BillN_33

I was offered a Karoq Edition - 4WD 150bhp diesel for £23k - 5,000 miles and under a year old - at £10k below list - Edition discontinued and K & L model to be introduced I would expect such discounts at this price point on similar cars - the Merc discount was slightly higher on a £34k + list price

I think a new model (LCI) will be released this year

seems good to me

just sold our 2 Yeti's ....... probably would have bought another Yeti had there been a very low miles 150bhp 4WD around - there were a few at £16k++ but at that price we started looking at the Karoq, (and the VW, BMW etc., equivalents) I drove a Karoq 2.0 4WD Edition Manual and was quite impressed - very well equipped, quiet, roomy etc., etc.,has plenty of performance......... but it is certainly not a Yeti but I suppose that it is a better car even though the styling could be considered maybe bland. For me it is does not drive like a Yeti - the "feel" for the road etc., that the Yeti has ....has gone in the Karoq I wish Skoda the best of luck with the new range and the sales guy I saw near Oxford did a first class job during my test drive etc., We have gone for a BMW X1 18d Xdrive Xline - auto with leather and a few other bits and pieces - it was a BMW staff car bought from the local BM dealer, the car is like new, 4,000 miles on the clock, 9 months old, (and £13k below original list price) The car drives very very well, I was impressed with the test drive, (we have a 335D), but the 2 litre 150bhp engine in the 18d pulls very well and the 8 speed sports auto box, (with 3 modes) - well, what can I saw, it's just the best around

This I have had this problem a few times over the years - big heavy flywheel - 2000cc Diesel engine - have you ever tried bump starting the thing in 2nd gear after it has stalled - very difficult, have to start it on the key

Interested to know what "parts" they intend to fit if it is just the DPF surely they will try a forced regen before anything else - not sure about the Yeti, but with most of these (not too expensive) ODB scanners you can force a regen

I take the battery off one of our Yeti's maybe 3 times a year - never had a problem (with the 'codes") or anything else, when I have put the battery back after a month or so. A question - If however, when you disconnect the battery and want to keep a current running through the system, cannot this be done with a normal trickle charger - red to positive connection and black to a good earth? - I have done this with a BMW 3 series, which are much more susceptible to interruptions in the electrical supply to the vehicles systems

It's worth buying a reader to check the alternator charging rate at idle and when you rev the car also test the battery with a multimeter you don't want to be stranded in winter with a flat battery

Just for interest - how many kms has the car done?

very handy when reversing into a narrow garage

That was my understanding - but the person on the other Forum said no and I am not an expert

it's on the Bike Forum UKGSer.com mainly interested in BMW Bikes

just read this on another forum 'Once the fix is done it is done , the vehicles original map cannot be reinstalled due to the ECU being partially locked at a main dealers level of diagnostics ie via equipment that is linked into VAG UK system , a number of tuners and reputable map writers have been trying . Know of a good few vehicles that had aftermarket remaps on prior to being fixed (quite often without the owners permission when the cars were in main dealers for servicing ) . As reputable tuners always save a copy of the vehicles original map prior to doing any tuning work the owners went back to the tuners who were unable to reinstall either the original factory map or the tuned map the vehicle had installed prior to the 'fix'. The map writers have been struggling to get around the fix and writing new tuned maps that the ECU will accept."

no - we are gradually moving back to the UK and we want another car to use in the UK

I miss my SAAB Estate - had the HOT Petrol Aero and also the Hirsch Tuned 1.9 Diesel Estate ....... different cars .... but both v good I bought a 2009 9-3 Aero Convertible ....... which I only use in the summer months and I intend to keep it The Aero 9 5 Estate was almost a "perfect" car for me ........ just great to drive you say that the modern Skoda is "miles ahead" ............ if so my next car should be a Superb Estate, (my friend has a 170 4x4 ........ I must admit is it nice ..... but?) .... but I aught then to drive a recent Octavia or Superb, (may a little too big for me) One thing I don't miss is the petrol consumption of the SAAB SAAB's have now started to increase in value ........ try finding a good 9 3 Aero for what you would regard as reasonable money .. some are pushing £9k+ Hardly any 9 5 Aeros for sale, in good nick with reasonable miles