Skoda Citigo, anyone?
Discussion
Hello folks!
First time posting in this subsection, but I'm looking at getting a Skoda Citigo as my first car. Been driving for a year now, in my mum's car which is a Yeti Greenline.
I was just wondering what your thoughts were on Citigos. How was it in terms of adjusting to a low powered, light and free-revving petrol, as I'm used to a pretty heavy cross over with a torquey diesel.
First time posting in this subsection, but I'm looking at getting a Skoda Citigo as my first car. Been driving for a year now, in my mum's car which is a Yeti Greenline.
I was just wondering what your thoughts were on Citigos. How was it in terms of adjusting to a low powered, light and free-revving petrol, as I'm used to a pretty heavy cross over with a torquey diesel.
va1o said:
I've had a couple in VW and SEAT forms as courtesy cars. Not sure I would describe them as diesel like, you need to rev to make good progress. Nice and lightweight though making them surprisingly fun to drive 
The 75PS is the one to have if you can afford
Well, I'm used to a Greenline 1.6 diesel so that's got a decent torque range, goes from about 2k rpm to 3k rpm, so the Citigo having a torque range between 3k and 4k rpm isn't going to be a great deal different.The 75PS is the one to have if you can afford
Getting the 60hp because it was plenty powerful enough for me on the test drive, even with 4 fully grown adults in it!
Plus, it's about £50 cheaper on insurance I think.
You'll rev a bit higher than a diesel, but it's a non-issue. What I meant is there's enough down low that it feels eager enough (for what it is) and you'll have to be completely inept to stall it, but you will need to rev it and use the gears. The 60 horse vs. 75 is just the ECU not letting you go wide-open throttle above 5k rpm. The 60 horse has a taller 5th gear so should be quieter on the motorway, but neither is going to be much fun there.
Mud_ said:
You'll rev a bit higher than a diesel, but it's a non-issue. What I meant is there's enough down low that it feels eager enough (for what it is) and you'll have to be completely inept to stall it, but you will need to rev it and use the gears. The 60 horse vs. 75 is just the ECU not letting you go wide-open throttle above 5k rpm. The 60 horse has a taller 5th gear so should be quieter on the motorway, but neither is going to be much fun there.
I took the Citigo that I test drove up to 80 on a dual carriageway in Swindon, and it didn't seem loud or anything!
Had one, in SEAT Mii form, as a long term courtesy car last year. Loved it, decent room in the front, drove well, and took it on the motorway several times where it seemed fine, as long as you remembered to plan ahead. Yeah, good motor.....mind you most small cars are generally pretty good now, and make alot of sense for day to day driving.
Well today marks the first week I've spent waiting for the car.
It's been loaded on to a boat and I think it's either arriving in the UK this evening or tomorrow morning.
I requested the details of the boat my car was on so I could track it, but dealer isn't playing nice.
Anyone know how else to go around obtaining those details?
It's been loaded on to a boat and I think it's either arriving in the UK this evening or tomorrow morning.
I requested the details of the boat my car was on so I could track it, but dealer isn't playing nice.
Anyone know how else to go around obtaining those details?
I have the 60ps version. My first car (so I don't have a broad experience). Good acceleration at low speed, and I've topped it out at 110 on the speedo (102 GPS, ~104 real speed). Naturally, it doesn't have fast acceleration in the higher speeds. 1st gear tops out at 30 mph, 2nd at 55, 3rd at 80, 4th at 100 and 5th ... you don't top it out (4000 rpm at 100). The engine has enough torque for a bit of wheel-spin if you are too heavy on the pedals. So you can get reasonable acceleration to 80 before it gets really slow.
In terms of handling, the Citigo has good feel and responds well. You can really fling it around corners. This is certainly an area for fun in it! I did once hit a corner I normally take at 35-40 at 60, because of a badly sighted junction earlier on (so I put my foot down when I pulled out). I kept a tight line through it and passed a small lorry at 50 with no issues. On a narrow, bendy road.
Fuel efficiency is incredible. On a mixed A road run, I got over 60 mpg on one occasion. If you drive quite assertively, you'll still be able to hit 50. And insurance is cheap for young drivers.
All in all, it's very good for what it is.
In terms of handling, the Citigo has good feel and responds well. You can really fling it around corners. This is certainly an area for fun in it! I did once hit a corner I normally take at 35-40 at 60, because of a badly sighted junction earlier on (so I put my foot down when I pulled out). I kept a tight line through it and passed a small lorry at 50 with no issues. On a narrow, bendy road.
Fuel efficiency is incredible. On a mixed A road run, I got over 60 mpg on one occasion. If you drive quite assertively, you'll still be able to hit 50. And insurance is cheap for young drivers.
All in all, it's very good for what it is.
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