Cygnet Experience
Discussion
hartley said:
I may have missed it but has anybody on the forum been brave enough to both buy and admit to buying a cygnet yet - if so what's the feedback ?
I think I am the lone voice on here that would buy one at the right price. And current list price is not the right price.I paid about £5k for an Aygo. The iQ is a nice little station/shops car. I'd probably go to £8k for a cygnet.
I was up at Lotus Murrays (which is next to the RR and Aston dealer) and i got to admit that it looks great from inside and the only change i'd make is taking the badge off the front as apart from the fact it looks tacky, it really is to big for car.
Again price is way off, i think it was up for 31k but if it was say more like 18 i'd choose it over a mini et al as a city run around.
Again price is way off, i think it was up for 31k but if it was say more like 18 i'd choose it over a mini et al as a city run around.
JohnG1 said:
I think I am the lone voice on here that would buy one at the right price. And current list price is not the right price.
I paid about £5k for an Aygo. The iQ is a nice little station/shops car. I'd probably go to £8k for a cygnet.
I'd buy one for the right price, and if I lived in a city (which I hope never to do). Would be pretty cool having it in matching spec to a proper Aston.I paid about £5k for an Aygo. The iQ is a nice little station/shops car. I'd probably go to £8k for a cygnet.
They could have based it on something so much better than that dire little Toyota though. Maybe a Audi A1/Polo etc. Would have been more useable, faster, better looking etc. 12 seconds to 60
CooperS said:
I was up at Lotus Murrays (which is next to the RR and Aston dealer) and i got to admit that it looks great from inside and the only change i'd make is taking the badge off the front as apart from the fact it looks tacky, it really is to big for car.
Again price is way off, i think it was up for 31k but if it was say more like 18 i'd choose it over a mini et al as a city run around.
Having just bought a 8 month old Mini for town driving, a fully Spec'ced Mini is over £26k! Not that I paid that. Full leather, more kit / toys than the Cygnet. Its a Cooper S so got more power (actually doesn't feel much slower than the S2000 I had), so can be used quite happily on motorways.Again price is way off, i think it was up for 31k but if it was say more like 18 i'd choose it over a mini et al as a city run around.
Neil1300R said:
Having just bought a 8 month old Mini for town driving, a fully Spec'ced Mini is over £26k! Not that I paid that. Full leather, more kit / toys than the Cygnet. Its a Cooper S so got more power (actually doesn't feel much slower than the S2000 I had), so can be used quite happily on motorways.
Likewise, had it fallen under the £20k mark I would have one as my runaround as opposed to my larger Mini.Shmee said:
Neil1300R said:
Having just bought a 8 month old Mini for town driving, a fully Spec'ced Mini is over £26k! Not that I paid that. Full leather, more kit / toys than the Cygnet. Its a Cooper S so got more power (actually doesn't feel much slower than the S2000 I had), so can be used quite happily on motorways.
Likewise, had it fallen under the £20k mark I would have one as my runaround as opposed to my larger Mini.Only 4k on the clock. Low on VED and the best fuel consumption of anything we've owned in over 10 years!
Neil1300R said:
Having just bought a 8 month old Mini for town driving, a fully Spec'ced Mini is over £26k! Not that I paid that. Full leather, more kit / toys than the Cygnet. Its a Cooper S so got more power (actually doesn't feel much slower than the S2000 I had), so can be used quite happily on motorways.
£26k for a Mini?! 
Is it a JCW one?George H said:
£26k for a Mini?! Is it a JCW one?
No didn't want to buy an expensive one! Is it a JCW one?
Its a Cooper S with the semi auto box - which is rare in itself + loads of extras, some of which aren't useful - voice activated commands for the Satnav. You need the manual on your lap to know the voice commands - total wasts of money
So basically nobody on here has bought one ?
Sounds like they are having a sales nightmare - Bez has said he is not happy with sales and thinks the problem is that they are an impulse buy but people have to wait because there are not enough at dealers! Spot of wishful thinking there I suspect though he probably has half a point.
The only way out of this hole is to go electric and offer something really different to our Astons -but he better get a move on or being electric will be old hat
Sounds like they are having a sales nightmare - Bez has said he is not happy with sales and thinks the problem is that they are an impulse buy but people have to wait because there are not enough at dealers! Spot of wishful thinking there I suspect though he probably has half a point.
The only way out of this hole is to go electric and offer something really different to our Astons -but he better get a move on or being electric will be old hat
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