Help Needed Urgently . . . . . .Cured

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:33 pm

over the years the guys here have given top advice, and need serious help

have been looking to get a small run around car, mainly to travel alone to work and back
as is the norm we normaly have a budget and often drift way over it

have looked at Citizen C1, Renault Sandero and Twingo, Toyota Yaris, VW Vivo, Fiat Panda, 500 and the new punto, Kia Rio and Picanto, Chevy Sonic and Spark, Hyundai Tos and i10,Ford Figo and Fiesta and Mazda 2, GWM Florid, Chery J1, think its about it
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Aygo
any one here willing to help talk me out of it
its faster then most Hiluxes on here

Rebel 4x4 · Post by **Rebel 4x4** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:44 pm

I drove a Yaris for 6 years from new with not a minutes problem. Sold it last year. Would defnitely recomend it. Just a small boot.

Henk Bakkie · Post by **Henk Bakkie** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:56 pm

Friend of mine's brother got himself the Aygo on the current Toyota special. He loves it to bits. Intention was to use it for commuting, but it replaced his Mazda 2,5d 4x4 as well as his wifes Jimny.

He got the two door version.

AND he tips the scale at 100kgs so is not a small guy;)

Hope this helps

Henk

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:05 pm

Have had it for a rental, and drove it from East London to George.
I thought it was going to be a nightmare, but it did the job without drama.

Post by **pietpetoors** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:14 pm

Still asking, you buy buy anything you like as long as it says Toyota on the back. The others you mention might look like but resale value are bad.

Go for it!
My choice would be a new Yaris, Aygo or second hand Corolla with low kilos

ChrisF · Post by **ChrisF** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:23 pm

okay so al die "ja broers" het nou al ge-antwoord ...... (stir icon asb)

I use an Atos as a daily runner. I would at least compare the specs of the i10 and the Aygo, then drive both, then compare the prices ....

Hyundai is not to be scoffed at. and (sadly) I have had much better after sales service from Hyundai than from Toyota ... and my bakkie cost more than 3 times what the Atos cost ....

dont get me wrong, I LOVE my Hilux. but with Toyota taking their customers for granted, and their over pricing .......

sorry guys, but he did ask our honest feedback. Where do I line up for the firing squad ?

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:56 pm

Alles hang af van die diens.

As jy vir jouself JARE se drama wil koop, besit 'n Koreaanse motor in Ons omgewing. Heelwat kollegas sit met hande in die hare met basiese probleme wat nooit sorteer word nie. Hullenhet nooit parte nie, en dit neem 12 dae om 'n IX35 se clutch te ruil. Nee dankie, NOOIT hierso nie. Ek soek nog die Imperial handelaar in Gauteng wat diens kan lewer.

East Rand Toyota se diens is nie puik nie, maar dit is baie goed. Mens wag nie vir parte nie, en die span is altyd vriendelik en wil 'n mens help. Kom daar op 'n Saterdag en jy stap weg na 'n kuier, 'n koppie koffie en dalk nog 'n worsbroodjie. Ek kan dieselfde se van NTT Toyota reg oor Mpumalanga en Godrich Toyota. Die mense wil besigheid doen, en help waar hulle kan.

And you are also on the East Rand Fernando.

PS, a friend is an Area Manager for PSA (Frenchies) he advised me against ever buying a product from Peugeot or Citroen.

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:03 pm

Granny has a Aygo, and is very happy with it

4.6l/100 km

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:23 am

thanx to every one for their replies

reason why the Aygo is to of the list, its 105k full house including a service plan
and its the lightest on fuel, as fuel is not going to get any cheaper

besides the wife's Materia, this has the most space inside of will the small cars that we have looked at

features:
4 airbags
central locking
electric windows
power steering
aircon
radio/cd
abs ebd
steering adjust, shocking how many cars costing more don't have this
60 000 service plan
mags

on some of vehicles every thing is extra

will decide by tomorrow, this is all we discuss at home

thanx

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:39 am

kfxnando wrote:thanx to every one for their replies

reason why the Aygo is to of the list, its 105k full house including a service plan
and its the lightest on fuel, as fuel is not going to get any cheaper

besides the wife's Materia, this has the most space inside of will the small cars that we have looked at

features:
4 airbags
central locking
electric windows
power steering
aircon
radio/cd
abs ebd
steering adjust, shocking how many cars costing more don't have this
60 000 service plan
mags

on some of vehicles every thing is extra

will decide by tomorrow, this is all we discuss at home

thanx

And an alarm :wink2:

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:27 am

yes correct

forgot about that one

via the wife's work, might be able to get a better deal, just waiting to see

they looking for a 1.3 Yaris deal, otherwise

MORNE · Post by **MORNE** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:35 pm

Kia Rio would be my first choice.
Aygo would be second on my list

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:24 pm

with on the road costs and a set of mats

R104951

am a difficult customer, dealer messed up with the price

not sure about interest rate, however will be below prime

if all goes well could take delivery of the car Saturday morning

it will be my 1st Toyota

Johan Havenga · Post by **Johan Havenga** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:37 pm

In 2008 I bought a new Honda Jazz 1.4.

217 000 km later and I am still as impressed as the first day!!!

JD Powers convinced me at the time! Interior space is better than any other in its class!

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:39 pm

kfxnando wrote:with on the road costs and a set of mats

R104951

am a difficult customer, dealer messed up with the price

not sure about interest rate, however will be below prime

if all goes well could take delivery of the car Saturday morning

it will be my 1st Toyota

Thanks for the post, we are in the same situation as you, seems you beat me to the post, also looking for a run-a-bout .... but only in a few months time

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:40 pm

will this also be your 1st Toyota

Post by **george** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:07 pm

I had the same situation a while back and bought the Daihatsu Sirion which is the same as the Yaris. At that point the Daihatsu was quit a bit cheaper than the Yaris,but I see recently their prices have gone up quite a bit

Good for re-sale

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:07 am

Mark, yep we were also looking towards the second half of the year, however this seems like a good deal, and with the update due in EU this year, me don't see this deal being around much longer, so took the plunge

George, yep also had a look at the Daihatsu, and yes they are no longer so cheap, and also had a look at the new Yaris, and those prices have also jumped up
and as the idea was a runabout . . . .

should have my one Wend morning, getting a silver one, and after a little effort getting it at 8.5% interest rate

will post when I get it

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:05 am

Just never try to trade in a Daihatsu. Then all the reliability, and the Toyota connection means NOTHING.

Mikie · Post by **Mikie** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:16 am

my 2c, Just STAY AWAY from the french cars

jacques kotze · Post by **jacques kotze** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:46 am

Mikie wrote:my 2c, Just STAY AWAY from the french cars

X2

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:58 am

have heard of some French cars looking almost 50% of their value in the 1st year

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:06 am

So just one more sleep for you...

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:17 am

yep, every one just need to have all their paper work together tomorrow morning

Post by **LouisZ** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:14 pm

Look at the Kia models

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:36 am

4x4megaworldpta wrote:Look at the Kia models

yep we did, we were quite open minded about looking looking at almost every thing

against the Kia was space inside, service plan was extra and price

for once the Toyota came in cheapest and best value for money

Post by **Mud Dog** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:22 am

Hope it serves you well.

Thought we would have seen a pic or two by now!

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:14 am

thanx

can post a pic of one the same color, and it looks like it will be one more day

despite the dealer jumping up and down, one piece of paper not ready, and me can only sign in the morning couz I work in the afternoon, good chance it will again be one more sleep.

will try upload the pic of the other one same color, and there is so much to tell about arranging every thing and dealing with a dealer that had me fuming big time, however will wait till its all done

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:50 pm

ok I have it, my 1st Toyota and brand new car ever

yep, need to post pics, been total hectic, will post pics soon

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:38 pm

kfxnando wrote:ok I have it, my 1st Toyota and brand new car ever

yep, need to post pics, been total hectic, will post pics soon

Congrats...

May you have many trouble free km'S :wink2:

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:12 am

this is not my one however its one the same color that I saw before deciding on color, don't have any pics of my one yet, things still very hectic

and the oddo on collection

last nigh we went to collect the Opel that was left at the wife work when I collected the Aygo and the wife drove back she is also very impressed
the aircon makes things cold cold!!!!!

will update as things go along

have a whole story to tell, need to find time to tell all

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:17 am

already have my 1st mod planed, a rev counter
already have all the part numbers, prices, as soon as things settle down, will get on that

one bad thing, the tyres are very small, real Marie biscuits, noticed when driving behind the wife yesterday

155

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:41 am

Did you go for the 2 door?

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:28 pm

OOOOMS wrote:Did you go for the 2 door?

yep the two door, that was the one on special, think the 5 door was still normal price

its just a run around for me, so the 3 door works great for me

if we go somewhere as a family then we still have the wife's Materia, the Jeep and the Ford D/C

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:33 pm

Cool

Now I think you need to change your heading of the post......

Help Needed Urgently

Every time I see it.....me thinks you have broken down or something.....

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:12 pm

OOOOMS wrote:Cool

Now I think you need to change your heading of the post......

Help Needed Urgently
Every time I see it.....me thinks you have broken down or something.....

though it was funny asking the hilux guys for reasons not to buy a Toyota, hence the heading

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:33 pm

...........Cured

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:34 pm

OK, so curiosity killed the cat.... :!:

This afternoon I took grans Aygo 1000cc 4dr for a spin :wink2:

Wow....I must admit this little one goes well!!! Even the sound from the exhaust surprised me (sorta grunt like a Boxter

) Funny as it may sound, I was really impressed.

Some of the dislikes - rear styling and then the radio was not to impressive, but ja for that money, suppose you can't expect 'rockford' sound system after all.

I have now been looking around more and more at little cars and must say the style and lines of the small Ford Fiesta, looks really good, but suppose it's in another price bracket

jacques kotze · Post by **jacques kotze** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:43 pm

though it was funny asking the hilux guys for reasons not to buy a Toyota, hence the heading

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Let that be a lesson to you

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:16 am

OOOOMS wrote:OK, so curiosity killed the cat.... :!:

This afternoon I took grans Aygo 1000cc 4dr for a spin :wink2:

Wow....I must admit this little one goes well!!! Even the sound from the exhaust surprised me (sorta grunt like a Boxter ) Funny as it may sound, I was really impressed.

Some of the dislikes - rear styling and then the radio was not to impressive, but ja for that money, suppose you can't expect 'rockford' sound system after all.

I have now been looking around more and more at little cars and must say the style and lines of the small Ford Fiesta, looks really good, but suppose it's in another price bracket

on the radio, the fresh model, and that is the one that I test drove does not come with a radio, and so the dealer had a radio fitted, only the Wild comes with a radio, yes its not the same as the sound system in my Jeep GC, however am impressed with the original radio, then need to add that I listen mainly to 702 and the news, have not even listened a CD yet!!

maybe soon there will be enough Aygos on here to ask for another new subsection!!!

every friday I either drive the Bakkie or the Jeep to work, weekends also to work, and am at work right now
so far only driving the Aygo, great to drive and squeez between traffic

1st mod, soon

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at the rate that we are using the car, will soon be able to give feed back on the fuel consumption!!

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:21 am

Rev counter mod seems quite simple :wink2:

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:41 pm

so with all the running around, have had to do quiet a few kms

1st fuel consumption report

277.2km on 13.332L
=20.792079
=4.8095239
air con is on most of time

will the solving of the tenant issue, have done more town driving then what I normal do

advert says 4.7
sure once me get into the routine of work and back will get better
although how much better can I ask for
its lighter then my bike when driven very gently, maybe couz my bike has a bigger motor
1002cc compared to 998cc of the Aygo

keeps getting better

Quintin · Post by **Quintin** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:49 pm

Very nice

we own a Peugeot 107 and it is believe it or not but almost identical to the Toyota even the same motor. This is a nice car and it really go well we get on average 20 km /l not to shabby.

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:37 am

yep, same car, C1, 107 and the Aygo, its joint venture, just the cosmetics that are different. all built in the same factory

Quintin · Post by **Quintin** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:04 pm

I must maybe try to get it serviced at Toyota there might be service not like at Peogeot Umhlanga

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:09 pm

Fernando, may I ask seeing that you have done this exercise to post the vehicles you looked into and their basic floor price. If you don't mind.....pretty

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:21 am

yep, no problem, started doing just that, however not finished, hence why I haven't posted it here, so will need to finish it.

ChrisF · Post by **ChrisF** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:49 am

CONGRATS !!

kfxnando · Post by **kfxnando** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:45 am

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