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Had mine for 7 years now, paid £1700 quid for it and apart from servicing it's never asked for anything else.
It's a dog/tip run car and has various battle scars and non-matching wing mirrors (1 me, the other a friend I lent it to). It lends it the normal aura of a Jazz I feel
It's very refreshing to drive a car that people actively avoid at merge points (I suspect given all the scratches, people rightly assume I'm not that fussed) and actually is fun to drive. I reckon with a set of coilovers it would be fantastic through the bends. Mine is the 1.4 DSI 'Sport' (lol)
It's a dog/tip run car and has various battle scars and non-matching wing mirrors (1 me, the other a friend I lent it to). It lends it the normal aura of a Jazz I feel
It's very refreshing to drive a car that people actively avoid at merge points (I suspect given all the scratches, people rightly assume I'm not that fussed) and actually is fun to drive. I reckon with a set of coilovers it would be fantastic through the bends. Mine is the 1.4 DSI 'Sport' (lol)
Super reliable and easy to work on.
Ours is mostly for the urban roads and isn't the best on the motorway though perfectly acceptable at 65-70.
Ours is also 130hp, with a 6 speed manual and wider alloys/tires. It's pretty good as a "fun" car on a back road - but it can carry 4 adults easily and offers an estate rival boot with the seats down.
We don't love ours like other cars, we've had better cars for the enthusiastic parts of driving. But as a simple city car that can do the practical stuff it beats an SUV and long estate anyday.
Ours is mostly for the urban roads and isn't the best on the motorway though perfectly acceptable at 65-70.
Ours is also 130hp, with a 6 speed manual and wider alloys/tires. It's pretty good as a "fun" car on a back road - but it can carry 4 adults easily and offers an estate rival boot with the seats down.
We don't love ours like other cars, we've had better cars for the enthusiastic parts of driving. But as a simple city car that can do the practical stuff it beats an SUV and long estate anyday.
brillomaster said:
How old are you? Minimum age for a jazz is 60, unless you're already a flat cap wearer.
I used to think that too! Then in 2009 on holiday in Cyprus we wanted to rent a car for a few days and an automatic Jazz was all they had and it drove so much better than I had expected.
Although I'm over 60 now anyway!
Got a 2013 Jazz with over 150000 miles on it. Brilliant thing. Apart from a one off issue with a fuel injector it s literally only ever had oil changes, tyres and brake bits. Still on the original clutch. It s like a little van with the seats folded down.
Super practical and bomb proof. Has even survived my wife learning to drive in it. Goes ok if you use the revs and the manual gearbox is brilliant.
Thinking about replacing it but can t think of anything that s the same combination of small on the outside and big on the inside. Apart from maybe the mk3 1.5l 130bhp one.
Super practical and bomb proof. Has even survived my wife learning to drive in it. Goes ok if you use the revs and the manual gearbox is brilliant.
Thinking about replacing it but can t think of anything that s the same combination of small on the outside and big on the inside. Apart from maybe the mk3 1.5l 130bhp one.
Edited by lufbramatt on Saturday 11th April 21:43
The Mrs had a 2012 car for 3 years. As others have said, straightforward, indestructible, decent enough to drive and can be surprisingly well specced. Hers had cruise control, climate control and a panoramic sunroof. Other than normal servicing, the only things it needed were a new fuse box for the battery positive terminal. Corrosion caused the electric power steering to fail and the fuses also appear to be non-replaceable, new fuse box was about £90 IIRC and it also needed an exhaust heat shield part, again due to corrosion. Got that sent up from Swindon overnight to a dealer and it only cost a few pounds, replaced it myself in the driveway.
Most impressive thing was it sliding on black ice one new year and walloping the front wheel hard against a kerb. I was convinced it had bent a track rod, but inspection on a ramp showed it had survived and re-aligning the tracking got the car driving straight again.
If we were looking for a small-ish car I’d buy another one in an instant.
Most impressive thing was it sliding on black ice one new year and walloping the front wheel hard against a kerb. I was convinced it had bent a track rod, but inspection on a ramp showed it had survived and re-aligning the tracking got the car driving straight again.
If we were looking for a small-ish car I’d buy another one in an instant.
My wife had a Mk 1 for years and loved it. As reliable as a brick, cheap to service, great turning circle, decent sized boot and absolutely cavernous with the seats folded. It was a bit basic on a motorway run but the newer models seem to be a lot plusher so I'd assume more comfortable and quieter.
Had one a few years ago. We wanted something that's good value, reliable and small but with big space inside, they are virtually unbeatable there. They are cracking little cars, albeit not very exciting. Another car you might consider as well is the Nissan Note, that hits a lot of the same marks.
- neither a pensioner nor deliveroo driver.
- neither a pensioner nor deliveroo driver.
Rust is a problem for some models as noted above. Good little video highlighting the year/model to keep an eye plus other Jap cars too.
https://youtu.be/4EnVR3c4yoU?si=I7Gs_a67zODgxeAm
I have a Mark 3/3.5 Jazz CVT. Bought one for my 70 year old Mum to use and even she commented on how slow it was. She returned it after they moved and only needed one car with a bus stop 50 metres from their new house.
I kept it figuring car values were high, I may as well use it as I'm paying to insure/tax it, and having a safe and known mechanical quantity car would be better for when Vikingette passes her test (which she has now).
At first I hated it for it's dumbass slowness. The engine is fairly quiet even when you rag it and most of the noise comes from the CVT. Think of making a calendar booking when overtaking. Ride is harsh, sometimes too harsh.
Spec and equipment levels are high and similar to more expensive cars - multple airbags, LDW, CDW, DSC, ABS, cruise, autolights, autowipers, nav, reversing cam and F&R sensors, keyless entry. The usefulness of the magic seats has been discussed and that applies to the Mk1 and Mk2 versions.
But now it is one of my favourite cars. The smaller size (compared to our Passat & M5) makes it perfect for visiting cities And the CVT is perfect - sluggish on take off, but you don't get that harsh pushing motion when braking comapred to DSGs and traditional autos which makes your journey more comfortable for everyone.
We've done a lot of longer trips in it. Figuring petrol vs.diesel had equalised in price/range, I decided to take the Jazz when taking Vikingette2 back to Uni in Manchester after Easter. Kent to Manchester at 70mph, dropped her off, stayed overnight in Glossop, visited Kedleston and The Workhouse with Mrs V. and then home - ~550 miles at 52mpg.
She returned it after they moved and only needed one car with a bus stop 50 metres from their new house.I kept it figuring car values were high, I may as well use it as I'm paying to insure/tax it, and having a safe and known mechanical quantity car would be better for when Vikingette passes her test (which she has now).
At first I hated it for it's dumbass slowness. The engine is fairly quiet even when you rag it and most of the noise comes from the CVT. Think of making a calendar booking when overtaking. Ride is harsh, sometimes too harsh.
Spec and equipment levels are high and similar to more expensive cars - multple airbags, LDW, CDW, DSC, ABS, cruise, autolights, autowipers, nav, reversing cam and F&R sensors, keyless entry. The usefulness of the magic seats has been discussed and that applies to the Mk1 and Mk2 versions.
But now it is one of my favourite cars. The smaller size (compared to our Passat & M5) makes it perfect for visiting cities And the CVT is perfect - sluggish on take off, but you don't get that harsh pushing motion when braking comapred to DSGs and traditional autos which makes your journey more comfortable for everyone.
We've done a lot of longer trips in it. Figuring petrol vs.diesel had equalised in price/range, I decided to take the Jazz when taking Vikingette2 back to Uni in Manchester after Easter. Kent to Manchester at 70mph, dropped her off, stayed overnight in Glossop, visited Kedleston and The Workhouse with Mrs V. and then home - ~550 miles at 52mpg.
Groomio said:
At least Im brave enough to show my car history.You dont say no when you get bought a car for your 17th bithday present.
If you notice from the history it lasted about a year and got traded in for a brand new ford fiesta that at 18 yo I got 2 years free insurance with.
sherman said:
Groomio said:
At least Im brave enough to show my car history.You dont say no when you get bought a car for your 17th bithday present.
If you notice from the history it lasted about a year and got traded in for a brand new ford fiesta that at 18 yo I got 2 years free insurance with.
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