crazyj

Well, I bought some car plan black trim wax. I cleaned the yeti, dried it and applied the wax to the sills. It wiped on nicely then before my eyes the wax covering the mucky stripes just parted leaving the mucky stripes visible. I got a toothbrush and tried lots of cleaning materials.... Detergent, meths, paraffin... No joy but it did shift to say me extent with vinegar. That done I re-applied the wax.... It took two coats but it covers up the muck a treat. Then I did the rear bumper ...then I did the front...It looks great. Only problem now is that the roof bars are looking a bit faded......I've nearly used the whole bottle but you can't moan for six quid. Only now to see how long it lasts...before it needs doing again. Cheers John

Oh my... And there is a ferry to Stavanger that sails from just up the road from me..... I feel a plan coming on. I take it that the tunnel is single track..... How far apart are the passing places? J

Stunning drive....is that a tunnel just above 500m? J

Just thought I would share my findings when I coincidentally put the Yeti through most of the hard passes in the lakes within an hour.... Over Kirkstone Pass and down 'The Struggle' to Ambleside (140TDI so aware of the brakes here ...but used hill descent and it worked a treat...) then over Wrynose and finally Hardknott....then normalish roads to my destination. Yeti was a total treat. In the shallower descent sections from Hardknott where you get a good long view it was tons of fun. In the winding steeper descents the hill descent function just took all the hard work out of it.... Yeti didn't miss a beat or missplace a wheel even by a millimetre....in awe of the unassuming little monster. Just thought I'd share. Cheers J

Thanks...will check them out. Cheers J

Hmmm never considered door lube as the culprit!

Hi Guys, Gave the old girl a clean. She came up a treat... Apart from an unsightly stripe of grime down the sill between the front and rear doors... Obviously where all the mucky water runs down. Scrubbed with detergent... Still there. Polished with 'back to black'...still there after a day or so. Hm m. Even wondered about some silvery sill mouldings from superskoda...but they don't cover it..in fact I the pic that they have of a red pre facelift they have on their site you can see the same mucky strip. Any thoughts? Cheers J

Thanks guys!

Hi, I bought some led bulbs for my old mitsi interior lights and boy are they good. Been resisting the temptation of tinkering with the yeti but now thinking I may just try this. Any problems with canbus type thing with interior lights. If so then it's a no-go. Not going to meddle around with ballast resistors and the like. Cheers J

Oh... Didn't realise it's based on an old punto. Hmmm a bit less keen now. Much less in fact. J

Ooooh. I quite like this. Prices are quite keen. Think I might test drive. I think the OP should be on commission. J

I think all things being equal you would get a 170. However if that isn't an option the 140 isn't the dreadful underpowered lemon that it's being hinted at here. J

Hmm very true. The brakes are the one thing I'd change about my 140. J

Hi, Depends on what you want and your driving needs. I drive my 140 4x4 elegance daily to work through twisty B roads with a bit of three lane A-road at the end and it's more fun and feels more 'appropriate' than my wife's 170 passat cc GT DSG. It will hunker down nicely as you power out of bends, stick to road like glue and generally make a dull journey an event.....But on long journeys the cc has the edge.... Gearing, power curve shape and less transmission drag and perhaps lighter than the 4x4 yeti (not checked). But saying that if conditions are poor and we have a long journey then the yeti gets the gig. .. It will get you there... Pretty much always .. I like that. Actually on those long journeys where we use the yeti (and that's four-up plus luggage) I am not overly aware of the yetis comparative lack of legs to be honest...perhaps it doesn't go from a standing start to 95+'up the slip road of the M6 but then I wouldnt know about that sort of thing m'lud. I was buying a used reliable motor to get me to work...and a gem of a 140 presented itself.. And I am not disappointed..surprised:yes...disappointed:no..... I wouldn't swap it for a 170 unless I was doing loads of daily motorway or mountain roads...which We are not. Either way for most purposes I think that there is little difference...they are both fun and capable cars. If I was having second thoughts with a new order I would chat to my dealer...perhaps have another test drive ..get some motorway miles in...put my doubts at rest and await my new 140 eagerly .....or if doubts still linger negotiate a change asap. It's never too late till the whole balance has been transferred Cheers John

Sounds good...I will take a look. I had noticed splatters of water/mud over air filter housing.... Wonder these slots are the source. It was odd that the engine got more filthy than the wifes passat.. Cheers, J