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Renault Scenic or Toyota Yaris?

minimoneysaver
minimoneysaver Posts: 2,222 Forumite
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I am looking for a newish car and I think it is between these two. I will be needing an automatic/mmt gear box and 5 doors too. If anyone has anything good or bad to say, I would really appreciate your opinions.
Thanks in advance.
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  • kitchpoo
    kitchpoo Posts: 1,255 Forumite
    The Yaris Verso is ugly but practical, a fair bit narrower than the Renault. If it was me chosing I would want the Yaris for inner city and Scenic for longer open journeys.

    What budget are you looking at?
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  • blue_haddock
    blue_haddock Posts: 12,110 Forumite
    You are looking at two totally different vehicles. the Scenic is a mini MPV and the Yaris is a super-mini. Yaris is likely to be much more reliable than the Scenic.
  • goldspanners
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    blue_haddock wrote: »
    You are looking at two totally different vehicles. the Scenic is a mini MPV and the Yaris is a super-mini. Yaris is likely to be much more reliable than the Scenic.

    i think they mean the yaris verso,this is a similar model to the scenic but looks more like a van.
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  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Toyota..no contest.;)
  • wolfehouse
    wolfehouse Posts: 1,394 Forumite
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    yaris- the mmt version is cheap to buy from new but be warned.
    unless you intend to sell it before the warantee is up get a full automatic even though it costs more as the mmt is unreliable (search it on the toyota owners forum).
  • minimoneysaver
    minimoneysaver Posts: 2,222 Forumite
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    My budget is about 8K. It's for me and my baby. I'm looking for something reliable, economic to run and insure... I think that's it.
  • blue_haddock
    blue_haddock Posts: 12,110 Forumite
    minimoneysaver wrote: »
    My budget is about 8K. It's for me and my baby. I'm looking for something reliable, economic to run and insure... I think that's it.

    Well thats the renault out of the equation then.
  • davetrousers
    davetrousers Posts: 5,862 Forumite
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    minimoneysaver wrote: »
    My budget is about 8K. It's for me and my baby. I'm looking for something reliable, economic to run and insure... I think that's it.

    You won't need a big car then if it's just for you and your baby.
    .....

  • astonsmummy
    astonsmummy Posts: 14,219 Forumite
    The toyota yaris has a rediculously small boot, so imo no good for a baby, i couldnt even fit a stroller in it when i had it for a hire car.
    :j Baby boy Number 2, arrived 12th April 2009!:j
  • minimoneysaver
    minimoneysaver Posts: 2,222 Forumite
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    Has anyone got any other ideas then? I'm totally confused now! I need something with a reasonable boot, cheap to run, reliable..... I thought the Renault Scenic was, but if it isn't then i'm not interested.
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