dancing cloud Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) What seems like a lifetime ago (actually just over 4 months) I posted about buying a new car and, after all that time of being impatient, I collected her this afternoon. Here she is - Ruby says hello! Doesn't she just look a happy little car? She's a Toyota IQ3 and the photo doesn't show just how diddy she is, at less than 3m long - a cute little baby fun car . I did feel a twinge of guilt, leaving behind my faithful Clio companion of 16 years to have a date with a crusher , but the time had come and no one other than the s"Ooops, word censored!"page scheme was going to pay me £2000 for her. Ruby has all sorts of gadgets and widgets and came with the sort of instruction manual that leaves me thinking I've bought a car that's a lot more clever than I am . Here's hoping I still love her in 16 years Edited January 22, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 aww she looks very cute! I'm sure you'll have many happy years together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 she's a cutie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 a lovely car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 She looks like she's giving a toothless grin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Nice car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Looks great - a friend of mine used to have one of those tiny fiat things =really small and we dubbed it the washing machine - she referred to it as the washing machine all its days then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Thanks to Egluntyne for sorting out the number plate (confesses, I have no idea how you did that ). Said hello to the new Ruby baby this morning as I went to let the ladies out and she looks so sweet she made me smile . Still not read all the instruction manual and a lot of it seems to just happen - rain sensing wipers, light sensing headlights, dimming rear view mirror - perhaps it would have been shorter to say what a driver's needed for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Lovely car, I must say some of the manuals are so confusing. I let hubby work it out then tell me the salient points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) Ruby's very cute but a word of warning -IQs have no rear protection for the passenger and no boot. Crash protection standards (e.g. NCAP) are limited to front and side impact, they do not include a rear shunt which is often where an accident actually occurs. I do not know why this is but was horrified when I found out. In the event of a rear shunt the car behind would hit the passengers directly, especially if it was high profile (eg a 4X4 or a truck). This was very scarily demonstrated using a 'standard' 7-seater on an episode of 5th Gear. I'm actually very surprised Toyota designed a car like this. Sorry to be negative but i'm a car enthusiast - this car has not had good reviews or recommendations on the forums or even by the Toyota rep I spoke to! Edited January 23, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Glad you like your new car dancing cloud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Thanks to Egluntyne for sorting out the number plate (confesses, I have no idea how you did that ). You are welcome. Just a bit of tweaking in photobucket. Have fun. You'll have no trouble parking her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 cute car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I love the little IQ! We were looking for a new car for DH and went into the Toyota dealer looking for their sporty Auris. We didn't like the Auris but I loved the IQ. Nowehre near sporty enough for DH, but I'd have one like a shot if I didn't need a Land Rover. I'm very jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
