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VAG’s supermini of the 2010s was badge engineered across Škoda, Volkswagen and SEAT and named the Citigo, Up! and Mii respectively. We’re servicing a 2014
Škoda Citigo, which is powered by a three-cylinder 999cc petrol engine and is a very straightforward vehicle to work on. There’s plenty of room to be able to access the service items in the engine bay, and underneath there’s equally lots of space to drain the engine oil, change the oil filter and inspect the suspension components.
The Citigo’s brakes consist of ventilated discs at the front and drums at the rear. Its suspension features MacPherson struts at the front, with lower suspension arms and an anti-roll bar. At the rear, there’s a beam axle with separate coil springs and telescopic dampers.
The Citigo shown here should in theory endure a hard life as a courtesy car for Elite Accident Repair Centre. The bodywork has undergone a number of repairs but judging by the state of the mechanical components and the underside, it’s clean and tidy for a vehicle that’s almost a decade old.
Many people regard it as an ideal car for a new driver, but the Citigo is
