Like Matt I spent 30 minutes yesterday going over the vehicle before parting with any money. The salesman's face went Tornado Red when I found the front nearside tyre completely deflated by a nail I didn't order.
So Dadogyou wereright to warn about tyres.
Guess what? It was fixed in several minutes because they had a complete spare wheel(fitted with tyre) in stock. A rather popular accessory by the sound of it.
On the Up! side, I did a road test after it was rebooted, and the frequently mentioned faults were not there (noisy gearbox and difficulty in selecting reverse). This one was manufactured in March 2013.
If you are considering buying a Take Up! with the comfort pack (like higher end models I understand) the VW brochure is wrong about you getting two remote keys. You only get one with a non-remote spare.No doubt this is to save weight to meet the CO2 specs (like no standard spare tyre).
It was ironic that having spec'd a spare tyre because of tyre vandalism in our area (nails propped up in front and behind tyres when the car is parked somewhere) that we should fall victim to the same outcome (unrepairable by VW tyre goo) at the VW dealership.
I'm not going to name the dealership because they might have been a victim as well.
Consider this ...
Have you had a nail or screw of more than 50mm length in your tyre recently?
Was it in the central groove of the tread?
As a mechanical engineer, I cannot conceive of a mechanism whereby such an object
can penetrate tyres so regularly, and accurately,without human intervention ...
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Edited by: UpInTheAir