Faults:

Driver's seat belt would not extend.

Stone through the radiator.

General Comments:

When the other half announced that she was trading in her Skoda Fabia, which had not been without its foibles, for another one, I was less than impressed, but now the Fabia itself has been traded in for a new Citigo, I can actually say I'm a bit sad to see it go.

Although the 2008 and 2012 cars are the same at first glance, there are a few differences; the 2012 car has a slightly different look to the front end, slightly different instruments, and seems more "solid".

The biggest difference is the engine, this version has a 12v unit and is much less stressed at higher speeds, it seems to be higher geared, yet when revved out, emits that odd sound that triples seem to have, not at all annoying, some people don't like it, I don't mind.

The awful manual climate control and air con have been dropped in favour of a normal heater; the car mists up a lot less, although one spot on the windscreen, low down in the middle, is nearly always foggy in damp conditions.

Fuel economy was a lot better than the previous one, and overall it was nicer to drive. The only problem was a defective seat belt that was changed under warranty, and a stone through the radiator that cost me £273 to get sorted. Apart from that, the car never missed a beat. It even had 3 of the original tyres on it, the fourth having succumbed to a large woodscrew a couple of months beforehand.

So there you go, a short review because there really isn't much to talk about; a small car that did exactly what it was meant to, and more besides. My last sight of it, it was sitting on the forecourt looking ready to do it all again. A great little car.