Toyota Aygo and variants..a real option?

BillTrac

My stbxw and my youngest daughter both have C1s. Both owned from new. Lovely little cars to drive. They both have the 5-door version. Loads of space and very nippy. Can beat a lot of bigger cars away from lights if that's what floats your boat:rotfl:

Never seem to need fuel and as said £20 annual Road Fund License.

I enjoy driving them as well.

Apart from trims/looks etc the three cars C1, 107 and Aygo are basically the same apart from the costs

mikey72

Lum wrote: »

Not sure if I'm reading the OP right, but are you seriously considering buying an Aygo to do a small number of long-distance trips.

Having been forced in the past to do long distances in a small car, and I'm talking Corsa sized here, so still bigger than an Aygo. I'd say that the biggest issue is going to be pain and discomfort, the second biggest issue would be the narrow wheelbase meaning you get bounced around horribly in the lorry ruts that are a permanent feature of most UK motorways.

I'd happily potter around in an Aygo for short distance urban travelling, but for motorway trips I really wouldn't want to go any smaller than a Ford Focus.

You've never driven one on the motorway? I agree with the others on here, they perform well, and are just as happy on the motorway as town, and have great economy.

Lum

Performance isn't the issue for me. Trust me I've driven on the motorway in cars that perform a lot worse than any Aygo, e.g. a 1.3 4 cylinder 3 speed automatic Toyota Corolla that was running on 3 cylinders.

The issue is one of comfort, I've yet to drive a small car on the motorway that hasn't left me in agony after a long trip.

pelirocco

I had the Aygo as a courtesy car when mine went in for repair , as mine is a huge people carrier we all laughed when we saw they Aygo ( renamed rollerskate ) . I loved the Aygo , its nippy you can park it anywhere and its great for town/city driving and wasnt bad on long distance either

jaydeeuk1

Mexico1 wrote: »

How about the Toyota Iq?, sorry I don't know too much about them but maybe an option?

They're really nice, I have one (IQ3) I'm selling as I want to go holiday but can only fit me, wife, baby+car seat and pushchair in, no room for suitcases They hold their value quite well, but are expensive for the size (mine was near £13k brand new) and nearly 3 years later I have it listed for 7500, but probably get 7200 for it. Interior is a hell of a lot better than an aygo or picanto and has plenty of gadgets which is why I bought it.

If you're going to do motorway driving, get the 1.33 gearing is suited perfectly. The 5 speed 1 litre is hard work as gears are too long imo, esp overtaking as you need to drop down a gear or 3 (2nd gear can take you to 70, in a 1 litre!)

GolfBravo

Great little car, very zippy (with no passengers and luggage), handles surprisingly well. Had one as a courtesy car (well, Peugeot 107 to be precise) and found it amazingly refined for such a small and minimalistic car, both around town and on motorway. However, the seats are not the most comfortable and lacking in adjustment, so not very comfortable for long distance driving.

Also, because the Aygo is now about 8 years old, make sure to check out the latest competition: VW Up! According to all car magazine reviews the Up! is the new super-mini benchmark.

mikey72

GolfBravo wrote: »

Great little car, very zippy (with no passengers and luggage), handles surprisingly well. Had one as a courtesy car (well, Peugeot 107 to be precise) and found it amazingly refined for such a small and minimalistic car, both around town and on motorway. However, the seats are not the most comfortable and lacking in adjustment, so not very comfortable for long distance driving.

Also, because the Aygo is now about 8 years old, make sure to check out the latest competition: VW Up! According to all car magazine reviews the Up! is the new super-mini benchmark.

It looks far better as the Seat badged version though. The skoda is probably the most cost effective though.

ioscorpio

I looked at the UP and there was an awful lot of bare metal in the boot, which will soon get scratched, depending on what you put in your boot.

withabix

C_Mababejive wrote: »

I spend most of my time in a company fleet vehicle which cannot really be used for private mileages of any great length.

Why?

Are you taxed on it? If so, it is yours to use!

What does your employer say?

If you only want a car for a small number of infrequent long journeys, then hire one.

jbainbridge

I thought that too. If you have a company car - use it! You're paying for it in tax.