I BOUGHT A CHEAP SEAT MII FOR £3,000!
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We wanted a vw up but salesmen ignored us so we went to a seat dealer got a Seat mii toca with 13 miles on clock and around £1500 off . Had it 9 years 100.000 miles and still going great.Fantastic car
My wife has had one from brand new 11 years ago. 109k miles later and it’s been the most dependable little motor we’ve ever had.
Any issues?
@@pramay5116 I had 2013 VW Up as a first car ran it from 25,000 miles to over 70,000 miles. Mechanically because they're so simply they're pretty bomb proof. Only issue I ever had with it was coming back from holiday after being sat for a week it's battery was a bit flat and needed a jump. Did a quick lap of the local area to build some charge next morning started fine. Just checked the MOT DVLA it's got MOT till June 2024 no advisories and it now has over 90,000 miles with its new owner.
@@pramay5116 ive had mine for 12 years and its been faultless. Just make sure you change the oil as they do burn oil slightly
12:43 33.9MPG?! When I used to drive mine as my first car, I revved the nuts off it to get the most out of all 59BHP and never saw less than 40... I'm honestly impressed they got it that low!
Yea same lol, mines a 75bhp and I drive like it’s stolen. Don’t think I’ve been able to get it that low.
I always thought that Matt was an honourable car salesman, doing right by his customers, keeping them safe and refusing to dabble in any shady business.
But it turns out it's just Mii, Mii, Mii with this guy!
Ba dum tschhhh...
Jesus wept…
Dreadful. You should leave now, before Aygo...
Definitely a Car Coat Damp hands special this one. Take the 74bhp Citigo variant for the win though as that three banger fairly rips up the black top. With an easy on the eye aesthetic and all the accoutrements falling easily to hand. The hide bound interior takes the main prize. On my test drive I lifted off on the crest, felt the back drift and with a dab of opposite lock I was away. A kestrel under £5K and the cliche police left nowhere. Minty.
Oh my god, reading this makes me want to purposely wipe dog poo in my eyes 😂
I had a citigo as my first car many years ago. Served me very well for 8 years, £0 road tax and it was top spec which meant it came with heated seats. All in all not bad for a box on wheels
I’ve still got one, same spec lol. Great on fuel, nippy and easy to drive. Soon to get something bigger though, 3 dogs!
These are great little cars - whether the Up, Mii or Citigo - all good. Amazing room for their size and surprisingly refined. I love 'em 😀 Great little car for someone.....
And if you crash? Death.
What I hated about these were the crappy interior quality, esp interior road and exhaust noise. My Golf from 1998 is about 20 x times better in every way.
@@jakeveitch6982Depends what you crash into and at what speed, a tree or truck at 60mph then yes probably death but into another small car at low speeds then not a huge issue.
@@jakeveitch6982 Don't crash then, I really don't get how people can be so scared now days for everything, lifes dangeours, live with it...
I serioulsy like this small cars and much rather take them on a long trip since they usually has of the annoying toys that beeps at you are some stuipd tailgate that take 5 minutes to close. Just some wheels with an engine, FUN FUN. They also fit in the lane even if some SUV that got no clue how wide the car is comes against you.
I spent 5 years in scania and volvos. No desire to go back to clumsy veichles.
@@jakeveitch6982I knew somebody who walked away from a head on crash with a Land Rover Defender - they were in a FIAT 500. Sure these small cars might not be as strong as a 2 tonne SUV, but for city driving I'd take their agility and convenience every time.
I bought my 15 plate SEAT Mii 5 years ago, for commuting to work, and it has never let me down. It's roomy, easily accommodating 4 adults, and has decent boot space for such a small car. It drives like a class above, and the 74bhp engine in mine is ample for motorway cruising. I like the fact that it aint full of gizmos, but has just what is needed. Add the cheap tax, 60 mpg, and relatively cheap insurance and there's little to fault it, except the radio is notorious for poor reception, even with an improved aerial, so I bought a DAB converter to cure it.
Fun fact: I see Matt is grimming about 695 tax for the 5L Jag. But here in Romania, for a 5L engine you would pay 2000 euros. That is ouch
Xd same here in holland and diesel is like 3500
Looks like a great start to 2024 for you! You could say 'New Year, New Mii' 😉
The rust around the fuel filler cap takes me back to the original Ford KA 😬
I thought Rick Astley was a guest presenter there for a moment before you started speaking and said you’d shaved your beard off! 😂
Matt, if you take those air deflectors off, you might want to offer them to the buyer. I have them on my Up!, due to the fact that without them if you crack the window, rain runs straight into the cabin.
Yep. I was thinking that when he took them off
Whole point in having them in the first place, never understand this
@@stuarthepburn6508 Matt obviously has some kind of fetish about these - like scabby number plates and tinted rear windows
I recently was given a brand new VW UP as a courtesy car. What a fabulous little car, well built, simple and cheap as chips to run. Drove it from North Wales to Scotland and back. In many respects it was better than my ID3.
What are the ID cars like? Being full electric. Would you have had to have stopped many times to charge to do that wales -> scotland and back?
@@R888EDG Mine will do N Wales to Southern Scotland on a single charge. It would have helped if the servicing dealer in Wrexham had charged it as instructed before I picked it up. I was left nursing it up the M6 on 25% battery hoping to find a grossly overpriced fast charger to use. The ID3 drives very well but the cost of fast charging makes them only suitable for moderate distances up to 100 miles unfortunately. They are not the future that the politicians are pushing for.
Everything is better than an id3😅
@@paulbaddiley7326 And your justification for printing such nonsense is? Clearly you do not own an electric car which might just qualify you to give a balanced opinion.
@iainmacleod4007 expensive to buy, expensive to repair, battery will need replacing eventually, expensive to charge and they catch fire! Is that enough reasons?
Car Vertical have made an error. They have three cylinders, not four.
I had an Up! and a Citigo. The Skoda was cheaper and better. But I have to say that I did not have a single problem with either car. Just routine servicing. They are superb cars and will run all day at 70mph on the motorway.
I have a Skoda Kamiq with the 110 bhp version of the same engine. It also is an easy motorway cruiser, despite being only a 1.0 litre. It will still accelerate in 6th to 80 and beyond fairly readily. But drive it more conservatively, and 50 mg is quite do-able in everyday driving. Having owned a Focus Ecoboost 1.0 litre for 4 years, I rate this 3 cylinder 1.0 litre as being both smoother and quieter than the Ecoboost. Plus I never saw more than 45 mpg from the Ford.
You're mistaken, the superb is an entirely different Škoda! *grin*
The Up I’ve got has been utterly reliable and very economical. A very versatile interior and great visibility make it an underrated gem IMHO. The Mii should sell very quickly I reckon at your retail price tag. Thanks for the videos Matt. 😊
Clutch noise at idle is normal on the VW up/citigo/Mii trio, nothing to do with sound proofing, it's because the flywheel is solid and not dual mass, if you push down the clutch when it's rattling the noise will stop, also stops when it's warmed up. Cool cars.
I have a Mii FR Line with a mighty 75bhp and I love it. As a runabout / shopping car it is great. I tend to use it more than my Octavia VRS and have more fun driving it. Struggle to get less than 50mpg on any trip too. Do agree about the fairly feeble heating and ventilation though.
Matt missed the dash central vent behind the sat nav pod. It works OK.
@@Alocacoc2411 Yes but it's pretty useless if you have the nav system/phone holder in place in front of it.
I’ve got a 2012 one that’s done 109,000 miles and I have just driven 300 miles today up the A1 with no issues and in comfort. Fantastic, good quality, cheap cars. Mine was only £2k last summer.
Cracking little cars. I went from an E500 that regarded air suspension bags and sensor modules as service items to a '17 plate Up that would have fitted in the 500's boot. It was supposed to be a fill-in car while I found another Mercedes, but it's been the daily ever since. It's cheerfully ragged down to the south of France several times, been to Spa and Le Mans, done Belgium three times, Italy twice and all over the UK. It's even done a day at Curborough. It's never missed a beat, never needed more than regular servicing and never turned in less than 55mpg. Almost as cheap as walking. Stick all-season tyres on it and it'll go up anything in the snow and ice, probably because it weighs less than a skateboard. It's been such a great car I simply don't know what I'd replace it with.
I had a citigo, didn't let me down for 7 years. Gotta merc and it's been a nightmare
I was hoping you would do one of these. The Seat is the best value of the three, and the Toca the best spec, with the touch screen. The only things it doesn't have are the rear sensors, except the earliest ones, and the false boot floor. You don't need the sensors, and the floor is an easy add-on, giving a flat load area of impressive size
Great cars. My wife has a 2013 UP! which I bought her from new and its been totally reliable, cheap to run (£20 per year to tax, over 50 mpg) and super fun to drive. I wholeheartedly recommend them.
Got a banana yellow one as a courtesy car 9 years ago from a main dealer, spent the day in a disguise.
My daughter got one of these in April last year, she loves it. I used it over Christmas and did a 110 mile round trip on the M62 and it went up the hill to Saddleworth and over the Pennines easy at 70mph. It is comfortable inside and provides plenty of space. I'm back to my own BMW M340 now but wouldn't think twice about using it again. Really impressed.
These are very good cars. They feel like a much larger car on the go and that engine is really smooth and economical, obviously the higher output version is a better buy. In general a very well engineered car which was massively ahead of it's time when released
The Mii, CityGo and Up! are a trio of silly names but brilliant little city cars. This one looks in fantastic condition and appears to have been looked after. I rather fancy one myself 😉
No rear wheel arch liners, that's what causes the rust round the fuel cap
My 2013 60hp Mii has done 126,000 miles and still runs smoothly. Mpg from 45 to 60, though the last would only be achieved on a long smooth run. Amazing room for its size.
I’m watching this in the UK and I’ve never heard of them either. Come on Matt it’s the “ I’ve massively overspent “ line we all look forward too.
I had a black FR. Loved it and it had a great thrum from it's 3 pot. It sat on wider tyres and was a few mm lower than the stock car. 74 bhp wasn't great but you could drive it at ten tenths everywhere with a smile on your face.
It's crazy how cheap cars are in the UK and repairing stuff. 265 pounds for a valet and re-paint is insanity, in Sweden this would be well over 1000 pounds, it would almost total the car.
My wife has a late 2017 Up that we bought with 10 miles on from the VW dealer in Bolton in January 2018 for £8250. It shows how much car prices have gone up since COVID. It’s been a great car and perfect for what she needs.
bought a second hand 2014 I-Tech in 2019 it had 6kkm on the clock ,the owners who bought it from new used it as their second car for shopping,seriously that is all they used it for,I paid 5500 Euros,(they were selling because they wanted to get the new EV version),it was like a new car ,even smelt like a new car,first thing I did is get seat covers from Seat and mats, we use this also as our second car runaround and also as my get to work and home car,I cant fault it ,the consumption is brilliant (4.4 L / 100km)I only need to fill up once a month ..IF..it is such an easy car to drive ,it actually drives itself, (I'm in Germany by the way) the insurance is 120 euros a year(yes my wife and I have many years accident free touch wood),and because it is in Germany classed as a Euro6 the tax is 26 euros a year,I love it,Matt you said a great first car! its also a great 26th car
Car Vertical say its a 4 cylinder engine, nope, its a 3 cylinder. Rust around the fuel filler was a known issue on early versions, due to it being a rust trap, similar to early KAs. Yep, the gearboxes are a bit agricultural in terms of noise levels. The tech bulletin said it was purely a comfort issue and nothing to be concerned about. Basically a good little car that's well screwed together. Wouldn't bother with the 74bhp version, the only advantage with this unit is it revs freer above 4000rpm, up to that point the torque curve is the same as the lower powered version.🙂
The noise is called gear rollover, it's due to the combination of
1) The 3 cylinder engine naturally having more crankshaft speed variation on each rotation (aka torsional vibration) than engines with 4 or more cylinders.
2) No dual mass flywheel to reduce the torsional vibration.
3) Low viscosity gearbox oil to reduce drag and improve fuel economy/emissions.
The crank speed variation causes the gears to chatter as the backlash between them is constantly taken up and then opened, and the low viscosity oil doesn't damp this out very well. It's absolutely normal on these cars as your mate says.
I bought a new Skoda Citigo the same spec as this Mii for £8.5k seven years ago, and I'd imagine it's worth about half that now. Not bad when you consider any new EV losses £10k as soon as you drive it off the dealer forecourt.
12:04 It isn't a magnet for thieves, because it's removable (if memory serves me right).
You're getting the hang of this used car trading stuff. Good one.
Imported my wife's 2013 MPI from Spain when we moved back to the UK post (bloody) Brexit 4 years ago, when we already decided it was too good to part with and having already owned it for 3 years while there. We had driven it from Barcelona to Glasgow once before and it is quite competent, even at 130km/hr on French motorways. We just got back from another round trip from the IoW to Glasgow and it still hasn't missed a beat in 7 years of ownership. £20 tax, Group 1 insurance and always 50+ mpg, cannot get any cheaper motoring. Great little car!
Great video Matt, as always. I did notice the near side rear window was tinted, but the other rear windows were not. I obviously look at too many cars 😊
Surprised it's taken this long to cover the mii. Much better with its seats down on a tip run than an aygo. But annoyingly it has an "e" service book - which seems like a main dealer con.
Everything seems to be going the online service history route. My Skoda is. I don't like the idea either.
A couple of my neighbours have these cars . One has the Skoda version one the VW. Both have had them for years. The one with the Skoda version has been used by the wife and the two daughters who have learned to drive in it and used it regularly over the years. It is testament to the durability and cost effectiveness of this car.
Well done Matt you bought a a car with no nasty surprises hope your Spanish washing machine sells quickly and pays you some wages
Enjoyed the video and you not massively overspending. Also, the old music is back, much better. Cheers Matt.
I've always assumed that the rarer 75hp version is basically a 60hp one without the electronic castration.
Good to see a well maintained car on the channel!
Had my up! for 9 years and it's been brilliant. One of the early ones, but a great spec with heated seats, cruise control and navigation. Rarely gets under 50 MPG and with only 75hp it's a lot of fun to wring it out without going too quickly.
The gearbox noise bothered me at first but I l've learnt to ignore it. Only real problem was the rear brakes would stick on after parking up for a while in cold or wet weather - usually solved by giving the drums a good whack.
Different garages argued about the timing belt replacement interval - Skoda recommended a change every 5 years but the original lasted 11 years in mine. VW always denied it needed doing.
Not the most refined city car, but a good ride for such a short wheelbase, and it can genuinely just about fit 4 people.
We are on our second Citigo. Absolutely LOVE it…. Dirt cheap to insure and tax. Great MPG, dead easy to drive (both my sons learnt to drive in one)… and I’ll pick it over my other cars for a quick spin into town ( plenty of exotics and sports in garage)… a pity they. Have stopped making them 😢
Cracking little car that Matt-and hopefully a good start for the year.
Great video as always Matt. Keep it up. I applaud your 2024 sensibility! Hopefully no more "Right, I have massively overspent" 😂
I laughed a lot when you were happy that you had something to spend money on!
Last May I sold my black 2013 Elegance Citigo 70PS with sunroof on 48k miles in superb condition for £4,150. Lovely little bug but I was only doing 1500 miles a year in it. It reminded me of my '64 1071 Cooper S that I ran circa 1973 which took me to Benidorm and back via Andorra.
These are very popular in the USA simply because we don’t have them. I would not fancy my chances being rear ended by a GMC Yukon Denali on the interstate
Good little runabouts these....The ideal town and city car. This and the Skoda Citigo are better buys than the VW Up, which is the same car, but usually costs more because of the badge....All 3 were built on the same production line....
A lot of folks like the window vents. Don’t ask me why….but I’d leave em on. Enjoyed the video. Thanks.
I had a 75bhp Mii Sport, what a fun little car. Hope this video goes well (currently 2 minutes in!)
Edit: glad to see it went well. Smashing car for a first driver, and tbh someone concerned about mileage
We've got a vw up! And always wondered why it was noisy when starting from cold. Now you've answered my question. Had it for 7 years now but might change it this year 😊
Nice to see when you get a result like this Matt! Good on you.
A nice, sensible purchase for Sensible Matt. 🙂
Making me miss the VW up I had for my first car
Shouldn’t that be Mii ;)
Great start to the new year nice little motor..well done Matt!
Oh come on Matt you’re telling me you don’t like the UP! GTI they’re such a charming little car I’d take one of them over anything Japanese, them and the newer picanto are my favourite city cars😊
Very solid car, had from new in 2015 a Mii Sport 75bhp 3 door. Felt like a class above, and since the Ibiza at the time used the same Garmin touch screen and engine, it really felt like one!
Only letdown was the Seat Sound upgrade, The Sub would rarely kick out any base and I was convinced it was set up incorrectly at the factory, but nobody knew how to check this.
Nice video Matt. So glad you have gone back to the original music👍👍👍
I had the bigger battery VW e-Up in my last job, was an absolutely amazing little car ❤
Great to see you having good results so far this year Matt.Keep this up and I reckon there will be a Bentley with MGU 1 on it by the summer.
Had an up TSI mapped up to 130hp, so much fun, would top out at 120mph and never put a foot wrong engine wise. Only issue was the rear brakes sticking on.
Hi Matt, nice to see a video with a happy ending, perfect little starter car for someone. All the best for 2024 from Nick the Lexus guy in Wolsingham.
We have had an Up! for many years now and still relish throwing it down a country lane. Super car, now at 112k miles and cost peanuts to run. Why spend more? We will run this one into the ground and replace with another Up! Love em…
The mii electric is quite rated and can be purchased for ~£10k .
Hey Matt! I have to say this again: Since we do not have the UP over here, if someone was to ship one, I would drive the hell out of it. I love the line of cars including the MII!!!!
Had the Skoda equivalent as a courtesy car years ago. Amazing little car. My drive home from work consisted of a road winding through the Wicklow mountains and it was such a giggle to chuck around.
Great review Matt, but another profit...... what are you playing at????? 🤣
Always love your honest, down to Earth approach
Fancy somebody parking in your layby cheeky so and so,great review Matt, lovely little car.
I also always do a new year clean shave and immediately regret it until I forget a year later and do the same again
Great video and I love that trio of Mii, Up! And Citigo. And you look good clean shaven and I can see features coming through haha
I had the Mii sport 74bhp. Loved it, great fun to drive and yes it did have gear box chatter. Only issue I had with it was rust and air bag sensor. Miss it, but love my Suzuki Swift auto. 3 pot all the way.
Well done Matt. It's looking good.
Great little cars - was my first car that I planned on keeping for 2 years - ended up having it for 6 (and only got rid thanks to someone writing it off). Insurance paid out what I’d paid originally 30k miles later such was crazy COVID pricing
Matt’s been replaced by Billy Whiz from the Beano !😂😂
Great textbook example of this.
Well done.👌🏽
I love the new u Matt & HP is kicking goals.
Glad you have finally got one of these. I nave a Citigo. Great little car. Very dependable.
Fun fact. Here in New Zealand there were only 24 Citigo sold new. Tne import dealer didn't like them., so they are all 10 years old this year. We never got the up!.
I won't hear a bad word about my up..fun to drive, well made, great on fuel and I like the looks too. Bought it for my son to learn in but me and the missus use it all the time. Recommended!
A good honest little motor that folk want
This is a cute little car, I used to have a Škoda Cutigo, I had many smiles, and miles of fun with it.
Great video, as always Matt❤.
Had Up as first car. Loved it. Really good car in terms of how it drives for such small car on motorways. Consumption is low and super practical.
Had some stupid electrical issues and they can rust...
A good start to the year 😊
Haven't started watching yet but I'm sure it's gonna be another great one!
Hi Matt I have a 2018 skoda citigo 5dr 75ps sel ,it's a great little car those wind deflectors are a much needed extra as when it rain s and you open the window the rain pours in as the doesn't have roof rails .
Wow what a car 😊 awesome video😊
Glad you liked it
I think as a city car they look fantastic! Doesn’t pretend to be something it’s not. I know 3 people that currently have a Citigo/Up! and they all love them. Nice to see you making the occasional profit too….just don’t make too much of a habit of it 😉
Great video, Matt. Brilliant car, and all that anyone could ever need. The great thing with these "fridge on wheels" cars is that it is square with great visibility and sitting up high, the driver can see out of the car and that way fewer accidents are likely. There really is a place for this car in everyone's life. In fact, to encourage people to drive less, any car bigger than this should be taxed at £5K/yr for the privilege of driving looking down their nose at other drivers...
Do you even like cars to write this?
Love cars, bought my first at 16 and have owned about 25 since kept my last car a 1.7 Puma for 21 years. However, cars are a social and engineering phenomenon, and after driving for 50 years I accept that driving needs to change, regulations, emissions, C02 and other planet-saving things are overtaking the motoring world. Like no one with any sense smokes nowadays, driving has to be more socially aware. One person driving a huge 2.5-3 tonne giant SUV is just not sustainable and is unnecessary. I have a Porsche Boxster S, it is great driving on the open road, but in towns and cities with loads of limits, cameras and such I can get about just as quickly and easily in my Kia. So pragmatism, in my view is the future, realistic sized cars, emitting less and driving, overall slower and more carefully is the future in my book. Thanks for asking @@livc444111
just had the shocking discovery that 2014 was TEN years ago. thanks 24 yo Matt 😆 had a lot of fun with one of these, but a turbo TSI 105 PS brazilian spec VW Up! (the other brands never got here, the last Seat sold here was in the early 2000s)... very peppy and even more economical than the natural aspirated ones, due to longer gearing.
also, Carvertical said it has 4 cylinders.. I guess it's incorrect isn't?
Perfect run around & plenty space in them. Best of selling it on.
Hey bud, going to be really random but, if you get a seat toledo mk4 or a skoda rapid with the "vape vents" if your going to chuck them out can I have them off you? Lol
I actually like them as you can have the window open a crack without the rain getting in 😂😂.
totally agree, and spraying the windscreen without it eventually dripping inside...
Great video... Nice little car... Hope you profit well from it 👍
Can't wait for the BMW 840 vid! 😜
First car for many young drivers I picked one up miles away and it drove great kept up with M4 traffic,it was a special edition it was dark met blue and the seats and dash were trimed blue as well,the young driver never had a problem with the 3 cyl engine
Definitely a Car Coat Damp hands special this one. Take the 74bhp Citigo variant for the win though as that three banger fairly rips up the black top. With an easy on the eye aesthetic and all the accoutrements falling easily to hand. The hide bound interior takes the main prize. On my test drive I lifted off on the crest, felt the back drift and with a dab of opposite lock I was away. A kestrel under £5K and the cliche police left nowhere. Minty.
Interesting video. Fab cars, have the Seat Mii by Mango with 75 BHP engine. Versatile, great round town and has done trips from North Wales to Scotland with no issues
Oh nice! Always been interested in this car, Seat Mii or the Skoda Citigo.