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I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you. It's definitely the Toyota I'd like, but I can't decide on the 'little' Aygo or the Cross. They're both the same sized engine, both cost the same to insure and tax, but the Cross' tyres look huge. Would they be pricey to replace if I have to in the future? I think that's the only stumbling block.
Thank you in advance.
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The X has an extra 9cm of wheelbase over the "old" Aygo which should translate to increased interior room (usually rear leg or boot). Overall it's ~23cm longer.
If you stick to an X trim level with 17" wheels premium brand tyres are currently £100 plus or minus £20 depending upon exactly what (& no doubt where) you buy.
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If you were a high mileage driver then the price of tyres would be a major consideration, but if you only need new tyres every say 5 years and there's a £100/150 price difference between the two sizes then that would hardly be a world shattering difference to pay for having the car you prefer.
Tyres are a subject all of their own, i'll just add a little anecdote here.
Some 18 months ago a set of new Goodyears was fitted to a family Golf, as bad luck would have it 6 months later the car hit a kerb and destroyed one of the front tyres, which was replaced by some Chinese make due to emergency purchase, i saw the car last week and as i always do (for the fair maidens in my family) had a check around the car, the replacement tyre is wearing faster than the Goodyear opposite, the message being buy half decent tyres and so long as they don't get damaged they tend to last longer.
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Aww....thank you so much. You've helped a lot. Very good advice ;-)
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May I ask please about insurance? As learnt by Martin Lewis, it is best to get insurance 3 weeks before the date of renewal/purchase. Does that mean I buy a car, then have to wait 3 weeks to drive it, to wait for a good deal on insurance?
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Is your existing insurance due for renewal? If not then you would face costs in changing insurer mid policy. Three weeks is not applicable when putting a new car on an existing policy, it’s only for renewal quote purposes.
Edited by catsdad on 12/06/2024 at 08:44
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Thank you, catsdad. I renewed my insurance with the AA in May with my current Citroen C1 cool, but now as I'd like another car, the AA have quoted £900 for a newer car, but I have seen cheaper deals with other insurers; £474 for example.
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Are you sure AA recognised you as an existing customer simply changing their car? Although you don’t say what you paid in May another £900 seems excessive. I wonder if wires are crossed somewhere. For example did you provide details of a real car to generate the quotes. If not maybe they quote a high price to cover the uncertainty of a partly unknown car.
If you really have valid “like for like” quotes and do go to another reputable company you will not get a full refund for the remaining part of your existing policy. They will refund less than the pro-rata remaining months of cover.
I have no experience of changing an insurer mid-term but no doubt it can be done albeit cancellation costs of the existing policy will eat into any saving. I would first check with the AA that the price you have is correct and what refund you will get if you cancel.
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The X has an extra 9cm of wheelbase over the "old" Aygo which should translate to increased interior room (usually rear leg or boot). Overall it's ~23cm longer.
The extra wheelbase and overall length has been given over more or less entirely to the boot which is now 231 litres (not far off 100 more than the OP's C1) and front seat occupants. Potential rear seat passengers have been ignored completely as it is very tight back there, the rear door apertures are small and the doors themselves don't open very wide. Yes it is a very small car so one shouldn't expect palatial accommodation in the back, but Suzuki have provided massively more rear seat space in the Ignis than the Aygo X, and have done so with an identical wheelbase and overall length. The Ignis also has a bigger boot, and all bar the bottom of the range trim level has sliding rear seats to give more flexibility on how best to divvy up rear seat/boot space.
I don't dislike the Aygo X, it's a funky looking little thing and I have no doubt nothing will go wrong with it. Which is all well and good assuming you don't need to fit adults in the back on occasion (they won't thank you!). If you do, the Ignis is hands down a better choice (and is what I'd go for).
the AA have quoted £900 for a newer car
Yikes!
Assuming that is for the Aygo X, it's a crazy price for a little thing like that with a n/a 1.0 engine!
Edited by badbusdriver on 12/06/2024 at 19:37
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‘ Assuming that is for the Aygo X, it's a crazy price for a little thing like that with a n/a 1.0 engine!’
Off topic, but a conversation with a 19 year old service advisor from a dealership this week - he’d had a basic Fiesta, and subsequently paid a large amount for insurance. So he sold it and bought a series 2 MX-5. Reduced his premium by half. The MX-5 is presumably viewed as lower risk than a Fiesta for a young driver.
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but Suzuki have provided massively more rear seat space in the Ignis than the Aygo X, and have done so with an identical wheelbase and overall length. The Ignis also has a bigger boot, and all bar the bottom of the range trim level has sliding rear seats to give more flexibility on how best to divvy up rear seat/boot space
. If you do, the Ignis is hands down a better choice (and is what I'd go for).
One thing I don't like about the Ignis is all of the white interior plastic (otherwise, it would be a car I would consider when my E46 320d Touring finally gives up).
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but Suzuki have provided massively more rear seat space in the Ignis than the Aygo X, and have done so with an identical wheelbase and overall length. The Ignis also has a bigger boot, and all bar the bottom of the range trim level has sliding rear seats to give more flexibility on how best to divvy up rear seat/boot space
. If you do, the Ignis is hands down a better choice (and is what I'd go for).
One thing I don't like about the Ignis is all of the white interior plastic (otherwise, it would be a car I would consider when my E46 320d Touring finally gives up).
I'm pretty sure they've not all got white bits
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but Suzuki have provided massively more rear seat space in the Ignis than the Aygo X, and have done so with an identical wheelbase and overall length. The Ignis also has a bigger boot, and all bar the bottom of the range trim level has sliding rear seats to give more flexibility on how best to divvy up rear seat/boot space
. If you do, the Ignis is hands down a better choice (and is what I'd go for).
One thing I don't like about the Ignis is all of the white interior plastic (otherwise, it would be a car I would consider when my E46 320d Touring finally gives up).
I'm pretty sure they've not all got white bits
Actually none have an all white interior (which sounds awful), so not sure what Di Sisti is on about?
Pre-facelift (like we had) cars have the lower part of the dashboard and door trims in white, but that is all. Horse for course and all that, but IMO that is better than the all black of the facelifted cars because it lightens the interior.
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Actually none have an all white interior (which sounds awful), so not sure what Di Sisti is on about?
Pre-facelift (like we had) cars have the lower part of the dashboard and door trims in white, but that is all. Horse for course and all that, but IMO that is better than the all black of the facelifted cars because it lightens the interior.
I said 'all of the white' (refering to the white parts of the interior, on the models I have looked at on-line), not 'all-white' interior. Hope that makes things clearer.
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Actually none have an all white interior (which sounds awful), so not sure what Di Sisti is on about?
Pre-facelift (like we had) cars have the lower part of the dashboard and door trims in white, but that is all. Horse for course and all that, but IMO that is better than the all black of the facelifted cars because it lightens the interior.
I said 'all of the white' (refering to the white parts of the interior, on the models I have looked at on-line), not 'all-white' interior. Hope that makes things clearer.
Aah, apologies.
But as I mentioned, facelifted cars (mid 2020 on) don't have the white trim.
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