It might well put off some buyers having a slightly larger boot but equally it might have attracted additional buyers also.

I imagine they spent some time thinking about it. Quite possibly they also did some market research.

It might well put off some buyers having a slightly larger boot but equally it might have attracted additional buyers also.

Quite agree on this. I am going for a Yeti but I know I have compromised a little on the boot. I may regret it at some point and it made me think long and hard about the car. I lease my car and it is for this reason that I have gone for 2yrs rather than 3. The rest of the car, including how it drives makes the gamble worthwhile. An extra 15-20cm of boot depth would have taken that away. I know from other threads on here that many others are thinking the same.

I suppose the way forward for Skoda may be to do an XL version so that people can choose. Equally, if the Yeti's are flying through the production line as quickly as we are lead to believe then Skoda may just not bother. If they can't make them quickly enough then who am I to criticise them.

Neither side are right or wrong here, people are looking for different things. I would say however that in my opinion if you are pitching it as a family car, 2 adults and two children as per the advert, then the boot is not fully adequate.

Incidentally, for those that say go for a Volvo or Tiguan - Both are more expensive, significantly so in the case of the Volvo, duller in the case of the Tiguan, have poorer fuel economy and don't look as funky as the Yeti. The Volvo is a very good looking car but also has high emissions, bad for tax reasons. I like the Yeti being less top heavy than either of these cars. The shape and style of the Yeti is quite different, like comparing a Golf to an Octavia. They may be in the same category but they are quite different.

Add another foot to the Yeti and you pretty much have an Octavia Scout...

Like Harvey1512 I would have preferred a slightly larger boot, especially since I'm coming from an Octavia Estate but it wasn't enough to put me off totally. At the end of the day Golfs and Focuses etc. are sold as family cars and the Yeti has a bigger boot than those. It also has the advantage of more adaptability with the seats, as I;'ve said before if we're tight for space I'll just take out the middle seat and put a large bag there. If things get really bad I'll buy a roofbox, as I've already got bars that will fit.

Add another foot to the Yeti and you pretty much have an Octavia Scout...

I have to disagree there. The whole shape and feel of the Yeti is different. The Scout is a pumped up Octavia, the Yeti is an entirely different car. If you added another 4ft then it would be a different matter, what a boot size they have.

I have to disagree there. The whole shape and feel of the Yeti is different. The Scout is a pumped up Octavia, the Yeti is an entirely different car. If you added another 4ft then it would be a different matter, what a boot size they have.

Same platform, same 4WD system, (some of the) same engines.

There are certainly differences, but a lot more similarities.

It does boggle me that people are criticising the Yeti for having a 'small' boot. If you need a car with a big boot, buy a car with a big boot and not a Yeti. Most Yetis will be used for taking the kids to school and doing the shopping etc, not for lugging furniture across the country.

My best mate has a baby girl, and they have a 3 door Fiesta and cope just fine. Likewise we have 3 kids and managed a weekend trip in my Mazda (which has a small boot for its class).

People do need to be realistic with expectations.

Different seating styles and positions, roomier cabin, funky face, new CR diesel engine.....

The underpinnings may be the same but it is a different car in how it looks and how it is to sit in.

It does boggle me that people are criticising the Yeti for having a 'small' boot. If you need a car with a big boot, buy a car with a big boot and not a Yeti. Most Yetis will be used for taking the kids to school and doing the shopping etc, not for lugging furniture across the country.

My best mate has a baby girl, and they have a 3 door Fiesta and cope just fine. Likewise we have 3 kids and managed a weekend trip in my Mazda (which has a small boot for its class).

People do need to be realistic with expectations.

The point here is that the rest of the Yeti is clearly well loved but the one sticking point with some, the key being some, people is the small depth on the boot. You went for a weekend trip in a Mazda, that is fine. Could you do a 1 or two week trip? Probably not. For people wanting the Yeti as their main family car it has to cover daily commutes, weekly shops, weekends away and maybe a week or two away. Yes we are asking it to do a lot but that is what people get family cars for. Why are people, me included, wanting it to do more? Because the rest of the car ticks so many boxes. It is nearly the ideal family car and because the word nearly is in there people are wishing that it was not the case.

The fact that this thread exists shows that people are working out if the boot does the job for them. There are no threads about are the seats any good, what do you think of the front, are the wipers okay etc. the boot is a key talking point.

I can practically guarantee this thread would not exist on an Octavia or Superb forum. Equally however I accept the comment made earlier on here that if the boot was bigger then the thread may have been "Why did they make the Yeti so Long - if only it was smaller it would be ideal".

Different views, different needs that people have.

I don't understand why people critise Skoda for not making the Yeti "every car for every person" and expect support on the Yeti forum.

It might frustrate some people that the boot isn't big enough, but if that's the case there are plenty of other cars our there that'll be suitable (Octavia Estate/Scout for one). Either that or learn to travel light.

I personally have a big problem with Lamborghini and the prices they charge for their cars, but I can't see a load of Gallardo owners on the "LambosRus" forum backing my suggestion that they reduce the prices by at least 75%. (probably still couldn't afford one then!)

Exactly my point.

The Octavia and Scout look like a number of other cars out there. The Yeti is different and that is part of it s appeal.

We will have to agree to disagree. I can live with that.

I think that the Yeti is very nearly the perfect car in so many ways but just falls short but not by very much for me. The wheel tyre issue with the small size spare/winter tyre etc, the poor designed speedometer and boot could have been a little larger. The wheel tyre thing I believe that I can sort myself but it will involve spending money on additional wheel sets, speedometer will have to spend money on a decent GPS, the boot, will just have to get along perhaps make an outside wheel hanger for the spare, buy a roof box. It is not big enough for a large or medium dog but do not have one at present so no dog, if I had one I would not buy the Yeti.

What makes an ideal family car? Well that might bring different answers from different people but I would have thought that a reasonable sized boot would be one. What is a reasonable sized boot? Is that a subjective or objective qualification? What are the needs of a small family? Some might be prepared to squeeze things into every nook and cranny and do without the odd thing others will be unhappy to do that. A middle group may hang around wondering; postponing looking at all the other issues that go against and for the car, waiting to see what will tip the balance and make them decide.

I very much doubt that a larger boot would have many people who might want a Yeti look else where. I have never read on any other forum on many makes†if only the boot was smaller I would have bought it†or “the boot is too big for me†People seam rather to complain that they do not have something not that they do. Possibly a slightly larger boot might change the handling characteristics of a car but it depends on how much bigger and how much additional extra weight. I guess when the car is modified in a few years that some of these issues might be addressed, perhaps. The Octavia Scout does have some similarities to the Yeti. Same wheel base and so on but by comparison it is so much different and is more slug in my view with very poor approach and departure angles and at the moment no 170 CR and other common rail engines worthy of note so if it is not the Yeti it would perhaps be another manufacturer altogether.

I don't understand why people critise Skoda for not making the Yeti "every car for every person" and expect support on the Yeti forum.

Indeed.

I test drove a Subaru Legacy a while back, and generally liked it. I didn't, however, join a Scooby forum to go on and on ad nauseum about the underdamped rear suspension - I just decided that that was something I wasn't willing to live with and looked elsewhere.

I test drive an X-Type estate a while back too, and again had one niggle - no rest for your left foot. Same again - didn't register on a Jag forum to moan about it, just moved on and kept on looking.

I tried a Lotus Europa (I was vaguely considering a weekend car) but found it hilariously difficult to get into and out of. I'll give you three guesses whether I joined a Lotus forum just to bring it up in every thread possible.

I could go on at length... but I don't think I'll ever understand this need to complain about things on the inferweb, and especially to bring them up in unrelated threads (see HERE for an example). We all know some people think the boot's too small, or the wheels are wrong, or the speedo is wrong - they mention it at every opportunity.

Sporky, It is only mentioned on here as that is the thread, the clue is in the title. If it gets mentioned every time on every thread then I am with you. If anyone mentions boot size on the paint chip thread then they deserve a wallop but on a boot thread it seems pretty reasonable.

Also it is worth bearing in mind that if Skoda randomly check this forum then they may see a demand and an opportunity to increase sales by offering a larger booted Yeti, as SEAT did with the Altea and Nissan did with the Qashqai. Of course they will do research and see if the demand is there across Europe but it may be the start of a process.

Anyway, now we have established that some people want a bigger boot and some people don't we should probably get back to people asking what can be fitted in along with comedy photo's of a filled boot. Much more fun than bickering.

Sporky, It is only mentioned on here as that is the thread, the clue is in the title. If it gets mentioned every time on every thread then I am with you. If anyone mentions boot size on the paint chip thread then they deserve a wallop but on a boot thread it seems pretty reasonable.

Absolutely - here is most definitely the place for it.

Which means it probably wasn't the place for my post! Sorry, everyone.

Anyway, now we have established that some people want a bigger boot and some people don't we should probably get back to people asking what can be fitted in along with comedy photo's of a filled boot. Much more fun than bickering.

I agree.

Now could someone please post a photo showing how many people moaning about the size of the boot can actually be fitted in, with arms and legs attached and preferably beneath the parcel shelf, (so I don't have to hear them moan), with and without the spare, I'd be most happy

I agree.

Now could someone please post a photo showing how many people moaning about the size of the boot can actually be fitted in, with arms and legs attached and preferably beneath the parcel shelf, (so I don't have to hear them moan), with and without the spare, I'd be most happy

That's more like it. My guess is just 2 under the parcel shelf, standard sized adults, or one obese person.

I agree.

Now could someone please post a photo showing how many people moaning about the size of the boot can actually be fitted in, with arms and legs attached and preferably beneath the parcel shelf, (so I don't have to hear them moan), with and without the spare, I'd be most happy

Brilliant humour

Also it is worth bearing in mind that if Skoda randomly check this forum then they may see a demand and an opportunity to increase sales by offering a larger booted Yeti, as SEAT did with the Altea and Nissan did with the Qashqai.

Yeah - they were both a resounding success !?

Indeed.

I test drove a Subaru Legacy a while back, and generally liked it. I didn't, however, join a Scooby forum to go on and on ad nauseum about the underdamped rear suspension - I just decided that that was something I wasn't willing to live with and looked elsewhere.

I test drive an X-Type estate a while back too, and again had one niggle - no rest for your left foot. Same again - didn't register on a Jag forum to moan about it, just moved on and kept on looking.

I tried a Lotus Europa (I was vaguely considering a weekend car) but found it hilariously difficult to get into and out of. I'll give you three guesses whether I joined a Lotus forum just to bring it up in every thread possible.

I could go on at length... but I don't think I'll ever understand this need to complain about things on the inferweb, and especially to bring them up in unrelated threads (see HERE for an example). We all know some people think the boot's too small, or the wheels are wrong, or the speedo is wrong - they mention it at every opportunity.

LOL! I think this maybe unique to the Yeti. But it seems like good sport.

Anyway I can't stop, I'm off over to the MX5 forum to lament about my car only having two seats!

Anyway I can't stop, I'm off over to the MX5 forum to lament about my car only having two seats!

And whilst you're at it, ask why they don't have a V10 fitted and a Lamborghini badge - then I might buy one

I've always got some spare room in my SM boot if anyone needs it....

To all those snap happy Yetians (Plumber, Aerofurb etc): Please could you assure those still awaiting their Yetis that the boot is adequate by taking some photos of what you can get in the boot under the parcel shelf? Perhaps one of the Skoda sponsors (James??!) could give a free Yeti toy/keyring to the photographer showing the best picture of the loaded/unloaded boot? It certainly has raised some 'discussion' so it would be interesting to see how much you can hide away in suitcase/bag terms.

OMG the Yummy Mummys have found the new Chelsea or should that be Islington tractor!!

But just check out what they've got in their boot!!!

The videos fun too!

http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/content/islington/gazette/Motors/story.aspx?brand=ISLGOnline&category=CarReviews&tBrand=islgonline&tCategory=CarReviews&itemid=WeED17%20Feb%202010%2014%3A27%3A55%3A420

Edited 17 February, 201016 yr by Lady Penelope