Considering Toyota Aygo 1.0 vvti

[200Plus Club]

Thinking of buying my 17yr old niece one of these as her first car, budget is £3k or so, as insurance is likely to be minty for her first one.
Quite a few cars around (petrol manual 5 door).
Anything in particular to look for ?

[rotbox]

We had an 09 plate three door for about 4 years and 30k miles,was a cracking little car. In that time had to change the exhaust twice, had water pump leak and inerior door handle broke. Still loved it mind and running costs were very good. You might be able to get the citroen C1 version a bit cheaper.

[ZX10R NIN]

Rather than the Aygo I'd recommend the IQ it has the same engine but is a bit of a nicer place to be.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

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[200Plus Club]

ZX10R NIN said:

Rather than the Aygo I'd recommend the IQ it has the same engine but is a bit of a nicer place to be.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Gosh they are different looking lol. I'll have to run that past her!

[200Plus Club]

rotbox said:

We had an 09 plate three door for about 4 years and 30k miles,was a cracking little car. In that time had to change the exhaust twice, had water pump leak and inerior door handle broke. Still loved it mind and running costs were very good. You might be able to get the citroen C1 version a bit cheaper.

She mentioned liking a little Citroen. Are they the same car underneath? Not usually a Citroen fan tbh

[ZX10R NIN]

200Plus Club said:

Gosh they are different looking lol. I'll have to run that past her!

Lol I know what your saying but they're a lot nicer inside.

[SCEtoAUX]

Had an Aygo for 9 years now. 07 plate which I bought with about 10k on the clock at two years old. "Sport" model with aircon, remote locking, fog lamps, nice paint, alloys. (The aircon is still ice cold after 11 years).

It's now got almost 80k on the clock and here's a list of things that have gone wrong in that time:

Nothing, nil, nada.

Here's a list of things that it has failed an MOT on:

See above.

Here's a list of non wear and tear parts I've had to spend money on:

A clutch as it was getting a little juddery - £300.00 fitted and that also included the price of a service. (Yes, really)
An exhaust back end - They don't last forever, under £60.00 fitted.

Running costs are virtually nil. £20 tax, 55 MPG all day long (can do 60+ on a run), tyres last forever, insurance is the lowest group there is.

Bad bits? It does leak a little water into the rear footwells when driving in heavy rain. Known problem, I just live with it.

It's just a brilliant little car and I'm not sure I'll ever sell it.

Edit to add that of all the cars I've owned over the years, including a few other petrol Toyotas, the Aygo is the one I'd choose if I had to bet my life on it getting me from A to B. It's that good.

Edited by SCEtoAUX on Friday 7th September 21:44

[200Plus Club]

Well tbh that's a pretty good summing up. Seen other good owner reviews also tonight.
It's a first car and she doesn't want an " old ladies car" but quite liked the shape of these.
Cheers for the feedback. Time to get her an insurance quote! Ouch!

[vrtrooper]

Was in the same position earlier this year for my 17 year old. Yes, the Citroen C1, Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo are the same car. It's a Toyota design, all made in the same factory and most parts are stamped Toyota. The Aygo appear to keep their value a bit more, as they were more expensive new and later ones had a five year warranty. I did plenty of research, it's worth going to C1OC forum.
I managed to find a privately advertised 2013 Citroen C1, in very good condition and can confirm they are peanuts to run (apart from young driver insurance).

[Pica-Pica]

anonymous said:

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..über-cautious, not Uber cautious, surely?

[kurt535]

Funny enough was in an indie Toyota dealer this morning on a social as they had a C plate Toyota homogenised b class car for sale. anyway, we got chatting; bloke has sold Toyotas for decades and he reserved his biggest criticism for the Aygo. He unbelievably said if I am looking for a first car for my son to look at the Hyundai over the Aygo.

[bearman68]

I don't think it's quite up to the normal Toyota standards TBH. Compare the Aygo to something like a Mk1 Yaris, and you can see there have been costs pared down to a minimum. In places I think they might have gone too far (for example missing out one of the engine cylinders). Nevertheless,it seems a cheap and reliable car (Door locks aside)

[Challo]

The gf’s sister had an aygo from new and managed over 100k miles in it, regularly doing 40mile commute to work. I think it eventually died at 150k.

She didn’t look after it, at one point never serviced it for 40k miles and it carried on fine. For the price they seem like a good buy and plenty of options.

[bearman68]

anonymous said:

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Hate the vibration and noise from the 3 cylinder lump. Feels like it's misfiring all the time to me. The 4 cylinder is the real peach. (Horses for courses though). I like Toyota stuff - it's really well built and very good, but IMO the Aygo is not up there with the best that they did. But Toyota set a very high bar on these kind of things, and saying it's not the best they built is still a compliment. One of these or a Up? No competition.

[baliongo]

My wife is on her second Aygo with the first one lasting 10 years and 100k miles which she recently sold to a new driver and it was totally reliable sailing thru every mot with minimal outlay.

Her new (2017 my) should last the same and is a pleasure to use around town with 58 mpg average and for myself at 6 ft 3" i find it nice and comfortable....cracking little cars


(I agree the 3 cyl sounds rather nice)

Edited by baliongo on Saturday 8th September 17:43

[baliongo]

anonymous said:

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Now the new one has clocked over 3k miles it seems to have loosened up and feels very slightly quicker than our older one with a far more up market interior and better seats.

I have been using it for work while my car is having some work done and getting 58mpg is wonderful compared with 20 mpg average and sitting at 70mph on the motorway is approx 3250 rpm which isnt too noisy..

[baliongo]

anonymous said:

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Same 1.0vvti engine as far as i am aware......my wife tested a Yaris hybrid but with the little use this Aygo will soon get the £7k saving over the Yaris swung the deal.

[200Plus Club]

This all sounds excellent as her first choice. Cheers all

[recordman]

I bought a new one in 2006, kept it for 6 years and 50k miles. Apart from regular servicing and brake pads the only small glitch I had was the airbag light coming on. I think it's a common fault and was fixed cheaply.

I always used Toyota dealers for servicing and was always treated very well. Aygos are an excellent choice for both a new driver and anyone else who is looking for a small car.

I'm in Spain at the moment and have a new one as a rental car. The engine seems to have less torque than my old one and does struggle on hills, even with two up but it has only done 4k kms, so perhaps it will improve.

When I got in the rented car I noticed the familiar Toyota cruise control switch on the s/wheel, which mine didn't have. Turns out that the Aygos don't have CC, it's a speed limiter. I've found it quite useful though.

[SCEtoAUX]

kurt535 said:

Funny enough was in an indie Toyota dealer this morning on a social as they had a C plate Toyota homogenised b class car for sale. anyway, we got chatting; bloke has sold Toyotas for decades and he reserved his biggest criticism for the Aygo. He unbelievably said if I am looking for a first car for my son to look at the Hyundai over the Aygo.

If he's comparing an Aygo for £2-£3k with an i10 for similar money I think he's wrong. In looks alone the Aygo is cool enough for a young driver, the i10 looks far more "granny".

We did in fact buy our Aygo from a Hyundai dealer who was offering a demo i10 at a very fair price. We were partly buying for my son and he really didn't like the look of the i10. (Spoilt? Perhaps but I agreed). The used Aygo however met with family approval and the rest is history.