Expatman

I would think so as there was just a clear hole where the towball had hit my car. He, of course. had vanished by the time I got back.

Well, what a considerate driver you are - as long as you are okay then sod the rest of motorists. Perhaps that’s why Caravanners are so universally disliked. Oh, and the other driver reversed into my car while it was parked.

Incidentally can I make a plea that you fit a concealed or removable tow bar and Not a fixed one. Fixed bars present a dangerous tripping hazard and are lethal in minor bumps causing untold damage. I had an Octavia before the Yeti's and someone with a fixed towbar gently reversed into the front while parked at a supermarket and the towbar did major damage costing more than £1000 to put right. So please fit a removable tow bar.

Amen to that!

Probably, I seem to remember his wife complaining that he should have spent more to have the job done properly in the first place rather than having to pay twice to get it sorted out!

I've never had a towbar fitted but a friend had one fitted to his Yeti by a local fitter and had no end of problems with erratic behaviour of electrics. One thing I remember was that the rear beepers did not recognise a caravan was there and continually activated, apparently the system should be programmed so that when a caravan is hooked up the beepers are automatically deactivated, I remember he had other problems as well but my aged brain has forgotten the details... Do a quick search on this forum and I'm sure you will find plenty of advice.

You can't think of everything! Smartlink allows you to use many of the Apps on your phone and is great as a SatNav with Google or Waze with map on radio screen. Much better than built in SatNav in my opinion. Trouble is all these extras add up! Haldex service, Smartlink, tow bar etc - and worth getting Skoda towbar and fitting to make sure electrics are sorted properly. Good luck, I am on my second Yeti and now can't find anything else to swap it for when time comes.

Getting Apple CarPlay working depends on whether “Smartlink” is installed on the radio. It is an optional extra that costs approx £125 when fitted from new, I believe it can be installed later but you have to pay Skoda the £125 (ish) for the coding to activate it on your radio. Was it installed from new? Otherwise you are looking at having to pay Skoda to get it working.

Has any owner measured the drivers seat height compared to the original Yeti? Couple of road tests mentioned that the drivers seat height was low and the driver didn’t get the raised height that many SUV/Crossover owners prefer. One indicated that of the three VAG small crossovers - VW T-Cross, Seat Arona and Skoda Kamiq - that only the T-Cross had a properly elevated driving height while the Arona and Kamiq were more tall hatchback rather than SUV/Crossover. All other aspects of reviews were excellent so wondered how owners compared driving height with other small crossovers?