Cont: Luton Airport Car Park Fire IV

Vixen said:
I haven't checked the website but my recent statement from Traficom requesting road tax (based on CO2 emissions) simply said 'petrol'. The car was registered with them via the car dealers so they will know exactly what it is in their more detailed records.
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So what? It's not as if the person wouldn't know it was a hybrid.
 
malbui said:
You poor sweet innocent thing. Quite obviously a crack cleanup squad sent by MI5/Mossad/Tata/Martians got to the site of the fire and, before the fire investigators intervened, managed to isolate the still smoking carcass of the car, strip out all the hybrid modifications including the display panels, replace any necessary diesel components, burn them to match the damage to the rest of the car, and get away either without being seen or with the complicity of site security.

Think about it. It's the only plausible explanation.
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Quite frankly, its far more plausible than ANYTHING Vixen has ever posted here- in any of her conspiracy threads....
 
Vixen said:
I haven't checked the website but my recent statement from Traficom requesting road tax (based on CO2 emissions) simply said 'petrol'. The car was registered with them via the car dealers so they will know exactly what it is in their more detailed records.
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Vixen said:
No, I do not drive a Toyota Yaris. My 2023 car starts by the usual clutch, brake and 'press ignition'. And it also likes revving, as it is a sporty little number. Note, dashboards in cars are manufacturers design and not much to do with what type of car you have. If I didn't know it was a hybrid and written large on the boot and on the receipt I doubt I would be even aware of it. Lots of cars have flash dashboards which are all fur coat and no knickers.

I haven't noticed the display telling me anything, except speed limit of the area I am in, my speed and if I breach white lines. And nanny warnings about needing oil change, low air pressure in tyres. I would have no idea it was a hybrid other than that I know it is as that is what I bought.
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Your vehicle is either an ICE or a mild hybrid. As such it is not capable of running on electricity alone and consumes fuel at all times when it is running.

I am mildly surprised that such a authority of car types, as expounded upon in these threads, is so ignorant of the basic details of their own vehicle.
 
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Mojo said:
Vixen isn't giving make and model. What is she covering up?
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Highly suspicious, if you ask me.

On the other hand, she shows such a paucity of knowledge of automobiles in general that it's possible she doesn't know what she's driving. I once watched through the window of a restaurant as my mother-in-law tried repeatedly to fit her key into a white Toyota Camry. She drove a white Honda Accord. Her son had to go out and inform her that she had the wrong car before she broke the lock.
 
Foster Zygote said:
Highly suspicious, if you ask me.

On the other hand, she shows such a paucity of knowledge of automobiles in general that it's possible she doesn't know what she's driving. I once watched through the window of a restaurant as my mother-in-law tried repeatedly to fit her key into a white Toyota Camry. She drove a white Honda Accord. Her son had to go out and inform her that she had the wrong car before she broke the lock.
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Seems to be the case based on her recent comments.
 
Vixen said:
Nonsense.
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He's not talking about chiming or beeping sounds intended to alert the driver that certain systems are now active, or remind passengers to fasten their seatbelts. He's not talking about the fans for the environmental system, or the stereo. He's talking about the fact that when you activate a hybrid, unless it's a Formula 1 car, the engine doesn't start. Every hybrid I've ever driven or ridden in has used the electric motor for initial movement. The ICE engine doesn't start until a certain power demand is made.

Can you please justify your above opinion by stating what sound you think a hybrid produces when you start it?
 
Vixen said:
No, I do not drive a Toyota Yaris. My 2023 car starts by the usual clutch, brake and 'press ignition'. And it also likes revving, as it is a sporty little number. Note, dashboards in cars are manufacturers design and not much to do with what type of car you have. If I didn't know it was a hybrid and written large on the boot and on the receipt I doubt I would be even aware of it. Lots of cars have flash dashboards which are all fur coat and no knickers.

I haven't noticed the display telling me anything, except speed limit of the area I am in, my speed and if I breach white lines. And nanny warnings about needing oil change, low air pressure in tyres. I would have no idea it was a hybrid other than that I know it is as that is what I bought.
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As usual- Vixen displays a stunningly oblivious fact that EVERY Toyota Hybrid (regardless of model) does indeed make it plainly obvious that it is a hybrid- by having a battery monitor gauge...

Auris hybrid
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Camry hybrid
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Corolla hybrid
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Highlander hybrid
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Prius hybrid dash
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Rav4 hybrid dash
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Some like the Corolla even SPECIFICALLY say so on the dash!!!!
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Apparently the one off special 'Toyota Vixen' she claims she owns is 'special' (like its owner) and doesn't have the same gauge every other Toyota hybrid out there has....
:rolleyes::boggled::jaw-dropp
 
zooterkin said:
:confused:
What is a full hybrid?
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There are various levels of hybrids- plugin versus mild or partial versus full hybrid

Mild hybrids are the most basic type of electrified cars you can buy. Although many drivers are considering the switch to something fully electric, mild hybrids minimise the change: no faffing around with a plug or cable, you see.

They allow you to enjoy some of the benefits of electric tech - mainly better fuel economy - without needing to spend hours and hours hunting around for charging points.

Meanwhile full hybrids, like Goldilocks, straddle the middle ground between internal combustion and electric motors, although they're slightly more sophisticated than mild hybrids.

And then you've got plug-in hybrids, which are more complicated again and require some cable input to get the best out of them.
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https://www.topgear.com/car-news/hybrid/whats-mild-hybrid-and-hows-it-different-full-hybrid
Oh and I forgot the new type I found out about tonight- the 'Vixen Hybrid'...
(it doesn't let you know you are driving one, but its a one off special made by Toyota, just for her...)
 
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Steve said:
Seems to be the case based on her recent comments.
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It's also worth pointing out that the Yaris GR is available in a very sporty, 257 bhp, 360 Nm torque, AWD version with a 6-speed manual transmission. So, given Vixen's ambiguity regarding the make, model and year of her car, it could, in fact, be a Toyota Yaris.

I think, however, that her definition of "sporty" is probably more in line with my mother-in-law's definition than mine.
 
Foster Zygote said:
He's not talking about chiming or beeping sounds intended to alert the driver that certain systems are now active, or remind passengers to fasten their seatbelts. He's not talking about the fans for the environmental system, or the stereo. He's talking about the fact that when you activate a hybrid, unless it's a Formula 1 car, the engine doesn't start. Every hybrid I've ever driven or ridden in has used the electric motor for initial movement. The ICE engine doesn't start until a certain power demand is made.

Can you please justify your above opinion by stating what sound you think a hybrid produces when you start it?
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Vixen said:
luton airport car by Username Vixen, on Flickr
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;)
 
Steve said:
Even if you don't need a key, or fob, for starting the vehicle they would still come in rather handy for locking/unlocking doors, opening hands free trunk/hatchback, playing music without starting the motor.
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I must be missing something but all of that happens automatically with my car. It recognises my phone from a few metres away and that's all that's needed.
 
malbui said:
I must be missing something but all of that happens automatically with my car. It recognises my phone from a few metres away and that's all that's needed.
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Ah, a phone in place of a fob. Makes sense. We are in agreement then a device is still needed, just not an actual key.
 
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