JCP

I haven't ridden any of the tiddlers this discussion has centered on I returned to biking with Moto3.5 aprilia which was fun then got a very fine and proper bike a Triumph Street Triple 675 2008 model which I have kept reminiscent of the RD3550LC and terrific in every way. Try one

most recently there has been a 21% drop in diesel sales -the market will decide!

My 1.2 seems to give in the order of 38mpg and someone mathematically competent will no doubt tell me and OP how many miles it will take for a diesel (which costs more to buy) to save any money and therefore satisfy the desire to motor more cheaply. I suspect most diesels only save money after the owner has sold them on. Penny wise pound foolish is a frequent postion for those who only see cost at the pump and not over the use of a car.

Have you taken account of the possibility that diesel may be banned from cities-either by exclusion or by very high parking charges it may or may not be sensible but is a real possibility. unless you need a heavy towing work horse you may be choosing dead end technology. low powered and low performance diesels may be a poor choice. try a 1.2 and see whether it may not be what would suit you.

I was guessing based on a 2007 Seat 2.0tfsi hope i haven't distracted you too much from the task of finding the explanation.

I am not sure but I think it may be a low battery voltage warning. How old is the battery and does charging the battery make the problem go away?

Lots of sense above but it is accountants and fleet sales which have driven extended oil changes and if you may want to keep a car after the average pcp or contract hire deal an early additional oil change is cheap and at the worst harmless- the failure rate outside initial contract/warranty periods is of no interest to the bean counters so has no part in their calculations.

Done it-easy peasy- I just asked the dealer and they supplied the car with the full depth boot and the spare wheel and tools loose and gave me the compressor and gunk it was done a week after collection and while I waited.

It is much better than some find it-or I am driving differently. I would describe it as nimble and brisk. I hardly ever used the considerable power of my mapped 1.8 as my licence was traditionally fragile and maybe I have learned that driving on my reflexes isn't as easy or useful or fun as I used to find it. My dad slowed down a lot as he aged and I now understand why-it is much more relaxing.

It is quite aggressive and somewhat out of keeping with the silky smooth performance of the 1.2 -quite competent though and quite good fun.

I am so pleased with mine i have just treated it to an oil and filter change at 1500 miles I may keep this one and although I will service it as Skoda require it may be I decide to keep it so am treating it as engineers rather than accountants would -my local garage did it for £25- very happy.

My first was triggered by seeing it on Top gear interested me enough to have a drive. My second and third were because I still haven't found anything I'd rather drive. Comfortable, sufficient power , useful space inside and a great view out handy in town but not phased by a non stop run to Salamanca all in a package which is easy to park, reliable and not flashy in or out. Many alternatives have dash boards like old music centres or styling which is shouty. Mine is 17 reg, one of the last no clue what will follow it

I have my first DSG yeti and like it I suspect it isn't a fault but just a characteristic and if others don't detect it it is probably that they have learnt to drive around it.

It exists and works but you have to find it- it comes up after you find a box down in the left hand corner- if i could describe it better i would!

Is this a sale ad? I may be interested but would like a picture of the camera.

Diesel has always been an odd choice for light passenger vehicles -is is pretty valuable for railway locomotives heavy goods vehicles or ships where monstrous loads require vast torque-but diesel for cars? Noisy, smelly and not useful whenever I go through a supermarket carpark and see and hear the rattly smelly astras and golfs with drivers who for a few mpg willingly drive cars which sound and smell like scrap yard candidates and which are only economically sane in the hands of their third owners -if ever. The obsession of earlier governments with CO2 emissions is to blame and now the population pay in unpleasant health issues for NOx emissions which result from these unsuitable vehicles. I had a perfectly good diesel but petrol cars are smoother sweeter and less silly.

I have smartlink but as far as i know the amundsen doesn't have hotspot capability-isn't that a columbus thing?

Same result it tells me to connect the phone by USB or wifi so still no connection -I tried 4-5 times!!

My 1.2 dsg is my first stop start car-I have driven others like a Fiat Punto hire car which I could not get on with. In contrast the Yeti is very intuitive and useful, it only kicks in when the brake is firmly applied- a momentary stop with gentle pedal pressure does not trigger it. The hill hold and dsg interface is flawless and all in all I cannot see a downside to it. It is a natural and useful thing I will never find out what it might save in fuel because I cannot see the point i turning it off.

Your English is fine does anyone know what has to be done to get it to actually connect?

I get the same did you find an answer?

Awayoffski, what clique? I have never met nor corresponded with Johann or Graham and although I read their posts I don't promote them and only sometimes agree with them.

3 yetis since 2010 in my case, never garaged and no rust or other paint problems so please consider that people often post about problems but fewer post to report their cars are still OK. I haven't the time or memory to tell you how many cars i've owned since 1970

Johann is a longstanding poster (perhaps before your time?) on this forum and I, for one, am happy to read his views -if you aren't you can choose not to see his posts.