Toyota Aygo Overview
The Aygo is Toyota's offering in the competitive city-car market. It was introduced onto the market in 2005, following an agreement in 2001 between manufacturers Peugeot and Citroen to develop a car that would enable low fuel usage and cheap car insurance, where development and production costs could be shared. The Peugeot and Citroen equivalents are the Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1, which feature different trim levels and a slightly different body styling, but belong in the same insurance groups. Of the three vehicles, the Toyota Aygo is reckoned to have the most attractive styling and the best quality equipment.
The Toyota Aygo is available in a three or five door (classed as such due to the hatchback, which is counted as a 'door'), and with either a 1 litre petrol engine, or a 1.4 litre HDi diesel engine. The vehicle scores impressively on fuel economy, with over 60 miles to the gallon in 'combined' figures and a top speed of just under 100 mph - although you're unlikely to need to go half of this most of the time, as the car is very clearly designed for urban use. There are two basic levels of interior trim, as well as numerous special editions. The car has been designed to make parking easy - which will hopefully reduce insurance claims for minor bumps - and the Toyota Aygo is actually even shorter than the new BMW Mini.
Cheap Car Insurance
The Toyota Aygo is in insurance group 1 - which is the same for both engine sizes, all trim options and both transmission options, which means it should be relatively easy to find cheap car insurance online. Here are some sample quotes from some of our top insurers. Quotes are based upon 'typical' driver as a female nurse aged 30, married, home owner, occupation: nurse, living in urban address, 8000 miles annual usage, social and travel to work usage, car kept in locked garage, driver for 5 years, 3 years no claims discount, third party fire and theft cover. Vehicle quoted is 2007 model, petrol, 3 door, manual transmission.
The AA quoted £352 (£620 fully comprehensive). Prudential did not quote for third party fire and theft, but did give a quote of £613 for fully comprehensive cover. Endsleigh quoted £866 for third party fire and theft - however - fully comprehensive insurance cover came out at only £577, making it the most expensive of those tested in terms of third party fire and theft, but the cheapest fully comp insurance examined. This example goes to show that it is always worth checking a few different options when trying to find the cheapest car insurance. The person in this example might have been able to save further by adding things like additional security and not using the car to travel to work, although she would have already saved by keeping the car in a garage overnight. Seemingly minor details such as occupation may change the quote given, so try to be as specific and accurate as you can when filling an insurance quote.
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© June 2009
