Anyone here know....??

Will a FULL size suitcase fit in the boot of the Yeti

1) Standing - and allow the parcel shelf to close down

2) Lengthways - i.e: the longest length of the case running north-south along the line of the car

TIA

Define a full sized suitcase?

:think: ...ok.......to be exact - 76cm x 49cm x 33cm....

Is it just me or is everyone else racked off with the bloomin cold weather and thinking about holidays and a little.... :sun: :sun: :sun:

Just to give you lot something to aim for, here's what you can fit in a Fabia (along with two adults and two kids).....

(OK - with a little help from the roof box)

I don't think the Yeti will break a sweat beating our camping cars' boot space.

No cheating with a roof box for us though!

Edited 11 February, 201016 yr by HKPhooey

I don't think the Yeti will break a sweat beating our camping cars' boot space.

No cheating with a roof box for us though!

That MX-5 will never fit in that garage.....

:think: ...ok.......to be exact - 76cm x 49cm x 33cm....

Is it just me or is everyone else racked off with the bloomin cold weather and thinking about holidays and a little.... :sun: :sun: :sun:

Without the spare, three of those can stand north-south in the boot. With a spare, two can lie flat side-by-side with room for a hanging clothes bag on top.

Currently I have three soft - gym type hold-all bags NS i the boot with one hanging bag on top. Hold-alls are 80 x 33 x 45 tall and bought specifically to fit with the spare. if you are OK with driving without the hat shelf, there is room for three more on top, strapped down to the anchoring points.

Thanks for the info Agerbundsen!

Hi all

I'm just in the process of completing an order for a Yeti and having seen a demosntrator at one local garage with a full size steel spare wheel, was a little taken aback about how this ate into the boot space.

However, to those who already have Yetis, have you loaded the boot to capacity and, if so, does this have any significant effect on rear ride height or does the Yeti cope with it?

Thanks

John

Hi all

However, to those who already have Yetis, have you loaded the boot to capacity and, if so, does this have any significant effect on rear ride height or does the Yeti cope with it?

Thanks

John

Yes, fully loaded 8 of the big boxes (3 high) 1 small box (see rear view) plus an electric guitar and minor other stuff.

Side view doesn't really show the bottom box(es) and the seats were left in.

None of the boxes were light and many contained books.

Didn't have any noticeable (let alone significant) effect on ride height and coped with it brilliantly (remember it's a diesel).

tom

Didn't have any noticeable (let alone significant) effect on ride height and coped with it brilliantly (remember it's a diesel).

tom

Great stuff Tom, thanks.

John

Interestingly my son got a similar amount in his Honda Jazz. It was quite noticeable how much longer the load area was in the Jazz, the Yeti made it up with height.

tom

Just come home from a family trip to West Wales - Two adults and two 12 year old boys. Sorry to say the boot space and inside storage is far far smaller than my last car which was a Renault Scenic. We all missed the handy storage spaces under your feet and the very Nintendo DS friendly drawers under the back seats. As much as I love the driving experience of my Monster it is not as flexible as a "regular mpv".

Can anybody explain why the middle rear seat does not slide forwards to give extra boot space like the outer two do? It stops you putting a standard size suitcase lengthways down the boot. Again something I had taken for granted in my Scenic. Even with the middle seat in its tilt position extra space can only be successfully done if you remove the head rest. Then you have to find somewhere to store that!!!

A rethink is needed on the flexability issue.

Just come home from a family trip to West Wales - Two adults and two 12 year old boys. Sorry to say the boot space and inside storage is far far smaller than my last car which was a Renault Scenic. We all missed the handy storage spaces under your feet and the very Nintendo DS friendly drawers under the back seats. As much as I love the driving experience of my Monster it is not as flexible as a "regular mpv".

Can anybody explain why the middle rear seat does not slide forwards to give extra boot space like the outer two do? It stops you putting a standard size suitcase lengthways down the boot. Again something I had taken for granted in my Scenic. Even with the middle seat in its tilt position extra space can only be successfully done if you remove the head rest. Then you have to find somewhere to store that!!!

A rethink is needed on the flexability issue.

Good idea to ping your thoughts to SUK, have done this twice now re my grip with standard fit sports tyres. Got two nice e-mails back thanking me for my owners feedback and that this info would be fed back to Skoda CZ. which I hope is the case. :wonder:

TP

Sorry but a Renauult Scenic is a M P V.

A Yeti is a S U V.

2 different concepts and not at all comparable. If you wanted a Skoda M P V you should have bought a Roomster.

Sorry but a Renauult Scenic is a M P V.

A Yeti is a S U V.

2 different concepts and not at all comparable. If you wanted a Skoda M P V you should have bought a Roomster.

No! Why, because you stick a SUV label on the Yeti this is an excuse for a small boot area? I had an X-Trail and a Terrano before the Yeti and both had decent, more usable, boot areas.

I knew, when I bought the Yeti, I was "Downsizing". A more sporty car, better fuel consumption and all the other plus points make me happy with my choice BUT the boot area, while it is OK for two, is total rubbish when I have my grandkids. A buggey, clothing, toys and all the other kit that travels with young children will only just fit in. This means that when we collect them, we can't add any shopping (food etc) - most annoying. A slightly longer wheelbase or six inches more overhang would have made all the difference.

I don't like the Roomster and I would never have bought one - I am sure they are brilliant cars but not for me.

A slightly longer wheelbase or six inches more overhang would have made all the difference.

Both would have put off other buyers though.

Both would have put off other buyers though.

Totally agree there.

For me the whole point of the Yeti's appeal was that it appeared to offer the most useable ratio of interior space v's the wheelbase size. If I'd have wanted something massive for the family then I'd have ordered an XC90 but I also have to be able to park in congested streets at least twice a day when I drop off/pick up our three year old from the child minders. I also dont like the image nor driving dynamics that comes the BIG SUV's.

Totally agree there.

For me the whole point of the Yeti's appeal was that it appeared to offer the most useable ratio of interior space v's the wheelbase size. If I'd have wanted something massive for the family then I'd have ordered an XC90 but I also have to be able to park in congested streets at least twice a day when I drop off/pick up our three year old from the child minders. I also dont like the image nor driving dynamics that comes the BIG SUV's.

Since when was the X-Trail a BIG SUV? Its only 12" longer than the Yeti (all in the bootspace!!!)

It's not one of the HUGE ones, certainly, but if the Yeti had been a foot longer it'd be pretty much an Octavia Scout...

I think the overall size is spot on. Pretty much the same foot print as a Golf, but with much more interior space.

As a Cross Over I think Skoda have hit the nail on the head in terms of packaging.

Since when was the X-Trail a BIG SUV? Its only 12" longer than the Yeti (all in the bootspace!!!)

Well its a foot bigger than the Yeti but I said XC90 as in Volvo XC90 which I also priced up.

Not particularly a point on how much you can get in, but what you can get in the Yeti. I too look around at various vehicles (we have just bought our first caravan so needed a tow vehicle), but I wanted to be ale to get 2 mountain bikes securely (both from theft and for safety when traveling) locked inside the vehicle. Having previously owned an XC90 (really nice car) I knew I couldn't get them in that and after looking around about the only other option was a Discovery and even then it would take some alteration to the vehicle to accomadate a Thule internal bike rack.

It is a combination of the available length with the rear seats out (and only then just) with the internal height available in the Yeti and the Skoda Internal Bike Rack that makes this possible with the Yeti, hence this is what I ended up buying.

I can understand other people have different requirements, but this was the choice for me and what a fantastic car it is.

I had an X-Trail and a Terrano before the Yeti......I knew, when I bought the Yeti, I was "Downsizing". A more sporty car, better fuel consumption.......A slightly longer wheelbase or six inches more overhang would have made all the difference.

LOL, the difference would have been that you were no longer "downsizing"!

I do not think that a longer wheel base would have been very good idea with the Yeti. It would have altered the feel of the car totally and made off road travel even more tenuous. They could possibly have elongated the boot however. The front approach angle is 19 deg the rear 26.7 deg. Without compromising off road ability the rear end could have been made to extend until a departure angle of 19 deg to match the front, on the premise that one need not be concerned over what one cannot leave behind that one could not have mounted in the first place. Mind you the Yeti might have been even more handy in the rough stuff if its approach angle matched what was on the rear at present. Looking at the front which is a little ungainly, one wonders if the front apron could be modified in some way to increase the approach angle. From images only it looks like plastic moulding. I suppose that it has some functioning equipment behind but if not. The front apron does look like an after thought to me and just stuck on with its contrasting style and black colour. the body coloured part looks very contrived and does not look totally happy the way it is.

Edited 16 February, 201016 yr by Anthony 1

Both would have put off other buyers though.

I agree too. The compact size of the Yeti and short rear overhang was a selling point for me. If I had wanted a car with a longer boot I would have ordered a longer SUV such as a VW Tiguan. It says an awful lot for the other qualities of the Yeti that people are still buying them in the knowledge that the boot is too small for their needs.