DinsdalePiranha

I would still like to avoid all the hassle and have a manual. Despite the 'hassle' of changing gear.

The internet is full of stories of people who have had problems with ASG gearboxes and auto-shift transmissions in general. Some are worse than others but they are all a heap of trouble. I wanted an automatic, having had automatic scooters for 20 years, but having done some research I decided to give it a miss and make do with a manual. Either that or a Hyundai i10, which is the only car in the class with a conventional torque converter type auto transmission. I decided I preferred the Citigo and that I was prepared to forego an auto box. Plus the 'creep' which is a feature of auto transmissions. I didn't want this as my view is if the throttle is closed it shouldn't move. Just like the auto scooters I have had. They are always in 'drive' so there can be no 'creep'.

Before I had my Citigo in December 19 (a 2014 SE 3 door) I also considered the Aygo/107/C1 and the Hyundai i10. I discounted the first three when I saw how small the boot is, which left the Citigo and the i10. In the end it came down to little more than a coin toss. As to electric cars on hills, I hadn't really thought of that. My thoughts were firstly using the heater. That must really drain the batteries. And secondly what would they be like in the middle of february at 5 in the morning when you have to leave for work? If you have a dead battery with a petrol or diesel car you use either jump leads from another car or one of those rechargable booster things. With electric you're stuck.

Yay! A fellow Python fan! Maybe my brother Doug can sort it out with his sarcasm...

Very likely. It's not a problem anyway. In the year I've had it it's only happened I think four times.

Mine has done that a few times (driver's seat). I have just stopped, unlatched and re-latched the seat belt and it stops. The car equivalent of switching a computer off then on again!

Not only that but the 3-door has been dropped. 5-door only now.

My 2014 has two, so should the 2018. Must be a fault.

I wanted an auto but was put off by all the stories on the internet regarding the problems people have had with automated manuals. Not just on the Citigo or even Skodas, but on lots of other makes and models. So I decided to play safe and go for a manual.

Mine do that too, though not as bad as that. It feels like the brakes are releasing, but it is only very brief. Not a problem at all.

I suppose it's a problem with most cars and owners find whatever solution they can.

Can't help you with the clicking clutch pedal, but as to the steaming up look for one of those bags filled with absorbent granules. Easylife do one or used to. I've got one and it works a treat. It comes with velcro which you use to stick it to your dashboard. I've found under the windscreen to be best.

The book says this but with the stalks (I think you mean buttons) the other way round. It also says move the toggle switch on the stalk to the right of the steering wheel first, and there isn't one! SEL/Elegance only perhaps? Anyway, tried doing what the book says and the hour can be changed, but when I press and hold the left button again as the book says it just goes back to time display. In desperation I tried doing it the other way round. Pressing and holding the right button instead of the left. Nothing happens. This is madness! I can change the hour but not minutes!