New car for dad, help

[Jimbob]

Been round a load of dealers looking at new cars with my dad today, to replace his dying Jazz.

He buys a car, uses it for the cars life, and changes it, Jazz is 12 years old with 120k on the clock and failed ABS so has decided the time has come.

He is an extremely sedate driver and is not keen on gadgets, so the simpler the better.

Looking for something similar again, and has ruled out everything we've seen except :

Hyundai i20,
This is current favourite
He has driven the 1.2 SE and likes it,
Back tomorrow for a drive in the better specced 1.0 Turbo which they are doing cheaper than a poorer specced 1.2
Im not sure which will be the better of the 2 for his needs and longevity.  Thoughts?

2nd choice is
Yaris, 1.5 Icon

All available as pre reg for about between 11-12k


Any thoughts and considerations?

[tunnie]

Suzuki Swift? They appear popular, not bad looking things.

[Jimbob]

It's only the 3 above left in the running cheers.

[Doctor Gollum]

Can't get much more basic than a Dacia Sandero...

But if you have already ruled it out, then has to be the Yaris from that lot... The Hyundai will die the day after the warranty runs out, so no use for longevity.

Equally, if he likes the Jazz and is of an age where it may be his last car, then you have two more options...

1. Put the Jazz into Honda and throw some money at it to overhaul it so that it will see him out.

2. Throw caution to the wind and let his heart decide... the budget will buy a lot of interesting cars

[Sir Tigger KC]

The Hyundai will die the day after the warranty runs out, so no use for longevity.

Don't they have a 7 year warranty? 

[henryd]

Yaris,bullet and bomb proof but a little boring

[henryd]

The Hyundai will die the day after the warranty runs out, so no use for longevity.

Don't they have a 7 year warranty? 

5 Year,Kia is 7

[Doctor Gollum]

The Hyundai will die the day after the warranty runs out, so no use for longevity.

Don't they have a 7 year warranty? 

5 Year,Kia is 7

Applies to both and parts prices are horrific.

[Jimbob]

5 year warranties on both makes

Both boring choices I know. But we are where we are

73 year old with little interest in cars.

[TheBoy]

No experience of i20, but have of i10 and the Rio (that I thing was the precursor to i20).  Actually quite well put together (Ford and GM could learn a few things here). Engine (1.2) is a bit old school, with old school power, but would probably go for this in this instance based on his usage.  I'm guessing like all the small turbos, like the little Ford ecoboost, it needs a bit of a ragging to get it moving...  ...and its all or nothing IME.

...and if he cares not about the spec .

But see how he gets on on a test drive with the turbo


Its not my next car by a long shot, but I'd have no trouble recommending a little Hyundai to someone in his scenario.

[aaronjb]

My subjective choice would be the Yaris, but in the real world given the situation, I doubt you'd go far wrong with either, really.

I'd still go for the Yaris, the last one I was in felt much more expensive than it was, if you see what I mean. Roomy, too.

[TD]

The 1.2SE might be a better bet than the 1.0 turbo...as he's not bothered about spec, the turbo is just something else to go wrong, imo...

[STEMO]

I would discount the 1.0 turbo, and the other two are much of a muchness. My choice would be the 1.2 Hyundai, I think the engine would have plenty for his particular driving style.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

The Toyota would be my recommendation. They are usually better built than just about anything else on the road.

[TheBoy]

The Toyota would be my recommendation. They are usually better built than just about anything else on the road.

Not sure that's still the case now as it was 20yrs ago - a lot of our managers had Avensis' as company cars (no idea why, I assume tax related), and had a worrying number of minor and major faults.  I guess all the same components come from the same OEMs...

I do rate the little Aygo though