Ryn

I am not overly impressed with the fuel consumption for the Fabia. Most of my mileage is medium distance journeys of 15 to 45 miles mixed roads driven briskly. The best is 54.6 mpg and the poorest 35.3mpg and the average over the last 2000 miles is 48.63mpg. This compares with our Volvo v70 D3 Auto over 2500 miles, including 450 miles of towing our caravan, at an average of 39.84 mpg with a one time best of 48.66 mpg. Having said that we both love driving the Fabia and fuel consumption is certainly not the most important consideration.

Over many years I have followed the advice of knowledgeable engineers on all my vehicles many of which have covered mega mileages. Never had any engine problems. The advice was what Skoda recommend, posted by Pauldazzle. Have always, wherever possible, used premium oils and fuels. Ryn.

The problem with some Accident Management company's is that they "pass on" your details and the accident details to No-win No-fee insurers. These then plague you to use them to take further action for such as whiplash injuries. The Accident Management company that our insurers dealt with could not even organise a hire car correctly. We had exactly this problem which continued for three years up to the claim expiry date.

Hello Matt, Have been following this thread with interest. As Simon J says the order form should specify the full specification which should show the convenience pack under OPTIONS as item "Package CONVENIENCE (WU5) £258.33 and VAT at 20% total £310. This will be the order on which the contract will be signed by Supplier and Buyer. If this is as per your order, that is the contract between you and the Supplying Dealer. If the manufacturers convenience pack, item WU5, has not been fitted then the dealer is in breach of contract unless they have specifically amended the order, to specify an after market convenience pack, BEFORE you signed the order. It seems Skoda have no choice other than to take the dealer to task and help resolve the issue to your satisfaction which may be the replacement of the vehicle with one that is to the contracted specification. If the order was signed without the convenience pack specified then the contract has not been breached and the dealer has no case to answer. Hope this assists in resolving the issue for you. Regards, Mike.

Hi Citigo Elegance Greentech 75 with Auriga 15 inch wheels. Broughty Ferry

Hello Stormchaser, From experience using Chips Away (in Dundee) for several years, this is the type of damage that they are normally very good at dealing with and I would be confident to use them. One note of caution, you are probably aware that they are a franchised business and live on the quality of their work so those that have been around for a while are usually to be relied on BUT I would look for recommendations before getting the work done. There are probably several Chips Away Franchises in the Bournemouth area. Regards, Mike.

It seems that Brilliant Silber is also called Reflex Silver and this may be market dependant. The code A7W is used by several manufacturers of the Paint Chip Kits. Your Skoda dealer should be able to confirm the colour code of the vehicle and the chip repair paint code. Mike.

The colour codes were in the previous Citigo sales brochure page 24 (Edition UK 08/12) but are not shown in the latest brochure (Edition UK 01/14). In case you do not have this brochure and for anyone else requiring the colour codes they are:- Candy White B4B4 Tornado Red G2G2 Black Pearl 2T2T Spring green 0W0W Brilliant Silver 8E8E Night Blue Z2Z2 Silver Leaf 7B7B Sunflower Yellow T1T1 Your question about the two different silvers, Brilliant Silver is the bright silver and Silver Leaf is the more Gold colour. Hope this is helpful. Mike.

Citigo was built in week 12 (w/c 17/03/14) confirmed by dealer. Arrived in UK by 02/04/14 and at dealers on 04/04/14. Being PDI'd and ready for me to pick up on 08/04/14. Very pleased with the schedule, from order on 02/03/14 to delivery on 08/04/14, total 6 weeks for a factory build. No complaints with that. Mike.

If the damage is from a car door, I agree. Unfortunately over the years most of the damage to my doors has come from shopping baskets and supermarket trolleys and the side protection strips have not stopped the damage. I now try to park on the edge of the carpark where people do not push trolleys between rows of cars. For the price the side strips look OK. Mike.

Hello Stu, Build week information came from dealer after the order was accepted. Not sure if it is possible to get access to the Skoda System Order Information, probably not. The dealer can track the order and should be able to keep you informed of any delay or advancement of the order. Once the vehicle is in build there could be delays in transport to UK and delivery to the dealer depending on shipping schedules. The dealer will be able to track the delivery and give a time for PDI and the date the vehicle will be ready for collection. Regards, Mike

Many moons ago you had to buy even a heater and radio as extras. The influx of better equipped Japanese cars ended this, remember the Datsun Cherry? it even had paint Mike.

Had a similar deal swapping the year old Citigo Elegance ASG 75 for a new Elegance Greentech 75 Manual with Style 2 and Convenience packages. Would not have done the deal with normal finance but with the zero percent PCP over three years it is a goer and releases capital from the original car. Have been given a build week of week 12 and delivery in early April. Always preferred the manual but bought ASG due to wife being disabled but she cannot now drive the ASG so took this opportunity to get the Manual Greentech. Looked at other makes but in my opinion the Citigo is still the best. Mike.

Recently had a problem with an order from HIDS Direct not arriving. Contacted them by E-mail and received a reply next working day, I cannot fault that. Because order had not arrived they re-sent the order which arrived the next day by courier. Phoned them to say thanks and inform them that if the missing bulbs arrived I would return them. Have placed several orders with HIDS and have found dealings with them to be excellent. Mike.

Ordered a new Elegance on 16th February 2014 and dealer informed us that the car will be built in week 12/2014 and should be delivered to us by week commencing 14th April 2014. It seems that build is model dependant and depends on the level of options required. Mike.

Thanks for all the information which is exactly what I needed. The label from the Bridgestone website and the Tyre Review site confirm what I was concerned about, especially the poor fuel efficiency and wet grip E ratings. Have asked the dealer to notify Skoda on the order that I will not accept Ecopia 25's. If they will not play ball then it looks like I will have to buy the tyres I want and put the Ecopias on Ebay. Thank you to all who replied, another example of the helpfulness of this forum. Regards, Mike.

Did you mean Bridgestone Ecopia. I assume you do not mean, 14 inch, skipped heartbeats (Ectopia) Thanks, Mike

Thanks for the replies. My concern is that the Greentech will be fitted with the low rolling resistance tyres such as Bridgestone Ecopia or Continental Eco Contact 3 which have a reputation for poorish wet weather grip. The Sport and non Greentech models seem to have tyres such as Contipremiumcontact which have better wet grip reviews. Regards, Mike.

Could anyone who has a Citigo Greentech 75 with the optional 15 inch Auriga alloy wheels (Style Pack 2) please let me know which 185/55 x 15 tyres were supplied as standard. I realise that Skoda fit what is available at the time and that the Greentech is normally fitted with low rolling resistance tyres but which manufacturer and model type? Bridgestone and Continental seem to be commonly used, but which tyre type and model. Your assistance would be appreciated. Regards, Mike.

Thanks for the replies. The Navigon is updated to the current software and firmware version and the fault has always been present since new. While I cannot say that I have always connected it correctly, for the length of time it has been happening it seems unlikely that I have never made the connection correctly. It has been back to the dealers, when the service was done, and they checked the software levels and re-created the fault. Thanks for the advice I will ask them for a replacement when I can get round to it. Regards, Mike.

At the Start Screen when I select the Car Info command then the Trip Computer screen for either Since Start or Long Term the display of Average and Current Consumption and Distance Driven will not display at all until another function of the PID is selected (eg. Media, Navigation etc.). When a function is selected the display on the Car Info then works correctly.This is also the case with Engine Temperature and Rev Counter on the Status Display. The firmware and software have been loaded up to the latest versions. This is a problem I have had with this unit since new. It is more annoying than major and the dealer has been unable to correct it. Is it a problem that is due to my not setting up the PID correctly or a design fault that others have with their units? Mike.

Ordered a set of four winter tyres fitted to steel rims from Mytyres On-line on 26/10/13 received confirmation on 27/10/13 and these were delivered by DPDS Couriers on 30/10/13. Cannot complain about that service considering they were supplied from Germany in 5 days from order. The tyres were 175/65 R14 Continental Contiwintercontact TS800 directional tread and had a manufactured date of Week 20 Year 13 (W/e 18/05/13) fitted and balanced on steel rims. They were in perfect condition and the tyres had been fitted as Near/side and Off/side sets and use confirmed that they had been well balanced. Wheel and Tyre £85.50 including fitting and balance = £342 plus £39.60 delivery cost =Total £381.60. It seems Mytyres service can be patchy but from my experience I have no complaints and would use them again, if the price is competitive.

Hello VRDS30, You don't say whether the wheel has always been slightly out of line since purchase in October 2013 or whether this has happened recently. If it has always been out of line this may be due to the steering wheel having been originally fitted to the steering column splines incorrectly. I suspect this may be so as you mention that the car does not pull when you let go of the wheel. Had this on a VW Polo and it should have been picked up during PDI. If it is not the misaligned steering wheel it could be road camber but this would not apply on say a flat car park. If you suspect that the tracking or front wheel alignment is out it would be worth getting an alignment check done. Just one other point, are the front tyres showing any sign of scrubbing or uneven wear? Hope you get it resolved, these type of things can be a real niggle until they are sorted out. Regards, Mike.

Hello vdub210, We own both a VW Passat TDI140 with 6 speed DSG and the Citigo 75 Elegance with ASG. Because they are very different technology It is probably unfair to compare the ASG with the DSG except for driving control. We have found the DSG to be excellent in every way especially gear choice and the quality of the seamless change. Having driven many automatics including VW Tiptronic my opinion is that the DSG is the best auto driven to date. With the ASG we have reservations about several issues. The first is that the gearchange can be slow leading to hesitation when accelerating the second being slow to change down when for instance approaching a roundabout. Both of these can be overcome by taking time or using the sequential manual shift. Personally we would have preferred the manual but medical reasons made this a non-starter. Initially we had a problem with the gearbox finding false neutral but this was resolved after a visit to the dealer. My understanding was that the problem was due to a servo sticking. There was also a problem with Hillstart but in all honesty this was probably due to driving style as the dealer could find no problem. After the DSG you just have to be a bit more patient but no more so than driving a manual. Having now owned the Citigo for 12 months the reliability has been excellent and after the initial problems we have had no further issues with the ASG. I can only say that if I had the choice of a Citigo with ASG against any of the other city cars it would be the Citigo every time. Even with ASG it is an excellent fun car that puts a smile on your face every time you drive it. It reminds us of the fun motoring we had in many Austin/Morris Mini's including a Cooperised Minivan and a 998 Cooper. Regards, Mike.

Hi CFB, Probably just bad luck. It could be that some one on your route is having some work done on their house and the builders are careless about disposing of rubbish. Had the same type of problem recently when a neighbour was having his kitchen renewed. The builders were loading the old units on to their pick-up and screws, nails and bits of wood were left in the road. There is one other possible explanation. If you run your tyres at high pressure the tyre can be more susceptible to picking up punctures. Another explanation may be that some moron is targetting your vehicles and leaving screws under the tyres. Regards, Mike