Volkswagen Up - Volkswagen Up sales

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Tue 3 Apr 2012 00:09
Volkswagen Up - Volkswagen Up sales - Leif

My car fell to pieces last week, so I bought a VW TakeUp. I like small cars and I run them into the ground. Anyway, the sales chap told me they had sold half their years allocation already, ~35 cars. Anyone in the trade know if he is likely to be correct, or is he trying to make the car sound like it is in high demand?

Anyway, I had the choice of a brand new base spec Ford Fiesta for £8K, or the VW Up. Am I mad? I've driven the Fiesta and didn't like it, and I think they are ugly. The Up is cute, and has much better mpg which matters to me. The VW dealer have given me a (free) loan car until I can take possession of the car. They will not release it until they get a replacement for the showroom. I imagine they could lose sales if they had none for the punters to prod. It sounds a good deal to me, not that I know.

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Tue 3 Apr 2012 00:10
Volkswagen Up - Volkswagen Up sales - Leif

PS: Anyone else think the name is daft? TakeUp, MoveUp, what next, MuckUp?

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Tue 3 Apr 2012 00:34
Volkswagen Up - Volkswagen Up sales - Avant

Not mad at all - the Up has been very well reviewed in the motoring press. From what I've read you need the higher-powered engine if you often drive out of town - but you have to go to the £10,000 High Up for this.

I wouldn't be surprised that it's selling well - as you say it looks cute (which its predecessor the Fox never did), and if you think the name is silly, the SEAT Mii is sillier: the Skoda Citigo sounds less silly. Personally I quite like the name Up - think how well the electric E-Up will go down in Yorkshire.

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Tue 3 Apr 2012 08:08
Volkswagen Up - Volkswagen Up sales - Leif
Personally I quite like the name Up - think how well the electric E-Up will go down in Yorkshire.

Hee hee. I hadn't thought of that one. :)

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Tue 3 Apr 2012 11:21
Volkswagen Up - Volkswagen Up sales - daveyjp

VAG have very strict quotas so he may be correct - it keeps second hand prices higher. We were interested in the Citygo to replace our Aygo until I read it has a cambelt and VAG change intervals for them change with the wind.

Ours would be a low mileage car and a few hundred quid to change a belt and tensioners bumps up the running costs so we won't be considering one.

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