yr portable jumpstarter :-)

Costco usually has them in stock.

It is very well possible to jumpstart another vehicle without problems if your 12V Battery is in good shape and charged. It is important to keep the hybrid system disconnected from the process: the hybrid vehicle needs to be turned off so the systems wont try to "compensate" for the high current demand the jumpstarted car demands while behing started. Be aware this should only be done with smaller petrol engines as diesels or very large engines reqire too much current. Also only try to jumpstart the other vehicle maximum 1-2 times and only a short duration cause it will put a lot of stress on your 12V battery (which is small compared to "normal" vehicles).

Get it!!! I just got one. The XSE

I second that. I have a Rav4 2019 Hybrid XSE. I absolutely love it. 👍

@@cij1916 same , I have no clue how to use the paddle shifters, any help.

@@anishsharma4893 what paddle shifters? I drive an automatic, I'm not shifting gears ain't nobody got time for that

@@cij1916 I have the new 2021 Rav 4 XSE prime , mine has a paddle shifters in it but there is no rev meter , I think it just ups the rpm but I’m fairly new to the car so still figuring it out

I was told there's a ballistic charge on the connectors that gets set off with the SRS system

In my State in Australia (NSW) all EV & Hybrid vehicles are now required to have a small blue triangular "EV" sticker attached to the car registration plates for the purpose of alerting emergency services to the danger of high voltages in the vehicle. Some other States have similar requirements. Hydrogen powered cars are also required to have a distinctive sticker attached to their registration plates.

On the Ford hybrid the AC will automatically cool down the battery without chilling the passenger.

Good observation.

You are correct almost all cars have the 12-volt battery for starting. Hybrids don't have an alternator like most cars with a 12-volt system. Hybrids have an AC/DC converter that takes electrical AC power and uses the AC power through an inverter to utilize battery power in your car. That is why you shouldn't jump an alternator car with one that has an AC/DC converter. Could cause catastrophic damage to the hybrid car electrical system. 👍

High oil use junky engine IS a problem , a HUGE problem.

I have a 21 Prius. If they made them now if you close the door with the car on and no key inside it will beep multiple times

@@superpete505 Yes. It would beep but difficult to hear if there is really noisy traffic nearby. The other situation is someone parking in their home garage and leaving the fob in the car.

Don't leave the car in ready mode and in Neutral.? Why you have said that? Where do you leave your transmission if equipped with a manual transmission?

@@danphillip8757 Not sure what you're getting at here. The 2007 Camry Hybrid transmission has a neutral position. In this position if the engine is running it will NOT charge the traction battery. If left this way for a long period of time it will run down the battery.

Also don't forget to vacuum those air vents regularly not just the outside but inside part after removing the trim.

I made my first check of that vent filter after 2 years ~ 10 000 miles on RAV4 hyb 2019, the filter was like brand new completely clean not a single dust particle haha

@@borgirlol that happens only to clean people without dogs or hairy pets.....

I’ve made vacuuming the vents part of my weekly routine and it tajes no more than 2 minutes. Never blow air down them by the way as this has a negative effect.

you must want a hybrid?

I have the 2018 Camry hybrid xle ..I got rid of my money hungry girlfriend so I could afford it and now I have a new love....my car!... and I think it rides better

Good morning sir thanks looking forward to seeing the video

Thanks

@@MrJOHN082850 LMAO...Thank you for the Laugh...lol

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My husband told me to never jump anyone else's cars with our new ones. He was pretty smart. This guy had a lot of good tips

@@dot4975 guy here is your husbando?

Can you tell me that what is the name of the waterproof cover please? is that can be found on Amazon? thanks.

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I love our 21 Sienna. 109k miles, no issues.

Scotty is way over the top. When maintained properly they'll run for a long time issue free. Saw a cabbie here in Vancouver hit close to 700k in his prius. Still runs issue free, they manage their cars and don't abuse them. Take care them and they'll take care of you.

@@jaspreetsidhu5708 Just a friendly greeting and hello from a fellow Vancouverite!

Scotty is a cheapstick all he advise is buy a cheap old Toyota and fix your self recently he opening a bit

Scotty loves the hybrid .. as long as it’s a Toyota

@@sarahtennent5952 It has to be a new Toyota HEV to be recommended by Scotty Kilmer. He claims all HEVs on sale, preown from any company, even Toyota, are not worth buying. In addition, he maintains that the good ones, trouble-free, are kept and used by their respective owners. I do not know, if he is correct or not, but even most reliable, recommended Toyotas, as is Prius, still have some issues. For instance, mine, being a 2005 model, had a roof water leaking place, where hatch gets attached to the body. I did know about that issue in time so, by the time the leak got fixed, the car was more that 10 years old, thus out of warranty. That caused a major problem corroding the high voltage battery, which needed to be replaced. Nevertheless the car is reliable; I keep it already 15.5 years. Even, in my less lucky case, the cost of replacing that expensive driving battery, if spread for 15 years, is not so bad, providing no other major issues occured, and the car needed just maintenance: tires chage, oil change, windshield wipers chage, old plastic covering headlights restored from becoming too dim and yellow in the shop. There was an issue of a failing pump in liquid cooling of air conditioning to be replaced though. One thing, which Scotty Kilmer says, might happen indeed: when time comes by to replace failing items, the cost is high due to a very compact engine bay requiring long hours of complicated labor. However, lack of monthly car payment is the best incentive to keep an older but dependable car like Toyota Prius. At this moment, I am not so sure about the fact that keeping my Prius, even being cheap on gas, might have costed me overall more in the long run by comparison with an older, ICE Toyota, the way Scotty Kilmer argues. There are lots of components regularly failing in a conventional ICE car; I never had to replace the brake pads but to clean rear drum brakes. The main difference in expenditures between a HEV and an ICE is the fact that in the latter, the driver spends each several months considerable chunks of money repairing it while in case of a HEV the bill come much much later in the car's lifetime providing the driver keeps it long enough; but will be a larger sum for battery. As an example after 20 years even entire engine might need to be replaced in a Camry or Accord; a Prius engine will last much much longer due to lack of stress on acceleration in case of an ICE, provided by electric motor in a HEV, the gas engine being used mostly for cruising. In conclusion, I would say that if one wants to be cheap, but spend regularly money on gas and reparations, than has to buy an ICE car. On the other hand, a HEV owner: has to spend more money buying the car to begin with; then be frugal for very long time; next, if he/she decides to keep that vehicle even longer, has to be ready for a major cost coverage like battery; lastly enjoy another frugal period of time.

Can we jump start another hybrid that’s not a Toyota, or should we let them call roadside assistance too?

Hi! I would play it safe and not jump another hybrid that’s not a Toyota unless you’re sure they don’t have a starter

A friend is still driving the first year Prius he bought new. Same batteries. He calculated what he saved in gas has more than paid for the car. Free car!

Stefano……This confuses me. It is a VERY reliable car here in the US. Do Italians not value reliability and fuel economy?

Not trying to be rude to you. But you've said you've had 3 Priuses in 5 years that's a massive turn over of cars for one family. It's not very good for the environment. Hybrids and electric cars take more power to produce than regular cars. If you don't keep them for a long time it will have a bigger c02 footprint. We need to keep cars for 20 years, rather than get a new one every couple of years. Sorry I'm not trying to be rude. The problem is the throw away society

@ Lewis Groves. A person doesn’t need to keep the same car for 20 years. It just needs to sold to someone. I agree all vehicles should be kept on the road as long as possible.

I agree. Most reliable car. I ever had.

@@loglog271 They stated their *family* has had 3 of them, I'd assume that is across multiple people rather than one single person replacing their car 3 times within 5 years. Also it is worth noting the 2nd gen Prius production ended over a decade ago, they're buying used vehicles that are already 10-20 years old.

I did have a Prius second gen. I drove it for 150.000 miles without a single problem. Now I drive a Lexus CT200h, also a great hybrid.

It depends on the vehicle b/c some are designed in such a way that the dots on the dipstick correlate to cold oil temp and some for hot. I have read the manuals on all of my cars and some others and it does vary by car. So do not apply this to just any car.

I just purchased a 2021 RAV4 hybrid earlier this year and, having never driven a Toyota made within the last five years, I've been blown away at the increase in quality of the interior over the last several decades of Toyotas. Not only that, but hybrids are just phenomenal, especially if you're considering the benefits of an electric vehicle. You get the efficiency of an electric but convenience of an ICE vehicle, being able to fill up your gas tank just about anywhere because the gasoline infrastructure is already in place. For people wanting the quiet ride of an electric vehicle but the convenience of a standard ICE vehicle while also embracing the technological advancement of such machines, hybrids like the RAV4 are a beautiful fusion of the technology of today and tomorrow. A year ago I had not had great experiences riding and driving my friends' Toyotas, but having bought one myself now after riding in some Toyota rental vehicles for work, I'm blown away at how amazing it feels to drive it.

@@jml1221996 have u experienced any problem w the battery draining randomly?

@@jml1221996 Yes, any issues with battery draining if not driven for a couple of days ?

@@sunitjoshi3573 Not that I’ve seen on mine, no! My job also requires me to travel away from home for several weeks at a time too, and so far I’ve had no issues with the vehicle starting or running smoothly when I’ve returned

The 12Volt battery is a Standard battery. Charge it on a charger. I replaced mine with an AGM battery from Costco. Swaped it myself and very easy to do.