roguebrit

Thanks for all good wishes folks - much appreciated! :yes: Roger

I have just sold my Yeti to Allams via James Rothwell. Although I didn't buy from them, they - and James in particular, have been just superbly helpful right through my 1 year ownership - just a great experience that really echos the repeated experience of folk I have got to know on the Yeti forum. I will probably buy another when circumstances suit - and if I do I will definately go straight to James - I would recommend him, and Allams, to anyone buying a Skoda. Just a great , caring, efficient service in my expereience. I bought the vehicle from Progress Skoda in Bedford, and they have been fine - no complaints at all.

Hi - boo hoo, my lovely Beasty has found a new, hopefully temporary, home with James at Allams. James came up last week to collect Beasty, and the whole deal was done very quickly with a minimum of hassle. But sad to see it driven away, albeit mitigated by seeing James at the wheel! Superb experience with James and Allams - even though I didn't buy it from him - not knowing of their existence at the time. But James has helped with various things through my ownership, and I know where I will go to buy my next Skoda, likely a Yeti, and could be in the new year. It just suits me to have other arrangements for the time being. I almost don't need to say what a great experience I have had with the Yeti - it really has been totally hassle free. I will miss the many sophisticated features, the comfort, the superb all round capability, the appearance, and everything about it. There you go... Roger

Thanks for the kind words Agerbundsen! :S Well, as it has to happen, and delay means more misery - not to mention financial loss - following an email exchange, I poodled down to James after dropping a friend at Heathrow yesterday. After a look over the Beasty, a very pleasant chat, and a cup of Allams' most excellent coffee, we agreed a deal. Very painless (the process, not giving up the car..) and I believe a win both ways: which, as many of us have found, is the usual course with James and Co. Thanks for the wise advice, friends. I am lucky to have other transport arrangements for a large part of next year, but fully intend to 'come back to the fold', as I told James, at some point - providing Skoda don't do anything silly with our favourite monster. So I intend to look in here from time to time - meantime, I would like to say a very big thanks to all you knowledgeable folks for all the valuable help I received in this great place, especially early in my ownership, with a special mention of TP of course. TTFN! Roger

Thanks TP - I have emailed him and will take some pics today too. It's quite a horrid time - everytime I look at the faithful and much loved Beasty I feel like a traitor! :( Roger

Thanks folks - i have pm'd James! Roger

Thanks - that's interesting - I had not considered that a dealer would be interested. I'll pm James. Roger

Hi folks - work and other matters have kept me off the site for a bit, and I am spending an age coming up to speed again! A lot has been going on in my absence, that's for sure. I am likely to be moving the Beasty on very shortly. I will be getting back into activities involving serious off-roading, and a major disadvantage of the Beasty is that I care too much about it to take it off-road - I got it to cope with winter conditions on the road really. I'll probably go back to a Golf, and an older Defender, or similar, as I had before. But this has definately been the best, most sophisticated, reliable and enjoyable car I have ever owned - and I am finding taking the final plunge very hard indeed. Its an even bet I'll have another when the time is right. The Beasty has some extras, and has been absolutely cherished - would like it to go to a similarly minded enthusiast. Again, although I want a fair price, I will likely price to sell. Haven't given it much thought yet. I am wondering, though, what opinions folk have about where to do the sad deed - with the influx on Autotrader I am not sure if that's the best venue, apart from and as well as the 'for sale' section here, of course. Any thoughts? Roger

Thanks for that info re the indicators - I had no idea it was 'turnoffable'. There's not many of the automatic functions that i wouldn't turn off if allowed to, and that is certainly one of them! Roger

Take the doors off?

The poster is seeking another solution, so this is potentially irrelevant. But wouldn't it be possibe, potentially, to detach holding bolts, without disconnecting anything else, and carefully manouver/postion the seat like that to get the item in, on a temp basis? I did something similar with my last Golf - I only needed to gain an inch or two to get the three parts of a roll top desk in.

I can only endorse what others have said - they deliver such huge benfits, and peace of mind, in winter conditions. I have Contis - admittedly in the normal Annapurna size, since I prefer to keep the Alloys on - and they were a stiff price. I am slightly surprised how reasonable they are in your quote. i can only say mine are great - but they are my one and only experience in winter tyres! Roger

And just a point re the belt holder thingy. Remember to push the press-stud back together after re-installing the seats. On mine, at least, they produce a horrid, and difficult to locate, rattle if not closed properly.

I have grown to like some of the Columbus features - but lack of proper speed camera warning remained a big drawback for me - so I invested in a Road Angel which, albeit at a relatively stiff cost, does a great job, and gives me Sat Nav derived road speed, another thing I missed.

I didn't get a disk, but since a kind soul provided me with an upgrade to the V7 maps shortly after I got the car, it wasn't an issue. I can't see why you would want a disk - if there's a problem the dealer can re-load it after all. I don't have a disk for the engine mapping!

I didn't consider my reply smart-assed, and I thought it would be useful to tell you its not a problem that is universal. Folks here will help if they can, witness TP's typical response. But there's not always an instant answer - try being a bit less sensitive.

Sorry to hear of your woe - another '18-year-old-driving-god' incident. I have a friend whose rear offside door on a 3.5 Jag was trashed by one who bounced off the kirb on the other side of the, otherwise, empty road, apparently. There's no reason why your insurance should insist on a cheapo job, is there? I don't know how some of the cut price guys work - but when I needed work on my last new Defender, NFU let me take it to a main dealer. That's what I would be aiming for in your case - alignment stuff needs proper attention if anything does - I do hope it works out for you!

It's strange - not a problem I have had. Static problems are usually associated with low relative humidity - charge leaks away in damp air - and I wouldn't have thought its been that dry. So sorry - can't offer any solace! An antistatic strip might be the only solution - you must be hot stuff!

Ha ha. True, and I didn't say they weren't. What I said was that the old fashioned rod-type uses the laws of physics to do its job. And it does - that's all it uses - it does not depend on linkages, or battery power, or any complex mechanics or calibration of electronic components. If you want to know more look at Wikipedia's info on pressure measuring, for instance. Among the types of measuring device is the piston type, and this is generally known as a deadweight tester. The two main applications of deadweight testers are for tyre pressure gauges, and gauges used for calibration of other types. They are used for calibration because they use absolutes, and the laws of physics to work, and are effectively the most direct way to measure pressure. I see that Wiki even gives the formulae if you follow the links. The point is there is very little to go wrong, and thus, as I said, they ought to be both accurate and consistent. I hope that clarifies what I meant.

yuck + 1! Don't like the look, can't see the point :|

Yeah - I thought I had seen another, in the sort of ditch on the left and up...amazing how the real one jumps out of the original pic once it has been pointed out though! I like the Yeti's - perhaps they are real and we all have one trailing us...:wonder:

+2 It affects all sorts of manufactured goods. Companies that do no ongoing development will not cause this sort of 'inconvenience' - if you prefer that approach!

I use the older Halford's rubber armoured dial type - similar to other dial types above. The newer one has a lock, and is much smaller - too small to read accurately IMO. I find analogue easier frankly. I have had it tested against the best one at my local STS - one they get checked periodically - but it would be nice to have a place/means to check properly and directly. When you read spec detail both analogue and digital types have similar accuracy claims - but I wouldnt be at all surprised if there is a wide range between individual units. The old fashioned 'rod' type is harder to read, but ought to be pretty accurate and consistant - it uses the laws of physics rather than mechanics or electronics to do it's job. I do keep one just in case.

Ha Ha - nice - you made me swallow hard for just a mo...

Interesting - not one I have had. So exasperating if dealer can't find any fault . Have you taken a tech out per Jame's reply? You might have to leave overnight at the dealer and take out next morning - perhaps they will give you a courtesy car to enable this. I think mine probably would. Hope you get it sorted.