Which car? Yaris or Jazz

oldagetraveller1

"Assume automatic gears, and I think the Jazz auto is a CVT transmission which some people may not like?"

As does the "automatic" Yaris. Multidrive CVT. Not sure if it's an option now other than a Hybrid? I think a 2018 model will though.

Mine is now nearly nine years old and has worked fine.

As you say, not everyone's cup of tea.

Sky_

My tall OH found the Yaris didn't give him enough head room, so definitely get them to test drive both cars.  We both drive our Jazz comfortably--I'm just over 5 foot tall and OH is well over 6 foot.  We have an older (2012+) executive model.

The only downside is that the seats are a bit too hard so can be uncomfortable on longer journeys, which may be a consideration for your parents.  

Goudy

I think the Toyota Yaris Hybrid is one of the best small hatchback runabouts.

It's by no means a drivers car if you try to drive them hard the can make a bit of a din, but they do what they are designed to do almost flawlessly, run as cheaply as possible.

The engine/synergy drive part is a very clever bit of kit but it's been designed and made really well without any real weak links.
The engine runs a stressless Atkinson cycle and the gearbox/electric motor is robust enough to take mini cabbed Prius drivers 400,000 miles or more.

A lot of my collegues bought them back when they qualified for free congestion charge.
One or two grumbled when TFL pulled them from being free, but most kept them as they were still viable even though they had to now pay the charge as they are so cheap to run.

One of my collegues bought theirs new in 2016, has done over 150k now and apart from servicing, tyres etc, all it's needed was a pair of rear wheel bearings.
It averages north of 80 mpg and still feels as tight as the day it was new.

sun-n-moon

I run a 20 yr old 1.3 Yaris Verso that I've had for 12 years and I've spent £400 in that time on consumerables. So I'm biased. I can buy a new one tomorrow if I wanted but I can't find anything as versatile. Not much use to you I know but says a lot about Toyota quality.

dwhl

Many thanks everyone
really helpful. It looks like me testing them rather than my parents.  I’m entrusted with the decision

photome

dwhl said:

Many thanks everyone
really helpful. It looks like me testing them rather than my parents.  I’m entrusted with the decision

I think that’s the wrong move given that both cars a good choice assuming both are in good condition with history etc,  the most important factor would be a comfortable driving position

the one you find comfortable your parents may not

Herzlos

If they want to and are able to drive the car once it's been bought, then they should be able to test drive one or at least even sit in it. As photome said, the only real difference between the 2 will be how they like sitting in it and you can't really do that by proxy.

dwhl

Ok, point taken.  I’ll try and persuade them

photome

dwhl said:

Ok, point taken.  I’ll try and persuade them

Out of interest why wouldn’t they want to try before they buy?

You can be there with them  for support if that’s what they need

mdni

I've no idea why but my mum hated her Yaris. She passed her test in 1959 and drove all sorts of cars but we never heard the end of it until she swapped it for a Jazz after only 6 months. Now I drive her Jazz and I love it. The best thing for me is that the back seats fold down flat and I can sleep in it. It's 2013, the later models have an annoying ridge at hip level so I'm hanging on to this one as long as possible . (And yes, I did try it out in the showroom )
I agree parents should try out both