Now I can see why VW have stripped back the basic model to crack the £8k barrier (marketing tool) but does anybody think this variant is good value stripped of all real-world essentials (air-con, central locking, electric windows, split rear seats etc) that are standard on the Move Up?
I think it's a fine car. Getting back to basics feels nice and fresh. I almost chose this car, but I'm not very good at buying cars. I kept adding bits for a treat until I ended up with a high up... Lol
The take up certainly has it's place in my heart.
I've had a few old beetles with all the luxury items of the day such as .........well..... a radio.....erm........
Windscreen wash powered by the spare tyre and ...........remote filler cap release via the glove box!
Ah yes you're right. Should have said remote central locking. I guess I've become spoiled and putting a key in the door of a car seems alien now! I suppose there are those happy with the basics but I couldn't go back!
On the basis I drive about in a 1971 Triumph Spitfire mk3 with air conditioning provided by an open top, no central locking and definitely no electric windows etc. I buy my cars for the look and the fun of it. If it makes me smile when I drive it then I dont care if it has square wheels. I'm looking forward to having some new toys but could live without them as long as my UP! gets me from A to B
Square wheels might be a little bit of a challenge
. For me I think the Up was about downsizing without losing the kit you are used to. All the benefits of downsizing from a bigger car without feeling like you have.
My dealer informed me that my 'Take up' is now in the UK and on its way to their showroom I can collect it later this week.. or early next !!!
I already have a Tomtom satnav; my MP3 enabled HTC phone will plug straight into the standard Radio/CD offering and my spreadsheet can calculate my MPG. Winding a window down and using a car key are not exactly exhausting activities either.
I'm very careful with my cash.. and we are about to buy our 3rd house, a hilltop detached - 3 bed property in 1/3rd acre with views front / rear of over 30 miles across to the welsh hills and a view across the town to a 1000+ years old hilltop castle We'll then have 3 properties without any mortgage or loan in sight.. That's where I get pleasure from as well as driving a lovely little VW car for a keen price.
All folks are different, but I probably would not have bought the up! if it didn't have that attention grabbing sub £8k on the road price tag. My C2 is a great little car but the frugal up! just has to displace it now !
Stainless so your from Aylesbury well I am from chesham did you get it from way sides. I got mine Saturday who did u deal with. Make sure you get £15 of fuel cause I didn't. Enjoy your up it's fab!!
I got the take up because I was looking at second hand cars round about the £7.5k mark and decided I'd rather have a new one if it was only another £500. I couldn't warrant spending any more (though I did opt for the comfort pack) as the mileage I do and the use it will get isn't worth having all the bells and whistles. We have a Golf Match, which does have all the bits including aircon and cruise control but OH hardly ever uses them. I'm sort of wishing I had gone for Maps & More - not because I want the sat nav (I like my TomTom and prefer maps anyway) but I would like to know how much fuel I have left/how many miles left in the tank etc. Will just have to work it out!
Stainless so your from Aylesbury well I am from chesham did you get it from way sides. I got mine Saturday who did u deal with. Make sure you get £15 of fuel cause I didn't. Enjoy your up it's fab!!
My Dealer is Jardine Motors ( Aylesbury Volkswagen ) in the centre of Aylesbury... Found them excellent so far. Got the 3 years servicing thrown in on the 'Take Up!' for the money and I'm really pleased with the deal. Thanks for the reminder re: fuel. I'll tell Richard ( my contact ) that others are getting a full tank !! So I need one too
Madwitch -- Our Honda Jazz tells us how much fuel, and the miles left.. However we've noticed that the estimate falls off faster than the miles covered even when we drive at a constant style !! So we can not rely on its estimates. Interpreting the fuel gauge is just as good.
How did we ever survive back in the 50s/60s/70s/80s/90s etc before these new fangled devices arrived ??
Quite well actually ! Which is why the basic car makes great sense for me without all the toys
Just to give a better indication of when I started biking the examiner gave you a route to take telling you he would jump out at some point for your emergency stop! you could ride 250cc's on L plates and driving was fun!
I’m not going to be driving my 2013 Move Up! for a while due to the Covid 19 lockdown. It’s only done 24000 miles. I keep it in the garage and I’m wondering whether I should get a trickle or float charger to stop the battery going flat. If so, can anyone recommend a suitable good one? Also, I...
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Where’s the best place to get a replacement light switch. eBays full of them but I’m not sure half of them will work. I’ve tried one of our T5 and that’s different and most of the eBay ones state that they fit both t5’s and up’s?
Trying to avoid the main stealers obviously
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Hey there guys and dolls.
Just purchased a up, ever time I put the ignition key in, and again taking it out, a alarm / chime goes off, could anyone give me advice on how to turn off if poss, regards Patrick
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I can collect it later this week.. or early next !!!
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