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Before I got the previous aygo I had a ford mondeo 1.8tdic titanium X cost a fortune to run tyers where £165 each and cost over £100 to fill up each week. The aygo is so much cheaper £60 tyers £37 a week for petrol. The kids have plenty of room.

I was given £3250 for the car not bad but I am still out of pocket because I filled the car up the two days before it was hit. My replacement is a 2014 aygo move with style it has 22000 miles on it. Cost £4991 from Toyota derby.

Fair points it sounds ideal for you so each to their own , its just not for me though maybe an Avensis estate next for me , I just like the space for shopping trips and holidays , plus carrying a bit of DIY gear,

A tiny child's paintbrush (must be stiff nylon bristles of at least 0.5 inch long) jabbed into the outlet (get as many bristles in there as you can) and twirled around quickly usually does the trick I find. A bit of kitchen cleaner or bathroom cleaner to dip the brush in might help as well. Blocked nozzles giving (usually) poor spray patterns have been one of my main whinges with the Auris and in fact I have thread somewhere on this. Before I discovered the brush method I was using cans of compressed air. The brush is way better though and easier.

On an old Honda Civic I had a similar problem. A new (secondhand) calliper made no difference at all. The problem was a 'P' clip anchoring the brake flexible pipe to the suspension leg was corroding, consequently squeezing the rubber brake hose hard enough to stop proper fluid return. Removed clip, cleaned rust off inside of it, refitted; problem gone. Just a thought.

The insurance company has the spare key and all the paperwork for the car. The acident happened last month. He sounds very dodgy to me.

You could have bought your old car back, totally urmmm... roadworthy Joking aside, the important thing is that you weren't hurt in the incident.

Yes, there is definitely a huge difference! I think this has nothing to do with the engine, which is the same, but rather the much better cabin sound insulation. In the mk2, you still hear the engine, but it is not annoying. In my opinion, less noise also means less personality. In town, I prefered the mk1 noisy interior, it was fun to hear the engine roaring. But above 50 mph, it was really hard to have a conversation in the mk1. In the mk2, highway trips are way more comfortable. Another aspect that improved a lot is the suspension.

Historically, in the UK hatchback versions of cars have always outsold the equivalent saloon or estate versions. Which I think is different to other European countries. We've bought new cars from five market sectors, including the sector the Avensis resides in, and we've always chosen the hatchback over the saloon or estate version. For us, the saloon is too restrictive and we don't need the estate. After the Auris was introduced in 2007, Toyota ceased importing the Corolla saloon (which is basically a saloon equivalent to the Auris, but with a longer wheelbase), presumably due to the expected low sales volumes. Similarly other manufacturers tend not to import saloon versions of models where hatchback versions exist - eg Astra, Focus.

I've figured out why I'm not allowed heubiks. It has the letters ae arr ess ee in the middle, like a rude word for bum. Or posterior if it also edits that word out.

Agreed, some cars are notoriously picky. The wife's Golf insists on a particular expensive grade of screenwash, or its cunningly fan-shaped nozzles get coked up. Best screenwash I know is Lidl's finest W5, which is German spec, and they know a thing two about winters out on the Polish border where I used to live. Apparently it keeps the nozzles clean. Anyway, it always sells out pretty fast when it comes into the stores, so it's worth keeping an eye out for. It's bright blue, in 2.5 litre bottles.

This video applies to most current Toyota's. One thing I do to minimising blockages is to use premixed washer fluid.

This video is for a Prius but it worked for me. It does take a little force.... Hope this helps, Jez