One Good Thing About The Aygo

[adilmon]

Slightly off topic, but these pics show how a spare tyre may be beneficial in an accident

[C_U_Jimi]

Well done to Toyota for fitting a full size spare but I wish it had been an alloy on my Aygo Black.

Why would you want that??? It's not like you drive arounc on it that much...

For me a spare wheel is just that: spare... So get a puncture,

put it on, fix the puncture and put the "good" wheel back on.

Having NO spare wheel is getting more and more common too,

especially on "performance" cars, as it saves weight AND it allows

for a better structural design of the rear pan: havving a wheel recessed

in or a cradle underneath is not very good on frame stiffness I was told...

Why would I want that? Because your speed is limited to a max of 50mph on those skinny spares and even at that speed they are downright dangerous. Let's say I get a puncture tomorrow on the way to work. It would be Saturday before I could get it repaired. I don't fancy driving around on one of those treadless weight savers all week.

As for structural strength, I always thought that a shaped cross-section was stronger than a one-dimensional one especially if it's filled with a spare wheel!

Weight saving having no spare? Maybe if you are trying to shave a millisecond off of your stage time in a rally then it matters. I doubt if it makes that much difference in normal use.

No spare wheel? I would never buy a car that did not have a spare wheel. There is a lot of debris on the roads I drive on and I reckon I get at least two punctures a year. What are you supposed to do without a spare? Use one of those filler sprays? They make the tyre difficult to repair.

[Jan van de Wouw]

Why would I want that?

I meant why would you want an alloy spare?

As for the wheel well, as I understood the spare wheel would get in the way of making proper crumple zones

as the wheel wouldn't crumple. A second point would be that the depth of the well would be cause for less

structure in a rear collision. Without the wheel well they could fit a corregated (spelling?) panel with only

about half an inch of ridging which is less prone to collapsing than a six to eight inch well.

I mean, look at a plastic bucket: you can easily squeze the opening to an oval, where as the bottom won't budge...

[C_U_Jimi]

Why would I want that?

I meant why would you want an alloy spare?

As for the wheel well, as I understood the spare wheel would get in the way of making proper crumple zones

as the wheel wouldn't crumple. A second point would be that the depth of the well would be cause for less

structure in a rear collision. Without the wheel well they could fit a corregated (spelling?) panel with only

about half an inch of ridging which is less prone to collapsing than a six to eight inch well.

I mean, look at a plastic bucket: you can easily squeze the opening to an oval, where as the bottom won't budge...

I meant why would you want an alloy spare?

To save changing wheels again. With the steel spare I need to change back to an alloy when a puncture is repaired. Also remember you're talking to a Scotsman. When the two front tyres wear I only need to buy one new tyre instead of two! (I go through a lot of tyres at 18 - 20000 miles a year and don't slow down at corners)

Point taken re- the plastic bucket. I'm not sure that I would want the back of my Aygo to crumple too much. I'm sitting rather close to it!

[Jan van de Wouw]

You beign Scottish doesn't ring any particular bells with me, as I'm from abroad ;)

And the Dutch have a reputation of being cheap too, at least we do in Belgium...

Belgians allways joke that copper wire was invented by two Dutchmen fighting over a cent :D

But I get your point on having to do another wheel change.

On the other hand; if there's not enough thread on your tyres anymore, how do

you figure you'd only have to buy ONE new tyre? Use a worn tyre as the spare?

That way you'd have a worn tyre on as soon as you put on the spare due to a puncture...

Luckily punctures don't happen too often; I've only had to deal with 5 of them in over 14 years of

having a license, of which only 3 were on my own car(s). Once every three years isn't that bad, is it?

[crisskro]

OT: I got 1 puncture in 8 years :D

Only 1 good thing about the aygo is too few. I like the whole car. I especially like the rev-happy engine :)

[VVTIMY]

Back to the original thread...

One good feature: Its got an AUX port for your Ipod / mp3 player, plus the CD player reads MP3 cd's :)

other stuff:

cheap to buy and run, I can certify it 100% credit crunch free!

[Jan van de Wouw]

the CD player reads MP3 cd's

No it doesn't... At least the one that was in mine didn't...

[VVTIMY]

the CD player reads MP3 cd's

No it doesn't... At least the one that was in mine didn't...

Mine does, its a 2007 Blue edition

[crisskro]

I don't mind that, mine doesn't read mp3s either. But i plug my mp3player in the aux and it's the same thing. 2 gb of mp3s :D

[Jan van de Wouw]

the CD player reads MP3 cd's

No it doesn't... At least the one that was in mine didn't...

Mine does, its a 2007 Blue edition

That's the first time I ever heard or read that, so I'm quite surprised to be honest...

If it really DOES play MP3, maybe Kingo can come up with a partsnumber

for that particular radio? I'd think quite some people would be interested in that...

One of the many reasons I put an aftermarket HU in mine was no MP3-capability...

[jim shady]

I've got a 57 plate Blue and it didn't read MP3 CD's, that's why I got a Kenwood instead.

[VVTIMY]

you guys have got me thinking now... I'll double check in the morning, its my girlfriends car so I've only driven it a handful of times and never actually tried an MP3 cd! - just remember a label saying mp3 cd r something similar. Maybe I'm getting confused with a friends new shape Yaris?

[feldman]

I was offered an mp3 CD player as an optional extra when I bought mine. I declined politely and gave the salesman a reassuring pat on the head, walking away, walking away...

[VVTIMY]

Just to clear this up.. I've now checked the Aygo and unfortunately it doesnt read MP3 CD's! Sorry for the misleading information!!

Theres still plenty of good things about it though!

[PeterK]

Here are two more good things about the Aygo which have not been mentioned in this thread before:

1. It has the tightest turning circle of any car I have driven. This has two important benefits for me:

- When I drop off or collect friends and relations at my local railway station I can turn the car around in the tiny forecourt of the station without having do a three point turn like every one else, much quicker (and less fuel, less wear and tear on the gear box)

- The ability to get into much smaller parking spaces.

2. Easy to get into. / comfort for the elderly

- My elderly mum (83 years old with all the usual aches and pains) says my Aygo is very much easier to get into than my sister's top of the range BMW. She says its door opens much wider and the seats also hold her much more comfortably.

[PaulT]

And nobody has mentioned that you can get a competition roll cage which surely is a plus point :D

Paul.

[Wild west Drifter]

So are you ordering one Paul?

[PaulT]

It's a possibility. I've had some interest in the Celica on Auto Trader, so that could be sold soon and I'll have some cash with which to pimp the Aygo.

Either that or get another car. I'm still dithering :D

Paul.

[KevinKevin]

I'll tell you something good about the AYGO.

It's amazing :D