Friday, October 10, 2025

1190 Wigo in Hindsight

This isn't going to be a negative blog, these are just the things I would probably do differently before we purchased our 2024 Toyota Wigo G.

  1. License plate ending number. It was shocking when it was announced there would be an odd-even scheme along EDSA as it got refurbished. Unfortunately the ending number I picked wasn't "efficient" (for a lack of a better term). Let's just say instead of being able to pass by EDSA for 3 of 6 odd-even days, I could only pass it for 2 days since one of the days I could pass the Wigo was under number coding. So in hindsight I would have chosen a different end number. Fortunately the refurbishment of EDSA was put on hold so I have no idea if this odd-even scheme for EDSA will ever be implemented.
  2. The color. This is our Wigo, and I did ask my family what color they liked which is why we picked the gray metallic paint scheme. Except I really liked the orange color. The yellow wasn't bad either but I found it too desaturated as a yellow color. It is challenging checking the side mirrors during low visibility situations but so far I can cope. I drive slow and carefully anyway. Plus it would have been so much easier to find the Wigo with the orange color since that would also make it stand out a bit more.
  3. The tint. I chose the lightest tint possible as a freebie. I probably should not have chosen any tint. Again this has to do with visibility during low visibility situations. I've experienced opening the window fully during a really strong downpour of rain just so I could back the car safely up the garage. Which made the interior of the car wet.
Come to think about it, getting an orange Wigo with no tint would have made things so much easier for me with regards to visibility. Maybe I should have just decided for myself and let my family live with the consequences. Oh well.

Out.