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I just took delivery of an Elegance Outdoor in Cappuccino ( I really wanted light blue but they don't make them in that colour anymore). It's not really a golden metallic colour, which I expected, it's more of a brownie greeny colour , in fact, if it hadn't been for the paperwork , I might have thought it was actually Jungle Green!! I picked the colour from the brochure, but overall , quite happy. Ordered the black interior too, just to be on the safe side. It doesn't look distinctive in the slightest, but it's probably a safe colour. At the end of the day , it's personal preference, good luck with your choice

I've been building prospective Yeti's on the configurator , literally for months and at the weekend noticed that the Matterhorns can no longer be added. Did I read somewhere that the Monte Carlo spec had Matterhorns? Maybe they're all being kept for them.?

Thanks for the replies, it sounds like it maybe was just the car I tested so I'll keep the Yeti on my list. Now I just need to test drive the Petrol Qashquai, Golf SV , Octavia Scout and the BMW Active Tourer , then hopefully I'll be able to make a final decision.

Sorry, my technical knowledge is almost non existent , but Im wondering if it's possible that the removal of the standard boot floor and including a spare wheel/new smaller floor could possibly mean a reduction in soundproofing , which results in 'hearing' some whine/whirr? (Which I've assumed comes from the Turbo) If e.g. There are numerous 1.2 owners (with factory spare), who never hear any whirr/whine noise , then it was maybe just the one car I drove, or maybe it's me! I thought the turbo was located somewhere near the exhaust? Of course it may not have been a noise caused by the turbo, but an annoying noise/whirr there definitely was , when I accelerated I don't want to order a new car costing over £20K to find that it's noisy when I accelerate, so am trying to get the views of actual owners, so I can decide whether to take the risk whether to buy one or not

I test drove a 1.2 Elegance with spare wheel(not sure if it was factory fitted or not) at a local dealer, really liked the car, BUT, every time I accelerated I could hear what I thought was a noise from the Turbo, a kind of whirring noise and it drove me nuts. I assume it was a noise coming from the the Turbo and wondered if the 'noise' was heard because of some lack of soundproofing which was as a result of the fitting of a spare wheel? So, for any 1.2 DSG owners out there with a factory fitted spare, the question I have is : do you hear any such Turbo noise, when you accelerate? I currently have a Fabia 1.2 SE 69bhp and absolutely love it. It's a bit small and loses power quickly going uphill but it's a great wee car and I never hear any unexpected noises when I accelerate(I know, it doesn't have a Turbo). I previously had a Grand CMax Poweshift with spare wheel and sold that after 5 months as it had a really noisy Turbo whine as soon as I accelerated at 1500rpm. So I'm seriously interested in buying a Yeti but I'm worried that the car will come with this turbo 'whine/whirr' and it'll drive me nuts (again!) Of course it might just be me, but I've driven a Forester, Qashquai, Verso, CRV, CX5 , Rav4 and have never heard any Turbo whirr from them. I've also driven my sons Fabia 1.2TSI 86PS with spare, no sound of Turbo whirr. Anyhoo, I would really appreciate feedback from 1.2 Yeti Owners, thanks in advance, cheers.

YA BEAUTY !! My 140bhp DSG Elegance in Muscovado with onyx interior, Annapurna Alloys, Sat Nav, upgraded stereo, rough road pack, park assist , tyre pressure monitor, heated windscreen, spare wheel, floor mats, IS HERE !! Of course, typically, I'm just in the middle of a really busy work period and I'm working the next 6 weekends, so I dont really have much time to do any driving at the mo, DOH! Since I normally get the bus to work, my lovely Yeti has done no more than be reversed into my driveway!! However, I'm off today and its off to the shops. My normal shop is about half a mile away, but I'm going to drive 5 miles to another shop, just to have a drive in the Yeti ! Tomorrow I'm going to drive to work and then hopefully drive a wee bit to pick up my daughter, so I might get a few more miles in. First impressions are good. The colour looks great, its not as dark as I thought it was going to be. The doors sound "just like a VW" when you close them and the stereo sounded great when I switched it on for two seconds. I'll report back in a wee while, when I've done a bit of driving and I'll add some pictures. I just wish I wasnt so busy and so tired, I cant really enjoy it as much as I wanted. Bad planning on my part. Incidentally, I managed to find one dealer out of three local ones who has agreed to give me a wee bit discount off the price of 4 steel wheels for my winter tyres, so he'll be getting my service business, despite the fact he's outside Edinburgh where I work. The ignorance of the parts departments regarding these wheels was staggering. They really werent clued up at al land seemed totally confused as to what the difference was between the two sets of 16" Steel wheels for the yeti. Big thanks to 'The Plumber' and James from Allams for their help with this. When I phoned one of the dealers , he couldnt find the wheels and I told him I was looking for 7Jx16 ET45's he asked "where did you get that info from", I answered "from the Skoda Forum" , I was met with a resounding "ermmmmm" and then " we havent sold any of these , dont know anything about winter tyres". I couldnt help thinking "its about time you blinking well did" Anyway, enough grumping for the moment, I'm just about to set off to the shops,(what an exciting life I lead!!)

Big thank you to 'The Plumber' for his advice. I'm currently awaiting delivery of my new SM and decided to follow the plumber's example and order the same Nokian tyres as he's got! I know its not very original, but they're made for Arctic conditions and should be OK over here. I'm waiting for two local delaers to give me a quote on 4 16" Skoda Steel wheels and I'll get my local non franchised dealer to fit them since they've always looked after me OK Keep up the good work 'Plumber', most appreciated

Contacted Skoda Customer Services to ascertain whether there was ANY chance at all of changing my order "Oh sorry sir, once your order is in , you cant change it" I explained to him about this forum , about the 4 week 'rule' and how some lucky beggars had been able to change their orders, the reply was : "Well, thats what we've been told..." Expectation levels met I'm afraid................

No idea, was just told by the dealer (last week), that it was now being built 'next week', (which is now this week). Didnt really think to ask about week numbers. I was originally told my car was showing as a build week 41, then, after asking about options, I'm told the car is being built 4 weeks early, which may be true, its just really frustrating as I really wanted the folding mirrors....

Guys Quick update, James just replied to me, so thanks very much to him for taking the time out to speak to one of us who isnt even his customer. What a great ambassador for the Brand. Unfortunately, IF they're building my car this week, then I'm doomed to live without theelectric folding mirrors, which is something I really did want , but dropped off my 'must have' list in order to buy the Yeti. Its not the end of the world but is seems a tad unlucky to suddenly have the build date brought forward when I asked if changes could be made......I would have been much happier if my build date had been put back in order to make the changes, but that doesnt appear to be an alternative.

Not sure what's going on with dates these days, I asked my dealer last week if it was possible to add any extras to my order (originally week 41), and was told no, as it was now being built next(which is this)week. I'm mildly hacked off as it seems that some people have been able to change their orders and some havent. I even dropped the ever helpful James from Allams Skoda, a note, to see if he could shed any light or give advice, but he didnt reply. I'm not complaining, he's not my dealer, there's nothing in it for him, he just struck me as a really helpful guy and was just trying every avenue to see if I could get the electric seats and mirrors added. Oh well, every cloud has a silver lining, if it gets built this week, I should be picking it up Mid October, which is good.

Just had a call from the Dealer, my SM is being built next week, then three weeks to the dealer, one to get ready, so hopefully I'll be able to take delivery Mid October, WOOHOO ! BTW apologies to leckman for not answering the question about why I couldnt deal with the local dealers: I valued my own part -ex using 'we buy any car' which is a really low trade price. Subtract that from the DtD discounted price and thats what I would have done Business at. Dealer one was about £2700 adrift really didnt discount much at all, Dealer 2 would discount it more and I even offered them £400 above that as a price I'd be willing to pay for local service, but I think the dealers in this area are selling all the Yeti's they can lay their hands on and appear to be hitting their sales targets ergo they dont feel they need to discount much. I would prefer to deal with a local dealer but not at any cost

Apologies for the last blank post, all this Technology gives me a sore head. Overall, the thing which disappointed me from the What Car Reader review was that SP2 listed two reviews with 2 stars. I think one would have done. The Second review sounds like it was on a loan car he was given whilst the original was off the road. SP2 has decided he doesnt like the car, which is fair enough, but twice? I spent a lot of time looking through the Readers Review, both on What Car and Parkers as I dont think Motoring Journalists can always be objective. How much have we read in the press about how wonderful VW cars are, yet I had a Passat which was the worst car pound for pound I ever owned. My current car is a Ford Focus CMax, which had been a really reliable car and I'm hoping that my new SM will be the same, yet Ford have a relatively image than VW. If Skoda did produce 1 dud, then they need to take it on the chin, admit they got it wrong and then get back to doing what the seem to be very good at: building really good reliable cars. I would encourage all car owners to log their opinions, both on What Car and Parkers websites, I truly believe this is really useful information, both good and bad, for prospective buyers. I hope SP2 is happy with the new Scooby, will we see two reviews of that? Lets try and help our fellow car drivers and not take out our frustrations

Sounds Brilliant, I hope dealers in Scotland are taking note, thats how you keep your customers and develop Brand Loyalty, well done to Allams