1 Years ownership of my Volkswagen UP! - The perfect first car? 

Really great honest video. Thank you for this.

What I'm doing in lockdown is buying a white 5-door up! In my case a 2018 TSI. I thought your comments were spot on. The 75bhp is a little lackluster for me which is why I kept looking out for a 90ps TSI model over the past few months. And having driven a couple of GTIs I didn't want the harder ride or false sound in the cabin (loved the looks though). So I've ended up with a 5dr High-Up! TSi with a lot of extras including climate, auto lights & wipers, parking sensors & cruise control. Also heated seats and electric heated doot mirrors (standard on the high-up! but not on most trims). And it is plenty quick enough for me - tons of low down torque and virtually no turbo-lag (which was pretty bad on my 500x I had before). I am literally twice your age - so at a very different point in my life. I'm at the stage where my wife and I need nothing bigger than an Up! We can park it anywhere and it has a far smaller carbon footprint than an SUV. It has the critical 'big car' features and is powerful enough to have some fun on a b-road. So far from being a first car for me, this is my 31st car!! My only negatives so far are: 1. The ride quality - which I find considerably harder than my 500x (which ran on 18" wheels). This really surprises me since all the reviews I read suggested it was a quite supple ride. Mine does not have sports suspension - and is running on 15" wheels. I think it just my unreasonable expectations from a city car - but nonetheless a bit suprising to find the back-end skipping slightly across the road when I hit an inperfection. Tyre pressures are as recommended so not an issue there. Will keep tabs on that - but the car feels far better on the road than my 500x in general - only the potholes and road surfaces are communcated much more into the cabin. 2. No syncromesh for reverse gear. Funny how you get used to that and then when it's not there it's a mild annoyance. 3. No clutch rest, and I find the clutch pedal position a bit high. Neither is a show-stopper Other than that it's tremendous! The handling is much better than my Fiat, and the whole car feels nimble, nippy and solid. Looking forward to the first motorway trip at the weekend to see what MPG I get on a run. At the moment it seems I'm getting about 55mpg average around town which is considerably better than I thought it would be.

Good to see the up! make an appearance and sorry to hear about your expensive kerb contact Tish. Beyond the car, hope you were okay in the incident. I subscribed to your channel following the release of your first video, up! GTI, which I own. I’ve just bought a T-Roc R-Line, no not the convertible, but not miles apart from what may be your next car - perhaps a not so interesting fact. 😂 Anyhow, stay safe and well during these uncertain times and thank you for taking the time and effort to film and upload a video for us. All the best.

Nice descriptive video. Mine is a 2012 Bluemotion 75 PS 5 door, and I love how easy it is to park and fit in small places. It's a very spacious tiny car with good built quality. Also it is very economical with economy of around 55MPG (UK). Downsides are that the reverse gear doesn't engage easily sometimes and makes an annoying noise.

Nice! Love ups, such fun to drive but agree they are a bit gutless in lower HP. Liking the better video quality and intro, keep up the good work!

Cant beat the build and reliability of a VW build, I had a Polo as my 1st little car and was a great little run about, I heard they done a GTI version of the UP as well, Im a big fan of hot hatches, was over at Mantis last year looking at changing my little fiesta red edition for a Fiesta ST but spent so much money on mine I cant justify selling it, cant beat all the backroads around Bures/Bergholt 👍 Good video, Nice reviews on your channel

I grew up with VW and I drive a stock VW take up! (the naked frog, as he was called VW internally) and the lack of features also saves some weight, which benefits the 60 hp engine. It's my first car at age of 28 because I just got my driving license last month and I needed a cheap, small and reliable car for the 15 km a day to and from work. I actually find him very nippy, okay... nothing happens when you step on the pedal at 60 km/h in fifth gear, even in fourth gear on a slight incline. But because I stick strictly to the speed limit, I never get into the situation where I have to overtake anyway.

I got a 16 plate vw high up automatic, the gearbox is awful in town it just cant make its mind up and yes the engine is flat, I wanted the turbo version but you cant get it in an automatic!! It was 6 months old when I got it with 490 miles on it, its now done 52400 miles to date with only a slight wiring fault to the left indicator which I fixed myself, I fitted a towbar to it for a small trailer which it pulls fine on the motorway at 60 mph, I wish they had put a diesel engine in these as it would have suited me better for distance but looking at the 4 and abit years ive owned it its been faultless/reliable and cheap to run which is all I wanted. Take care out there👍

My 60hp Move Up, does struggle on steeper gradients, but it returns incredible fuel economy, and has proved to be totally reliable from day one. Its the perfect car for a young inexperienced driver, as your never in any worry of overstepping the mark with the car. It is underpowered, but take that into consideration, and its a truly excellent car.

Really considering an up! or an mgb, great video 👍

Love lots of things about the UP! You shouldn't be overtaking on back roads though anyway! Good review.

I have the Skoda Citigo, its a great little car, fun to drive. I live in the Chilterns and it does struggle up hills sometimes!

your car looks fantastic tish love the stripes great video as always stay safe

Mechanic here: there is a little Japanese car brand called Toyota out there. you should of got a Toyota Yaris Mk1.. for £500, they never break. Bought my Yaris for £250 for a work car. Never broken down in 3 years of ownership

Up is a good one !! 🏆🏆

I have the VW look up! I love it! It does feel like a go kart 🤣! I do sometimes wish it had heated seats and cruise control though 😂

Is this car good for short people. I have little feet? Loved your review and information. Thank you.

Great video. Thx. Some of those kerbs can jump out quickly…

Volkswagen Mechanic in Australia here, I will be buying my daily soon and the Up! Is the way to go in my opinon. Economical, Nice body and minimal space. You seriously need to detail that poor little girl she is looking dirty.

I have a 16 plate VW Up street edition - my first car, bought it in 2018 :)

Even over 5 years, £100 a month only equates to £6K in total. That must have been a ridiculous deal because the UP has a base RRP of £11K+.

Good 👍

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Looking at buying one in South Africa

lexus Gs 300 ,IS250 ??? bmw 330d e90

Was shocked about you hitting a curb creating so much damage. That sort of damage just should not happen. I've bashed the curb hard a couple of times and only needed a new tyre. My cars is old fox so very basic but tough.

Hi! What is the noise level and comfort on highway at 120km/h?

Totally agree with the gutless thing! Its so weak! 😂 i get to 70 and it feels like its revving its balls off! Definitely not a long journey/motorway car deffo more of a city car! Oh and I burst my tyre when i hit the curb in this car 😂🙈🙈

What year plate is this car?

I've got a 75 ps Up! too. I find performance fine in town up to 40 mph and on the motorway at 70. But agree it feels gutless on country roads between these speeds. You have to change down and rev it.

i’m just turning 17 and was really debating to get this car for my first caus it’s quite small and looks pretty easy to park but idk what one i should get as u said there’s petrol, diesel ,leather seats i was wondering what is the cheapest

What was the longest distance you drove with your vw up?

When I'm 18 years old I'm going to get a up

Ive have come across this car a few times when looking for a new car but i really fear it becoming ti boring for me since i love cars and only have owned bmw’s but they are so expensive

Why are all people talking about "first car". You really do not need much more than an UP! I owned quite a lot of cars, including a tuned BMW E30, 2 106GTI's and a tuned Golf V GTI, but after owning a full options, lowered, 60HP UP tuned to 75HP for 8 years and 100.000 miles (did 25.000 a year some years) without any issue, doing maintenance myself, I think I can say, unless you live in the mountains, you don't need more. Already had and still have a 2.0 MX-5 and sometimes cannot decide which car to take to drive to work. It's only weather dependent. Not sunny? The UP! Next week very probably my next car: a red UP! GTI. Again full options.

And there is me driving around in my 2002 Mini I bought for £750 lol

My Up make many happy moment for me. It have table of arms with long peck.

You did get a bargain... What a steal :O 30 quid a year road tax 400 a year car insurance good MPG Not a giant money pit as long as you take good care of that

Are u italian at 11:26 ?

Those it have an AC

What job do you now do ?

Can't live without Bluetooth get the maps and more...worth it...off ebay

Blimey she can waffle😊

hi Tish hows it going with u how are you coping with all of this pandemic are you managing with OK i love ya video of the new corsa and the video of your Volkswagen up my first time on here & i just wanted to say and share my special interests with u i love most of my cars myself but i have never driven a car because of my health condition safe to be sorry isn't it hope u dont mind me chatting with u any way i love the newer shape polo the GTI and love the golfs and all the Volkswagen how long have u been in the car sales industry sector and is it very flexible or is it hard work and stressful L o L L o L nice talking to ya i would love to keep in touch and keep in formed with you if that is sound with u Tish l o l x from chris u are amazing lovely u are 27 i thought u were around about 23 or 24 TISH lol X

we want to know the car not your job status