2014 Volkswagen up 1.0 from Sweden

Summary:

Small car for tall drivers

Faults:

New rotors and brake pads. Nothing else, just regular service.

General Comments:

A small car with a lot of space for tall drivers. Very good on fuel and surprises one when on the motorway. Not by any means a sports car, but more than enough oomph from the little one liter motor to even do some overtaking. The ride quality is very good for such a small car, deals with potholes and bad roads in a good way. The car has been very reliable and practical. A peoples car for little money but high value. I am quite tall, but fit perfectly in the driver's chair, highly recommend this car.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 24th April, 2025

2013 Volkswagen up White 1.0 gas 75 HP from France

Summary:

Little quirky marvel

Faults:

A few things have gone wrong. The driver's seat was making a strange noise, but was promptly fixed by the dealer (changed the whole structure), and the steering had a tendency to pull to the left that was somehow fixed with a software upgrade.

General Comments:

The car is the 3 door white limited edition with special white wheels and special seats. It has all the frills, including the glass roof that can be opened.

I am 1.92 cm tall, weigh around 115 kg and I fit in the car. There is not much room to spare, but I fit.

The car's engine is a little marvel. It is a 3 cylinder engine that loves to rev up and delivers 75 HP; more than enough for such a little car.

The dashboard is particularly nice in this car, featuring a retro-futuristic look, with a white enamel finish, chrome accents and multi-function screens.

The boot is surprisingly big, and there is room for 2 adults on the back seat. Tight, but they fit.

The car is well finished, looks a bit quirky and has personality.

The gas mileage is very good unless you push it to the limits.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 21st March, 2015

2012 Volkswagen up Move Up! from UK and Ireland

Summary:

Great little car, remember what it's designed for though

Faults:

Nothing yet!!

General Comments:

Bought this car for my wife. Wanted something cheap to run & tax.

Lovely car, great engine, quick enough for normal driving conditions, ride is a little uncomfortable on country roads, but saying that this is really a city car, so can't complain too much.

Brought the 5 door version, as our children are now 5 & 10, & the car has loads of leg room in the back for them. Also like the pop out windows in the back. It stops the kids winding down windows at 70mph, & getting that horrible thudding noise the wind makes.

The car has power steering, A/C, remote locking, and quite a big boot (enough for school bags, or a weeks worth of shopping).

Fuel mileage is great. Our previous car (1.6 Astra automatic) use to use around £40 a week in petrol; this uses £44 a fortnight.

Overall, a nice small car, with lots of cabin space. Only issue I have got is the radio display is a little bright when driving on a night, and you can't turn the brightness down. Besides that, it ticks all the right boxes.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 3rd April, 2014

6th Apr 2023, 14:04

Just been looking on this site, and forgot I wrote this review in 2014.

So glad I came across this, I doubt this happens often, so here’s an update since I posted the original one in 2014.

We still have the car, it’s now done 119000 miles. The car is still great, we’ve had no issues with it at all. I’ve serviced it myself since 2014 every 7000 miles. Had a cam belt fitted at 90000 miles. Only thing which went recently was the ignition barrel (common fault on VW’s apparently!!) Got the main dealer to do it which was £700.

Can’t really complain, as we’ve had the car 9 years, done 100,000 miles in it. I’ve kept it washed and waxed, there’s no wear to the seats, the interior / exterior / paint is still like new. It still drives as good as when we brought it in 2014!! I’ve obviously changed tyres, disks and pads, basic servicing over the years. Still on original suspension components, exhaust etc. Passes its MOT each year with zero advisories. The children at the time I wrote this are now teenagers!! Actually this will be my son's car now he’s passed his test!!

We’ve just brought a 2015 model with 30000 miles on it as our son is having this one. Really are a fantastic car for the money.