LukeDuke

The dealer never mentioned these little lights and I wondered where the light was coming from. I could see my hand when looking towards the centre of the cockpit at night. I rather like this. There are sometimes things I want from the central console and I can now see them without a problem. Nice touch! Talking distraction, I had a problem with my smart phone the first time I had it in a dash mounted cradle. I had to change the wallpaper on the screen to one a lot less bright so it didn't dazzle me at night.

LukeDuke First Yeti picked up end Nov 2013. 0% finance and a good price for the trade in. SE 1.2 TSI 105PS in Shark Blue FWD. Kitted out with flexible boot floor in lieu of spare tyre - more storage space and lighter load. Jack and wheel brace thrown in so I can remove the Erebus 17" alloys for inspection. Dealer supplied winter tyres (205/55R16) on steel 16" wheels. Rolling radius 3.7% smaller though, so have to adjust for slightly higher mileometer reading. Fold flat front passenger seat in case of carrying a long load, e.g. ladder. Boot tall but side bars prevent 12 string guitar lying across neatly. Wife's Fabia estate has better width. Still to try it in snow but delighted so far. Smooth manual 6 speed box. Quiet engine but thinking of getting under bonnet insulation to fill in the gap where dirt will go in mucky weather. No sat nav but nice sound system. Micro SD card (2Gb) slots into it with over 70 albums on top of the 6 CD changer. Will also connect to MP3 player / mobile so good for a really long trip.

The use of fogs unnecessarily is one of my pet hates. I'm talking about in towns with perfect visibility as well as on the open road. Perhaps I'm out of date but it used to be considered as "a moving offense" by the police. Many cars have them these days, rotating or otherwise, and I suspect that many users are suffering from a case of fashion consciousness - if you've got them, use them. Low position fogs are intended to reduce glare back and the 'rush' of snow or fog at night and of no value in the day. In fact, an undulating road will hide low fogs so be visible later so best to use dipped headlights. Of course many drivers use both, which brings me to the other benefit which is seeing round bends. Does the introduction of rotating fogs mean the law has changed or is it an example of international car design being at odds with UK law? Final rant. If I ruled the world I would eliminate the perennial problem of fast flowing traffic using anything from side or no lights up to heads+fogs, i.e. 4 bright lights. The mixture requires a lot more effort to figure out what's heading in your direction. Until car lights are controlled by a central big brother system together with speed etc. we will have to rely on you good

First time post as a new Yeti owner. I recall hearing a conversation at work in the 80s about the shocking experience of having a set of alloys stollen. The guy speaking then went on to console himself by saying it was OK he could get a set fairly cheap down at the pub. A good example of supply and demand I thought, and I wondered what was the chance if being offered his own wheels back again. Having read the previous post I will leave the supplier lock bolts on and have bought a new tube if copper grease to make sure I can get them off when I want - which now and again for inspection and evening up wear front and back. Just a thought. I have got winter tyres on steel wheels fitted (had to inform the insurance co.) The black wheels don't reflect any light at night so I got plastic trims yesterday to improve side on visibility. Are the trims at risk of being pinched? I really can't be bothered with the cable tie business and anyway anyone with snips will able to cut them off.