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Hi chaps. I am in Adelaide. We just bought a 1.2TSI DSG for my wife. It was made quite clear by the salesman that it was a Nov 2011 build, "MY2012". He had a few to offload. He was offering it at a lower price because of that. We were quite happy with the deal, basically $26k drive away. We know when we sell it, it will be as a 2011 car, but our cars are usually sold at about five years with only about 50,000km on the clock, so it will sell for a fair price anyway. We were disappointed with two things: one, some tumbleweed caught underneath, which should have been cleaned off, and the rear number plate wasn't fitted well enough (fell off when we drove in our garage). Otherwise, happy with the dealer. Peter

An update from down under. We have just bought a Yeti with the 1.2TSI DSG and it is a remarkable unit. We took the car on an interstate trip after the first 800km in urban driving. In doing so, we added 1600km of mainly non-urban driving. It gave us 6.6 litres per 100 km. on tour, verified by the figures at the pump. We were forced to fill up at one stage with 95RON because 98RON was not available, and our figure blew out to just over 7 litres per 100km. This was with two adults and plenty of luggage aboard and using cruise control as much as possible. Bear in mind that we were still running it in. These figures are great, and comparable to my little Honda Jazz. They equate to a best of mid-40s mpg if my conversion app is working. After the trip, our overall average consumption had dropped from nearly ten litres per 100km to below 8. I will be interested to see where our urban figure is in a couple of weeks. At the same time, there's no shortage of torque for overtaking, and I'd describe the engine as lively and responsive. Is it only 1.2? Are the official figures of 77kW and 175Nm really true? It's hard to believe that a car with those specs is so powerful, but the proof is in the pudding. I guess the fact that the whole of that torque is available from below 2000rpm is what makes the difference.

Yes, I am seeing that. It looks like mats and mudflaps may actually both be cheaper from the dealer here than from (say) super skoda. That surprised me. Perhaps it reflects the high Aust. Dollar. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Hi. I live in Adelaide, Australia. We just bought a Yeti 77TSI DSG. It will be driven mainly by my wife. We are selling her X-Trail. So far we are quite happy with the Yeti. I test drove everything in the category and had a Peugeot 4008 as first preference. I assumed that 77kW and 177Nm would equal underpowered, but we took the Yeti out on the freeway with two of us onboard and it flew along, much more willingly than say the 2 litre petrol Hyundai ix35 or Kia Sportage, or the Dualis [Qahqai, sold in Austrlai with only the 2.0 petrol].. And since it was a 11/2011 build, we got a very good price. So here we are with a Skoda for the first time. Peter

Hi. New owner of a Yeti. We picked up a late 2011 build 77tsi DSG which had gone unsold on the wharves for the past year. It will be my wife's car. We are getting rid of a Nissan X-Trail which was always too big and bulky for her preferences, but she liked its high seating position. I am looking at getting some mats and mudflaps. Any Aussies here able to comment on the price of such accessories in Australia? Peter

In the words of a politician best-forgotten here, "Please explain". What is VCDS and Ross Tech?

Hi to All Just about to take possession of a new MY12 Yeti 77dsi auto. in Adelaide, Australia. We've been looking for a while to replace our X-Trail, which my wife finds a bit big and cumbersome to drive. We were impressed with the nimble feet of the Yeti. And let's be honest, the price was good. Anyway, I started with thoughts of fitting a reverse mirror to protect our grandkids, and that lead to a suggestion on another forum of a new head unit (ors has the Swing radio). What are the thoughts of others here about getting hold of a used Columbus unit, or a brand name alternative, and getting an electrician to link it to a reversing camera? I can see units like this online, which are supposed to be compatible. Peter

Have a look at Skoda's secret MPV two articles here On that basis, I'd say Octavia.

Well there were rumours a couple of years ago. Think VW Touran with Skoda front. See articles here. What platform does the Touran use? Golf, I think, rather than Passat? So maybe the Yeti platform or maybe the Octavia. Peter

I have started a blog on this topic, which came up in my research for a new car. The Yeti is on the list, but his vehicle would probably suit better. We had an old model Zafira and regretted trading it for an X-Trail SUV. Not that I think this "Van" model would ever get to Australia - especailly with that name!!. Here, people don't tend to buy MPVs, they would rather get an SUV and pretend they have a connection with the outback We call these SUVs Toorak Tractors after a very expensive inner suburb of Melbourne. Anyway, my humble Skoda MPV blog is at this URL. I would love to have a comment section, but I can't do that with iWeb, the software I am using. If people want to comment here, I will keep an eye on this thread, or email me via the button at bottom of the blog page. Peter

Now this sounds ideal for us. I have been pondering over the Yeti ever since I found it had no spare wheel [ a must in Australia] - or if it did you immediately lost some rear space. We have no need fo the Yeti as a 4WD, so an MPV that's a little bigger than a Yeti but with raised seat height and Skoda virtues would be good. We had a Zafira which we traded for a Nissan X_Trail and regretted ti straight away. I hope tehy bring it to Australia, if it goes ahead.Peter PS Mind you this [undated? but probably mid 2009] doesn't look so promising 4WheelsNews

Here's a starting point http://www.mytiguan.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5408 Peter

Interesting, Anthony. I just googled up Tiguans and found that Euro-specced models do in fact lack a spare tyre. We get them here, apparently, although I discovered one Aussie site where Tiguan owners have discussed how to get back that boot space used by the spare, either fullsize or not: ideas much as here, except most don't want a tyre on the door. I'm learning something new every day here I'm still amazed that the Roomster has a spare and yet seems to have more boot space than the Yeti. How is that? Peter

Thanks TP and others Great to have this information, even though it may not be what I wanted to hear :( I must say that this will be problem in OZ, regardless of what an individual such as I may do. The thought of a 4WD coming without a spare in Australia is just a no-no. Would make it the butt of jokes about "pretend 4WDs". The 2WD model might get away with it, but even then I doubt it. So the compromised boot space then comes into play when people look at load-carrying capacity. I must say that this is a real disappointment to me, to find this out without it being pointed out by any of the journo's whose reviews I had read (not that my personal view is either here or there). Can anyone tell me, is it the same with the Roomster, that it comes with no spare, or is the quoted boot space with spare in the case of the Roomster? Peter

Thanks aerofurb, Surprised to be the first from down here. We're usually quick to join forums. Your pics were very enlightening. Well done. Couple of Questions: Did that gear [side pockets etc.] come with the spare wheel, or did you have to craft it yourself? Has anyone posted shots of spacesaver wheel, to compare? Regards Peter