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BZ4X Accessories list? wind deflectors / boot mat / roof bars?

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I'm waiting on a sport trim bz4x and in the meantime i'm trying to find out what accessories are available. the dealer didn't seem to know much but said that when the new auris came out that the accessories were available within a few weeks.

living in ireland it's often raining and with the dog we always keep the windows open, so wind deflectors are a must. and a decent rubber boot mat, and roof bars. does anyone know anything about the accessory options available?

Thanks!
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Are you able to get to the Toyota's U.S. web site, toyota.com? If you use the Shopping Tools and go to Build and Price, there's a screen there where you can see the accessories that we have available in the U.S. I'm sure they're are differences -- for example, we only have an "Activity Mount", not a proper trailer hitch -- but at least you can see something. The link below may take you directly there. Hopefully, someone else has better information for Ireland -- the home of my ancestors!!

Are you able to get to the Toyota's U.S. web site, toyota.com? If you use the Shopping Tools and go to Build and Price, there's a screen there where you can see the accessories that we have available in the U.S. I'm sure they're are differences -- for example, we only have an "Activity Mount", not a proper trailer hitch -- but at least you can see something. The link below may take you directly there. Hopefully, someone else has better information for Ireland -- the home of my ancestors!!

thanks md that's really helpful. we don't have the configurator on the toyota.ie website so it's great to see a full set of accessories available. our local dealer will be able to get them no problem. hopefully the after market retailers will make a decent set of wind deflectors soon enough, this doesn't seem to be an official accessory.
The standard rubbery plastic Toyota boot mat is definitely a thing as I’m pretty sure my car will come with one.
so 10 months later this car is finally arriving :D
the local dealer in ireland is able to get the roof bars but no sign of wind deflectors or the activity mount appearing yet on the list. has anyone else been able to get these accessories yet?
so 10 months later this car is finally arriving :D
the local dealer in ireland is able to get the roof bars but no sign of wind deflectors or the activity mount appearing yet on the list. has anyone else been able to get these accessories yet?
Congrats on your new arrival after a 10 month wait for your baby.
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Congrats on your new arrival after a 10 month wait for your baby.
Congrats on your new arrival after a 10 month wait for your baby.
I have had one (AWD) for 6 months now in Canada..I would not be congratulating anyone too enthusiastically for their choice. Nice enough car (like all new cars), but range and charging speed are serious impediments to it being comparatively useful. Dealers haven't a clue about them yet.
Good luck with it. I hear Europe is ahead of us in may ways with this vehicle.
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I have had one (AWD) for 6 months now in Canada..I would not be congratulating anyone too enthusiastically for their choice. Nice enough car (like all new cars), but range and charging speed are serious impediments to it being comparatively useful. Dealers haven't a clue about them yet.
Good luck with it. I hear Europe is ahead of us in may ways with this vehicle.
I've had mine since December as well (Canada) and I have to disagree. If you need a car for lots/long road trips there's definitely better options out there. Actually, if road trips are really important I wouldn't recommend an EV period. Go with a plug-in hybrid, much better option than any EV available right now.

As a daily driver for someone who charges from home it's been fabulous. Fantastic in the snow too.
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I've had mine since December as well (Canada) and I have to disagree. If you need a car for lots/long road trips there's definitely better options out there. Actually, if road trips are really important I wouldn't recommend an EV period. Go with a plug-in hybrid, much better option than any EV available right now.

As a daily driver for someone who charges from home it's been fabulous. Fantastic in the snow too.
I never intended it to be a primary road tripper, but thought it would be a slow but tolerable road tripper, based on reported fast charging rates. I even factored in fast charging in winter, since I am in Maine. Then, a month after getting it, our ICE road tripper, a Toyota Highlander, blew an oil hose halfway through driving through several states to get to family for the holidays. Soon after, we discovered that a drive that an ICE car can do in 9-10 hours, and which we assumed would take 14-16 hours factoring in charging stops, took 23 hours. Now, there are many who never do long road trips, I don't think it's unreasonable for some people to want to have their second car be theoretically capable of road tripping, just in case it needs to.

Also, there are plenty of cases of people proving that an EV can road trip. Obviously Tesla has an advantage thanks to their supercharging network. However people road trip with the Mach-E, Ioniq 5, EV6, and ID4, which are all comparably priced EVs. Even the Chevy Bolt can road trip, depending on where to go, and how much time is available (its European equivalent, the Opel Ampera-e, did Bjorn's 1000 km challenge in 13 hours 50 minutes). It isn't as easy as an ICE car, yet, but it's doable for those willing and able to make it happen.

The Bz4X showed me that I love having an EV. For a daily driver on my commute to work and running errands, it's great. I just wish Toyota had been more transparent about its limitations, before I bought the car, and more understanding when I told them about the problem. That's why I am so loud about its limitations here, so hopefully other people can avoid getting burned like my family did.
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