or have a think about whether you want to try and rescue folk trapped in it after a crash... with all that elec-trickery at seriously high voltage lying around in very large capacitors I'm having lots of second thoughts about it...

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Same could be said for petrol cars, try rescuing someone from a crashed petrol car and think about how explosive petrol can be...

I'd imagine that there would be a isolation switch somewhere for the electro-hybrids, not to mention a way to safely earth all electrical systems first... and again the same thing could be said about normal cars in that the battaries in them can usually produce a few amps, all it takes is 100 milliamps (0.1 of an amp) to actually kill someone... Infact almost any electrical appliance used around the house has the potential to be leathal if something goes wrong...

I just find it a little amusing when I heard that you'd need to do nearly 800,000 km to break even on fuel costs compared to getting a same sized car in a petrol only version...

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Yes, petrol is explosive, yes petrol is flammable. But I can smell petrol, I can see petrol. I can tell if petrol is leaking... and I can see/feel the heat from burning petrol...

But I can't see electricity, the very large capacitors in hybrids contain massive charges and I would not where to look to find an isolation switch. Even if you turn the switch off, completing the circuit for a capacitor will probably kill you - providing I could find the switch and earth the systems... anyone carry a multimeter in their boot ? I carry an extinguiser though!

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I think that this is an interesting discussion, so I have created a new topic for it under here

Yeah that's what I do... I see your point though, my turbo is glowing after pretty much every trip. To each his own, after a run down the strip, the 40km/h cruise back to the staging lane is long enough to cool my turbo... pop the bonnet until the next run and the engine is at the right temp when u start it again.

Turn your engine off at the lights

(bad idea but if your only goal is save fuel then this is it)

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Doesn't your car go through more fuel starting than it would if it were idling for a minute or 2?

Turn your engine off at the lights

(bad idea but if your only goal is save fuel then this is it)

Doesn't your car go through more fuel starting than it would if it were idling for a minute or 2?

not if it complies to euro III standards (the BF)

I recently took my ba auto T to the service place to get headlights fixed. ever since I got it back it hasnt been as quiet a ride as when I got it. im pretty sure that the guys thrashed my car as I had 2 leave it overnight (wiring probs). is the noisier ride due to the thrashing or is it just in my head?

another question, are you headlights really weak? cause my ones suck!

hi guys, I notice my stock T's beginning to smell a little when I push it too hard (comes in from aircon) so ive decided to invest in a K and N filter, as so many of you guys have it.

I just wanted to know what pros and cons this filter will give, how much it'll cost, and whether it'll make me car any noisier (hopefully not).

thanx

Get a K&N filter

Have a shower every day and you may not have them smells.......

serious my car does start to smell.

Not sure how a K&N filter is going to help a bad smell coming in to your car.... unless you fix the filter to your face!

Not driving around in Victoria are you? ... tis probably not the car...

lol so wats the filter do?