Hi all, Ipicked up myUp! on 29th May and am loving it
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. I originally ordered it in February and thought it would never come after a couple of months of 'in a few weeks' delivery dates promised to me. I am the proud owner of a Tornado Red High Up! with red dash panel andcream lower interior and seats which look fantastic, with the sound pack, panoramic sunroof 3 years servicing for £99 and carpet mats as my only options. I had not even seen an Up! before ordering it, going by all of the reviews on the internet and my past ownership of VW's. I did drive a Bluemotion version a while after ordering and was very impressed at the way it drives so knew that I had made an excellent choice of car. I drive 112 miles a day round trip to work and back consisting of A roads, urban and Motorway driving and already am getting between 58 and 64 average MPG. I had a 2010 Smart fortwo diesel before and the difference is night and day to own and drive so far. The Smart is supposed to get up to 85 MPG but I never ever could get above 55mpg. I beleive the full tank was the same as the Up! and neveracheived more than 360 miles out of a tank full. The engine at 800cc was small but mighty as a turbo diesel with lots of torque but gearbox was attrocious being an automated manual. If anyone is considering the automated manual then just avoid it like the plague as they are always very jerky. In comparison the engine in the Up! is very smooth and muted and seems very nippy. The manual box in the Up is brilliant as is the compliant suspension and great handling. Overall the Up drives like a much bigger car and is very refined. Needless to say I love it in every way and am so glad I bought it
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