THE MOST RELIABLE SMALL USED CAR ? - TOYOTA AYGO, C1, 107

Hi all in this video we take a look at the Toyota Aygo, Citroen C1, Peugeot 107 in my dealers guide. I show you what to Look out for when buying these models and how to fix and why I believe they are one of the best small used budget cars in the UK Currently.
Links to parts for Aygo , 107, C1
Indicator stalks
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1763360786...
Gear linkages
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1743548510...
Rear Boot Seal kits - C1 & 107 Only
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1862143591...
Rear Seal kit - Toyota Aygo Only
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1859127058...
Rear tailgate Seals - All Models
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2244339743...
Filmed APRIL 2024
Please like and subscribe to the channel 👍
#toyotaaygo #c1 #107 #carauction #caruk #sellingcars #cheapcars #flippingcars #auction #carsales #carprices #cars #motortrade
TO CONTACT ME PLEASE EMAIL ME AT
[e-mail]

[@cpyart]

Love it when i see a mechanic, like myself being open and honest. If i were in your area, i would happily send customers who are looking for a good car to your pitch. You sound like you are a great person to buy a car from because you don't appear to be the type to give all the bullhsit in order just to sell a car. Cheers for being you 👍

[@xflopsybunnysx9021]

I echo these comments. Honesty Integrity and respect is what makes a person real.

[@davidbennett906]

@@xflopsybunnysx9021 Absolutely in agreement with you both. Well said.

[@thecentralscrutinizer1758]

I'm in my late 50s & I bought a 107 last year purely for financial reasons. My job means I have to use my car all day around town & I was sick of forking out for petrol. I was expecting frugal but miserable driving as I've never owned a city car before, I've usually had big and quite powerful cars. What a revelation it's turned out to be! The positives: 1) I love the 'back to basics' motoring. I didn't realise but all the gadgets, gizmos and touch screen crap on previous cars was stressing me out. The 107 really just has a radio and that's about it. 2) It feels like the cars of my youth in the early 80s. I feel like I'm driving again rather than being taken for a ride in a technological box. 3) The engine has a great honk to it and the exhaust note has a sporty rasp which makes driving fun. 4) No road tax 5) About 55 mpg around town 6) Parts are as cheap as they get. 7) It's been 100% reliable in the 12 months I've owned it. 8) People seem to leave me alone. Cops aren't interested in me, boy racers don't feel threatened by me and car thieves want richer pickings. This makes driving less stressful. 9) It's not fast but it feels frisky. No I can't beat 3 litre turbo diesels away from the lights but in this car you don't want to. You just let them go and enjoy motoring in your space at your pace 10) It's perfectly comfortable on long journeys 11) It's fine on motorways. It'll easily keep pace with traffic up to 90 mph and that's more than enough. Plenty of poke to get past slower vehicles In summary it's a great car. Lots of people say they make a great first car for new drivers which is true but don't be fooled into thinking they're only good for new, inexperienced drivers. They make great cars for everyone. Interestingly I've bonded with this car & that doesn't happen very often with me. There's something cheeky about it. It has character and soul. I look at it and it reminds me a bit of a beach buggy. It has that same stance and poise. In my opinion these cars are modern classics. They're so refreshing among all the over-complicated, over-styled modern cars out there that all suck people's bank accounts dry. If you're thinking about buying one, look for full service history and file full of receipts & go for it.

[@volt8684]

Totally concur, daughter has yaris with this engine. Unbeatable bigger wheels so rides better and sliding rear seat, very spacious

[@andrewhamilton8954]

Well put. I've chopped & changed cars like hot dinners, usually alternating between a nice car then a cheapie. Now in a Kia Picanto that was bought new & will be run to at least 10 yrs old. Am totally over expensive cars these days. The ones I've had have never been any more fun to drive than a cheapie.

[@vangestelwijnen]

Hear! Had plenty of 'biggies', but settle with a 12 you Yaris now.

[@davidmarshall5596]

I had a Peugeot 108 1.2 for a couple of years,Brilliant car,now have a Citroen C1 previous gen on 13 plate, the little 1.0 engine is bloody marvellous., fun to drive, sips fuel, no tax, cheap insurance & will hold its value all day long ! Today's cars are way too expensive, over teched, the C1 reminds me of driving 20/30 years ago...bloody love it ❤😊🎉

[@adamzapple67]

@@davidmarshall5596 I'm a middle-aged car guy. I've owned all sorts of cars and motorbikes over the decades. I currently drive a 107 and I absolutely love it. I feel like I'm driving a modern classic. I love the throaty engine sound and the driving position is spot on. It feels like a kart. The handling isn't that great and it's not fast but there's just something about it that makes driving fun. All my younger colleagues have much newer and far bigger cars and all of them are paying through the nose to have them (many are leased.) I can't get it into their heads that they should be driving a 107, C1 or Aygo. I need a new set of summer tyres. Four Yokohamas will cost me about £280. That's less that one tyre on my colleagues fancy Mercedes.

[@roryyoung6192]

I love this channel- proper good car review! My daughter is looking to buy one so really helpful. Just refreshing to see a really good trader that doesn't talk about himself all the time and not full of self promotion like many others. Just great honest down to earth car info! Quality and keep up the good work.

[@G4RY1159]

The potholes today for small cars isn't kind on the drivers purse or wallet, roads are a disgrace! Thanks again fella.

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

Theses city cars you end up head butti g the windscreen if u hit a pot hole😂😂

[@stogmot1]

daughters c1 2006 petrol 140,000 is indestructible ,just keeps on going ,she loves it as she is tiny too . luggage room with the rear seats down is huge for such a small car ,she does Dj work and fits in all her large speakers ,dj desk and more .

[@tardeliesmagic]

My top tip is to give your PCV a clean & use decent oil MAX change at 7,000m & it'll go on for many years to come.

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

Head gaskets go on them quite easy 😮

[@davemellor4697]

Exactly ....chain drive Japanese engines absolute bullet proof! They even have there own race series......nuff said.

[@scotty6346]

The Japanese do not use cheap, Flimsy plastic timing chain component's in their engines unlike VAG, BMW, JLR etc.

[@pettigrewtristan]

Agreed, the Japanese cost cut on the interiors and put the money under the bonnet. The Germans cost cut under the bonnet and put the money into the interior bits and bobs.

[@davemellor4697]

@@pettigrewtristan 100% True

[@michaelcliffe562]

Great cars. I gave my 107 to my sister 3 years ago and since then she's driven all over europe in it. Got 250000km on it. Only complaint is the oil consumption that set in sometime shortly after I bought it 6 years ago. If you have a low miliage example it's very important to stick to oil change intervals! If you miss just one you end up with an engine that just eats oil😅 Even then it's still worth living with since they are such reliable fun cars!

[@jdmguy44]

Interesting. Never knew they had a race series for these.

[@paulnixon8081]

Great cars I've got 1 been brilliant had it 8 years just done 156k miles

[@bumbleo8993]

Your content just gets better and better Lee. Don’t know how you manage to have the time to fit it all in. Excellent guide 👍

[@pccorner101]

Brilliant format for a video, proper info for the consumer and explained in a non jargon way……top marks 👍👍

[@golders99]

Get some Lanoguard on those surface rust sections, it will smarten it up turning it a translucent black. Will also protect it and stop it rusting in the future.

[@bordersw1239]

Bought a 3 year old C1 back in 2015 (£5200) as a stop gap for the wife, use it now for my work car 10,000 miles a year at 45p per mile. 9 years ownership, tyres, rear exhaust x 2 , front pads/ discs, interior door handle, battery and general servicing which I do myself £30 oil and filter. Full service £50. Very accurate and detailed review thx.

[@scottgray6099]

45p a mile? How is it that much?

[@bordersw1239]

@@scottgray6099 . That’s how much the company I work for pay me for travel so last year they paid me £4500 towards the car. My actual running costs were less than £1500.

[@Bleedforme-zq2uf]

@@scottgray6099 Mine costs me about 12p per mile in terms of petrol.

[@vrsimracer]

@@scottgray6099 I guess he means he gets paid 45p a mile by his company so is making a nice tax free profit by running this instead of a more expensive and hungry car. I do the same 😜

[@Beehr11]

Many thanks for your honest and sincere opinion about these cars and for a great in depth review. My wife just passed for her car exam and we bought her a nice maintained 2011 Aygo this week. Regards from Holland.

[@markthompson2466]

If only all who made practical advice/information/knowledge sharing videos on KZbin did it like this. Every video packed to the hilt with helpful information you can be confident in Not one word is ever a waste... In my view they are all extraordinary. Congratulations on being the cream of the crop!

[@testingtimes7924]

I'd certainly like to see more of these in depth "what to look out for" videos. For me, maybe Hyundai i10 or VW Up, as I have zero experience of them. However, any in depth knowlege on any car, from someone like yourself , who lives the game on a daily basis, is always going to be interesting.

[@carukchannel]

Thanks testing times, will cover both of these going forward

[@christapp3244]

love a deep dive into one type of car, thanks lee

[@kenhughes3434]

I really like this new style of content. Thank you.

[@eddiereed5025]

Great content Lee great to know what to look for when buying hope we have more to come.

[@DerekHNorthants]

Love this type of video Lee. Very informative. Please do more.

[@russax1373]

What a great, informative video. Your channel keeps getting better.

[@finleyplympton]

I've just bought a 107 and I love it! Only on 57K with a VERY good Service History!

[@carukchannel]

Good to hear 👍

[@scotty6346]

Regular oil and filter changes @6K with good quality oil and filter will see it solder on to 100K+ miles mate. See my post above!

[@TheFoolishboy9]

Why not a Citroen?

[@venkat_sai]

How much did you buy it for

[@finleyplympton]

@@TheFoolishboy9 I tried one and I felt the 107 was just the one for me

[@celwell4]

Great vid, love your style and no nonsense or pretence. Keep up the good work.

[@204driver]

Absolutely fantastic this video. Definitely more of these please mate.

[@martinafitzgerald6995]

Thank you for your videos, love the presentation, no faffing about, straight to the point. Yet you still manage to get all the best information across. Interesting and useful.

[@justinwilliams1513]

Thanks for your detailed information on these cars

[@timmywatkins1702]

Great advice what a helpful channel and fella, love his vids. Auction ones are good as well

[@davidmcdowell6338]

Would love to see more of these ,well saying that all these videos are all very good

[@johnnyvst-3776]

Great video with lots of very helpful hints 👍

[@Darkelf7201]

Oustanding video - well done Lee !!

[@russellkent8182]

Thoroughly enjoyed that, always had my eye on one of these, now I'm going to start looking, Cheers 😉👍

[@philmiller148]

Great video, really helpful as I’m looking to get in the trade keep them coming all information welcome

[@davejenkins6896]

Really enjoyed this video learnt a few things too this budget motoring apeals to me looking fwd to the next one 👍👍

[@stephenpoessl5464]

A great watch in as what to look for and common faults and the best way to buy parts and fix. Yes please more of this kind of content.

[@Hilux-jt6bo]

Great cars, and a very good idea for the channel Lee. Thank you.👍

[@paulcolley9982]

Brilliant video Lee

[@stevenwilliams-mp5wo]

Many Thanks for the info ,will deffo underseal the sections you mentioned especially that exposed rear brake pipe section

[@pondlaners]

Great video really interesting thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@deepee2111]

Another great video. Would really like to see more videos like this. Thanks

[@alanpatterson2759]

Great content for the new buyer!

[@davidbrookes2640]

Great video/ content. This is good for the ordinary man on street .looking forward to more like this .👍🏻

[@richardprosser9379]

To be brief, Yes. Really informative

[@nathanroberts6356]

This is brilliant content mate, Nice to see an open and honest mechanic talking about their experience seeing thousands of cars over the years, More videos like this would be brilliant

[@joem8213]

Fantastic video Lee! Very detailed and loads of knowledge. I've just started buying and selling cars, only 1 car at a time (more of a hobby of mine) and I'm going to be looking for C1, 107 and Aygo next time I'm looking. Keep up the good work fella 👍

[@matthewgodwin3050]

Great video Lee. Definitely do some more. Fiat Panda or 500, Ford Ka, Hyundai i10, Corsa, fiesta, Micra, Yaris. Anything small, interesting and popular.

[@carukchannel]

Will do

[@alanhealey7885]

Absolutely fantastic keep up the good work, I am thinking of flipping one or two to see how I get on.

[@mirrortrim]

Great content, started with my first one(107) which I purchased last Friday, lovely little car 65,000mls, so was pleased to see your vid. many thanks...

[@andrewwelsh4968]

Excellent Reviewing !

[@davidbennett906]

What a great vid. I hope this develops into a regular feature. Thank you Lee.

[@carukchannel]

Yes it will

[@thatcheapguy525]

good stuff Li. hope you're having a great time away

[@johnmcmahon4364]

WOW what a fantastic video Lee, the information is top class. Great video

[@carukchannel]

Thanks 👍

[@kd3446]

Great informative content looking for small at the moment for a new driver….

[@Bananassking]

I’ve got a c1 and a 107..absolute love those cars !

[@ianfaulds8799]

Brilliant video, and your not reading that either right from the head. I've had a 107 and a c1 for my daughters cars for them to learn on. Exactly the points you made were on these cars. Thanks for an honest really informative video.

[@nutrilook]

Great info thanks I have a 2018 a very practical car.

[@iguanna41]

My 64 plate Yaris now has 197K on it I have had it 7 years its never let me down, 1.4 diesel free road tax too looking a bit old now but still a great car.

[@jackiegallagher9300]

Great review

[@cortina64]

Great video and definitely of interest. Thank you for a very informative and interesting channel!

[@carukchannel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lidogarage5250]

Easy the best city car of the last 20 years

[@Bleedforme-zq2uf]

I agree.

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@Bleedforme-zq2uf]

@@flippingcarsrepairs What's that supposed to mean?

[@deanhawthorn5783]

what a great and honest video this is

[@simonfindlow7478]

Wife had a 108 until she recently upsized for something bigger, nice little car and really reliable too would recommend it.

[@CMGMedia487]

Crazy how you made this, I am after any one of these cars to race in the city car cup next year, keep us posted if there is one for sale.

[@grahampearson594]

A Brilliant informative video 👍love your straight talking and no nonsense approach. Our family has had several of these for years in Peugeot and Citroen variants,cracking little cars that are bomb proof, practical and cheap to run.The wife's is currently on 130,000 and still going strong. Keep up the good work👍

[@tardeliesmagic]

Great video with really useful tips.

[@heresjohnny6377]

Great information 👍

[@user-if3uh5mz1t]

This was brilliant Lee. Please can we see more 😊

[@davidhumpherson4904]

You're a fantastic communicator and have a wealth of valuable knowledge you're happy to share. Well done Lee, more please!👍👍

[@carukchannel]

Thank you, I will

[@tombrakspear]

great video, more please!

[@markallen7443]

Your level of prep at this price point is superb. Bet you put many dealers to shame👍

[@Dave-rc2he]

Excellent content and pointers to look out for, i have the 63 version and you pointed out some things i didnt know, and will keep a beady eye on. One point to mention is the wing mirror adjustment stalks sometimes fail but £30 and half an hour you're sorted. its the last breath of the small car generation, everything is getting bigger.

[@parvindermander5664]

Got a aygo, just love it and very reliable, 93k and still going strong

[@markgutter8443]

Thanks for a great honest report. Theses small economical cars are the stop gap for a lot of people before the electric cars are forced on to us. The petrol engine was first used well over a hundred years ago and is now the most efficient the petrol engine has ever been.

[@user-hp3eb1jc8t]

Spot on guide, we have a C1 and a 107 in the family from new, both cars are are 16 this year. Each one has over 160k on the clock but engines are fine no leaks or problems. Like you mention the water ingress is very common but easy to fix usually. The only downside is the rust now, both have had sills welded, if you can get snake cam in the sill you can see they usually rot from the inside out, in hindsight some rust preventative like dinitrol in the early days would have been a good idea and maybe waxoil underneath, also cleaning under the car well in winter to get the salt off. You can get under chassis pressure washer attachments on wheels cheap now, and who doesn't like a clean undercarriage 🤣 Great guide, keep it up Lee, no nonsense good info as usual 👍

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

Wow 160k that's impressive 😮

[@user-hp3eb1jc8t]

@@flippingcarsrepairs Yep, regular oil changes and always used Mobil 1. They are great little cars 😃

[@Scot-land]

Great video information is power

[@michaelmarsh-bl9mg]

Very informative Lee , thanks. 😊

[@carukchannel]

Very welcome

[@MummaBear]

This information isn't readily available, but is invaluable. Looking forward to seeing more cars. Thx. 🎉

[@tomwall7966]

I like 👍 your channel bro you tell it as it is no bullshit or mess around you say it as it is respect 💯 👌 brother

[@drmogambo9503]

Really like this video. Especially owning a c1. But just in general on car issues and what to look on specific cars. Ps I'm gonna try changing gear linkage cables

[@paulsuddes1144]

Good advice, cheers

[@davidjbatley]

I was just about to mention that the clutch is half the time to change than the blower motor and then you covered it. For my money you're better with an i10

[@jvparty2079]

Great video this, really helpful

[@carukchannel]

Many thanks for the feedback

[@davidmarshall5596]

A really good review of these terrific value for money cars! Had a Peugeot 108 1.2 a few years ago, great car! Now just bought 13 plate C1 & the 1.0 litre engine is superb, pulls great, sips fuel, no tax,cheap insurance, will hold its value all day long! For simple every day motoring, they don't come much better! Keep up the great channel 👍

[@Kevster-dp7tt]

These cars are iconic. So, so good.

[@Stormf0rce999]

Had my 107 for just over a year as a second car /runabout can't fault it at all, such cheap motoring and reliability.

[@NOPAN1Cwotblitz]

Yes mate, do more clips with tricks from auctions/selling

[@jam_p_13]

Brilliant video! 👍 Perfect timing too since I'm on the look for one of these. Mk2 ideally for me, are we looking at similar problems on these? If not, there's a video op 😉. Should definitely make a few of these guide type videos and pop them into a play list. I find all of your videos very informative and learn a little something from each one. Would love it if you could do a condensed video giving quick pros and cons of all the types of cars you sell and avoid selling. Eg. I was initially looking for a fiesta ecoboost at one point, until I saw one of your videos. But a video on what city cars/engines to consider or avoid would be ace! Keep it up mate.

[@raymondgill9796]

very interesting thank you.

[@chevyimp5857]

Very helpful content,, thanks😊

[@carukchannel]

My pleasure 😊

[@nekite1]

Love the info presented in layman's terms. Good information for anybody wanting to buy one of these. I bought a 2010 Honda CR-Z hybrid a year ago after doing a lot of research and I am so glad I did. They were sold between 2010 - 2016 here in the UK and only 4,300 of them were sold. What I like about it is that it's only £25 VED, group 17 insurance and pretty decent economy. I bought mine for a shade under £5200 and have not regretted it at all. Apart from an aircon regas, a service and an advisory free MOT, it has cost me nothing. Came with FSH (mainly Honda), 58k miles and 6 months warranty. I had a Mk8 Civic with the 2.2 diesel which was great in the engine department, as it never let me down in 10 years. However, the build quality was nowhere as near as good as the CR-Z. Buying a car built in Japan that has been looked after is a good thing.

[@scotty6346]

The Aygo platform is great, My daughter thrashed her 07 plate Aygo over 5 years and it never let her down! I bought it for her locally in 2017 for £1500, Mint but leggy with 89K miles, Zero corrosion on it, I kept on top of the maintenance, No real issues over 5 years, Just engine servicing, Front pads, Disc's etc and the heater blower motor which can be a chore to replace, I just cut out a corner of the heater box to get the motor out and then refitted the motor an re glued the heater box corner back in to make the job 75% easier! It saves removing the steering column and pedal box! She got rid at 140K miles and the Aygo is still plodding on locally, I see it all the time! It was starting to use oil when she got shot of it as i believe the Daihatsu sourced 3 cylinder engine does start to use oil when over 100K miles as they are pretty much thrashed their entire life to get any performance out of them. Great cars!

[@volt8684]

Clean pcv valve and oil consumption will return to normal

[@graemew7001]

I do like this video format and I'd be one saying yes to seeing more of them please. The only thing that really put me off these is the boot space, I know the Panda I have doesn't look to have much more but it's 50% bigger than these and that was what swung it for me, other than the fact I liked the Panda a great deal anyway.

[@732daven]

very good video, thanks. can you do a video on the suzuki swift mk2 / aka 2010-2016 please

[@brentmeister2710]

This totally free information could put you out of business? I've learned so much from this video. Thanks so much.

[@carukchannel]

I doubt that, always happy to discuss vehicles and what to look out for

[@phillipthebigj8971]

That was a great video Lee my m8 has a 10 plate one and his engine has piston slap (more apparent when cold) he was worried about it l told him it was normal for that engine as it’s a three cylinder they do sound very odd but it dose run great👍

[@wagmiorngmi]

They all do that. Gets noiser with higher miles. My current one has 188k on it and is clattery but you can reduce it considerably by putting a thicker oil grade in. So long as there's oil in the engine and it's not like tar it'll be absolutely fine. The engines are pretty bulletproof on them.

[@user-vo4ft8rj4g]

C1 one of the best cars I owned. Mine was 09 reg and is still running around Redcar. However it did leak from the aerial

[@tonygriffiths2485]

Cracking advice, really helpful. The 2nd hand car market is pretty dodgy anyway, if you don't know your stuff. I have been using company cars since my Austin 1300 GT with a howley 1300 lump in it, so when you look under the bonnet in a new car or more modern one, all you see is kit that does not help you. You have to know what you are doing, you also need a lot of specialised equipment too. Excellent presentation, thanks :)

[@nigelmullen9546]

Got rid of my merc CLK 3.0 in 2020 for an aygo and prefer the aygo tbh, replaced clutch, rear shocks and 2 coil packs, other than tyres that's it.

[@tonyrobinson362]

Don't forget the VW up nice solid car.

[@joannecalpin-biddulph3360]

I used to own a Peugeot 107 in red, on a 06 plate. I part exchanged it from my Citroen Saxo. It was a brill car was the 107, never had any trouble, except the water leak, we could never find where the water was coming from, no garage where I live could find the leak, I put in back in part exchange after 4 years of owning it, for a Nissan Micra, now on my 4th car, the 107 was the most reliable and fun little car I’ve owned so far. ❤

[@davooman1178]

Great video and plenty of good pointers there. I've just picked up a 2008 citroen c1 code, 5 door, 90k for £450. Hopefully i should squeeze a decent profit out of it once prepared.

[@maddpunx]

Just bought a low mileage 2013 Aygo ice to sell on, has all the toys it's a brilliant little car.

[@howardmcmutrie6218]

Good guidance.