Some will have read my "quandary" post about how to replace my much loved and appreciated 2013 petrol 1.2 Elegance. Because none of the current plug-in hybrids meet all our requirements we opted to look for one of the last Yetis with DSG automatic, this time. There were a few around earlier this month so we got to choose the colour we wanted. The SE L Drive is a similar specification to the Elegance with such things as leather etc.
The improvements in specification over the Elegance include DAB radio, Sat-nav, front parking sensors, device connectivity etc.
It also has a "drivers door open" alarm beep.
One thing I can't seem to activate through the MaxiDot is the "chirp" from the alarm when locking or unlocking - any ideas?
The 2013 has the chain-driven CBZ engine and the 2017 has the CYVB engine - are the camshafts belt driven on this one ?
I was getting around 40 - 41 mpg overall on the 2013 (with a K & N air filter the only non-standard part ) which I worked out by brimming the petrol tank and regularly calculating to compare with the MaxiDot which was quite similar. The new one is showing around 44 mpg on the MaxiDot but I haven't done enough mileage to check on the "brimming " method but Škoda claim a 3 mpg improvement over the CBZ engine. And the V.E.D. ( Road Tax ) is marginally cheaper.
The old one had Michelin CrossClimate tyres which I am delighted with as posted elsewhere and the new one has Nexen N Fera RU1 suv tyres, I didn't know Škoda fitted Nexen as original equipment. The Nexens seem a bit noisier than the CrossClimates which I will fit as the Nexens wear out.
One thing the 2017 hasn't got is the electric, memory driver's seat which the old one has and I haven't found anyone who knows if the new one can have one fitted.
Oh! and before someone comes on and tells me that the build quality was better on pre-facelift Yeti, I needed to replace the old one as it had 111,000 miles on it and we also wanted an automatic. So far nothing seems cheaper on it. Telling me that the build quality was better on the pre-facelift would be like the removal man who said that our new house wasn't any bigger than our old one.
I've put the old one on Briskoda Classifieds as one ought not to have two Yetis. Ought one?