Probably one for the likes of @mac11irl here but...

I've been looking at and test driving a 2017 Citigo Colour for my daughter.

It looks to be in decent condition apart from the off scrape of paint in the boot and a couple. It needs a couple of front tyres and two wheels tidying a little but one concern I have is that it almost sounds a little wheezy with an open throttle, as if there is a slight intake leak somewhere but I cant find it if there is. Is that normal?

And is there anything else I should be looking out for - eg what is the cambelt change interval?

Cheers

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by skomaz

I only have experience of the 2013 era 3pot 60bhp mpi engine, and even that’s 5yrs ago already 🙈

I know the newer ones got the 1litre tsi. Which missus mac has in her Arona.

Would I describe either as wheezy?

Maybe.

I always described The mpi on a full throttle as a very happy buzz. And it could shift (relatively speaking 🤣) enough to be a fun chuckable little running shoe.

The tsi in the Arona is 115bhp, think it was 90 in the citigo? It’s grand, pokey, but always feels like it’s working a harder than it should need to to push on down the road. I dunno if that makes sense.

the one your looking at could have a small leak, or it could just be the engine sound if your not used to it 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thanks @mac11irl . The one I'm looking at is a 1.0 MPI. I test drive another a week or so ago and just can't remember if that sounded the same but the car pulled well for 60bhp so maybe it's just the way it is. I did sneak a quick DTC check and nothing concerning c. came up.

I also drove it round the block again after I posted and didn't really hear the wheeze so maybe it's my ears...

If we do buy it I'll go on a hunt as my daughter's pretty keen on it... And if it needs a service, cambelt and check over it won't be the end of the world.

There are no 1.0 TSI Citigo,s in Europe, only South America with a bigger fuel tank. So 60 or 75PS MPI,s. It is a VW UP! to get a Turbo.,