New 2023 Toyota Hybrid Limited

[wecoguy]

We took delivery Friday afternoon…

I drove it home, DW is still leary as we have a shut space in the garage, 190" max to clear the door, so it has to be forward, and I discovered it will apply the brakes iff too close! So some adjustments to be made…

I did have to stop the rear door from opening fully as even with the garage door open, there is only 78" available, but I found the setting to reduce its opening height.

I have connected DW’s iPhone OK, it went wireless to CarPlay, but mine resisted until I found a setting in the iPhone to use CarPlay… Otherwise it needed a cable to link it…

I have found it will connect to my home’s WiFi, another mystery solved…

Pretty awesome camera views, somehow it gathers all the views and create an overhead view, handy, but a mystery how it can see from above: Interestingly the Civic is actually on the other side, the image is flipped… Maybe yet another setting somewhere…

Car has more options than we’re used to, the Multimedia manual at 260+ pages is tough to absorb, the Main Owners Manual at over 670 pages as well… I have the pdf versions up in iCloud, so maybe handier…

So a lot to learn… We did the deal locally, Sales lady was great, but about to go on vacation, but didn’t want to gamble that another salesman might give our car away, so made sure we were there on Friday… financial guy, well, we were a bit rushed, tired, signed off on some extended coverages that once home, we knew more, but a trip up the next day resolved those, smiled the corrections, Corporate will refund those… 10 Year coverages don’t make any sense for us at our age… Resolved…

For us the first new vehicle since the late '70s, for a lot more money than this home cost us in the early '70s!!!

weco

[Volucris]

@wecoguy

but mine resisted until I found a setting in the iPhone to use CarPlay…

Glad you like it. Where’s that setting?

[wecoguy]

@Volucris

Glad you like it. Where’s that setting?

Heh, had to go back n find it again, bit it’s in Settings, General, CarPlay and there it led to the Toyota, and then the CarPlay switch…

Going back from CarPlay in the Toy screen is not always obvious either, but I think it’s in the upper left… Will check later, should take a pic…

[wecoguy]

Reading, discovering more… 10,000 mile oil change interval, it uses Synthetic OW-16, likely be at the dealers, as it’s new, but I just wanted to be sure it was synthetic… Nothing was said about a break-in period or early change/service…

[wecoguy]

Further investigations: Starguard… Needed, wanted?

We know the dealer wants it while the vehicle is on their lot, theft protection, but now we’re getting a note, in DW’s name to sign it… There was a $995 charge in the invoice, but now, I/we are questioning if we really want or need it… Or is it one more thing we don’t need!

[rainphakir]

My 2019 has. “LoJack” thing for finding the car after it’s been stolen. Dealer said my insurance would be lower.

I tried to inform my insurance, who said the vin tells them what “extras” the car has.
Ok. Hmmm. I didn’t see any obvious insurance reduction.

The LoJack unit is still on the car (afaik). The coverage period expired and I didn’t renew.
It does NOT transfer, if I should sell.

Overall, I judged it “not needed”.
It cost $450, IIRC.

I think an Air tag would do the same, for less $.

There’s another “emergency location” thing.
It’s a little “pull down” in the roof console above the mirror. In case of car crash, I can pull that and some one will initiate a response.

I don’t remember this having a price. It came with the car, IIRC.
I sorta think if it has a $cost, it too would be “not needed”. I have a cell phone.
I haven’t thought much about it.

ralph

[wecoguy]

Well, from what I see so far, if I forget to lock the car, it alerts me, and I can lock it from the App, remotely. So it knows where I am, where the car is, I’m not seeing the need… If I parked on the street, maybe, but home in our garage? I do have extra AirTage, could tuck one somewhere in the car…

I am getting Notifications if it’s Unlocked, also seems concerned about the back seat, says to check it…A spare sweatshirt is all that’s there…

So maybe we can cancel the starboard, we’re in a court, residential area, with all the key fob interlocks, I doubt it’s an easy steal either…

Still finding little stickers around the car, missed by the prep guys I guess… One way up on the GPS antenna, can’t reach it without a little ladder… Anther on the driver’s side window, it’s leaving a residue when I try pulling it off… so it’s sill there… Another little one on one of the tires… Maybe a little verification in the final assembly…