yellowyeller

Mini Clubman

I can heartily recommend Citygate having bought my Yeti from them (ordered Aug '10 / delivered Jan '11). They were able to get pretty close to the Drive The Deal price and were courteous throughout the rather protracted 5 month wait from order to delivery. The collection experience was also painless. I haven't yet had any experience with their Servicing - will report back when I do.

It is all a matter of personal taste I guess... for me the annas / heated screen / 3 spoke wheel / soundsystem / park assist options aren't worth the extra cost. IMHO though, the silver roof rails are very colour dependent - if I had gone for a darker colour I would have specced them.

I swapped a 2007 BMW 320i convertable for my Yeti and haven't regretted it for a moment... that said it is winter and come the spring I just may start missing that folding hardtop!

Johann - I trust that since your post, you have returned home and scratched that itch (itched that scratch?)... I must say that I felt the need to sit in the SM after work today. Sad? Nah - just part of being a Yeti owner!

I have to say there are a couple of areas where the Yeti doesn't compare well to my last car. The tailgate is a bit tinny, the bonnet support likewise, there is no passenger visible clock and the cupholders are pretty useless. That said these are all pretty minor (& my last car had a sticker price of £30k not £20k so the comparison is not really fair). In all things that matter most to me - how it drives, its comfort, its refinement, its practicality and its looks - it is a winner. So much so in fact that my Mrs & I are regularly fighting for who gets to drive! I don't have a Satnav so can't comment on that but the points about wind noise & wing mirrors don't strike a chord here.

I gotta say I love them! Not sure why they lowered the suspension but the wheels / bumpers / dash / leather all look great imho -

Ha! I was on foot - would have waved but for the fact I was with work sorts

Citygate of Colindale - NW London - 7 miles from me. Very obliging they have been too.

Just seen on Skoda UK website, a press event for all Skoda 4x4 vehicles:

Yep, love the colour (is white a colour?) - it is very striking ... let's see how clean we can keep it I can't really justify winters here - although they'd come in handy for trips to Cz. btw - our choice of 2-wheeled transport is similar too - I ride a hardtail Trek 6700.

Mrs YY and I picked our our lovely gleeming white Yeti last night. Some piccies: http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/660220602

So let me get my head round this, you spend 2 weeks in Austria with your Yeti and all you post are pictures of mountains? None of your SM? Tsk tsk.

First of all congratulations on your new car coming on Thursday. Coincidentally, I am also due to pick up my new Yeti this Thursday. Like you I wanted to pay part cash / part debit card but my dealer is not willing to accept cash above £1000, so that will have to do. He isn't however charging me a tenner to do so!

It seems the one little "dig" on TG tonite was the average age of Yeti owners.

(somewhat belatedly)... I saw your 900000 reg Steel Grey Yeti driving past Churchill Place in Canary Wharf just before Xmas... hope you're having a lovely time in Bulgaria!

I was expecting them to give the Yeti the same treatment they famously gave the Toyota HiLux a few years back (submerssion in Severn Estuary etc.). That certainly did Toyota's reputation no harm...

The missus is now REALLY looking forward to getting the new SM - hopefully this week.

blimey, blink & you'd miss it... some spot!

I had the loan of an Impreza Turbo for a few months around the same time... wasn't used to driving anything as fast and got done by the same camera (top of Scotts Hill in Rickmansworth) twice in less than 3 months... d'oh!!!

Interesting... my list (a mix of privately owned & company cars) : 1972 Ford Escort Mk1 1975 Fiat 127 1982 VW Polo 1987 Lancia Delta 1993 Rover 414 1997 MGF 1998 Fiat Coupe 2001 VW Golf Mk 4 2005 BMW 120d 2007 BMW 320i conv 2011 Skoda Yeti

Yep, looks very nice - good photo's... I am due to get my grubby mits on my new Yeti this week...

44 male - would rather like to retire but lifestyle / mortgage / wife prohibit that just yet. I am exploring my "inner Victor Meldrew" in anticipation though...

I believe Drive The Deal have a pretty good track record. If you'd rather go to a dealer you know / trust - e.g. James @ Allams has loads of fans on here - you can always print off the DtD quote and see how close they can get. In my case, I got £2500 dealer discount which was within £300 of the DtD price - I went with my local dealer Citygate.

+1 re: 1.8TSi DSG w/ paddle shift