Opinions on toyota yaris or hyundai i20

Strider590

ian103 wrote: »

Having had a disappointing time with my mini, its time to change (there has been too many faults for my liking, its great to drive but its now out of warranty and all I can see is £££££s at the garage),

I'm not saying your a fiction writer, but I really struggle to believe this when I read it about any car.

My last car was a Vauxhall Vectra (£3000), it was 12 years old and in repairs it probably cost me £1500 over 8 years of ownership, £800 of that was a new gearbox. When I bought it everyone was like "oh you don't want a Vauxhall, they've got terrible reliability".

My car before that was a Pug 306 and again people were saying how unreliable they were, yet when a badger wrote it off in 2008, it was 9 years old and had never missed a beat, the only fault was the headlights used to flicker over speed bumps.

Obviously I don't count wear and tear items like brakes and tyres, because that would make me a complete moron.

Whenever i've been looking for cars, everyone has been telling me to buy a German car, VW Golf, BMW, Merc, Mini, etc.

I've come to the conclusion that people who know little about cars beyond the social status thing, actually don't know what the **** they're talking about, they repeat nonsense gossip that's been around for 50 years and totally not relevant to modern cars.

I've also come to the conclusion that too many people have issues with cars because they don't look after them properly, they crank up the stereo to drown out any odd noises (like the tick of death from the cambelt tensioner), they ignore the early warning signs and then they get all defensive when the car eventually costs them an arm and a leg to fix.

Coming here is a good start to finding out the truth, but if you really want a good insight find the owners forums for the vehicles your looking at and do some proper research in the tech/help sections.

ian103

Strider, I wish it was fiction, it hasnt been a good buy, heavy depreciation and too many faults - dont care what the reviews say, this is my experience.

For example the radio packed in, on a mini its a major part of the dash encompassing the speedo and other controls and it requires the removal of a large part of the dash to fit it, thankfully under warranty but wouldnt want to have to pay that myself (they reckonned on £500 plus for parts. I now als8 have a car that rattles where it didnt before.

From personal experience german or german derived cars have not been as good as japanese or french cars I have owned.

ian103

Rain Shadow, the mazda would be an option apart from the garage, theyre too big and uninterested near where I live. I had a mazda in the distant past and it never missed a beat in 4.5 years so if there was a recommnded dealer it woukd have been on my list.

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ian103 wrote: »

Strider, I wish it was fiction, it hasnt been a good buy, heavy depreciation and too many faults - dont care what the reviews say, this is my experience.

For example the radio packed in, on a mini its a major part of the dash encompassing the speedo and other controls and it requires the removal of a large part of the dash to fit it, thankfully under warranty but wouldnt want to have to pay that myself (they reckonned on £500 plus for parts. I now als8 have a car that rattles where it didnt before.

From personal experience german or german derived cars have not been as good as japanese or french cars I have owned.

The mini is an oxymoron. It's smegging huge!
I have just bought a nearly new Peugeot 208, fantastic little car that seats 5 in comfort and enough room for the shopping and is very cheap to run and looks great.
What more could you need?

mr_accountant

I looked at both and other makes before going for the i20.

Check the clutch on the Yaris, I looked at one I and it was very heavy, car was low miles too.

Also the reviews say the yaris is noisy at high speeds, you will need to decide.

I went for the 2014 active i20 1.2 petrol because it was a bit bigger, quieter and felt better quality inside. The clutch gears and steering was also lighter, useful around town.

I was impressed but the yaris rear legroom thought

As always you need to feel everything and then decide, although both are good cars, exciting no but competent yes.

ManuelG

mr_accountant wrote: »

although both are good cars, exciting no but competent yes.

Your username is appropriate to this review;)

roddydogs

The Yaris is considerably dearer, isnt it? OH just paid £18,000 for one!

fiish

Wow £18k is the upper limit for a Yaris, did he get a diesel auto with all bells and whistles?

gabitzul

£18k for a Yaris? Was it gold plated?

I bought wife's Jazz ES 2010 earlier in the year for £4k. 38k miles and expecting it to last at least another 5 years and 80k miles.

BTW, I really rate the Jazz, you would not believe the size inside and the clever arrangement. Could be another one for your list.

Tilt

Toyota seem to be having quite a few re-calls recently. No experience with Hyundai.

Personally I would take a look at the new Fiat 500 or Panda.