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My second IQ is comming up to it's third birthday and so my mind drifted to thoughts of getting a lovely new one and therefore logged in to the Toyota website. What a shock! No Tardis in the list of cars. A little more digging and lo & behold, the dread word "Discontinued"! I have had 4 Yarises until I fell in love with the IQ., the reference to the "Tardis" comes from all my friends who have travelled in my car. My husband (6'3) loves driving it, we took it touring Ireland where it's ability to turn on a sixpence was much appreciated. But where to now? The Aygo does not have a 1.3 engine option and a Yaris with the same spec as IQ3 will cost me over £17k. Bye bye Totota.

Hello my dear Toyota iQ friends, I have done another visit to the nurburgring nordschleife And did 2 laps in my friends toyota iQ I was there 09-09-09 and i have put down an amaizing lap of 10min37 which is pretty good for such a little car with only 68 HP Please wait a few seconds for Video to load!Movie of quickest lap

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And those of us who love a proper automatic can't stand those dreadful automated manuals that many French manufacturers love and have found their way into Toyota too. We love the local Toyota dealers (having an IQ and Prius), but the Prius is about £6k more than when we bought it 5 years ago (other similar cars haven't gone up anywhere near as much) and the new Aygo, whilst a nice car, just seems childish with that TerraHawks X on the front. Not everyone who wants a small city car is under 21. Don't get me going about that gaping gob on the new Yaris. Wtf were they thinking? More black plastic than a branch of Dixons in 1987! Toyota have been making some strange decisions of late.

Just done 500 miles in 3 days mostly on motorways/dual carridgeways and I was getting around 58-62 mpg. Not too bad I think considering I was sticking to around 65mph and wasn't on a 'Eco run'. (iQ 2 manual)

UPDATE :- the car is running like a dream (fingers crossed) I cleaned out the EGR valve but took it apart again as l could smell diesel in the cabin, I gave the re-usable gaskets a thorough clean back to bare metal then took the solenoid off the EGR to be able to push the valve in/out to further clean it, I also used the wire off an old coat hanger to get inside the port holes and pull more soot out then blew it out with my air compressor, I gave it all a good clean with brake cleaner. After this re-cleaned the MAF sensor with electrical contact cleaner until the wires looked shiny. Torque settings for the EGR I used was 18lbf taken from another thread in the Auris section. When I tried to start it, it took four attempts and a big cloud of grey smoke which I assume was the brake cleaner being burnt off. Took it for a run and an Italian tune up, now sounds great, pulls well and zero smoke even when I nail it. Between this clean and the initial one the other week I've seen an increase in MPG from low 40s to high 40s and it starts first time every time even at -deg temps. I have ordered a tub of bg244 to clean the whole internals with, and from now on I shall not be using cheap supermarket fuel on every fill up and instead treat it to some Shell. All in all, well worth doing and very simple, around 1 hour in total but most of this was cleaning the gaskets. Nick.

I didn't think 40-odd mpg is that bad for a petrol engine if it's only doing really short town journeys. That is a worst-case scenario for any ICE car; That kind of use-case is where you really want an electric car! I shudder to think what my diesel Yaris would do in such circumstances, and I'm averaging low-60's for my normal urban driving! My dad once managed a shocking 130 miles on a single tank in his old Ford Focus TDCI doing that sort of driving - This is a car which normally, if driven the way it was designed for, can easily do over 500 miles on a tank! Most cars need a good couple of miles before the engine reaches optimal operating temperature; Before that point they are really very inefficient so short journeys are really punishing. For short journeys, PHEV's and full electrics pretty much destroy everything else.

I have owned 3 PriusT Spirit cars a Gen 2 and two gen 3s. I know early gen 3s had rattle problems but I have never had that problem. On long journeys our Gen 2 and Gen 3s are all a joy to drive and comfortable. All my passengers remark on how comfortable the car is. My son has had a Gen2 and a now a gen 3. He drives across France to the French Alps regularly and he is of the same opinion as me. His business customers and friends also like his car. I also find the Prius more comfortable than my previous Avensis and Volvo Estate. I agree with GC about motoring journos.

I prefer a compliant ride to a sporty one. But I've always found the Prius a bit on the harsh side. I presume it's the 17" alloys. Of course, every time it crashes over a bump, everything inside rattles like a tea tray full of crockery, which probably makes it seem worse than it actually is.

Now that is impressive for a 1.0 iQ, guess you have some track knowledge? Can't believe you got past the Suzuki Swift! I've done a lap on my bike but I must say that looked fun, maybe in the future???

I am trading up to an iQ2 next Saturday, after finding it had been discontinued I managed to find a pre registered 1.0 (Sept 14) with only 25 miles on it so it was get it or loose my chance of a new/nearly new one. Given the option I might have gone for a 1.33 model but I will get used to it. I always wanted an iQ and was always disappointed the diesel never came to the UK, that would have been great! Having had 7 other Toyotas since 1993 I wanted another but thought the Yaris has got a bit expensive and I've never been a fan of the Toyota/PSA collaboration. The iQ has always seemed a quality product so it's a shame it has been stopped!

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That's the good thing about my Yaris diesel the fuel economy varies a lot less than a petrol on different journeys, I always get 50-55 mpg whether it's on my 7.5 mile journey to work or a 100 mile trip to the NEC! When my wife had a 1.3 Yaris petrol and had a 2 mile journey to work she used to get 34 mpg where it had been more like 43 mpg when she had a 10 mile commute. I hope to get about 50 mpg when I get my iQ2 in a weeks time?

I drive a 1.0 at2 auto. On average and all short trips I average 41/43 mpg on a good run it's about 54mpg. I warm weather I get about 8% more

The worst i got it was 48 mpg , but on the motorway is 58,59 mpg

Tyres make a difference. Fit winter tyres with an F rating and whilst great for snow grip, they may not be so good for fuel economy. That's why they now issue an economy rating. A rated LRR tyres make a big difference to economy and can offer great grip too. Tyre pressures make a difference as well. They can change as weather gets colder or warmer (air becomes more or less dense) so always check them. A couple psi under and that can affect economy. Too high and that can affect grip in the wet. Try 0w20 oil at your next service as that too is stipulated by Toyota, rather than the thicker 5w30 oil that Halford and Duckhams try to suggest. But fuel economy is one of those personal things. Your town driving might be totally different to mine. Others might have a free flowing town with great traffic management, others may not. Anything over 40 mpg in cold weather is good. ps. check your oil level and check the top of the oil cap. If the car has done a low mileage it might be full of gunk: the IQ can be prone to this. If so, get it changed to 0w20 early and keep an eye on it. It could be a sign of a blown head gasket, but the IQ is just prone to condensation due to running cold, so chances are it's not as serious. Keep an eye on your coolant level and if it's fine you should be too.

The Real MPG info on the Honest John website shows that owners are getting between 47 and 60 - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/toyota/iq-2008/10-vvt-i Short journeys, city traffic, and the colder weather will all have an effect. What fuel economy rating were your new tyres? What consumption were you anticipating?

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Just what manufacturers were thinking when they adopted these gearboxes from hell we'll never know. Who in their right mind would 'sign off' such a nightmare contraption? Either way, at least they've been quietly dropped by most companies. Problem is though, there are still a good few (little) used ones knocking about and being passed off to unsuspecting punters. That crap about having to change your driving style to get the best out of one is laughable. Even applying great care when behind the wheel of one of these diabolical machines still leaves your passengers thinking that there's a learner driver at the wheel that hasn't quite got (and never will) the hang of changing gear. Caveat emptor.

What a shame, I think most people who actually buy the IQ LOVE THEM We own a 1.0 A2 auto..... simple to drive great MPG and drives much refined as many other small cars. Build quality is typical Japanese much better in my opinion than the Aygo or Yaris. Enough said Mr T has his reasons

I have not been on the TOC for some time now,and indeed not used my Auris much either only doing about 600 miles between one MOT and the next for the last couple of years. What has brought me back is after reading an article in the motoring supplement of the Eastern Daily Press about a diesel specialist in Norwich who have purchased a DPF cleaning machine from Italy, one of only two in the country. The article gives examples of back pressure etc before and after cleaning with this machine and quotes After cleaning to bring the DPF back to 98% of a new unit. The cost of removing and cleaning and refitting is from £150 + vat which is a big saving on the many hundreds of pounds a new DPF can cost. Anyone interested can watch a video on www.edsnorwich.co.uk. NO I have no connection to this firm just passing on the information to maybe save someone a few bob.

That's a nice bit of driving B) Did you have to turn off the VSC to get the tyres to squeal like that without it cutting in? It's a great circuit---I was there in the Aygo in July. Would be great to arrange a 1-litre meet-up at Nur! :D Paul.

there is done nothing to the car its 100% stock and even has the original stock eco tyres. the car handles pretty good not too understeery its really good fun but only a bit wobbly under Real Heavy Braking :)

Yeah it's just been made car of the year as well