chris_fletcher

Oh well never mind, will stick with ebay. Thanks for taking time to reply

Hi all not wanting to break any rules can anyone advise me what the protocol is for selling accessories Thanks

Just because it hasnt activated doesnt mean your car doesnt have it and as I said in my last post, if the indicator on the dash does not come on when you try to activate hill start mode then you are not in fact doing it properley :-) I am on my 2nd CT and I havent had either TC or VSC activate at all in normal driving and my in my 2 RX300`s over 6 years only had VSC activate once on an icy bend where it worked briliantly to prevent a skid

In that case Wass you havent activated the hill start feature. You have to push the brake pedal hard to the floor quite quickly to turn it on. You will get the beep and the flashing VSC indicator on the display. All CTs have both traction control and VSC even 2011 models, check the manual. My first was registered in April 2011 and had both

OK here is my addittion to this thread. Nearly 2 months in and my current tank is about half gone and the trip is showing 61.7mpg, with an average since new of 58.8mpg. The last tank was 57.8mpg calculated on fuel use and included a 450 mile motorway journey at 70mph mostly. I reckon that the actual consumption is ~5% less than that shown on the cars computer. I drive 99% in Normal with the odd bit of Sport mode at junctions, roundabouts and lights. "Pulse and glide" definitely helps and I have noticed an improvement since the longish motorway trip. IMHO it is not necessary to drive like a old woman to achieve very respectable results I am very happy with the car and the savings I am making vs the RX300, at this rate it will pay for itself on the fuel saving alone in about 4 years if I keep it that long.....Result!

I am very happy like you and it still surprises me that I look forward to driving it every day and as much as I loved my RX300 (probably for all the wrong reasons) it never gave me a buzz to be in it in the same way this CT200 does.......why is that?

Just thought I would add my own observations having done just over 1000 miles. SE L without the nav package I agree with all of the points made by Goggy especially the "joy to drive" comment although it has taken me this long to come around. I downsized from an RX300 which I really loved but could no longer afford the running costs, still miss the power, driving position and huge load space though. whilst some of my comments are negatives they are more than balanced by the positives. In the real world this is a great car despite the bad mainly reviews. Economy Trip computer is currently showing 57.8 mpg but calculated is closer to 54 mpg without any real change in driving style. I am unfortunately becoming obsessed with improving the figure, very sad I know. It does make the RX 21 mpg look a bit sick Performance Normal is pretty good for most driving situations I think and is reasonably brisk to 40 mph after which the engine note becomes unpleasant. Sport mode gets you from a standing start much more smartly but the 40 mph thing is still an issue. It will still go beyond 40 but the engine is revving at 4500 or so and squealing rather nastily for more gradual speed increase and makes me want to back off rather than keep going so this is where I have had to modify the way I drive. Steady acceleration as opposed to a quick dash is best. Steep hills also cause the same sort of thing and this is where IMHO the transmission and engine combination really do struggle. I forgive these negatives as they, for me, are outweighed by the economy and overall very pleasant driving experience, oh and it is very quiet, nearly caused a Sainsburys car park attendant to have a toilet incident as I approached the exit barrier. He recovered manfully and asked If I has stalled it LOL Comfort/Space Minor niggle that actually annoys me quite a lot. The sun visors dont slide so are bloody useless in the side position. the 6 speaker audio system is nowhere near as good as the RX but as time is passing I am becoming less aware of the difference and it isnt actually that bad Ride I too have the 17" rims and yes it is exactly as Goggy describes but I do think that things are softening a bit since brand new. Potholes are still to be avoided at all costs, as are manhole covers and grates