monty baber

Always owned second hand cars but have yearned for that new car smell and that smug feeling that nobody has owned it before, ragged it etc...

Things have been going well lately so I thought 'why not' so I waltzed into the dealership like a king and got a spanking new motor , now a few of you may be a bit jealous but the way I look at it I work hard so i'm not going to apologise for wanting the best for myself




















.....I should recieve my Toyota Aygo in two weeks time

Andy M3

Nice car

monty baber

Ta.....gotta spoil yourself now and then

Andy M3

I like cars that are kind to the enviroment. It is the new cool for me

What spec / colour did you go for, and what do you drive at the moment ?

Alas

Quite fancy one of these for the wife. Let us know what you think after you've had it a while.
Never had a new car myself as prefer to buy higher spec but older. It's all a trade off for what you want so if you want a new one then just do it

monty baber

I had a bugeye WRX and sold it for a 53 plate Scenic to fit my St Bernard into (back seats out transit stylee) but my other half drives that car (and I drove the Scoob weekends) I have been riding bikes until I decided to get a diesel Escort runabout.

I have just got a job that involves a 40 mile commute either way so I needed reliability,warranty,economy and preferably one seat (travel alone so no need for extra space) went to test drive a golf TDI and was unimpressed with it for the money and so went to my local Toyota dealer.

First check was whether I could fit in the thing , I am 6ft3" and a big bloke so I was a little worried but the space in the front was fine so one tick there, I then took it out for a spin (1.0 VVTI 3 Cyl) and I was suprised! it was'nt bad!.

got back to the showroom and the sales lady decided to show me the options list and I nearly spat my coffee over her, spoilers, alloys, sports exhausts, springs NO THANKYOU this car is a workhorse not a fashion accessory (why would you fit a sports exhaust on a car that produces 67BHP?.

Bit dissapointed that the base Aygo only came in Chilli red (fancied it in stealth black ) but I certainly was'nt going for an Aygo + just to change the colour so there we are

Aygo (06 plate)
Red
Cd player
nothing else really
£6745 OTR, tried to get £ off but did'nt have much joy there (quite embarassing really ) but got a tank of fuel and car mats thrown in.

Here in 2 weeks group 1 insurance, £75 a yr tax, 61.8MPG combined
Three yrs Manufacturers warranty, 1 yr RAC

Who could resist, spent far too much on motoring up to now (must admit a fireblade for the summer months may be an idea though )

Quite up for a bit of p*ss taking so bring it on everyone, I know i'll look stupid in it, I know it is a girls car but I am not vain enough to care about that carp

Alas- I will let you know when I get it

chris n`nic

I`ll have a play on photoshop m8..see what I can come up with

Chris

monty baber

might be a laugh

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

How about this one

monty baber

Blimey....I did'nt know the boot opened like that

Might get the hound in after all

Andy M3

I don't think you need to knock it Monty. It is a really is a good car, and a sensible, but fun, choice.

lightning101

Only thing for me is that a new 1.2 VW polo is £7495 on the road.

Jonathan Davies

They're pretty keenly priced for a decent little car. I reckon residuals should be good too... cheap running costs will keep it attractive s/h. So probably some real value motoring... new car for a year's depreciation on a STi? Can't be bad.

monty baber

Not knocking it Andy, I like the little fella

big MO

My dealer say toyota have a special and it looks really attractive. Going for the plus model in red/silver. Like some, I too want enviro friendly cars, if I get this one, the 6 can stay at home. Huge saving on the fuel bills.

monty baber

and 55BHP achieving 47MPG combined (just going by the figures)

The thing about the Aygo is the engine is quite good and V economical

Diablo

Aygo will be a much more fun car than the Polo

Only thing I'd say is that I did the commute in a C2 for two years, about 50-60 miles a day. C2 was fun, economical and cheap. But I got fed up with being in a shopping trolley all the time.

Good luck with it, great cars

lightning101

The polo is nearly as big as the golf, has the best small car residuals, so what you lost in fuel, you'd gain in selling. The polo is so well built as well.

The one I couldn't believe was the basic price of a yaris

Reffro

Not anymore it ain't, from tomorrow it will be £40 per year tax.................

jameswrx

iTrader: (4)

OK, here goes.....







Fireblade? you want the GSX-R or the zx10-R

hades

I bought a 306 D Turbo for doing 160 mile / day round trip commuting (for many months but not permanent). I can absolutely guarantee that no matter how many miles I put on it, what I do to it etc, it won't lose more than £1500 in value even if I keep it for 20 years more . However, it isn't even nearly new, doesn't have a long warranty, uses more fuel than the Aygo, sounds like a diesel (because it is) and costs more to tax than the Aygo. You can always find an argument in favour of almost anything if you look hard enough!

As for the Polo vs Aygo option. The Polo weighs more, will be less good to drive, has less power and uses about 30% more fuel. In this case of a 40 mile each way commute, that's an extra £10/week on fuel, for a car which will not go as well (less power, more weight is not going to be a good thing), not drive as well and almost certainly would be less reliable than a Toyota.

Just goes to show, horses for courses. However, unless you're very rich, no-one in their right mind would look to a scoob etc for long distance daily commuting - especially as you'd probably only end up "keeping with the flow" on conjested motorways or whatever, so can't use lots of performance anyway.

Monty - just specify pimp tints on the windows so no-one can see you, and then sit inside but hidden, smug in the knowledge that you've got the right car for you!

topoff

iTrader: (1)

Hope you enjoy your new car Monty....the wife brought herself the new Peugeot 107 six months ago and loves it .....as u will know the Peugeot/Citroen/Toyota are the same car just styled a little differently...

I must admit i spend just as much time cleaning /washing it as i do the Scooby...and you wont be spending all your spare time in the petrol station.

monty baber

Thanks everyone, cant believe I've not been slated yet

we will have to see




The Polo was a good suggestion and I take on board what you say but it is a grand more in the first place (which on these cars is a lot), and it will cost me around £6-700 extra in fuel a year (along with the probability of more insurance and tax), and the only benefit is the residuals (which for the Aygo are still unknown).

I planned to use my escort estate (cost me £800 last year) as its diesel and pretty economical but I cant risk the unreliabiliy and possible costs of unexpected repairs etc so I bought the littl-un, I have been wondering whether I made the right decision but we will see

glad she/you like the 107 they are good little cars, I went with the toyota due to the dealership being very good and somebody told me the warranties were different with only Toyota giving the full 3 yrs manufacturers one (probably carp but my mind was made up) how have you found the engine? it felt ok on the test drive but is it going to dissapoint when I come to my first big hill etc?

lowlander

Hi there,

| am considering buying something similar myself. I have the bike as a toy and what I want from the car is no hassle cheap motoring. Buying a brand new car with a three year warranty will provide that. Best way to do it is go for the lowest spec (as you have done), that way you are paying for the engineering and not metallic paint, alloys wheels, sterso upgrade, leather, etc. There are some real bargains around.

My only concern is what these cars are like out of town. I do around 12K miles a year in the car, some of which is on rural roads and motorway.

Best of luck with the new car.

Martin.

big MO

Going to order mine anyday now. Dark Metallic grey sport edition. Getting tired of scooby slaying in the "6", so that'll stay at home for sunday best

monty baber

TBH I would have gone for the carbon quartz colour if I could have just paid the £300 for the metallic option but to get the option you have to upgrade to the + model (which itself is £500) and I know that is nothing for more speakers RCL and front elec windows but it was'nt what I was after.

I test drove the carbon colour and it is the best colour but the red will do me

Am I right in thinking the sport model only adds aloys, front fogs and rev counter (which sticks out like an afterthought) I would go with the + and buy some nice anthracite wheels

big MO

monty - are correct. Had a word with the chaps at the stealers, carbon 5 door sport is 3/4 months, need car pronto. Asking them to source me any 5 door in carbon. Need it for work purposes.

monty baber

I got told two weeks for my boggo red dream machine

big MO

update - 11th April, carbon 5 door sport without a/c.....can't wait. £40 quid pa road tax here I come.....and £220 for the RS6!!!!!!!!

bigknd

Look forward to seeing you at some of the meets in it then Craig