BigHusky

Decibel thanks for explaining this.

The black mirror covers look great :clap:

KB I would suggest some decent all-season tyres to go with which ever car you end up buying. They will help a lot for the conditions you described you will have to drive in. Or if funds allow: summer tyres and steelies with winter tyres, for assured grip in the colder months.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/87968/skoda-to-launch-big-suv-in-2016 I know this subject has been discussed in the past, but those wanting a more or less full size SUV will have to wait until 2016. The AE rendering smacks of the VW touareg. Its gotta be called Sasquatch, right?

Hope these photos help. Lost the ginger/white husky this time last year (have a 1 year old rescue white husky bitch now) We have done some long journeys with the dogs, and had no problems, making sure they are kept cool enough having thick winter coats. But our next car may have a larger boot as the wife wants more room for these type of holidays. The main consideration for more than one dog is do they get along? The jack russel pictured is the sister in laws and had to be tied to the side rail as she liked to crawl all over our car once we set off. Thankfully we only looked after her for just 3 weeks while they were in South America. She is a very anti-social dog and was rightly so, fearful of big Blade, who frankly wouldn't give her the time of day. The rear seats are set back as far as possible.

Looks like a bad smash. Glad the wifes ok, is she the horse rider to? Noticed the boots and crop in boot, my daughters have lessons every Sunday, and our Yeti's boot has helmets and body protectors hanging off the handy boot hooks.

Celtic Tuning are stating a stage 2 remap of the 110 TDI Yeti to 206 BHP, (404NM) If this is the case, yes bigger, better brakes would be needed. :|

My issue with What Car is the user reviews section. Twice I have posted positive reviews of my experiences of my 2 Yeti's, twice they have been removed for no apparent reason to be replaced with pretty negative user reviews. What's all that about?

Here's the link..... http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/yeti/87155/skoda-yeti-xtreme-concept-revealed I quite like it! Has a hint of the Land rover Defender replacement, that caused quite a stir a while back.?

Alternatively - their are the 1.6 and 2.0 litre diesel 2WD Yeti's. I average 50mpg through the warmer months, 40ish in the winter (2.0 litre 110 bhp) Had a few journeys caught in slower moving motorway traffic (50mph) and I often average over 60mpg, that's with 5 of us on board. Had no DPF issues and my wife and I both drive the car with mixed motorway and city driving. Choices choices??

Great choice of engine and colour, I'm sure you'll love it for many years.

Even covered in the Daily Mail... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-2611229/Best-cars-2014-Skoda-takes-slots-Auto-Express-awards.html ...and someone at my work told me, I am not a Mail reader

Managed 61 - 66mpg today, on a 135 mile round trip to Kielder. On-board: 2 adults, 3 kids (2 of them teens) and 2 large dogs in boot, plus lots of picnic stuff. Mileage is just under 10,000 miles, so the engine has loosened up nicely. OK we did get stuck behind a logging truck for quite a while on the way home, but a fair bit of motorway driving too. I know this isn't the recommended on the fuel cap, but I have found over the years, having all 4 tyres at 39-40 PSI helps both in fuel economy and handling on long journeys.

You may also notice a rubbery burning smell from the exhausts, again all part of a regen.

I'm waiting for the local tyre fitter to call me, as mine are being swapped over to. Cold mornings, but pretty warm days here.

Let us know if you do indeed get another Yeti? I'm on my second (leased) and still get a big thrill driving it!

Spotted 5 around northumberland (Rothbury area) today. We were 2 cars behind a white one with a bright orange tailgate which went up the rear doors, plus a roof box. It had some website address on the tailgate, again couldn't read it as the car in front blocked the view to much. Anyone here? They are becoming more common place now as an alternative to a Qashqai. The car needed a good run and felt very sure footed along the B roads up in that part of the country, loved the drive

Done this about 3 weeks ago

Auto Express review of the FL outdoor 4X4 TDi : http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/yeti/84836/2014-skoda-yeti-4x4-review They continually compare it to the new FL Qashqai, which let's face it, will be huge seller. But why always follow the crowd?

Yes, it didn't take them long to fit, made it look pretty easy actually. But if you're doing this everyday I guess you develop a 'knack'. The bulbs themselves are not to bad, not as good as the Osrams etc, but overall a huge improvement. Had to drive back through a storm last night, involving sleet thunder and lightening, the new bulbs came in very useful

After reading all the problems with fitting new bulbs on the passenger side, I had a Halfords fella fit their own 'ultra brilliance' H4's in mine today. The Skoda supplied H4's are truly dreadful. Why don't they spend an extra few quid and put in osram's night breakers or something equally as good?

I think alloy wheels improve the look of any car or van for that matter

Glad you and your passenger are OK My_Yeti. I do hope justice prevails and you do find this driver. I've had a couple of close calls myself with boy-racer and white van-man types while driving our Yeti. I think after reading this, I will also be buying a dashboard camera once Xmas is out of the way.

Hi Eldholm, I think these will really suit the 'Tonka toy' look of the Yeti. Post some pics if you ever do get these rims.

I noticed a Duster parked next to my Yeti yesterday in a Lidl carpark. First impressions is, it looked quite 'tinny', and being a dog owner I thought the boot lip was way too high. As for ESC, I put this down along with hill hold as the only options on our lease Yeti. ESC should really be standard across the range