Coming up to 12 years ago now I purchased my first new car - a Skoda Citigo Black Edition. And loved it since the beginning. Now 122000 miles in, it may be time to say goodbye.

I've not had any major issues, until late September 2025 when after a tyre replacement - the very next day - my EPC light started to trigger. At the time I thought it might have been caused by a dirty sensor from dust thrown up (there was lots of it) from the tyre repair. But turned out not to be the case.

A cheap code reader showed - the EPC codes were P0121, P0122, and P0222.

About a month later the engine light lit ocassionally and the car went in to limp mode on and off. But turn the engine off and on, and all good to go again.

I knew a potentail new throttle body was needed - something throttle related at least. I had a holiday coming up in November and Skoda garages struggled at the time to get me in, so unsure what to do with time running short I took my car to my local garage (not Skoda). They suggested that the throttle peddle itself might be at fault, something to do with range. And as this was the cheapest potentail fix I gave the go ahead. A day later, and £236 down... the EPC light was back. I asked my local garage if I could pay them just to clean the throttle valve - they said no. Sad days.

About a week before my holiday - where a car was absolutely needed - I managed to get my car into a Skoda dealership for a diagnosis (another £115). Yes, they advised that a new throttle body (throttle valve) was needed. Did they just read the EPC codes or did they see a physical fault. I'd already purchased a cheap code reader so new the codes above.

My issue with the dealership was that there diagnosis felt - vague and washy. They started off by saying that a new throttle valve would fix the issue (£850+ fix). And I nearly had the work done. But then their position changed slightly. They then didn't seem sure that the repair would fix the issue. They might have just been covering their backs, but saying things like the repair 'should' fix the issue, that 'this was the kind of repair whereby they have to fix one thing to see if something else pops up', that they could open the car up and find other 'underlying issues' (more cost), and they 'might not even be able to let me have the car back the same day depending on what they found' - with my holiday only days away I couldn't risk losing the car.

My local garage and the dealership advised me that the vehicle was still safe enough to drive, and it got me through the holiday, despite having to learn to drive in a different way to stop if from limping (more acceleration and don't take the clutch off too quickly). But now, I think things have deteriorated. It's harder and harder to stop it going into limp mode, and turning the ignition off and on against doesn't always clear the 25mph limit.

So I'm thinking of letting it go, and moving on.

The repair, assuming it goes plain sailing, would be almost half the value of the car (if I sold it privately). I could put this money to a new car.

I guess I'm just asking for opinions.... WHAT WOULD YOU LADIES AND GENTS DO in the same position?

I would see if you can find a secondhand throttle body on ebay with a perfectly matching part number to the original.

Get someone to fit it and adapt the ECU to it (I would gladly do that for you) and probably only spend about £100 total to find out if that fixes it.

TBs are usually pretty reliable so most secondhand ones are probably fine.