pipmurray

Very nearly bought a moonstone Sierra cosworth many years ago. Extremely quick but a bit naughty on the bends. Stayed with my 1.9 205. Going for mega money now I believe.

That is very similar to what my wife said many times. Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder or something like that. A marmite type thing I suggest! No, even I hate the dreaded Roomster. I have a thing about orange colours and different sort or motors. VW R32 then a Yeti then an Ateca plus i3. All great cars in their own way. Have lost interest in regular badge type motors. Could have gone for a Porsche Macan etc but just doesn’t hit the sport. Need different!

The new Ateca has no spare wheel, only the repair kit whatever that is. The old Yeti had a space saver wheel which probably accounts for the big difference in boot space. Interesting to see my old car for sale at Blade at £10490. Got £8000 for trade in. About what I expected! Someone will get a good motor but I had lost a lot of confidence after the diff blew. Pick up the i3 on Friday. And now for something totally different!

Very pleased with the Ateca. Just driven to Cornwall and very comfortable, Huge boot compared to the Yeti and nice to have the extra DSG gear.Lots of new kit takes some getting used to and it is certainly a bit bigger overall than the very compact Yeti. No regrets. Feels like a very modern SUV which the Yeti did not! Highly recommended if anyone is thinking of swapping.

The Yeti is fine to drive, cannot fault it and recommend it to anyone who asks about it. Have spent the last few months at various BMW garages looking at i3s. Has become a bit of an obsession as I am prone to get. Plan was to keep the Yeti for long runs and have a mega expensive i3 as a runabout. Bit stupid really! Wife just about tolerates these wierd obsessions of mine. Love techy things and the i3 fits the bill. The Ateca was one of my most impulsive buys but the more I look at the spec and reviews I feel it's maybe not such a bad buy. The 7 speed DSG and 190 bhp engine get good reviews. If it hadn't been for the unexpected diiff blowup I would be keeping the Yeti for a lot longer.

Interesting that you say diesel Yeti residuals have collapsed recently. Is that because of the dieselgate issue or just diesels in general? I read diesels are not outselling petrol motors anything like they used to do. I got £8 for the trade in which I thought was on the low side. Webuyanycar offered £8800 but have heard they knock you down once you get it to them, A swap at the dealer with the new motor is a lot easier. I was looking to make my next car petrol or even electric but I was very pleased with the overall performance of my current 150bhp engine even if a tad slow compared to my VW R32 but that was somewhat expected. The 190bhp figures for the Ateca sound very reasonable even quick.

I see the Ateca has a 7 speed DSG compared to the 6 in the Yeti. Does more equate to better? I believe some of the top sports motors even have 8 or 9.Is that correct?

My wife complained about the looks of the Yeti for 4 years and so there was no chance of getting another one. Not particularly happy with the Ateca either. Seat another quirky nondescript car company like Skoda and the Lava Blue colour a bit too turquoisey for her liking from all the photos I've shown her. Would be much happier with a premium brand or even a nice Qashqai! Must admit I do prefer the slightly smaller more compact size of the Yeti. Never mind, time for a change.

Love the Yeti but this latest issue brought it home that there could be other major difficulties lurking. Been reading some other forums and I think I got away pretty lucky with four years trouble free motoring before a major failure. Lots of stories much much worse than mine. There's a time to get shot and seeing the Ateca was maybe a sign. We shall see.

Thanks. Was this a good idea!

Blade got the new diff fitted by 3pm so I went down in the hire car to pick it up. Whilst waiting for them to give the Yeti a clean I wandered into the Seat part of the showroom. You may not believe the next bit. Low and behold they had a pre reg top of the range Ateca Excellence with extra goodies and only 12 miles on the clock. Lava Blue, 190bhp diesel 4 wheel drive with DSG. Nearly £7k off retail. Bought it!. Will get 67 reg have been assured. Yeti traded in and Ateca picked up next weekend. Bit impulsive maybe. The BMW i agent I've been talking to for a few months will not be happy!

Thanks, very interesting. Absolutely correct, we will never know what happened. Latest update is that the warranty people have authorised the repair and the part should be with the garage tomorrow. Service mge couldn't guarantee that the car would be done this week. Doesn't know how long the job will take. Watch this space!

I think I will just let them get on with it as long as they don't try and get out of the warranty claim. Looking on the bright side as my wife says it's only money! After driving the automatic Yeti for the last few years I am still having problems with stalling this manual car. No doubt it will become second nature after about a month haha but why bother. Why buy a manual car when some automatics are so good. What a faff. A lot of high end sports cars are now coming with automatic as standard. Will never buy another manual car again for sure.

Covered very few miles in the 3 weeks. Got so many other things to do can't really be bothered with trying to contact any other people. Too many unanswered phone calls or people that don't get back to you that take up half a day. Too much hassle on top of the aggro of the breakdown!