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Test drive today and delivery for a DSG model is.....February 2012. Wowww- oh well, so much for wanting a Yeti.

Test drive today and: 1) I couldn't drive a manual 2) The seats need more lateral support for me but that can maybe be sorted 3) Delivery time---wait for it, wait for it......... February 2012 Oh well, was worth a try.

I was told February 2012 for a DSG model

how do people rate the greenline? I know it's a manual so will have to see if I can work the clutch- though I've discovered you can get duck clutch though I don't know the cost yet.

We actually have a citroen diesel DS3 on order!! Basically due to disability I found I could no longer work full time- panic- time to cut costs. Got rid of the wife's car as she isn't working and spends all her time making sure I can get to work. Citroen dealer messed us about big time clearing the finance on the wife's aygo. Told us DS3 would be here "in a few weeks". Months later, no DS3 and I'm facing the fact I can get around in my manual chair at work but any incline or about town- forget it. GP concerned about us getting DS3, motability concerned ie "How are you going to a fit a powered wheelchair in a citroen DS3". Then we went camping for the first time since I became a wheelchair user and it was amazing (I used to be into mountaineering and rock climbing). Sounds stupid but the simple fact I could still go camping as a wheelchair user blew me away- so then I'm thinking- how the hell do I fit large dog, powered wheelchair and camping gear in a DS3??? And also living in the Dales and commuting to Burnley I'm thinking- I don't want the stress of worrying if I can get into work this coming winter- or driving back from Hawes with snow drifting across the road so I couldn't even see the road and it being a miracle we even got home. So I went to have a look at the Yeti which seems a tad more sensible than the DS3- which may get cancelled if not by us then by motability!!! Bottom line is obviously the test drive. Lots of cars the seats are no good for me as I struggle to sit up straight. Oh also- citroen dealer screwed up advising us on adaptations- they are free if fitted when the car is ordered- after which the £500 bill for hand controls or any other adaptations falls to us. I can manage some manuals like I've said- but as my right side is the weakest hand controls are very useful!!!

how much mpg do you get with the 140 TDi DSG??? BMW tell massive fibs about the one series- most we've ever managed has been 50mpg- and they claim that's the urban not the combined figure. Too and from work- 25 mile commute on A and B roads I manage 46.3 mpg which isn't far off the 200bhp Scirocco I used to own. The one series doesn't work in snow and the ride shatters your spine. Got a test drive booked on Thursday.

how much mpg do you get with the 140 TDi DSG??? BMW tell massive fibs about the one series- most we've ever managed has been 50mpg- and they claim that's the urban not the combined figure. Too and from work- 25 mile commute on A and B roads I manage 46.3 mpg which isn't far off the 200bhp Scirocco I used to own. The one series doesn't work in snow and the ride shatters your spine. Got a test drive booked on Thursday.

I'm a wheelchair user looking to change car as I can't get my powered chair in a BMW 1 series (worst car I've ever owned). I can manage some manuals if the clutch is light (though hill starts are a farce). Economy is very important as is being able to get through Yorkshire Dales snow to work. So- why a Yeti and if so which one? or should I get a qashqai.....