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Lack Of Love For The Iq?


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I have been keeping an eye open for an IQ to purchase. I was going with the idea of a new IQ3 with nav, but after visiting my dealer and finding a long waiting time have been looking for a low miles used with nav.

All along the way I have been keeping my eye open for deals, and have yet to see any love given to the IQ.

Yesterday Mr T emailed me the latest news and again the Iq is overlooked. The New yaris continues to get included nav, rear camera and 0% finance. The Aygo is available with Nav and alloys as included and 0% finance, and now the Auris has been given alloys and 0%.

On my last chat with a dealer I could get a Yaris with free spoiler, mats and metallic paint, and of course with nav/camera and on the 0% finance. The same discussion with the IQ in mind did not even get mats, no movement at all.

Are Iq's so popular that MR T can be so arrogant with selling it?

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Maybe they have a higher target to sell the new Yaris rather than an old model (IQ)

No idea really, could be a number of reasons why, why dont you just ask the dealer straight, I would!

Saying that I got a new yaris as a courtesy car and I seriously did think of trading in the IQ to get one, but im trying to save for a mortgage so im not going to. Lovely car!

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I have been keeping an eye open for an IQ to purchase. I was going with the idea of a new IQ3 with nav, but after visiting my dealer and finding a long waiting time have been looking for a low miles used with nav.

All along the way I have been keeping my eye open for deals, and have yet to see any love given to the IQ.

Yesterday Mr T emailed me the latest news and again the Iq is overlooked. The New yaris continues to get included nav, rear camera and 0% finance. The Aygo is available with Nav and alloys as included and 0% finance, and now the Auris has been given alloys and 0%.

On my last chat with a dealer I could get a Yaris with free spoiler, mats and metallic paint, and of course with nav/camera and on the 0% finance. The same discussion with the IQ in mind did not even get mats, no movement at all.

Are Iq's so popular that MR T can be so arrogant with selling it?

If there is only one factory producing the IQ, in Japan, and the US market is now coming on stream then I imagine there could be a shortage of IQs worldwide therefore they don't do the "hard sell" on them at the moment, certainly in the UK.

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I was going with the idea of a new IQ3 with nav, but after visiting my dealer and finding a long waiting time

Why would the supplier of a product give it away when its in demand, they are allowed to make profits!

Are Iq's so popular that MR T can be so arrogant with selling it?

I think you have answered your own question with point 1 ;) Why is this arrogant?

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I have been keeping an eye open for an IQ to purchase. I was going with the idea of a new IQ3 with nav, but after visiting my dealer and finding a long waiting time have been looking for a low miles used with nav.

All along the way I have been keeping my eye open for deals, and have yet to see any love given to the IQ.

Yesterday Mr T emailed me the latest news and again the Iq is overlooked. The New yaris continues to get included nav, rear camera and 0% finance. The Aygo is available with Nav and alloys as included and 0% finance, and now the Auris has been given alloys and 0%.

On my last chat with a dealer I could get a Yaris with free spoiler, mats and metallic paint, and of course with nav/camera and on the 0% finance. The same discussion with the IQ in mind did not even get mats, no movement at all.

Are Iq's so popular that MR T can be so arrogant with selling it?

I suppose you could say that the iQ is unique and also a great looking car and people either love or hate them. I had my first test drive in a 6 speed manual iQ3 and wanted one straight away. I was looking for an iQ3 with leather, navigation and multidrive. It would have been a 5 months wait if I ordered a new one with no discount. I eventually found an ex demo, but still paid top money for it. I did get them to fit reversing sensors, boot liner and give me the iQ torch and binoculars as part of the deal. I'm really pleased with the car and glad its not the ubiquitous Aygo or Yaris. The iQ is in a class of its own and that's why there are no discounts.

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I have been keeping an eye open for an IQ to purchase. I was going with the idea of a new IQ3 with nav, but after visiting my dealer and finding a long waiting time have been looking for a low miles used with nav.

All along the way I have been keeping my eye open for deals, and have yet to see any love given to the IQ.

Yesterday Mr T emailed me the latest news and again the Iq is overlooked. The New yaris continues to get included nav, rear camera and 0% finance. The Aygo is available with Nav and alloys as included and 0% finance, and now the Auris has been given alloys and 0%.

On my last chat with a dealer I could get a Yaris with free spoiler, mats and metallic paint, and of course with nav/camera and on the 0% finance. The same discussion with the IQ in mind did not even get mats, no movement at all.

Are Iq's so popular that MR T can be so arrogant with selling it?

Exactly the same in Holland, Andrew... sad sad sad .... On our forum we also express our surprise about this...

Peter

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In the UK there is only 1 iQ3 multidrive advertised tonight on Autotrader and that is the 20 grand one.

Not lots of any of the iQ's around second hand due to people downsizing & buying a quality vehicle.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars

Just need to get an order in for the new one and if the Toyota Dealers are not interested in your order use one of the Online Car buying sites.

george

Edit, sorry there was a gitch when i was looking, a few available with a few thousand miles on at around the £13,000 mark.

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I paid £16000 for my iQ3 back in February, I still love it now, especially since Tarquin upgraded the interior light.

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Thank you for the responces, sorry I have been away.

I had a chat with my local dealer, who is getting to know me after such a long search, he is slightly baffled himself. It is quite a small dealer (as they go) and his team are not hitting many targets on IQ since the 61 plates came out. He did admit to gettting little room to play with.

However the broker/deal websites can get you £1200 off quite easily.

On another note the Used Iq's seem to have a similar problem, many have near retail prices. I have been watching 5 or 6 used ones direct from Toyota, and the same ones are there 3/4 months later. One particular one in Orange has been loitering since I first started looking in July.

I guess the production troubles are the main reason, just a shame people could be put off when so many other manufacturers are giving you the shirts of their back to entice you in.

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What I find perplexing is the new price of the Aygo GO with aircon is almost £10k - you can by a new IQ for around the same money. Having owned an Aygo and now a IQ I know that the IQ is miles ahead in terms of build quality and ride. :thumbsup:

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Lovely car, despite my want for the purple I must admit the black and white interior looks a lot better.

I will be disowned by my GF if I turn up with an Automatic, whilst I have driven them before she lacks the confidence to try, and I fear that a CVT would not be the box to try it out with...

Only 1 manual 1.33 + Nav on there, but really one with the 5 year warranty, so I guess thats 60 plate on

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IMHO it is really worth going for a roadtest in a iQ Multidrive (CVT) and the G/F also giving one a try.

It can be lots of fun to drive, there is certainly no down side like poorer economy or performance.

Dont jump to the conclusion that it is the same other automatics or even other CVT's.

Whats to loose in trying before you buy something else?

george

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I wasn't sure about the purple until I saw it in the flesh, so I bought one. :)

Fish

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I wasn't sure about the purple until I saw it in the flesh, so I bought one. :)

Fish

May I ask what interior you have? Having seen the clean lines of the black and white interior, I am wondering if the purple interior with purple car is a bit too much.

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It's got what from all the pictures I've seen is the normal interior, the only black and white I've seen is an after market install.

My only comments are on the interior are that it gets marked pretty easily, which is a shame for a car of this price.

Fish

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This was the new interior i got a year ago in a Euro5 engine iQ,

after this one i had the same with black leather.

The only bit that marked was the soft black material inside the drivers door, just where my elbow leaned and this was also where i pushed the door open & it became indented.

george

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Hi Guys

New poster here to the iQ forums although I did introduce myself on the main Toyota forum.

Oddly enough I've just got back home after chatting with my local dealer about exactly this subject and he said pretty much the same thing, One factory building the car, long waiting lists, long and expensive shipping to get them here and there was lengthy supply problems after the devastating Japanese earthquake earlier in 2011. Basically they sell them for near enough cost price once they get here so 0% finance and offers are few and far between.

They were even very reluctant to shift on the price of used cars alhough I did manage to talk them down a little bit and get a free service. :thumbsup:

He also said that most people go for the cheaper and bigger Aygo but he was with me when I said the iQ seems a far better built car.

I have just bought myself a 2010 iQ3 in silver with only 10500 miles on it and can't wait to get it, Pick it up on Friday, I'm like a kid at Christmas, I want my car now,,,,, :rolleyes:

Craig.

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I wasn't sure about the purple until I saw it in the flesh, so I bought one. :)

Fish

May I ask what interior you have? Having seen the clean lines of the black and white interior, I am wondering if the purple interior with purple car is a bit too much.

Just for information, the "new" euro5 IQs which are Amethyst (or purple) have a much darker and more practical interior than the earlier ones.

Predominately black/very dark brown instead of the black/white of the other option colours.

The red and grey cars have this colour choice for the interior also.

In my case it suits the red exterior colour beautifully.

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I got a deal on mine when I got it a couple of months back, but that was mainly down to the dealer was just about to take another hit for not being able to sell it.

I have a feeling that I might have to replace the brakes (discs and pads) as they are pretty corroded. If the pads are low/almost out I'll be speaking with the dealer to see what they are prepared to do, as having only had it a couple of months and less than a thousand miles I shouldn't be needing to replace them.

Fish

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I have my discs skimmed at least once.(£15 for a pair, you may need to pay more depending on your area)

Pads are cheap enough.

(its not common for Dealers to spend on replacing pads that are within limits before selling, if a car has sat and discs are corroded and they did get replaced before re-sale the cost has to go to the customer anyway)

The 'Never ending Brake Replacement' offer from the 'Flick Kick Fitters' is so full of Small print, that i would swerve that.

http://www.fensport.co.uk

Decent Discs & pads at good prices but hardly necessary unless you want to spend more than standard from a motorfactors.

Have you had your Brake fluid changed during servicing?

(does it show on a Service card/invoice)

I would have your brake calipers well looked at, i have seen some pretty rusty ones now at under 3 years old.

george,

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Hi Guys

New poster here to the iQ forums although I did introduce myself on the main Toyota forum.

Oddly enough I've just got back home after chatting with my local dealer about exactly this subject and he said pretty much the same thing, One factory building the car, long waiting lists, long and expensive shipping to get them here and there was lengthy supply problems after the devastating Japanese earthquake earlier in 2011. Basically they sell them for near enough cost price once they get here so 0% finance and offers are few and far between.

They were even very reluctant to shift on the price of used cars alhough I did manage to talk them down a little bit and get a free service. :thumbsup:

He also said that most people go for the cheaper and bigger Aygo but he was with me when I said the iQ seems a far better built car.

I have just bought myself a 2010 iQ3 in silver with only 10500 miles on it and can't wait to get it, Pick it up on Friday, I'm like a kid at Christmas, I want my car now,,,,, :rolleyes:

Craig.

Hello and welcome to the forum, hope you enjoy your iQ3 as much as i do thumbsup.gif

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George, the car has only got 22k on the clock and just under 2 years old, so there isn’t a need for a fluid change yet. The car had been sat with another dealer for 60 days prior to it going to where I bought it from, and they were just about to move it on when I came along. I'll never trust those men in the blue suits to touch my cars, not even for tyres. Cowboys who don’t care IMO.

I'll be doing the work myself, as this is stuff I have no issue with, just some of the electrical stuff I need assistance with (master of electrics David :yahoo: ). I changed the cambelt on my Leon oil burner recently with no help (even replacing the water pump), so the only problem I could find is the rear callipers are bound, at which point it will go to Mr T for some warranty work.

Consumable items such as brakes I tend not to use OE parts as the parts are almost the same (ATE/Bosch/Pagid) just with a fair difference in prices, but anything in the oil/air systems and I will buy OE but keeping the receipts to go in the file for the car. £70 for a pair of discs (Fensport website) is a little heavy, and can be picked up cheaper from any local motor factors, pads are the same. If I was talking about a high performance car then things would be different.

Fish

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Your fluid will have been replaced with the Brake pipe recall anyway.

On cars that i keep i change Brake Fluid as a matter of course at 2 year intervals & then never have to replace corroded Brake pipes over the years.

under a Tenner & then you know the Bleed nipples are free when a few years have passed.

The difference in the slightly more expensive Brake Discs can be the lack of corrosion after having only sat a few days.

I have a 6 year old Kia Picanto that can sit for weeks and never show any surface rust,

yet new style ones and many other Manufacturers cars are sitting with Disc Surface rust on brand new cars.

Look at a VW/Skoda/Seat dealers forcourt and see how bad their new cars discs look.

I had a Hyundai i30 2 winters ago that had discs which rusted that badly over nights that the various warning lights for ABS, brake fluid etc were regularly lighting.

Sticking pads were cooking the Brake fluid.

I was shot of it after the wheels & wheel nuts were showing corrosion.

Turned out it was built 9 months before it was delivered as new to the dealer.

george

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