bluecar1

long time since I have been on here I see the usual suspects are still around :) interested in the Citigo -E, any further info about it like price etc? wifes citigo has been commandeered by the daughter, so we are looking for another, but need one without the clutch, the ASG isn't great, so an EV is just the job swmbo only does short <20 mile runs so range isn't a problem, as longer runs I have my Ioniq Hybrid from what I am reading it is due end of this year

did you steam clean /jet wash under the bonnet as well as shampoo the carpets?

daughters 16 reg monte 1.6TDi just suffered water pump failure last week, garage said there was a recall on it for coolant, it was serviced about 6-8 months ago this has been known about for some time car has only done 19,000 miles

this was part of the reason in 2015 I left the skoda fold after 16 years and 7 cars between me and the wife 3 year 60,000 warranty, I personally felt the cars were no longer the value for money they had been, VAG seemed to be removing the skoda quirkiness in design and turning then into VW clone boxes with none of the character I was due to look at the mk3 fabia, but the sales staff ignore me, I went over to Hyundai and ordered a new i20 with 5 year unlimited mileage warranty as I preferred the styling, it had more kit and cheaper than the fabia, I changed that in November for a Hyundai Ioniq hybrid vehicle, which skoda have no equivalent and again it has a 5 year unlimited warranty and 8 year / 125,000 mile battery warranty diesel emission control strangle there mpg, dieselgate don't help just locks customers in due to negative equity on their cars, the cars are bland and the interiors have not really improved in the last 5 years, my wife changed to a Hyundai i10, then has changed back to a citigo as she likes the styling and interior me no, I can't see me returning to the VAG fold

Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid

somewhere on here there ae a couple of threads about VT and he ops asking skoda finance about condition of the vehicle, and I am fairly sure they were told normal wear and tear is acceptable, odd car park dent or minor scratch etc, but not large dents / panel damage, the car has to be acceptable for resale as most go to auction I believe easiest way, give skoda finance a call and just ask, explain you are looking at all options, they can give you a settlement figure on the phone as well, just make sure you have your agreement number to hand when you ring, they are very helpful, if you are concerned about credit rating ask if VT will affect it, they are very relaxed, when I range about a settlement figure for the wifes they actually asked me if I want to VT the car, when I asked for more info they said just ring them and they would arrange collection within a few days etc simple as that, we were lucky in the dealer valued the car with a bit of equity so didn't need to VT

the £77 will likely be a paintless dent repair, if they can do it, its as good as replace repaint, they get behind the panel with tools they use to push the dent out then use panel beating hammers to tap it back flat, very interesting to watch and skilled guys you cant see the dent get a couple of smart repair / paintless dent removal quotes ad I think you will be surprised, if you can post a photo or two of the damage people can help, the other thing, go have a chat with a dealer to get an idea partex value (cap or glasses valuations you can get online for less than £5) and then get a settlement figure from skoda finance to see if your car has any value for partex or hand the car back (which leaves you with no deposit for the next one )

normally the excess mileage charge only comes into play if you VT and walk away, if you buy it at the end of the agreed period you only pay the GMFV (balloon payment) regardless of mileage if you part ex it the dealer will value the car and asked for an up to date settlement figure, if the part ex don't cover the outstanding, you can either VT (if far enough through PCP) or put some cash into the deal to cover the shortfall and a bit of deposit

try a local smart repairer, may be able to repair and spray the damaged area for less than a new bumper? all depends on the type, location and size of damaged area

no ones mentioned the old "tufty" club yet, or am I too old :(

is this one of those money making schemes for the stealers, where it takes 1/2 hour to apply fix, but they can book 1-2 hours to VAG? so it is easy additional money for them if they can come up with a BS reason to tell customers to increase stealership profits?

if you hand the car back you will get nothing, and if over the agreed mileage in the PCP agreement you COULD be charged the excess mileage what you do depends on if you end up with any equity in the car at the end, or if like some on here it seems the GFV of the vehicle was optimistic to put it mildly so cheapest option is to hand it back if part ex'ing dealers will usually try and do something for you, the old "we buy any car" will give you an idea of the value of the car (and get you spammed with emails about making sure you get a good price etc), and there is an online form to get a settlement figure with agreement number. and a few other details online to see what value you have in the car or not as the case may be auto trader also can give you a price using CAP (one of the systems used by the trade) for about £3-£5 tailored to your car and mileage etc, I have used that before when I had a car written off to argue with the insurance company

not seen a hybrid so far rated for towing for some reason Hyundai ioniq, kia niro, Toyota prius none can tow not sure if a technical reason like something to do with the added weight causing issues for the regenerative braking or just because they are eco you shouldn't try dragging rubbish behind, regardless of many people only occasionally towing a caravan or trailer and only when they need to. unlike many who leave their fuel drinking roof boxes on all the time because they are to lazy to remove them like my neighbour

well, I pick up a hybrid car Friday (Hyundai Ioniq) lets see if they live up to the promise in economy and emissions, and no nasty noisy Diesel under the bonnet personally I think people will migrate from diesels to hybrids, to plugins then full EV's over the next 10 years as the battery and charging tech matures then the question will be what will the oil companies do with all that stuff in the ground and the government do for tax it will be losing off fuel? I suspect home charging points will have to be connected to a separate meter so the electric for your car can have tax applied at source like petrol has now

I suppose real world would be test the car on some sort of track so you have real wind resistance etc, it would be much better than the artificial lab tests we have at the moment but having said that the results could be more variable depending on the time of year the test is completed