Hi guys & gals, I'm looking for opinions. and the more of them the better - opinions are like heads , everybody has one

In 2015 I got a 75bhp Citigo SE-L - a superb  decision at the time: zero interest & NO RFL.

I  traded that in for another SE-L ( a 60BHP after 31 months & 16k) but this time NOT such a good deal - my PCP rate doubled, & I was hammered for RFL.  Also, lost the CD Player & the Sat Nav, but did get a better radio (to which I listen to but rarely) & 2piecs of string to raise the rear parcel shelf.

"Shortly" I'm going to be inundated with contact from my Stealer, asking if I am ready to change again. 

My dilemma is, & the Citigo REALLY does suit the needs of me & my Lady wife, now there's no choice but a Hybrid (& at a premium of roughly 50% more)

call me old fashioned, but I DO NOT like the idea of a Hybrid, and certainly NOT at the current price that Mr VAG is charging.

So, should I opt for a Hyundai i10 or a Toyota Aygo, or should I simple buy my current Citigo- I'm tending towards buying my current vehicle?   Ar 3 years old, it will have around 15k on the clock & Both this & my previous Citigo have been fault-free & my daughter has one with around 40+k on the Clock. & one of our sons the same, with about 30~k on the clock & both have been faultless also.

Look forward to your input & opinions & thanks in anticipation.

Mike

Edited 29 February, 20206 yr by Michaelski

Perhaps I should have added that it would appear that I'll need to pay around £4000 to buy my current car at the end of the PCP - I think???

In my heart of hearts, I'm a "Petrol Head" & don't really fancy the notion of a Hybrid or the like, & at this moment in time they seem to be exorbitantly priced.

I spent a fair amount on this current car_ upgrading the headlights to something better than a pair of dim candles, & also stuck all season tyres on as soon as I got it.   If daughters' Citigo is now 7+ years old & has 40+k o0n the clock, than I reckon that I should be OK for a fair while.   Also, if I keep this car, my insurance should decrease, & the costs of servcicing, MOT etc should be more than compensated by not shelling out some £180 pm on the PCP?

Still, would like to hear from anyone/everyone who has an opinion.

Thanks again.

The better and cheaper option is going to be the car you have now.  In my opinion.

 

Gaz

Hi IamGaz & thanks for that.

I've sorta come round to that view myself, but it's always nice to have a 2nd opinion.

Bestest

Mike 

It seems the Hybrid Citigo has been temporarily removed from the UK configurator, something about the UK's allowance of 400 cars being exceeded.

 

Skoda claim that supply will resume once the current Coronavirus restrictions ease.

 

IamGaz is correct, the cheapest option by a long way is to keep / purchase your current car.

 

However, as a self-confessed petrol head, if you're anything like me you'll be itching to change, something new? So if cost isn't your primary concern the itch to change would be too great for me 

There never has been a Hybrid Citigo.

 

They are Electric Citigo's, there is no engine.   They are the Citigo iV.