I have only owned a Toyota Aygo for two days after waiting for it for two months. I have to say I already loved the car before I even purchased it and so far it has exceeded my expectations. It is still very rigid and sluggish (I only did 100 kms) but I extect that to disappeare as soon as I take it on the open road. The new engine is still heavy on petrol and needs to get used to spinning (and so I'm told) so I expect it to perform more efficiently after I take it for 1000kms ride this weekend. The sound system is ammazing (I added the sub-woofer) and I drive slower now (withing the speed kimids) because I want to arrive at my destinations later than normal (while I endulge in complete comfort). NO MORE SPEEDING FINES! I will update this after my 1000kms ride. I should get 20kms on a liter (at least).

looks good fantastic fuel economy practical engine is a little bit lethargic good reliability what more could you want

After months of researching I decided to purchase the Toyota Aygo. It seemed like the best city car around and after all Toyota do have a reputation for quality - or so I thought. I purchased the Aygo Black 5 door model from RRG, I mention this because the service is almost as terrible as the car. After driving the car for only 1 week I experienced a total brake failure and narrowly missed having a terrible accident. I returned the car the RRG to be told that as a goodwill gesture (!) they would sort this out. They would not offer a loan car or even collect the car from me. This meant that I had to have a day off work to drive a car with no brakes back to the garage and sit in the waiting room for 5 hours whilst the problem was resolved. Just sitting in the waiting room was an eye opener as I watched customer after customer coming in with complaints. A few months later I took my new car to the local hand car wash. It was here I and my young daughter soon realised that none of the window seals were water tight. To say we were drenched was an understatement. I contacted RRG again only to be met with a very unhelpful person who insisted that the car would have to come in and be tested over a 2 day period to see if the windows did infact leak. The photograohic evidence I had was apparently not enough. As I couldn't do without my car I had to let this go. We've never been able to take it to a car wash since. Although after a heavy downpour of rain we are known to get a little wet! I tend to put plastic bags over my seats overnight if it's going to rain otherwise you get a wet bottom the next day. Another rather nice effect of this is that the stale rainwater that has over the years soaked into the carpets gives of a delightful aroma. The next item to break was the door on the glove box. Everytime you stopped the car the glovebox flew open scattering the contents onto the floor. Again the car was returned and a replacement door was fitted. This also dropped open at will. I contacted RRG again and I was told all the doors are the same i.e they don't stay closed. My first winter in the Aygo was a nerve racking experience. Be prepared to slide around in standing water. And even the lightest ground frost causes the car to skid. Ice on the road? Don't even bother. My husband was so concerned with the handling of the car in these conditions he put 2 bags of sand in the boot in an attempt to hold the thing on the road. After 2 years I started to notice the rusting. Around the wheels and all the rivets on the windows, mirrors, wipers etc. Apparently the bodywork is not covered by the warranty. My front wiper rusted so badly that the mechanism snapped and it flew off whilst in use and hit a passing car. After 3 years the car began with an intermittent fault with starting. Basically sometimes it would and sometimes it wouldn't. This is something I have lived with but to date I have to turn the ignition between 6 -10 times before the car will start. The MPG they quote is not achievable. Any positives? It is quite a nice drive for a city car. I'm about to swop for a Honda Civic.

Toyota gave better value when I was looking to purchase. The other two models sharing the same engine/chassis did not have the same build quality in my opinion.
Compared all models from the 3 manufacturers before making my Purchase. only 2 provided the Auto box.
Summing up, feel that I have bought the best small car that had all the features I want.
Auto Box, 3 doors, Low insurance, Ultra cheap Road Tax,Split rear seats,Quality Sound system as standard. Good fuel consumption. 55mpg average based on last fill up of 20 litres.
The Car this has replaced was a 900cc Fiat Seicento so am used to small cars.

I've had my Toyota Aygo 1.0 Black now for about a year and a half, and overall im very pleased with it. It's definately one of the better city cars out there. However don't expect it to do anymore than you'd expect a city car to do. If you want cheap, stylish wheels to get you from A-B everyday with the occasional short motorway trip then you'll love the Aygo, but if you're looking for a smooth, comfy motorway cruiser it isn't for you.
It'll seat 4 fairly comfortably and theres plenty of legroom, but it does sacrifice boot space for cabin room. The dashboard is well designed and its a pleasure to be in. To look at the Aygo is sooo cute!
My main issue with it is the engine, which although nippy off the mark and good on fuel, is VERY gruff and can feel sluggish wen its legs are stretched. The cabin is very noisy compared to other small cars i've driven such as the Fiat Panda. The noise of the little 3 cylinder engine is always present and can be annoying sometimes especially on the motorway. It'll sit quite happily at 70-80, 90 is pushing it and it doesn't like 100 but it will do the magic ton and a little bit more if you push it hard enough.
Luxuries like interior lights that come on when you open the passenger door or a light in the boot are non existent, however mine has got aircon and alloys which is nice and the stereo's great.
Handling is fun and the steering is nicely weighted but it does lose grip very quickly on its titchy tires.
Overall it's a great little city car that i'd recommend to anyone looking for cheap, cute, easy to drive wheels.

I purchased the black special addition Toyota Aygo model with the auto box and optional air con. Plenty of room for four adults, pretty nippy around town, everyone is impressed with the leg room inside such a small car. Stereo is good with the six speakers and iPod socket. Overall we are pleased with the Aygo and recommended to our friends to buy one, its a good car for the school run is cheap to insure and 35 pounds road tax is great and may be exempt from London congestion charge in October. Seems residuals are good as well.

I bought the Blue ltd. edition model, despite the lurid blue bodywork, as it came with Air Con, Bluetooth car-kit, mats, glove-box lid, and body-colour detailing inside (around the instrument binnacle and heating vents).

Fuel economy has been around 50 mpg on mixed motoring, but is increasing with each tank-full of fuel as the engine loosens up, and as I get used to a car without a rev-counter! The engine's eager to rev and noisy throughout the rev range so it's all too easy to find yourself in too low a gear. Performance isn't great, though it's better than I would have expected from the miniscule engine! Two-up it starts to struggle on hills, and with four-up you'd better not have any deadlines to meet!

The raspy exhaust note from the three-pot lump is cute and vaguely reminiscent of a boxer or flat-four engine, though it does become tiring after a few minutes. Luckily the stereo with MP3 jack is loud enough to drown out the din. There's scarce storage for your CD's though, and what there is tends to be the wrong shape or size to efficiently use the available space.

The Bluetooth kit was a great selling point for me, though having used it for a month I'm now not so sure. My 'phone battery life has halved, the Bluetooth voice recognition is fine when stationary, but on the move the engine, wind, and road noise make it all but impossible for her to decipher what I'm saying!

The boot is reasonably sized, and can fit a small shopping-trolleys worth in, however the high lip, narrow opening, and infuriatingly-fixed excuse for a parcel-shelf do their best to rip open bags, and prevent anything from making it safely into the boot itself. The split/fold rear seats work well enough, but don't fold flat enough for my liking.

Inside space is fantastic considering the diminutive exterior dimensions, with plenty of room for two 6 foot + front seat passengers. Even the rear seats afford relative comfort for a 6 footer, so long as there's not another sitting in the front.

The dash plastic is a bit too shiny, and reflections are problematic whenever the sun shines. The car also gets very hot when left in the sun, and the ventilation system takes an age to cool the car, this may be down to the large glass area or the close proximity of the engine, either way at least the air conditioning does a reasonable job of cooling you down again. I wouldn't like to drive a version without the air conditioning though!

The steering is light, and the electrically operated power steering is most peculiar, as it seems to operate even when the engine is off! It's light, without being too light, and you can at least feel what the tiny tyres are up to. Handling is go-kart like, with a minuscule turning circle and slight understeer at the limit. Grip is pretty low overall with the Conti-Eco tyres it comes fitted with.

Ride is quite harsh, and you can really feel any poor quality road surfaces. Motorway cruising on the grippy tarmac isn't a pleasurable experience at all.

The lights are very good, and the odd-shaped front indicators are a real feature. The single front wiper does a good enough job, but the rear is so slow it feels as though it's about to fail completely at any moment!

The bodywork is frighteningly flimsy in places, especially at the rear and I'm surprised it doesn't actually flap in the breeze when you're cruising, though it does seem to be substantial in all the right places. There's a satisfying clunk when you close the front doors, the rears are a little on the light side, but they still feel good when they close.

The front windows are electric, whilst the rears just pop-out on hinges. They're only just effective in providing much ventilation.

For such a small car, the visibility isn't that good. The nose slopes steeply away making accurate positioning difficult and the rear pillars are quite large creating some huge blind spots. Having said that, the cars so short I'm generally 3 feet from anything anyhow!

Side winds, large lorries, and gusty conditions do their best to upset your progress, no doubt due to the very light weight and the relatively high sides, and motorway driving can be a little fraught due to the tiny size of the car and the feeling that the flimsy bodywork won't be doing much to protect you in the event of an accident.

Overall I'm really pleased with the little 'un. It's far better looking than the C1 or 107 and I think offers the best overall value despite being a little more expensive. It gets me from A to B in relative comfort and cheaply which is all that I can ask from a city car.

The Toyota Aygo is cheap, pratical, fun, solid and safe. Surprising torque from this little engine - 3 cylinder like my Triumph bike means you get the best of both twin and four pots. 70+mpg on a long trip. Handles great and the wife loves the cheeky looks. I feel ok in it with my 6' 2" rugby frame. Gone for the + model and aircon and got the whole thing for £7500. It's a Toyota, so goes forever (even the Citroen C1 is a Toyota but with a French inside which will be mainly held by Blue Tack).