Description
If you want a car that’ll do 60+ miles to the gallon, squeeze into parking spaces smaller than a shoe box, and cost less to insure than your Nan’s sewing machine, here it is. The Toyota Aygo.
Now, yes, it’s small. Really small. You could probably fit it inside a Range Rover and still have room left over for a Labrador. But that’s the point. In London, Birmingham, Manchester – anywhere where traffic moves at roughly the same speed as a shopping trolley – this little Aygo makes sense.
It’s in ULEZ-friendly territory, so you won’t be handing over your hard-earned cash to Sadiq Khan every time you drive through town. It’s in one of the lowest insurance groups imaginable, so even if you’re 17, the premiums won’t make you cry into your Pot Noodle. And thanks to the 1.0 VVT-i petrol engine, it does silly fuel economy – officially over 61 mpg combined.
This particular one comes with a full set of stamps in the book at: 4,954, 10,797, 13,352, 15,744, 17,565, 19,423, 25,564, 31,535, 33,238, 34,777, 36,376 miles. In other words, it’s been serviced more often than a helicopter.
And now – it’s ready to drive away. No waiting. No faffing. Just keys in, engine on, and go.
So if you want something small, cheap to run, easy to park, smugly economical, and that won’t be clobbered by ULEZ charges, this Toyota Aygo is waiting for you.