Does it absolutely need to accommodate a bike in the boot? Sea sucker/Rock Bros or similar would make pretty much any car a viable bike carrying vehicle and open upoptions on car choice...
Personally I like smaller cars, smaller the better but not everyone is wired that way...
I like Aygos and they are good for urban driving and whizzing around the narrow country lanes.
However, I would not have one if my requirements were motorway driving (it doesn't have enough power for accelerating at 70mph) or putting bike in the back regularly.
However, I would not have one if my requirements were motorway driving (it doesn’t have enough power for accelerating at 70mph) or putting bike in the back regularly.
i would agree with this .... its a large chunk of the reason i went for the peugeot and its purecrap engine as the extra few bhp make all the difference on the fast A roads when your on your own. 4 6ft 3 adults (90-100kgs each) - which surprisingly do fit remarkably well ..... reduces mpg on the motorway to mid 20s - but with low capacity 3 cylinder engines thats to be expected but with just me/Jnr in in its mid50s-early 60s. I have not even bothered trying to put a bike in it but we can get 2 in the back of a classic mini so it wouldnt bother me if i had to do it but then we have the family car for that.
but i certainly wouldn't say it was crap and anyone trying to compare it as crap to ride in/slow /noisy compared to a defender is deluded - unless of course they meant the new urban defender.
I'm pretty sur you'd be able to shoehorn a MTB, wheels off into an Aygo/C1. We've a Mk1. It's great round town, gearing is really lazy and it will pull away if you've got the wrong gear - handy for learners. On the motorway, we've taken it 70 miles to Wales, but we've kept it to 60-70 mph. Feels very different to my large saloon that weighs double. I've seen a few C1/Aygo's doing 80 plus on the motorway - drivers must be loons. THe car will do it, but it's a bit light.
I even take the Aygo if I'm not cycle commuting - does double the mpg than my big car. They aren't super refined, or super quiet, but that's due to the weight saving. If you want more refinement, then Jazz/Yaris.
Not really or not permanently maybe for a few weeks or months till I can afford a Thule or a sea sucker/rock bros which I’ve looked into. Would happily use them. Won’t be driving like a knob anyway.
Much prefer smaller cars, but I can see me needing a estate in 5 years as she wants to get rid of the Mokka to get a Audi A5 or TT and I’ll be Airport taxi.
My sister had a VW Up – it was the most uncomfortable, gutless, slug of a thing that I’ve ever driven
Funny, I picked up a Citigo from a lovely lady in Cornwall who’s son persuaded her to lease it. She said it was nice, but she’d have been as well off using the bus or taxis. It was three years old and had less than 3000 miles on it. It was a bit reluctant to pull to start with, but by the time I got to near Portishead on the M5, according to my satnav when I overtook a Defender I was doing 105mph…
I’ve driven a few Mii and Up! variants as well, no difference between them.
I did somewhere north of 230 miles in one go, it was a sodding site more comfortable than any Berlingo or Partner I was forced to drive, and even a couple of Mercedes A-Class.
I will concede that Aygo, C1 and 108 are noisy little beasts, and they do need to be pushed hard to get them to go anywhere, if I had the auto version, I’d always put them into manual and use the paddles. Lots of innocent, noisy fun!
