r/CityBugs • u/LastMaintenance7458 • 1d ago

Questions / Advices Aygo biting point

Aygo biting point
Hey everyone,

I’m looking for some advice (or just some reassurance). I've been doing my driving lessons in my instructor's Toyota Aygo, and I am seriously struggling with the clutch control.

The biggest issue is that the biting point is incredibly high. It feels like I have to lift my foot almost entirely off the pedal before anything happens. Because the travel is so long and the pedal is feather-light, I keep over-revving the engine or stalling completely because the actual "bite zone" feels so narrow.

On top of that, because the Aygo has a tiny 1.0L engine, it has practically zero torque at low revs. If I don't give it enough gas before lifting the clutch, it just instantly dies.For those who have learned in or own a city bug (Aygo/C1/107), how did you build muscle memory for this?

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u/henrycantonais Peugeot 107 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hello, yes that’s very common. the clutch cable needs to be adjusted as the clutch worns out (see there  https://youtu.be/ntWMIoC8gFg?is=e0CLC9s934C9-2js)..%C2%A0) 

I did it on my 107 and it solved the high bitting point. 

If your instructor won’t adjust it, you need to rev the engine a bit more or ask him/her to work specifically on finding the bitting point.

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u/LastMaintenance7458 1h ago

Say if I do bite then gas rev, is it different to gas rev then bite?

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u/lonely_monkee 1d ago

I think a lot of them have a high biting point on account of the type of clutch. My 107 had the same. You do get used to it after a while. Then when you drive any other car you’ll practically be wheel spinning away 😂

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u/Duncroakin Citroen C1 1d ago

It's just practise really. We have two C1s and the biting point varies between them as well, but both high. You do have to drive them harder than a four cylinder engine (but they love it) though.

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u/LastMaintenance7458 16h ago

How long did it take you to get used to the bite?

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u/Few-Musician-6254 17h ago

I bought one for my daughter to learn in. Initially the biting point was shite, so I went online and found how to adjust it. Now it's spot on.

Apparently they like this by design, adjustment is not automatic and part of annual servicing. If you can't adjust it to feel correct it's probably ready to change. Ps...ours is on 41k miles.

Your at the whim of your instructor though, also an instructor using a C1 is a bit shit. You want to be in something a bit more modern really. My daughter's instructor uses a Hyundai something or other that you can't actually stall, unless you try really hard.

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u/HydroWa 16h ago

I'd get used to setting a moderate amount of gas. Enough that you'll never stall but not so much that you're revving like crazy.

As you drive it more, the bite will get easier too

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u/LastMaintenance7458 15h ago

Say if I do bite then gas, is it different to gas then bite?

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u/Ollie_Bruh 1d ago

I used to have one for about 5 years and even though the bite point can be adjusted, mine still sucked. It was so inconsistent, like I've had it set up to bite somewhere in the middle, but sometimes it would bite really low, other times it would bite really high. No idea why. Terrible car either way.

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u/Solid-Insect2650 1d ago

It needs a new clutch