Consistency springs to mind if I were asked to use one word to describe our 2011 i10 auto. It consistently returns 32mpg.

OK, occasionally it'll rise to the dizzy heights of 34.... but more often 32 or even a bit less. And believe me when I say I check each and every fill up with a calculator and enter it into a notebook. Haven't got the heart to get rid of it now as the good lady still likes it and it's worth less and less as time goes by so it's not really worth worrying about any more.

Edited by KB. on 05/07/2017 at 21:28

Well, you're certainly right about the usage of the little i10 and it's short journeys, Avant, but even if it does a bit of a trip out it doesn't make a vast difference. But it's not the end of the world. You're probably right about the right foot enthusiasm but neither of us rag it (I don't think I've ever seen an i10 getting thrashed round this way... this being a rather sleepy backwater on the south east edge of Dartmoor they're generally in their seventies and eighties (at 66 and 62 respectively we're the youngsters hereabouts to drive such a model).

Yes, the Yeti's still here and it's mpg figures are never less than the i10's and often better by 10% or so.... but even on a long run it's rarely better than mid forties but that would include reasonable progress being made on M3/ A30/303 plus a spell on the M25 so it's not going to be great. You'll have heard me say loads of time that considering it's so much bigger, heavier, quicker, safer ... to be equalling the consumption of the Hyundai is a bit of an achievement.

Still love the Yeti - and still the DSG hasn't exploded as would be predicted by the vocal DSG critics here - cracking gearbox to drive and none of the assorted problems in traffic as other contributors keep telling me it should be suffering from. I think (very much hope) that they might have cracked it now after the early issues that we all know about and don't refute. I'll consider the Yeti replacement in due course and would undoubtedly go for the DSG again, even if it is the dry clutch (which it will be). But I will concede that common sense dictates I'd spend a couple hundred quid to extend the warranty to five years though.

Edited by KB. on 07/07/2017 at 23:24

As always, good general advice there. However, issues with the service history on this particular car aren't relevant; it's only a few months old.