DaveWR

Here's another thing that my dealer says is 'normal operation'. Since new, whenever the car is under any sort of load - even gentle acceleration or low-gradient hill - I get what I can best describe as a 'pinking' noise....sounds more like a diesel! I notice it most in the higher gears, and it is most noticeable in 5th [at speeds well within the 5th recommended range as indicated below the speedo and up to maybe 3000rpm]. As soon as I ease the pressure off the accelerator to reduce the load on the engine, the noise disappears. As I said, my dealer told me that this was normal and was a characteristic of the 3-cylinder engine, but I can't recall noticing it during my test drive of the dealer's demo car before I bought mine. The car has 2500 miles on the clock and is driven very gently. Comments anyone?

Thanks for that...sounds like mine is - to quote my dealer - working normally!

Hi, the clonk only occurs once after the car has been standing for a while but then cannot be reproduced until it again stands for a while. Seems to be independent of ambient temperature. The driveway area is flat & tarmac. Sounds like I need to take it back to my dealer, leave it standing for a bit and then demo the clonk.

I wonder if any one experiences this? To drive out of my garage, I reverse straight then, as I drive forwards, I turn full left lock and then straighten the steering wheel. About half way between full left lock and straightening the wheel, the car produces a small audible 'clonk' from the front left suspension area [steering or suspension, I don't know]. It has happened since new [2500 miles ago], but was initially intermittent. NOw it happens every time. It also occurs pulling away without the full left lock, but it's less noticeable; I have not noticed it after applying right lock.. I took it to my dealer, but I could not re-produce it [sod's law!]. Any ideas?

Has any one compared the fuel consumption figures calculated on the PID to actual consumption calculated from fuel in against mileage? Mine is over-optimistic by 10 - 15%. General driving around, the PID always indicates above 50 mpg and frequently above 60 mpg; but the actual consumption calculated by fuel in against mileage over 2500 miles is under 50mpg, which I find a bit disappointing, given that we drive economically.

This is my first post...and, luckily, it's about something that I am passionate about...WINTER TYRES! I have lived in Germany on and off for 22 years - I came back 3 years ago after 13 in Bavaria. For the last 5 years, it has been a legal requirement in Germany to use winter tyres between 1 November until 31 March each year [so, if you hire a car in Germany during this period, don't get stung for paying extra to have winter tyres!] Before becoming a legal requirement, the insurance companies were allowed to declare your car insurance null and void if you had an accident that would have been avoidable if you had used winter tyres, so that was a great incentive to use them! Yes, there is a lot more snow in Germany than in the UK but, as other posters have correctly highlighted, it's not just in snow that winter tyres impress. Winter tyres give you a performance advantage over summer tyres below 7 deg C. Ice is what seems to catch most people out in the UK, because you can't see it. Until you have experienced the performance of winter tyres, you will not believe it...they force you to believe in magic! My wife's car is the Citygo [we have not had it long enough to experience a winter yet]; my own car is a BMW and I use winter tyres on this car every winter. For any rear-wheel-drive car, winter tyres for the winter months is an absolute no-brainer. I drive around in ice and snow without difficulty, whilst other rear-wheel-drive - and front-wheel-drive cars - without them flounder. As has been pointed out, other than the cost of 4 extra wheels, the steady-state cost impact of using summer and winter tyres is effectively zero. So, given the indisputable enhancement to road safety, In my view, winter tyres should become a legal requirement in the UK, because, being Brits, that's the only way all of us will actually use them them! Come on winter!

Hello, Just joined. My wife has a 6-month-old Citgo Elegance. Overall a fantastic little car, but with a few niggles. So, I hope to be able to share those with you and get some feedback on what to do about them!