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Hi, yeah the Aygo X has an automatic on all trim levels. It's a CVT type gearbox but still automatic

Hi, thanks for that. You should get one (I've done a more detailed video on this car and taken it around a small track if you check my channel). It's a fantastic car! I wouldn't say I got less than 20 in everyday driving at all, but I wouldn't say it was much above 25mpg. If you get a pre March 2006 (if you're based in the UK) then the car tax is much cheaoerb

I think they could be fair comments. Toyota for this car have certainly made decisions in the name of design that has had knock on compromises, primarily the rear access and the larger wheels. I think it's a nice car, with a great design, decent boot and high levels of equipment, but it is always worth considering alternatives. Unfortunately A- segment cars are becoming few and far between. Thanks for watching and commenting

Haha yeah indeed! It didn't seem unwelcome

@@carmanick so I'm very interrested in the murena. I will Check one on saturday. Some say IT IS a good car, some say, don't buy one... Difficult decision....

@@frankabels5761 Oh you might buy one?! That's amazing! I think it is a very special car, almost a dream car. I love the styling and the seating layout and the mid engine!

@@carmanick yes I will check one on saturday. Yes I would like to buy it, if the price is going to be right. I hope this will be a dream and not a nightmare;-)

@@frankabels5761 I wish you luck! Such an interesting car. Let me know if you buy it!

Oh wow so you've got the two must haves! I imagine the LSD does help but I've not driven one without to know! The LE is so nice with the body kits and bright seats. The Plus got push button start right? Are they both 6 speeds too (can't remember if LE was 6spd). Thanks, it's a nice car, seems a good buy, just wish it was Broom Yellow or Sprint blue! What colour are yours and how long have you had them? I'll be hoping to get the clutch done on mine soon so I'm not so afraid of launching enthusiastically!

Just realised the quaife wasn't the standard lsd right, so have you had them fitted to replace the viscoodrive? I think that was common to fit to FWD Alfa's (the Q2)

Absolutely, I've been meaning to do a part 2 of this video as there's loads of things I've missed!

Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. That is incredible knowledge and thanks for sharing. I was aware the 'LSD' is a viscoodrive so I guess not a proper mechanical LSD although it is trying to do the same thing of improving traction. However the boost management I was not aware of. That sounds so clever and very advanced for the 90s, being able to have that control, sounds like a real clever way of trying to keep as much performance as possible but not overwhelming the car/traction, which on big boosted FWD cars like this was quite common. Thanks again for sharing, I plan to do a full video soon (this was a short one and I was launching gently). Your car sounds very special, how long have you had it? The LE and plus are very desirable and worth quite a bit in the UK

Oh thankyou! :)

Oh thankyou! Matra has such a great Motorsport history. I don't know the racecars as well as you clearly do but I certainly appreciate them. I guess in the 60s and 70s, Matra would've been well known across Motorsport, but seems forgotten now. For me, I love the road cars, all the Matra sports cars, the Rancho and of course the Renault ones! Thanks for watching and commenting and I hope you get the change to visit at some point!

Haha I did not know that. Not sure how much of that knowledge was carried into the Cayenne!

Yeah I think so too. Clarksons reviews wasn't great, and nor are other RUclips videos on the car, but none of those are from people actually living with it! I do think the lineage is great, I love the 25 and safrane, not had either so you've had a great history of Renault's! The Vel Satis I think continues the theme but the styling outside is perhaps out there! The interior of the 25 is very special imo. The 3.5 V6 is certainly the engine to have, but with my V6 Avantime, the 2.0 just seemed more sensible. I also wanted a manual! My Vel Satis is a privilege (mid spec but highest spec you could get the 2.0 in), but has some nice options fitted like the leather interior and rear blinds. Thanks for watching and commenting. Never too late to own a Vel Satis, although they may need more attention nowadays as they are getting on!

Sold 1,300 in the UK in 4 years. Most of them were to Renault employees

Completely agree. I had a MK1 Twingo last year (some shorts content you may see) but I had to let it go... Maybe I'll get another soon but my C6, Avantime, Vel Satis, C4 and coupe keep me busy enough! They all brilliantly interesting cars, the late 90s/early 00s was such a great time cars, particularly french and Italian ones!!

oh, i've actually seen your twingo video but didn't realize it was you haha

@@alexp15- what year or phase is your Twingo? How have you found owning it? You just can't go wrong with a twingo, so much character, space, easy to fix, fun to drive, distinctive and now a classic! Plus in the UK it's rather exotic being LHD only! I'm jealous but I'm sure you get another one!

Yeah definitely. The design is still unique and attention grabbing even to this day and the performance is still impressive!

Of course it's 20 years old. I was comparing it to my other 20 year old Renault's though. The material quality in most places was good but the build quality wasn't so good. I've seen other Cayennes with similar issues to mine (broken vents and catches etc)

@@carmanick How has the Renault stood up to 20years?

I think that's fair, this is still a small car built to a budget and the materials reflect that. The rear doors are very tinny but refinement was quite good regardless. The engine is an old engine and some might think it is underpowered. It's not rapid for sure ;p. As you say despite being built to a price, it isn't a cheap car. Few cars are nowadays, surprised to see the Picanto starts at £15k and a Corolla from £30k! Crazy world. Then EVs on top are a big jump in price...

Wow another serial Aygo owner! Perhaps it's a condition :p. But clearly a car that people fall in love with, and the X is a good follow up to the 2nd gen

Thanks for watching

@@carmanick my daughter now has my 2015 model, only done 22k. They are excellent little cars and seem relatively bulletproof and the economy is excellent. Love the look of the X with the white and black contrast, sets it off nicely and a good choice.

Haha perhaps! I mean it's a small car, but it definitely has less space than some cars a similar size, i reckon! The biggest issue is the access to the back seats, more than the space there!

Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. Yeah all cars are very expensive, and I was surprised by the price of the Aygo X but then the cheapest cars nowadays are £13k+! The Aygo X is very well equipped. The warranty is a great initiative. Perhaps it would be a good move you!

First to have this feature? No idea!

Hey, thanks for watching and commenting. The performance of the turbo and turbo S is mad for a car like this. I was always impressed by my Cayenne S, yet the Turbo has like 110hp more, which blows the mind. Quick by todays standard for sure, let alone 20 years ago! That is the great thing with Cayenne, it is so capable on and off road, amazing how they achieved that., if you can afford to run it, it's a car for every occasion!

Aygo X is similar to the previous Aygos in that respect, fill ups are costing me around £36-£38 at the moment

Oh wow, that's exciting! The green Aygo X looks great, and it has the orange highlights right? Clearly, you're like Matt, enjoy the previous Aygo and that's led you to the new Aygo X! The soft top is a great option, sounds like you've gone for a great spec! Hope you enjoy it when you get it like your current Aygo!

Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks , it's not got orange on it. I think that's the limited edition, it's same really but no heated seats. I didn't choose JBL speakers, as apparently that sub takes up alot of room in the boot.​@@carmanick

@@theparrsitivitypodcast ah ok! I think I've only seen/noticed the green ones with the orange bits. I don't quite know the specifications as well as my friend Matt here (who owns this Aygo X). Sounds like a nice spec. Yeah sometimes it's better not to have all the toys/options!

Hi Chris, thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you agree with what we concluded. I think that, like Matt, as you say for what you needs it's perfect, and it has a lot of character. Cars like these are rare now, and it seems odd that Toyota is one of the remaining few and is one of the most characterful ones too! As you say, packed with lots of kit from larger cars, and the warranty is amazing (that is extended if you service with Toyota). Sounds like you've gone really far with it, so clearly a great companion for longer trips! Love the colour scheme too, red + black (probably quite similar to the prologue concept?! The Aygo comes with great colours, and really like the two tone affect. Hope you continue enjoying yours!

Can you please elaborate on the comparison between 17" and 18" wheels? You said you tried both and it would be hard to find someone else who did. I bought this car and I am waiting for it to be delivered, and the wheel size is maybe the thing that I was most indecisive with when choosing the trim, I went with 17"

Your RUclips name definitely suggests you do love the Vel Satis!! I love it too. :). I have a few more videos on my channel of the Vel Satis. Do you own a Vel Satis?

Completely agree! Do you have a 955 or 957 and with what engine? Yeah I think it will be a future classic, but I'm not sure the later generations of Cayenne will be! I think people that know these cars know how good they are! Thanks for watching and commenting

@@carmanick I have the 955 with the 4.5 L V8 engine. I'm watching now a guy with a 955 either in the US or Canada doing some serious off roading with a Jeep in snow country.

@@MrMfaust5 Oh nice! It's a great engine! Yeah there are a lot of people buying these to go off roading, almost a scene, modifying these. The base car is so capable already! Maybe more so in the US than in Europe. I did some off roading in mine, but with 20 inch wheels and road tyres, it wasnt exactly comfortable, but did demonstrate how good the off road hardware is

@@carmanick Very true, the guy I wrote about yesterday is in Washington state on the West Coast, and he has some pretty big tires installed; deep snow 😄 The YT video is 'Porsche in Deep Snow Driving to North Mountain Washington'. On the other hand, I tend to treat my Porsche with baby gloves; definitely no serious off-road ing for my Cayenne 😊

Hi! Slovenia is a lovely country. Do you like your Golf Sportsvan. I think the 1.5 is a great engine. Thanks for watching and commenting. I have a done a long video review on my channel too

Hi again, sorry didn't see your comment here too! I haven't driven a DSG, but some people think dual clutch automatics can be quite jerky. I am happy with a manual! Yeah we have the same problem, there are not many new cars which are practical inside and still quite small like the Sportsvan. I think maybe the BMW 2 series active tourer is the closest, and I do quite like it, but it's expensive! Shame the Renault scenic isn't so practixal or clever anymore! Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you continue to enjoy your car

@@carmanick 👍🙂

Yeah in the actual editing the music is on 10 and the voiceover is on 200... On Instagram it isn't this bad but RUclips always messes up my audio.

i live for these. best car ever. period. even better with the 6 speed box. ill die before i live without mine.

Hi, so I found having a.jumo starter on gave enough power to move the seat back electrically. Can you get to the bolts at the front to be able to tip the seat back? Maybe you will need to undo the rear bolts and physically lift and move back the seat? It is hard because the battery is so big, you need to lift it quite high at the front to slip it out

That's great! How long have you had yours?

Ten years and counting!!!!

@@watsy999 oh that's brilliant, I can see why you would've kept it that long! And now it's nearing classic car recognition! Hope you continue enjoying and thanks for watching

@@carmanick Thanks for your comments Well done on the video!

This is a 2004 955 Cayenne

Thank you, very good effort! Always hard to pitch these things, but dont want to make it too easy so that's a good showing. Thanks for giving it a go!

Thankyou :). Do you own a Cayenne yourself?

Yes 4.5 V8, 2003. I’ve owned the car for about 12 months and love it, especially as the car only cost 3k to purchase, yes I’ve spent that again on maintenance etc. The only downside for me is the fuel economy but I new that before I purchased. I think the styling has aged really well, I didn’t like the looks when they first came out and think they could have done better in this regard. However, now it’s a car of this value, the looks are not bad at all.

@@TheRaven. Very nice and that's great. Yeah unfortunately they can be cheap to buy, but not necessarily cheap to run or repair! But it comes with the territory with having a sophisticated luxury car! Yeah fuel economy hits hard but at least it makes a nice sound when burning through all that fuel ;p. Yeah I don't think I thought much of it when new, but I actually really like the styling now. Maybe compared to newer stuff it just better proportioned or maybe it just doesn't seem as outrageous as it did back then, after every manufacturer has forced their styling on an SUV shape. Thanks for watching and hope you continue to enjoy your Cayenne!

They're wicked. Such a clever car that they sort of went all out on with the hope that it'd sell! I can't manufacturers nowadays developing such a car. I've done a much longer in depth video on my Avantime if you want to see more. :)

Oh that's brilliant, and that's a good number of km! Good to know it has been so reliable. Ours has been good but we've had some problems with interior leaks. Yeah salted roads are not nice for cars, even if the bodies are galvanised and resist, other components may not resist. Was highline the top specification in Germany? We had different names for the trim levels. Thanks for watching and commenting

@@carmanick I did forget to mention one issue, its a known fault with the Golf Mk 7 and the Sportsvan. Water can leak into the rear cabin, it comes from the the rear loudspeakers. They are riveted into the door card and water can get past them if the speaker mount is cracked and run into the rear footwells. It happened with out car, left side rear passenger door/speaker. Simple replacement.

@@zundappuk ah thankyou. We had one leak from the body air vents behind the bumper sorted, but we also have a leak I think from the speakers like you say. I will get that sorted. Our front seat seems to be damper than our rears, so maybe it's the front speakers. Thanks for your feedback and information!

Yeah well I tried to make my life easy ;p. But yeah to access the other side you need to turn the wipers on, then turn the ignition off while they are in the 'up' position. That will move the wiper linkage over, to give access. A bit of a phaff but doable!