Newbie About To Purchase With Some Questions

[MarkTM]

We have shortlisted the aygo automatic due to my girlfriends disability which now makes a clutch difficult. Probably looking at a 2008.2009 MY

Observations from reading this forum and questions are:

1) Why are there not two separate areas for Mk1 and Mk2...when I've gone to look at a topic I think is appropriate I find it's for a Mk2. I have a Jag XK and Audi A6 and the forums are broken down in that way. But perhaps with the moderators only having a year to organise simply haven't got around to it? :)

2) Official diagnostic software - For my Audi I have VAGCOM, is their something similar for toyoyas?

3) Buying advice - most other forums have a sticky for known faults/issues/what to look for but I can't see one on here...or do I just have to search

4) Winter tyres and tyres generally, because the aygo has narrow tyres are standard summers fine for driving on ice.

As I said now off to search on these topics, but please stop by to and say hello.

Mark

[Martin1973]

It's not great on ice due to the thin tyres and no weight but it's not a show stopper. Just dont try and keep up with other cars and you will be fine.

[MarkTM]

I'd always thought that skinny tyres cut through snow and ice better? Albeit that was in a FWD mini where you had the weight of the engine sitting above the drive wheels.

Since they're only 14" wheels winter rubber will be quite cheap...although have fitted for 3 months on my A6 quattro we've not really had bad winters for the last 3yrs

So now just need into on diagnostic and known issues.