Thinking of Citigo but will a 1.00 litre cope with hills -  its a mining village outside Durham?

It will cope very well up hill and down dale.

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Is it a manual or a ASG ?

(Automated manual / Auto).

It will be fine, but require changing down a lot. Mine manages fine around Cornwall, which has hilly parts, but not as hilly as Durham...

 

It should be OK. I live in Wales and have a 10% hill to get to my house, it copes fine but is no ball of fire. It spends a lot of time in 2nd and 3rd up hill and down dale. The brakes are more than adequate for down dale.

It would be manual - so.....perhaps not!!  I don't

On 27/04/2021 at 11:03, e-Roottoot said:

It will cope very well up hill and down dale.

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Is it a manual or a ASG ?

(Automated manual / Auto).

Its manual - so perhaps not such a good idea.  Too much like hard work.  Thanks to you all for the advice.

Yep, there is nowhere in the UK road system where a Citigo won't manage, but if you are looking for a Pike's Peak racer, then that rules it out, along with most other cars!

Rules it out?

Are you buying an M3 instead?

You should test drive a Citigo/Up!/Mii; they are great economical cars!

@twoladies  Would you not consider an Electric Car?, so a Citigo iV if you can find one, or a eUp! or Mii electric.

2 pedal driving and plenty go go up hills.

A lot depends on how much you like driving,with a manual.  Some people enjoy working a car,others think its hard work if too many gear changes........

 

Citigo is short of breath at times,and needs a bit more driver planning, getting early gear changes in ,when faced with gradients. Change in technique may be required, if you expect the engine to pull you out of a labouring situation. Over 50 mpg around town,and just got over 63mpg on a motorway trip. All in the eye of the beholder.....

The other option can be a VW Up! With an engine with a turbo.  So a TSI.  Maybe even  an Up! GTI.

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And the post-facelift 'box (from the Polo) is an excellent and slick one. And the light clutch is good....

 

I had an autobox for the previous 6 years, prior to my Citigo, but I barely notice that I have manual now. The last car also had 550Nm if torque, but I'm not really missing it in what is a great and economical city car (even living semi-rurally here!)

 

On 27/04/2021 at 19:11, twoladies said:

Thinking of Citigo but will a 1.00 litre cope with hills -  its a mining village outside Durham?

 

A manual Citigo should be able to handle that terrain with few issues but as others have said you would have to select the right gear and rev the engine.

Why not look at a Fabia 1.0tsi, or if you have a price ceiling, the older 1.2tsi. Both are available with a small turbo to boost low rev torque and make ascending hills so much easier especially if you have a load or other passengers in the car.

 

The 1.0 non turbo engine in the Citigo provides 95Nm of torque at 3000 rpm which, by the way, is sensationally good for its engine type.

The mk3 Fabia 1.0tsi (with turbo) produces 175Nm of torque from 2000 rpm and that extra torque at lower revs makes it much easier to drive in hilly country.

The previous 1.2tsi engine available in the Fabia is probably even better for your purposes giving the same torque from as low as 1400 rpm.

I believe there are other options available in the UK  that provide up to 200Nm of torque, if you buy the DSG automatic or 6 speed manual.

 

I have no experience of the Citigo, but  I do drive a small and very old Echo offering similar performance, and I have driven a loan 1.0tsi Fabia which I thought was terrific and was also very impressed by its excellent consumption.

 

You could look at any other similar engined vehicle in the VW and SEAT range if the selection of second hand cars is limited. Now that things are opening up don't forget that important test drive to see what YOU like.

 

 

No DSG was available on Up!/Citigo/Mii, (only the dubious ASG box)  and 6-speed is only on GTi versions....  (In UK at least).

 

The 60 or 75ps models are cheapest to own, and have no potential turbo hassles (common faults include faulty actuators check the Up! owners site), but if you need more power (and complexity), look elsewhere as Gerrycan says.

 

The Citigo SE-L version has most of the key toys too....