I've just had a call from my retailer to say my Yeti has set foot on mainland UK (two weeks earlier than I expected) but I have decided not to take delivery until the new registration plate comes in March. In the meantime I need to book the car in to have a towbar installed for bike carrier and small trailer plus fitting of any other accessories. My Yeti is a CR140 4x4 Elegance.

However, I'm seeking opinions on which dealer accessories other Yeti owners think would be useful and those which are a waste of money. Please can anyone reply with their top 5 must have accessories plus their 1 accessory to avoid!

1) Magic tree air freshener

2) Pink furry dice

3) Nodding dog

4) Tartan rug and cushion set

5) Ornamental tissue box holder

Avoid: stick on ball compass

1) Magic tree air freshener

2) Pink furry dice

3) Nodding dog

4) Tartan rug and cushion set

5) Ornamental tissue box holder

Avoid: stick on ball compass

Tut... Skoda supplied accessories please.

Mud flaps and rubber mats...

Hi,

1) rim's / winter tyres

2) mud flaps (fronts a must have)

3) floor mats (textile or rubber for more rural use)

4) rubber boot mat

5) Yeti 2 in1 toy

6) Yeti feet ice cube tray

Non dealer accessory, plastic step from Wilco's to wash the roof.

avoid locking wheel bolts, they come as standard on UK cars.

Regards,

TP

Do buy:

1. Front mud flaps

2. Rear mud flaps

3. Rubber floor mats

4. Rubber boot mat

5. Ashtray - to use as coin holder (sits in one of the centre cup holders)

Dont buy:

1. Don't know, will report back if I think of something!

It is rumoured that the freak snow storm from Washington is on its way.....

Therefore I would stongly recomend the following:

1) SNOW TYRES

2) SNOW CHAINS if you can't afford / be bothered with changing your tyres twice a year!

3) The LONG HANDLED YETI SHAPED SNOW SHOVEL- essential for digging yourself out of snowdrifts.

4) The all new singing and dancing (well not quite) BUT a must have accessory is the CIGARETTE LIGHTER PLUG IN AUTOMATIC THERMOS FLASK HEATER UPPER to ensure hot drinks never go cold- I've found a microwave is a bit big on the front seat?

5) Lastly on my all time top 5 to cope with extreme blizzard conditions would be the externally mounted FOG HORN to notify other drivers to get out the way- as your Yeti will get through where all others may fail!!

TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS

THE AUTOMATIC SUNRROOF OPENING OPTION WHEN LIGHT LEVELS RISE because you will be snowed in in your very own portable 4 wheeled Yeti igloo.

I will buy Bullock.

I will buy Bullock.

Sandra?

Do buy:

1. Front mud flaps

2. Rear mud flaps

3. Rubber floor mats

4. Rubber boot mat

5. Ashtray - to use as coin holder (sits in one of the centre cup holders)

Dont buy:

1. Don't know, will report back if I think of something!

Do you rate the Rubber boot mat over the plastic tray for boot and if so why?

I will buy Bullock.

LANGUAGE!

LANGUAGE!

Italian!

Do you rate the Rubber boot mat over the plastic tray for boot and if so why?

I went for the boot mat as I didn't need the fixed sides of the tray - I thought that the sides might get in the way when you want a flattish load area with the seats are down. With the 'full size' spare wheel option, the boot mat isn't a perfect fit - it is actually a bit long and curls up against the back of the rear seats a bit which stops anything falling down the gap.

It's easy to roll up and store if required and doesn't get in the way when accessing the sparewheel/under boot floor storage areas.

Pleased with my choice so far!

I went for the boot mat as I didn't need the fixed sides of the tray - I thought that the sides might get in the way when you want a flattish load area with the seats are down. With the 'full size' spare wheel option, the boot mat isn't a perfect fit - it is actually a bit long and curls up against the back of the rear seats a bit which stops anything falling down the gap.

It's easy to roll up and store if required and doesn't get in the way when accessing the sparewheel/under boot floor storage areas.

Pleased with my choice so far!

Just a point, I have the Rubber Boot mat but without the spare wheel and it fits perfectly.

My thought was to keep things clean after the necessary trips to the tip and also give things a bit more grip to prvent sliding around

aerofurb said: "I went for the boot mat as I didn't need the fixed sides of the tray - I thought that the sides might get in the way when you want a flattish load area with the seats are down. "

Thank you aerofurb (and Tonyp5a) for your replies

Our thinking of going for the plastic tray with sides over the rubber boot mat is because:

We do a fair amount of mountain biking- very muddy,often wet and more times than you would wish for... we get plastered in slurry from going through farmyards/fiields -I hear you all gasp and shout at your screen WHY do they do it ?

and YES we do have mud guards but stuff gets around them!

We also surf, mainly down in Pembrokeshire, and have lots of dripping wetsuits and surf boots to chuck in the back of the car!

(we're not that hardened to venture in just in the cossies!)

So our conclusion is that the plastic tray with the high sides will keep all the water and unmentionable mud? within it in a containable way and so not getting up the sides of the boot/back of the seats nor seeping off the edges and under the rubber mat- It doesn't bear thinking about- would you ever get the smell out!?! :'(

Then we can take tray out and swill out / hose down... ready for the next time!

We also concluded that if you had a large/long load where you had to put the seats down you would want to also cover/protect the whole area not just the "boot" area... (which would not be covered by the rubber boot mat)

... and so we concluded in this scenario we would use our plastic sheeting or tarpaulin when we had the seats down anyway! to ensure coverage protection of entire area-(blimey... that was a bit long winded but I hope you get what I'm on about!)

and hope it maybe might help others considering these options

Edited 16 February, 201016 yr by Lady Penelope

aerofurb said: "I went for the boot mat as I didn't need the fixed sides of the tray - I thought that the sides might get in the way when you want a flattish load area with the seats are down. "

Thank you aerofurb (and Tonyp5a) for your replies

Our thinking of going for the plastic tray with sides over the rubber boot mat is because:

We do a fair amount of mountain biking- very muddy,often wet and more times than you would wish for... we get plastered in slurry from going through farmyards/fiields -I hear you all gasp and shout at your screen WHY do they do it ?

and YES we do have mud guards but stuff gets around them!

We also surf, mainly down in Pembrokeshire, and have lots of dripping wetsuits and surf boots to chuck in the back of the car!

(we're not that hardened to venture in just in the cossies!)

So our conclusion is that the plastic tray with the high sides will keep all the water and unmentionable mud? within it in a containable way and so not getting up the sides of the boot/back of the seats nor seeping off the edges and under the rubber mat- It doesn't bear thinking about- would you ever get the smell out!?!

Then we can take tray out and swill out / hose down... ready for the next time!

We also concluded that if you had a large/long load where you had to put the seats down you would want to also cover/protect the whole area not just the "boot" area... (which would not be covered by the rubber boot mat)

... and so we concluded in this scenario we would use our plastic sheeting or tarpaulin when we had the seats down anyway! to ensure coverage protection of entire area-(blimey... that was a bit long winded but I hope you get what I'm on about!)

and hope it maybe might help others considering these options

We too are into mountain biking (perhaps not quite so messy as you describe, but certainly enough to be concerned for the car). The rubber mat has raised sides (about an inch), so will contain some degree of slop, but as you say neither this or the plastic tray cover anything forward of the boot itself.

We have chosen the low tech method of plastic sheeting (split bin bags) having taken the rear seats out, including putting one over the back of the drivers seat as we load the bikes in (mine only just fits with the drivers seat back to where I like it).

Another thing to consider is that I don't think you can use the Skoda internal bike rack with the plastic tray, as the depth of it obstructs the metal lugs you fit the bike rack to.

Someone in another thread was showing some kind of bag that fits into the back of the car (it may have been called a Safety bag and was available from www.roofracks.co.uk) and you fit everything into it and it seals all sorts of evil from getting into the rest of the car, but again this would prevent the use of the internal bike rack.

Hope this helps.

Just found this on the other thread I was thinking of.

Hey Guys!

I am interested in this:

Check this link

I cannot figure out if this product for the Yeti will cover

the boot area only

or the boot and rear passenger area (which is what I prefer)

Are the dimensions (105 x 72 x 72H) in inches?

Do any of you have an idea where I can get this?

www.roofbox.co.uk does not ship to Greece!

Thank you in advance.

Sandra?

Bullock: http://www.bullock.it/IT/prodotti-excellence.htm

Italian!

Is it a problem?

No, Its Great

Bullock: http://www.bullock.i...-excellence.htm

Not being able to read the Italian description I am assuming that this is some sort of pleasuring device for the larger lady? Not for me this one

Having run it through Babelfish I think you're right!

Bullock: http://www.bullock.it/IT/prodotti-excellence.htm

Italian to English translation of the above link courtesy of Google translate:

Bullock Excellence is the most advanced mechanical anti-theft and now is even more secure. His hooks automatically lock the brake pedals and clutch ensuring maximum protection against theft of the car.

Bullock Excellence is made of stainless carbonitrided tempered, and this allows a high resistance to cutting and drilling, every detail is being protected from oxidation by zinc coating and powder coating. The closure device is made of drill material and is also protected by a ring (Seeger), which defends against attacks by extraction.

The advantages of Bullock Excellence are:

• Maximum security

• No installation

• Do not create false alarms

• Can be used on multiple cars

• Adjust the length for better adaptability

Allocations:

• 2 keys numbered

• Instruction Manual

Bullock Excellence is available in 11 models on the back of the packaging you can evaluate what is the right model for your car.

Maybe Shrub and Sporky should have their eyes tested ...and get out more

Our thinking of going for the plastic tray with sides over the rubber boot mat is because:

We do a fair amount of mountain biking- very muddy,often wet and more times than you would wish for... we get plastered in slurry from going through farmyards/fiields -I hear you all gasp and shout at your screen WHY do they do it ?

and YES we do have mud guards but stuff gets around them!

We also surf, mainly down in Pembrokeshire, and have lots of dripping wetsuits and surf boots to chuck in the back of the car!

(we're not that hardened to venture in just in the cossies!)

So our conclusion is that the plastic tray with the high sides will keep all the water and unmentionable mud? within it in a containable way and so not getting up the sides of the boot/back of the seats nor seeping off the edges and under the rubber mat- It doesn't bear thinking about- would you ever get the smell out!?! :'(

Then we can take tray out and swill out / hose down... ready for the next time!

We also concluded that if you had a large/long load where you had to put the seats down you would want to also cover/protect the whole area not just the "boot" area... (which would not be covered by the rubber boot mat)

... and so we concluded in this scenario we would use our plastic sheeting or tarpaulin when we had the seats down anyway! to ensure coverage protection of entire area-(blimey... that was a bit long winded but I hope you get what I'm on about!)

and hope it maybe might help others considering these options

In another post, someone found a plastic tray (Titan) from a garden centre that fitted the boot area perfectly. This would be ideal for wet suits etc.

The best source for plastic sheeting is from a builders merchant or decorators merchant. I have a roll of decorators polythene and use it for every job that is messy. once used - throw it away.

Edited 16 February, 201016 yr by Terfyn

Here it is:

£11.99, cheaper on ebay

tom