Its price and ability covers a huge range of alternatives and various other vehicle types.

In its cheapest guise the Yeti competes with the likes of Honda's Jazz - offering significant advantages over it.

In its most expensive 4x4 guise it competes well against vehicles such as Freelander and the like offering significant financial advantages.

From what looks upon first glance to be a niche vehicle could this actually be VAG's cleverest.......what do you think??

Edited 30 January, 201016 yr by octy888

if it was that clever, would we not all be buying one?

Might be clever but it's a shame about the face!

Might be clever but it's a shame about the face!

I like the face. Not so sure about the backside though.....

I personally think that the 1.2 Dsg is a clear sign of where the motor industry is heading over the next few years.

A fashionable cross over, without superflous 4 wheel drive, with a small capacity, turbo charged 7 speed dual clutch gearbox. A clever variable seating arrangement and all sorts of high end options ( park assist etc), more typically found on big German machinery.

Downsizing using clever technology is the future, and I reckon Yeti is a clear sign of where we're going.

I tend to agree - we were in the market for a Golf or Golf Plus, but the Yeti was better value and a bit different. The chassis is very well judged by any standards, let alone SUVs, and especially with 4WD you can make excellent and enjoyable progress along wet, rutted and twisty B-roads where most other cars would be losing composure and/or traction (as I was demonstrating near White Horse Hill on Thursday). There's plenty of performance, it is more compact than most cars with similar interior space, it is practical and versatile and it is well made. The usefulness of 4WD in the recent weather was just an unexpected bonus. The only real downside is the fuel consumption is a bit higher than a normal hatch.

So both Skoda's European "Simply Clever" and UK "Manufacturer of Happy Drivers" slogans work for me!

Mark

It's very close. It would be the cleverest vag vehicle if the boot was bigger.

It's very close. It would be the cleverest vag vehicle if the boot was bigger.

Yes!

and also to most other comments. maybe we will see a BigBoot version in the future - ala Superb Combi?

I tend to agree The only real downside is the fuel consumption is a bit higher than a normal hatch.

Mark

I was at a garage yesterday and the car you drive is the one I have a fancy for. What fuel consumption are you getting? The brochue claims a combined 46mpg but I would be interested to know a real figure.

I agree with the boot comment. That is the only real thing that is causing me some thoughts. If you could put an Octavia boot, or very close to it, on it then it really would be the bees knees. Then again others may think that makes the car too long.

It's very close. It would be the cleverest vag vehicle if the boot was bigger.

That would be a Tiguan then but you would be sacrificing handling, interior quality, flexibility and equipment options. Oh if you do get a spare with it, then it's a VW skinny space-saver.

Having previously owned a Golf 4motion TDI (squishy bags only for holidaying), then the Yeti's boot even with the spare is an improvement, particularly being able to dump the middle seat and fit even more squishy bags

For my needs anyway this is VAG's Skoda's 'simply clever' 4x4 family transport

Regards,

TP

For my needs anyway this is VAG's Skoda's 'simply clever' 4x4 family transport

My SM looked pritty clever in the snow. Most other cars had unhappy drivers....

Edited 31 January, 201016 yr by Ray_Green

if it was that clever, would we not all be buying one?

It's selling pretty well for what is not supposed to be a big volume model for Skoda. I saw my local dealer the other day and he has 8 on order at the moment, can't get enough of them!

Some good posts in this thread, it is interesting how many bases the Yeti covers.

The boot isn't that small! What do you want to get in there...... :wonder:

With the seats down its pretty big - plenty big enough for stuff, seats up or down...for my use anyway.

The boot isn't that small! What do you want to get in there...... :wonder:

With the seats down its pretty big - plenty big enough for stuff, seats up or down...for my use anyway.

This really is a problem. When I have the grandkids in the back, I do have a problem with their luggage. One buggy, one suitcase, nappies. toys and feeding gear just adsorbs the room. I am not convinced that it is a car for touring with four adults.

I bought some straps and tie downs from Lidl and I can now use the height of the boot by strapping soft items (NOT the grandkids!) vertically to the side bars and lower tie down points. This has worked well with bedding as it leaves space in the other half of the boot. (The old TVR trick of using pillowcases for clothes will work here) I will get the towbar fitted this next month with any luck and then I will have my trailer available.

This really is a problem. When I have the grandkids in the back, I do have a problem with their luggage. One buggy, one suitcase, nappies. toys and feeding gear just adsorbs the room. I am not convinced that it is a car for touring with four adults.

I bought some straps and tie downs from Lidl and I can now use the height of the boot by strapping soft items (NOT the grandkids!) vertically to the side bars and lower tie down points. This has worked well with bedding as it leaves space in the other half of the boot. (The old TVR trick of using pillowcases for clothes will work here) I will get the towbar fitted this next month with any luck and then I will have my trailer available.

Not tried the Yeti on driving hols as yet but did a few week to 10 days away trips with 4 adults in the Golf 4motion which has a smaller boot and no flexible seating. No roof box or trailer just soft bags and minimalist. Worked for us anyway and the Monster should be even better with it's bigger boot and flexi rear seating

Regards,

TP

The boot isn't that small! What do you want to get in there...... :wonder:

With the seats down its pretty big - plenty big enough for stuff, seats up or down...for my use anyway.

Golf clubs! In most cars I can get them in diagonally in a boot but they will not go into the Yeti that way. I can put the seats flat but there are times when the family will be in the car as well so that is not possible. You also do not want your clubs on show at times so having them hidden in the boot is important. This will not be a deal breaker but I may need to take my bag down to the dealers and have a play and see what the options are. If I can take my woods out, put them in the cabin, but get the main bag and irons in the boot then that will do for me.

For normal bags, cases etc the boot is big enough because the boot is high and you can go upwards, especially with the parcel shelf off.

The boot isn't that small! What do you want to get in there...... :wonder:

Besides all of the above, it's also the first Sport Utility Vehicle that can't be used for sports gear, even when there is only two of you to travel. You've got your 4x4 to get you through rough terrain and your hill assist to get you up the ski mountain. But even with seats down you won't fit your ski gear inside, because designers were so busy making boot bigger in litres, they forgot what boot is used for. We don't carry cubes of styrofoam, it's not aquarium, litrage is irrelevant - you want the boot to swallow two buggies or a typical IKEA flatpack and with seats down and front seats in mid position to be at least 6 feet long to fit sports gear or typical pack of timber from B&Q. Because if it's too small to be SUV, family car, weekend DIY'er little workhorse or teenagers camper van at Glastonbury, then who is this 4x4 for - single mum driving two kerbs down the road to ballet lessons?

Besides all of the above, it's also the first Sport Utility Vehicle that can't be used for sports gear

Depends what the sport is - you could say that about every SUV. How many can you fit a horse in, or a canoe, or a pole-vault pole? Or even a ski jump?

Certainly the Yeti would fit scuba gear or football kit or rock climbing equipment or the requirements of any number of other sports.

I'd think you'd struggle to get a competition trampoline in the back of your Octavia estate.

Depends what the sport is - you could say that about every SUV. How many can you fit a horse in, or a canoe, or a pole-vault pole? Or even a ski jump?

Certainly the Yeti would fit scuba gear or football kit or rock climbing equipment or the requirements of any number of other sports.

I'd think you'd struggle to get a competition trampoline in the back of your Octavia estate.

I think the point is made. When we write posts like the above, we write from personal experience. The boot has a small base area but compensates by being quite deep. This means that certain items such as golf bags and skis do not fit easily in the Yeti.

Comparison with the Yeti and my old car gives an extra 12" overhang to the boot area. Obviously the old car is longer and takes up more parking space but the boot area was that much larger as a result.

Its a pity that the Yeti designers did not make better use of the given space, The "shopping bag" bars need support so the side walls continue upwards and do not cut off over the wheel arches. All the pockets are useful but reduce overall space and, as I said before, folding the back seats is not always an option especially when family needs or socialising means all 4/5 seats have bums on them.

I will now give up Pole Vaulting and take up Skydiving.

Besides all of the above, it's also the first Sport Utility Vehicle that can't be used for sports gear, even when there is only two of you to travel. You've got your 4x4 to get you through rough terrain and your hill assist to get you up the ski mountain. But even with seats down you won't fit your ski gear inside, because designers were so busy making boot bigger in litres, they forgot what boot is used for. We don't carry cubes of styrofoam, it's not aquarium, litrage is irrelevant - you want the boot to swallow two buggies or a typical IKEA flatpack and with seats down and front seats in mid position to be at least 6 feet long to fit sports gear or typical pack of timber from B&Q. Because if it's too small to be SUV, family car, weekend DIY'er little workhorse or teenagers camper van at Glastonbury, then who is this 4x4 for - single mum driving two kerbs down the road to ballet lessons?

If you habitually carry long and/or wide items, then you will struggle to find any car in the Yeti's class which will do much better and maybe you need a Superb Combi or a Nissan Navara - or to use the Yeti's roof bars. But many people don't, and for us, we wanted a clear space for a dog crate, bringing back (possibly tall) plants etc. from the garden centre and various DIY stuff. Litreage is certainly not irrelevant for those needs or if you have luggage, boxes or sacks. Most of the competition - including the Qashqai - have a less flexible and smaller load area which is also eaten into vertically by a sloping tailgate.

Litreage is certainly not irrelevant for those needs or if you have luggage, boxes or sacks. Most of the competition - including the Qashqai - have a less flexible and smaller load area which is also eaten into vertically by a sloping tailgate.

It's only smaller on paper, because litrage values are used. Quashqai boot is wider and longer. Its' at least 20cm bigger than Yeti in each direction. Kuga and just about any car in that class also has bigger boot space (rather than litreage).

Number in litres works for Yeti, but litres advantage between roof and what would be parcel shelf won't make extra stroller, bicycle or, as mentioned above - even golfbag fit inside. In load space rather than load figures Yeti is more of an alternative to Fiat Panda 4x4 than any of the mini SUVs on the market.

Being small doesn't make it bad car, or anything, but extra 30cm in length would go long way in this market niche. A lot of Octavia estate users would probably look at it as alternative. And it would justify price premium.

Edited 31 January, 201016 yr by v0n

Surely you can slide the back seats forward a little so that there is still enough leg room for some rear seat passengers whilst extending the boot space to fit the gear for you sporty types? It looked big enough for my walking boots anyway

Can anyone tell me whether the boot bag holder hooks are standard on all Yetis? They would come in handy for my curry.

The Yeti really does cover a broad spectrum of abilities, we bought one as a family car and an alternative to a regular hatchback.

Given the Yeti's foot print the interior space is much better than a Golf or Qashqui and a Freelander is a much bigger car. The rear seat makes the space much more flexible too. As does the height of the load space and boot apeture.

Given the Yeti's foot print the interior space is much better than a Golf or Qashqui and a Freelander is a much bigger car.

Again, outside of Skoda promotional materials, any personal research would actually indicate opposite. Yeti actually has bigger footprint than Quashqai, as it's about 10% wider, yet Qashqai has more space inside and in boot. Now, Qashqai, is of course not as attractive, has worse choice of engines and gearboxes plus a degree of appalling Renault technology thrown into the mix, but purely in terms of space in real life, I can't think of a single small SUV of similar size that's actually smaller than Yeti. Suzuki SX4/Fiat Sedici could be slightly smaller, but then it is physically fair bit smaller than Yeti.

My SM looked pritty clever in the snow. Most other cars had unhappy drivers....

Would like to know how you incert the picture ive been trying this with no luck do you have to sign up to third party?