In the next few months I'm going to be looking for a 2nd car used purely for my daily drive to work. It's a 30 mile round trip of all single lane a-roads (a20 and a25 for those that know them in Kent).

Been looking at a Citigo but I was wondering what other owners use theirs for, would a Citigo suit the sort of daily journey I'd need to do?

Also is the auto box any good?

Thanks.

Steve.

Citigo is ideal for that kind of motoring IMO.

It'll do town work, A road jaunts and motorways.

It's just on the latter when you are spending longer in the car I personally found the lack of steering wheel reach adjustment and no rest for my clutch foot an issue, but that is beacuse I am over six foot tall.

The auto box is fine if you are not in a rush, if you are the changes can be a bit jerky.

I'd say the Citigo is ideal for that sort of journey.

Wifey has the ASG and as BossFox says, its fine as long as you're not in a rush. Gearchanges take a long time compared to a "conventional" or DSG gearbox. Having briefly tried the manual (in a 60PS version) it's not a bad box; quite light on the controls but not conducive to fast gear changes either - but it's not a sports car! Gearchanges take the same time in a manual or ASG - they just seem longer with the ASG as you're not doing anything. It's an odd feeling at first, but quite easy to adapt to. You can always pop it into "Manual" mode to prevent it deciding to change gear at inopportune moments - such as sudden acceleration onto islands and if trying to get into that gap in traffic...As for the engines, 60 and 75PS versions are identical until over 4000rpm or so; at which point the 60PS runs out of puff, but the 75PS continues to pull very well indeed.

Just clocked up 1000 miles in my 60ps Greentech and still loving it.

Its never going to be fastest away from the lights but other than that the only limitation I find is the slow people in front of me.

Sometimes, with an open road ahead, when I wind her up through the gears and listen to the throaty little engine I think I am in a much sportier car.

The 3-pot lump does make a very pleasing sound...

I had two Octavia DSG auto's before the Citigo.

Being retired I thought I would find that returning to a manual would be a real nuisance in stop/start traffic, remembering the days of heavy clutch pedal diesels. But this is where the Citigo shows its worth - the clutch and gear change are so light and easy to use, the lack of auto is not the problem I thought it would be in those conditions. Admittedly I no longer have to put up with the traffic problem every day, but perhaps when you test drive you might want to check that out.

A friend of mine let me drive his Abarth 595 Turismo on the weekend (165bhp) paddle or auto change are available at a press of a switch. He said that it was recommended to pause briefly when changing gear as that gearbox in that car is also not a true auto, but an electrically operated manual. This sounded a similar system to the Citigo ASG to me. Even using the paddles, a momentary pause is needed to prevent a slight jerk.

Mind you the paddle change on that car was more like driving a racing sim!! :-)

Edited 22 May, 201313 yr by CortinaGT

Thanks for all the replies - I was torn between a Fabia (which i'm used to as we have one as a pool car at work) or a Citigo, but thinking I'll definitely look at the Citigo when the time comes.

I would suggest the journey you are describing is the perfect one for a Citigo.

We have had ours since October (60PS Greentech) I have driven it on Motorways (inc nonstop from Manchester to Weymouth - when I collected it), across town on a short work commute in traffic and on the open road.

On Motorways with one up it spins along nicely at just over the National limit, felt well planted and only ran out of puff on the steepest of inclines.

Across town its great, and being light is surprisingly quick from 0 - 30mph. Consumption suffers slightly ~50 mpg

Recently wifey has been doing a 30 mile each way trip for treatment at a hospital on a mixture of slow and fast A roads. Getting bored she has been challenging herself on the economy figures. Best to date? 69.9mpg on the PID (which is about +5% on actual).

As for comfort, I felt pretty good on the 250 miles from Manchester, but would have preferred the Yeti. For all other journeys the Citigo is more than adequate and is actually great fun to drive.

Make sure you get an unattended test drive and for more than just 20 minutes.

The better half uses it to go shopping and to and from work which is mainly A and B roads. I on the other hand drive mainly on the motorway for 22 odd miles to and from work. The Citigo handles both with ease. Yes occasionally I forget it has half the power of my Ocky but it is a Citigo afterall. Good all round car and plenty of character.

Just for travelling to work and back, all around town work 7 miles each way plus shops etc. Fuel has been great as per my sig.

Can't really add to what's said in the above posts, does the job for me, shopping trips, town, A road, B road, motorway. :yes:

As a second car jsut for driving to work I would say its brilliant.

However as its my only road legal car i sometimes struggle to do certain things like tip runs or the occasional trip to Ikea.

Mine is a commuter (5 miles each way), bike transporter, shopping trolley and motorway cruiser.

I'm doing so little mileage now that the Citigo is just perfect for me.

It will however be transporting me and my bike to the Cotswolds next month, so 240 miles each way.

Just to add to my post above. We've used ours for trips to Wiltshire a few times, York, Whitby, Cotswolds and down as far as the M25, all from Derbyshire. No problems for the little motor

Longest trip ours has done is the 50 miles to see my parents but all fast dual carriageway and it took it well in its stride - no complaints. Bowls along quite happily at the legal limit (and a little more when needed). You might need to drop a gear for the hills, but it's only a 1 litre engine!

In terms of long journies, I drove from medway to Folkstone (40 miles) and by the end of it I had a terrible lower back ache, something i have found when staying in the citigo for long periods of time.

I reckon its due to my seat position and the lack of reach adjustment on the steering coloumn.

I have suffered with backpain for years. Yet with both my Citigo and Coky once I get my back into the seat correctly I can be there for hours without so much as a twitch.

I used to have a Fabia, loved it.

Got a Citigo now, use it most days for a variety of trips - it's very good, most suprisingly on faster roads.