6 months with the Toyota iQ

[TomToyota94]

Hey iQ family,

I have recently passed the 6 month mark of Toyota iQ ownership. 

Pro's:

I enjoy the ease of parking and being able to pull into a space and comfortably have enough distance between other parked vehicles.

My real world mpg over the last 6 months is 47 mpg (with a healthy mix of city & motorway, with the majority being motorway). £20 tax (which is double my mums 2014 Lexus IS300h strangely).

Con's:

It is the 1.0l automatic, so it is very very slow! Slowest car I have ever owned actually. The gearbox is quite noisy too and the car never seems to settle at speeds. I have taken the iQ on long 5 hour road trips where I miss cruise control.

All in all enjoying having the iQ.  Ps thanks to this forum for the help around the radio presets!

[Touring_Dave]

Nice to hear that you are enjoying your iQ.

It may be a bit underpowered for cruise control but if you want to give it a go have a look at this post / thread :

 

Regards, David.

 

[PCM]

Ditto... almost.

Pros: 

• The price I paid
• Looks - it's different!
• Low tax, no tax
• Low insurance costs
• Low servicing costs
• Easy driving and parking
• Good fuel economy: 53mpg for me
• Quiet - did add extra sound deadening
• Happy on the motorway - not just a city car
• Seats - more comfy that I thought they would be
• Sounds - radio, CD etc., better sound quality than I expected
• Equipment - (IQ2) very good - similar to my old Lexus RX - climate, fogs, folding/heated mirrors, trim etc
• Driver seat height adjustment
• Safety - yes, it's small, but feels solid and safe, with 9 airbags
• Turning circle
• Tardis factor
• 3.5 seats
• This great forum

Cons: 

• Not super quick - that's fine ( 1.0L manual )
• That clutch issue ( clutch replaced )
• That interior light
• No USB port and only one 12v socket
• Headlights - ok... new bulbs helped
• Dinky boot
• Dinky fuel tank
• 3.5 seats

[Comfy]

Just looking at the cons - when i get underway with the double din upgrade i did think a few nights ago....the cigarette lighter thing is a bit **** so ill be adding this in while its all apart...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115295746195

So ill be removing the old lighter socket and putting one of these in....

[eein]

Cons easily solved:

Cons: 

• Not super quick - that's fine ( 1.0L manual ) === just red line it, the vvt with the manual keeps accelerating to the red line, i find it plenty fast enough, just have to drop a couple of gears on some occasions.
• That clutch issue ( clutch replaced ) === keep your revs at <1500prm when cruising (I'm in 5th from 20mph) and keep then high when accelerating.
• That interior light === use your phone
• No USB port and only one 12v socket === multi USB output 12v adapter?
• Headlights - ok... new bulbs helped === LED bulbs are really good, also replace all others with LEDs, my indicators flash the whole street orange and the reversing light confuses planes coming in to Heathrow
• Dinky boot === put the back seats down
• Dinky fuel tank === brim it with premium and drive efficiently, I'm regularly getting 400 miles
• 3.5 seats === vasectomy

[PCM]

12 hours ago, eein said:

Cons easily solved:

Cons: 

• Not super quick - that's fine ( 1.0L manual ) === just red line it, the vvt with the manual keeps accelerating to the red line, i find it plenty fast enough, just have to drop a couple of gears on some occasions.
• That clutch issue ( clutch replaced ) === keep your revs at <1500prm when cruising (I'm in 5th from 20mph) and keep then high when accelerating.
• That interior light === use your phone
• No USB port and only one 12v socket === multi USB output 12v adapter?
• Headlights - ok... new bulbs helped === LED bulbs are really good, also replace all others with LEDs, my indicators flash the whole street orange and the reversing light confuses planes coming in to Heathrow
• Dinky boot === put the back seats down
• Dinky fuel tank === brim it with premium and drive efficiently, I'm regularly getting 400 miles
• 3.5 seats === vasectomy

Agree. The 'Cons' are minor.

Not sure about the 3.5 seat solution you suggest! Might pass on that one.

[Antonio2]

Regarding the lack of USB port in the IQ, try this on eBay. I have one fitted and as a bonus, the voltmeter is accurate. Remove a spare switch blanking plate by the gear stick and run in power supply which is only live when the ignition is switched on.