What's the best "OTR" price you have negotiated for a new Toyota Aygo?

Inactive

Agreed cajef, it seems that the OP thinks that people are not allowed an opinion if it doesn't suit them, well tough.

I was not " attacking " the OP either, just making a sensible observation from the facts openly displayed before me.

Obviously had the debt not been so openly displayed, neither of us would have commented on it.

I did wish the OP good luck with their purchase, hardly " unfriendly ".

Anyway, having had the time to look back at earlier posts from the OP, a true picture emerges.;)

Kez100

Inactive wrote: »

I agree with that Kes, my only real concern with the Aygo would be the tiny boot space, but if you are happy with that, go for it.

I am sure any Toyota will live up to it's reputation for reliablity.

Yes, the boot is tiny. When I do my long journey I can drop the back seats of course which makes for a bigger boot. I only carry a few clothes - nothing important that needs 'hiding'. The same goes for shopping. Locally, the biggest thing I need to carry is my son's instrument and that's why I need another test drive as I need to take it and see if it fits in the boot.

If we buy/include the roof bars and cycle rack that's my Sundays covered. Also, we have a roof box - although before using we had better check it's not bigger than the car Perhaps we could just buy 4 wheels and fit it too the roof box instead

Remember we have a second vehicle. One that seats 8, or 5 if we drop the back seat and then it takes loads of luggage. So, I will always have that to fall back on so long as all the normal things fit for me to do my main annual school and work run mileage.

Inactive

Kez100 wrote: »

Perhaps we could just buy 4 wheels and fit it too the roof box instead

Sounds like a plan.. Nice one.

tryinhardtosavethepennies

Inactive wrote: »

Agreed cajef, it seems that the OP thinks that people are not allowed an opinion if it doesn't suit them, well tough.

I was not " attacking " the OP either, just making a sensible observation from the facts openly displayed before me.

Obviously had the debt not been so openly displayed, neither of us would have commented on it.

I did wish the OP good luck with their purchase, hardly " unfriendly ".

Anyway, having had the time to look back at earlier posts from the OP, a true picture emerges.;)

A true picture?

Right, let's take a look at it from my point of view...

Debt openly displayed as a member of the DFW club: what wasn't immediately obvious to you and cajef, granted, was that the sale of our previous second car allows total repayment of debt, or purchase of new car outright. Current debt at 0% interest and due to be paid up within the year.

Inactive comes in with a comment about my user ID. I respond, thank inactive for the advice, then ask if things can be kept friendly. Not taking things personally so far, just pointing out that it was beginning to sound a little on the edge.

Cajef jumps in with a comment about it being OTT looking to buy a new car whilst still in debt. Again, agreed, still not obvious at this point that the cash is available from sale of second car. However, the thing that "hit a nerve" was the kind comment at the end of that post, "still, it takes all sorts" - I think it's only natural for someone to take that a bit personally, don't you?!

So, I quickly respond by removing my signature - not wishing to incur any other such comments in the future, and state how I feel about the subject, and yet again, reiterate that Forum Etiquette asks that we keept it friendly. I KNOW we're all entitled to our own opinions, but there are ways and means of doing so without causing offense.

And as for wishing me luck with my purchase: if that hadn't been preceded with such sarcasm, I might even have believed you were genuine. I realise that probably neither of you intended it to come across as "personal attacks", but quite honestly, read it back and tell me you wouldn't have felt the same.

But I will stand my ground here: these forums exist to help other people save money, we are not meant to cast judgements on how other people choose to spend their money.

Whether you meant it or not, that is how it came across, I am simply trying to stick up for myself which I am perfectly within my rights to do.

Thank you for letting me say my piece.

tryinhardtosavethepennies

albertross wrote: »

If you don't like the answers, just read past them, or don't post, it's a public forum, a wide range of answers is going to happen. Whatever you think of the posts, they were intended to be helpful given the facts known (i.e. someone in debt, on the face of it trying to get out of debt asap, digging themselves deeper in debt by buying a brand new car on credit that will depreciate as soon as you put the key in the ignition). Even if your username, signature, and post history didn't mention the debt, you would have got some responses suggesting buy second hand to save money.

www.dealdrivers.co.uk

Yeah, I know thanks. I just felt the need to defend myself. Why, I don't know, since no one here actually knows me! Still, done now.

I went to dealdrivers earlier too - some good deals to be had.

Thanks for that

daveyjp

Kez100 wrote: »

What has worried me a bit is the 3 cylinder is boosted with turbo

No turbo on the Aygo - it would be fun if it did potentially 100+bhp!

Kez100

Its not something I know but a very knowledgeable engineer friend has told
me the aygo is a daihatsu 3 cylinder petrol engine with turbo. In fact he said he would be concerned at buying one for that reason as the BMW
have enough problem with their petrol turbos.

I will email him and try and find out how he knows this is the case but he does know a great deal about cars and their engineering.

Inactive

Kez100 wrote: »

Its not something I know but a very knowledgeable engineer friend has told
me the aygo is a daihatsu 3 cylinder petrol engine with turbo. In fact he said he would be concerned at buying one for that reason as the BMW
have enough problem with their petrol turbos.

I will email him and try and find out how he knows this is the case but he does know a great deal about cars and their engineering.

I would not be overly concerned, as I said before, the Daihatsu Sirion uses the same engine and now comes with a 5 year warranty, so the engine is unlikely to have inherant faults.

Remember this is Toyota, not BMW.;)

Inactive

tryinhardtosavethepennies wrote: »

Thank you for letting me say my piece.

Feel free, it is an open forum, I think that your reaction, given the circumstances was OTT, but I don't have a problem with anything anyone says on here, apart from blatant spam.

I don't spend money that I don't have on buying new cars, or other non essential items, the only exception being my mortgage ( now paid off ), I find that I sleep better at night that way.;)


Any way, again, good luck with your purchase..

roddydogs

daveyjp wrote: »

Why? It does 0-60 in a reasonable time, is nippy to 40 (which is what urban motoring is all about), does nearly 100 mph and will bowl along at motorway speeds all day, does 45 mpg as a minimum, costs £35 a year to tax and £100 to service. It's also well proven techonology having been fitted to the Yaris since they were introduced - a colleague has two sons both of whom ran 1.0l Yaris' to over 100,000 miles with no problems.

All seems positive to me.

BTW the Aygo is our 4th 3 cylinder car!

Surely the Yaris has always had a 4-Cylinder engine? still you will save by having to buy 1 less plug at services.