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Thanks. We have a slopey drive and a hilly road, but will try what you suggest ! How much do you normally put in at 2/2500m to go ?

Reading the above - do I top up at 2500m and how much would it take ? Asking as Just got out latest Yeti. My Audi is really specific and you cannot top up as and when - exact amounts after a specific message etc. I think the Yeti is more laid-back , as usual !?

Ok, number 8 collected (4x4 dsg diesel) and driven 5 hours home. 48mpg at 'pressing-on' speed. The rest is pure Yeti. It's not a posh Audi like the other household car, but it's still comfortable, enjoyable to drive and in some ways all the better for the lack of pretence about it. Good in unexpected puddles too !

We're due to collect our eighth Yeti between us - the latest I could find for sale, from Dec 2017. My other half wasn't blown away by a used Karoq, and really didn't like the Kodiaq I had once. There are more and more people chasing fewer and fewer good, well-specced used Yetis. I almost got tempted by an L&K but that roof is the only real major flaw in the Yeti design (sometimes). If you have a good one, keep it. If you are looking, SEL Drive or SEL are fine.

Well I've never had a DPF or EGR valve problem in all the years I've been using Miller's DPF cleaner and/or Millers diesel Powermax. Maybe you should email [email protected] and ask them ?

... Already have ! Black wrap it is then.

We're getting another Yeti but my other half doesn't like the silver plastic 'bull bar effect" at the front, so I was thinking about a black vinyl wrap. Then I saw this chin trim which I've never seen before - can you buy this or was it a City trim option??

We've never covered any of our Yetis, but my experience of outdoors car covers is based around keeping an old Subaru Impreza Turbo dry and rust-free ! :- 1) Get the heaviest weight cover you can find (many eBay and Amazon ads will state this). 2) Cotton / fleece lined inside 3) Decent straps to the under the body and over the roof. 4) Put 2 covers on top of each other if covering without moving car for a few weeks. If you do all that, it won't lift or blow away, it won't scratch the paint, and the water won't soak through and sit on the paint !!!

I doubt that your Yeti will need much doing to it for another 3 years to be honest. On PHEVs , we had a used Volvo for 2 years which I've recently traded in. It was fun driving around for 25 miles on electric and maximising "mpg" while still not worrying about having to charge away from home. I had no issues, but the battery warranty lasted 8 years, my extended warranty was due for renewal and the air conditioning compressor was notorious for failing, which cools the battery - so the car stops if it breaks. I would buy another PHEV with at least 2 years warranty.

The only DPF additive I've used is the Miller's one which lowers the temperature that re-gens kick in, so you don't have to take it for a thrash down the motorway first.

Based on our recent, extensive searching for another Yeti I would say it's worth what you paid for it and a £14000 retail price. Our 2015 Black Edition TDI 4x4 DSG is advertised for £8k, but low mileage ones are still commanding £12/13k.

Thanks - how much was it, roughly ? Just checking - does yours have a 'Mute' button (instead of 'Nav')?

Sounds great, we would have been very interested, but went for another one yesterday (see above). Don't tell anyone else you're selling yet ! - if there's a problem with the next one for us, collecting Weds, I'll be in touch !!! In all seriousness, I have some great, up to date experience of buying and selling Yetis:- This will be the 4th we've put a deposit on in the last couple of weeks. So - prices, availability, dealer markups etc, I'm your man ! It helps that we've owned six Yetis between us when going for another one.

We've finally sorted a replacement Yeti that has everything we want, apart from satnav. It's a late 2017 SEL with the Bolero head unit but without the Smartlink option installed. I'm presuming that it's possible to get this installed or activated now, but at first glance I can only see the later (post-Yeti) Skoda touch screens as being possible. Is it a dealer possibility of do I need to retrofit at a specialist? Sorry if asked before as not clear.

Thanks everyone for your advice. We have decided to go for an SEL rather than L&K or SEL drive. Now, does anyone know if it's possible to add SmartLink to the Bolero to get Google Maps ? 😚

Just to understand, if it's wrapped on the metal but not the rubber seal, how would that stop it leaking / water getting in ? Great idea though.

... No dsg on the 1.4 which was a shame.

We had one way back that was running fine at 97k when we sold it. I know there's a debate about do you change oil or not with DSGs but I think if you visit a dealer now and again, you have a chance.

Thanks, but one isn't an SEL Drive and the other has more miles (104k) than ours has already.I Will keep looking - I've reserved 2 that were sold already, seen one that had 2 oil change invoices in 7 years and was beaten to another one that we went to see without reserving, by an hour. Maybe it's a Yeti thing !

Dsg petrol or diesel, but has to be dsg.

Thanks for all the good advice. SEL Drive is the one we've been looking for at a decent price. SEL doesn't have sat nav (my other half wants it, regardless of Smartlink) Monte Carlo looks like our Black Edition (which she likes) but no sat nav. L&K perfect apart from this thread !

That's exactly what we've been looking for until now as well - SEL drive. Have avoided L&K until I saw one that 'looked good'. I think the previous poster has made me see sense...

Appreciate your reply 're the L&K. Did you ever come across a garage that could make a permanent fix with the blue etc if you then keep the roof shut, or do they still 'go' ? I've actually just replaced our other car with an Audi and turned down the two best I could find because they had pan roofs and the Audi was packed with electronics!

We're in the market for another Yeti and even though I know about the pan roof issues, I'm tempted by the L&K. 1) Am I mad ? 2) Do they leak if you have the roof checked and then never open it ? 3) I see that Skoda dealers offer a pan roof service for £89. Is that just money for old rope for them?I Talk me out of the idea if you like !

Huge variation in prices. We are looking at the £12-13k Mark (DSG and SEL or better) the dealers are hugely swayed by low mileage ones - e.g. 1.2 petrol on at £19500 with 10k miles...