Moving from a Mk1 Jazz

[SpookyGal]

My Mk1 got written off. Gutted and very sad.

Sadly, my brother also passed away and I will inherit so looking to possibly upgrade to a Mk2 or 3. He would want me to get a better Jazz as he knew how much I loved my one.

What issues are there with a Mk2 and why would it be better than a Mk3?

[Synchrotron]

Hi SpookyGal,

Just to say that I read your post in the mk1 board, and I am really sorry for your loss, and for the ordeal you went through. As you said in your other post, it's awful that the carelessness of another driver has resulted in upending your life in such a way.

Others are probably better placed to comment in terms of comparison between Jazz generations, as I only just got my mk2, but I would advise that you test them both and see what you personally prefer. Have a good test drive, if you can, to see how the car handles, how you get along with it, what you like and what you dislike.

There are a few posts in the forum that might be helpful too, e.g. these ones:
https://clubjazz.org/forum/index.php?topic=11284.0
https://clubjazz.org/forum/index.php?topic=12643.0
https://clubjazz.org/forum/index.php?topic=10115.0
https://clubjazz.org/forum/index.php?topic=17725.0
(You can see how much is down to personal preference, looking at the replies!)

Let us know what your thoughts are, and what you end up buying!

[SpookyGal]

Hi SpookyGal,

Just to say that I read your post in the mk1 board, and I am really sorry for your loss, and for the ordeal you went through. As you said in your other post, it's awful that the carelessness of another driver has resulted in upending your life in such a way.

Thank you so much for your kind words. I lose the courtesy car next Tuesday. I have another courtesy car booked for the time of the funeral. I can't afford to have a car for a few weeks.

Thank you for all the links. I will distract my insomnia with some Jazz reading 😃
I certainly will come back and let you all know which one I choose, but I am sure I will have a lot of questions. Thank you.

[Keekster71]

I own three Mk2's, well the family has three.  I really like the Mk2, its a great car, better design than the mk1, more refined, and slightly larger inside.  But it has a weakness, in terms of rust.  There is very little under protection, no different to the mk1, but there is no wheel arch liner in the left rear wheel arch.  This causes winter salt to build up underneath around the petrol flap causing it to rust.  That's why I bought a japanese import which had not spent time on UK roads.  The Mk3 has a wheel arch liner which prevents this problem, which is an advantage.  But the mk3 has the tyre pressure monitoring system, which seems to irritate a lot of owners, but I guess you get used to it.  Eventually I'll replace my mk2 for a mk3, but only once I've had full use of my mk2, because I think its a very good car, which meets all my need.