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Considering Yeti Outdoor SCR 150 diesel


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I've not owned a diesel before and have some concerns about current bad press and future viability. However, this engine does meet latest Euro 6 regulations and looks like the engine I would want in the 4x4 Yeti.

How are owners finding their cars? Have they got enough poke (coming from a VRS) What about engine noise? Ride? Any good on the motorway? Advice on options?

I'm looking at the SE model and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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You'll have to test drive it for noise and firm ride obviously but that engine looks the goods for now at least.

Great town and B roads car, ok on motorways.

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I Have an Yeti Outdoor SE L 2.0 TDI CR DPF 150 PS 4x4 DSG and I love it. Plenty of poke when you need it and very good in mud and snow (I live in County Durham). On the motorway it cruises and overtakes with ease and I don't find it noisy at all. My son has an Octavia VRS and he was impressed with the poke of my yeti. Most of my journey's are up and down the pennines and I still get 43 mpg. On the motorway its about 47 mpg. I have not had any problems with it in the last year apart from a windscreen (stone from lorry). I'm 62 and disabled (hence the automatic) and quite honestly its the best car I have ever had. :D

You will need to use adblue which has an akward filler in the boot. I've refilled twice in 12000 miles but its not expensive (£15 for 5 litres)

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I've not owned a diesel before and have some concerns about current bad press and future viability. However, this engine does meet latest Euro 6 regulations and looks like the engine I would want in the 4x4 Yeti.

How are owners finding their cars? Have they got enough poke (coming from a VRS) What about engine noise? Ride? Any good on the motorway? Advice on options?

I'm looking at the SE model and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

Bought mine in April after owning a 140 for the previous 5 years. 

150 is much livelier and is more than willing to pick up it's heels when needed. It will easily embarrass more "sporting" saloons!

Engine noise is very low.

Ride is excellent and seems a bit better than the old 140.

Haven't used it much on the motorway, but the few times I have it doesn't cause any concerns, but then why should it?

Consumption is better than the 140. On the longest run we have done, here to Manningtree in Essex, we managed nearly 55 mpg keeping to below 65. Fuel consumption over that speed reduces drastically because of the shape of the Yeti.

Options: personally I would go for heated screen and washers. Other than that it depends on what you are going to use the car for 

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My wife went from a 220PS petrol vRS to a 150TDI 4x4 SE-L. She loves it and hasn't once said it feels underpowered or slow. She also loves the vastly increased gaps between fill ups :D

But....the only way to be 100% sure is to get one out on a good test drive.

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Options: personally I would go for heated screen and washers. Other than that it depends on what you are going to use the car for 

I agree wholehearted with Graham about the windscreen, I've had to use it 5 times so far this year and I wished I'd had it on my previous Yeti's. I can also endorse the DAB radio (Bolero on mine) it's excellent. Unless you live in the Welsh Wilderness! :giggle: 

 

Fred 

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I've not driven that engine in a Yeti, but recently tried it in an Octavia found it pulled very well in 3rd and 4th gear but you do need to change down for decent acceleration.  If you are used to petrol engines, I'm sure it will be fine but coming from an older diesel (1.9 PD remapped to 140hp in my case), it feels a bit flat in the higher gears - suspect most modern diesels are like that now...

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I've not driven that engine in a Yeti, but recently tried it in an Octavia found it pulled very well in 3rd and 4th gear but you do need to change down for decent acceleration.  If you are used to petrol engines, I'm sure it will be fine but coming from an older diesel (1.9 PD remapped to 140hp in my case), it feels a bit flat in the higher gears - suspect most modern diesels are like that now...

Correct. I found the same when I changed from PD to CR engine but after driving for a while I realized that the difference was that the CR delivered it's power a bit further up the rev range and continued a bit further and was smoother in it's delivery. So it performed the same overall but a bit more refined than the PD.

Now I've moved back to a petrol (diesel no longer suitable for my changed circumstances) and although it's a great engine I miss that almost instant push from take off.

Fred 

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Back to petrol for me too (1.4TSi), not driven one so hoping its decent.  I suspect I'll miss the old PD engine, a bit agricultural but loved its character - but I'm sure I'll enjoy the quieter cabin and (hopefully) functional heater too!

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If the 1.4 is like my 1.2 Pug, think of it as having the best of both worlds - power AND torque delivered in exactly the same way as a diesel.........but

More power but a bit less economy.

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I drove 356.5 miles yesterday ( :nerd:  about statistics what?) in my MY2017 Yeti and it went like a dream. The DSG gearbox is superb, even slightly improved over the one I have in my 2014 138bhp Golf GT (despite the Yeti having only 6 gears rather than the Golf's 7). The seats are extremely comfortable (I chose the non-cost option of Alcantara as I have noticed that the leather seats "crease and bubble" very easily and don't return to their original flatness (you only need to look at a dealer's demonstrators/used models or photos of Yetis for sale on the internet sites to see what I mean). I have yet to do my first AdBlue top up but from various extremely helpful info on this site I don't foresee any problems. So far I am wavering between 40 to 45 mpg, dependant on type of roads driven and traffic conditions, which I am happy about. The "get up and go" from the SCR engine is wonderful and makes safe overtaking very easy and motorway cruising a breeze. The rear camera is well worth considering as it makes parking very relaxing. Good luck with your final choice.

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Exactly what Graham said.

Absolutely love it.

Definitely go for the alcantara over leather. Very grippy so hold you nicely in the seat.

And the SE L spec.

The xenon/H7 high beam is like turning on the sun!

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 The DSG gearbox is superb, even slightly improved over the one I have in my 2014 138bhp Golf GT (despite the Yeti having only 6 gears rather than the Golf's 7).

 

You are noticing the difference between wet and dry clutches. The 6 speed DSG in your Yeti is the oldest DSG that VW produce, it has wet clutches that are lubricated and cooled by oil so can safely slip and smooth pull aways and gear changes. You will also notice when stuck in traffic the box will stay in 2nd gear and slip the clutch rather than change to 1st.

The 7 speed box in your TSi Golf has dry clutches. The box tries not to slip these as that would produce heat and wear. To aid low speed maneuverability 1st gear is much lower than on a manual car. The dry clutch boxes are not as smooth as wet clutch but are more efficient, feel crisper and do not require oil changes every 40k miles..

The dry clutch box has a low maximum torque rating hence it's only used on smaller engines.

 

To confuse matters VAG also have a 7 speed wet clutch they can use with transverse engines. It's available in the Tiguan and some higher perfomance cars like the TT, Audi S3 and will soon be avialable in the upgraded Golf R.

 

Lee

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Hi have had Diesels since 1978. (Long Books state 4 diesels total ling 4..2 Millon KM (Adjusted Miles/KM )

 

My Snowman has dragged of, at a standing start from Traffic Lights ,  a Ford Falcon GTHO V8 "Original Bathurst Winner""Restored.

We have become good friends, His Wife when  I visited for BBQ, said that is so good , can I Have a drive.

 

They now have GTHO and Skoda Diesel auto.

 

Plus I can go from 65 years to 20. And enjoy my youth Daily, and Occasionally with GTHO.

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I've not owned a diesel before and have some concerns about current bad press and future viability. However, this engine does meet latest Euro 6 regulations and looks like the engine I would want in the 4x4 Yeti.

How are owners finding their cars? Have they got enough poke (coming from a VRS) What about engine noise? Ride? Any good on the motorway? Advice on options?

I'm looking at the SE model and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

What is the reason for leaning towards the diesel engine?

 

Sometimes people simply prefer the way in which diesels drive, and that is fine.

 

However if running costs are the main reason you should really do your sums first. Modern petrol engines are now much improved, especially the 1.2 and 1.4 TSI engines.

 

The higher purchase price of diesel engined models and the higher cost of the fuel itself now means you have to be doing some pretty significant mileage to realise the savings from the marginal improvements in fuel economy.

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