pumpkinpilot

Apparently it drives very smoothly and quietly. The brakes were very sensitive and it handle the country roads very well. We have just put in a cheeky offer of £4100 and he came back with £4250 which seems very fair. I think we will shortly be part of the Yeti club! Many thanks for all your guidance.

I did check the MOT history though and it has not flagged much for the last 2 years beyond brake pads and tires. In 2018 it was flagged that the front shock absorbers had a light oil misting. It did initially fail in 2018 due to the offside rear coil spring being fractured or broken but I think this is before they bought it.

My wife just told me that they have not had it serviced themselves yet as it has only done just under 12k miles in the 2 years that they have owned it. It was his wife's car and she has moved to an automatic Kia.

Would that not mean that the evaluations on such valuation sites would be inflated? Or would they be more likely to keep them low to pay less for trade ins?

I am fully aware that any used car is a a bit of a gamble but we are trying to do as much as we can to mitigate the chances of ending up having to throw a lot of money at. I think we hit a sweet spot with our last car as it was 6 years old in very good condition. Ideally we would like to hit some kind of sweet spot with our next purchase but with the current uncertainty in the world (and our current property) we are pretty nervous about over stretching ourselves. We were originally looking for an Octavia but after a 15 minute test drive my wife is now firmly set on a Yeti

I have not looked at the service history myself yet as it was my wife who initially viewed it. I did ask if it had a new cam belt and water pump change and they said it had been done just before they bought it. It has two owners and since they have had it (2 years) they have only done 12k in mileage. We are planning to go back for a second look today and I will get more details at that point. When I used the car valuing site, What Car states the value as £4378 and Parkers has it at £3500-£4200 so I am starting to think we will need to get a decent amount off the price to make it a decent deal. Although not having much experience with car purchases I am unsure how much stock to put in these figures.

Thank you for the reply Paul! It's great to hear that your Yeti has performed well for you. Our experience of Skoda's so far has also been excellent. This version does not come with a sun roof which does not bother us at all. We are pretty close to pulling the trigger but could stretch to a newer model if we decide that was the better long term financial option.

First time poster here. The time has finally come to retire our Fabia estate and we were initially torn between the Octavia and the Yeti. I really like the fact that the Yeti has a high driving position as we live in a rural location and the extra height will make the country lanes slightly safer. I also have a fairly long motorway commute. We have found a privately listed 2012 SKODA YETI. SE. TDI CR 110 2.0 with a full service history and 86 000 miles on the clock. It is in good condition cosmetically except for a very small ding on the drivers door. We are pretty new to Yeti's and I wanted to ask if £4700 sounds like a good price for this model. We are on a fairly tight budget if paying cash but do have the option of paying more on some kind of finance. I have tried using car valuation sites but they seem to come up with vastly different numbers. We are wondering if an 8 year old Yeti is a fairly reliable choice or would it be worth paying more for a newer model. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.