Oops! By adding the DSG gearbox to my order I have just realised I have now ordered the most expensive Yeti you can get! Base price of a 140 DSG is £23,045 vs £22,640 for a 170 manual! And add to that just over £4500's worth of factory and dealer options and I think I'm giving Davecarter's Yeti a run for its title of also being in the top five most expensive Skodas ever delivered... oops. Honestly did not mean to Guv!

With all the additional and driveline options, there is a fair gap between the basic and the all singing all dancing ones. :yes: Considering it's broadly the same vehicle.

Interestingly, we considered reordering the 4x4 DSG diesel with a whole raft of extras when it becamse available. But the 1.2 Petrol DSG with a few options seems to suit our use and was about 8k cheaper. We've only done 30 miles a week, other than collecting from the dealer.

I wish you many miles of playing will all those gadgets.

Oops! By adding the DSG gearbox to my order I have just realised I have now ordered the most expensive Yeti you can get! Base price of a 140 DSG is £23,045 vs £22,640 for a 170 manual! And add to that just over £4500's worth of factory and dealer options and I think I'm giving Davecarter's Yeti a run for its title of also being in the top five most expensive Skodas ever delivered... oops. Honestly did not mean to Guv!

Speccing a car "just right" is sooo difficult!

Someone off this forum bought a 3.6 V6 Superb with all the toys on it.

That was the most expensive Skoda I've ever sold, the next 3 have all been Yetis!

Speccing a car "just right" is sooo difficult!

But it can also be a lot of fun! To get all the kit I'm getting in a Tiguan, Land Rover or BMW et al would have cost a LOT more. So I'm well chuffed and still see it as a bargain (of sorts).

Someone off this forum bought a 3.6 V6 Superb with all the toys on it.

That was the most expensive Skoda I've ever sold, the next 3 have all been Yetis!

Hmmm... I wonder if a 3,6 V6 will fit in a Yeti engine bay....

Hmmm... I wonder if a 3,6 V6 will fit in a Yeti engine bay....

Yeti VRS!

Wow that's starting to get into Q5 money

Wow that's starting to get into Q5 money

A bare basic Q5 without even the option of matallic paint added I dare say. No thanks. I much, much prefer the no nonsense non-snobby feel of owning a Skoda.

I did consider a Q5, but a reasonable spec one was coming in at about 32k because of the option costs. Yes, the Yeti was 2WD only, but it cost half that.

You are quite right to still see it as a bargain. Look at the equivalent specced BMW X1, Audi or Volvo XC60 and you would be looking at £32k+.

Toys are fun!

(I hadn't looked at the figure above when I quoted £32k. That was a good guess)

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You are quite right to still see it as a bargain. Look at the equivalent specced BMW X1, Audi or Volvo XC60 and you would be looking at £32k+.

And none of those have nearly the same amount of charm that the Yeti has. Or are so exclusive! Nor is the Yeti an in-your-face look-at-me wideboy car like some of those mentioned. Now to just get the darn thing delivered!

A bare basic Q5 without even the option of matallic paint added I dare say. No thanks. I much, much prefer the no nonsense non-snobby feel of owning a Skoda.

I thought you already owned an Audi? Must admit I'd also rather have more toys and save on the badge

I thought you already owned an Audi? Must admit I'd also rather have more toys and save on the badge

Oh I do, but it is the smallest little Audi you could get for the last 10 years! I think it is both shorter and narrower than the PREVIOUS Fabia let alone the current one!

I can just about justify it, as it is my office..

Mike

I much, much prefer the no nonsense non-snobby feel of owning a Skoda.

Inverse snobbiness.

Mike

A bare basic Q5 without even the option of matallic paint added I dare say. No thanks. I much, much prefer the no nonsense non-snobby feel of owning a Skoda.

The thing is about the Yeti, because it is such good value (imho) and yet desirable (even cool??) I think many people are happy to load it with toys - hence the high ratio of Elegance specced cars. If Skoda put in a bigger engine or more sophisticated options (maybe an electric passenger seat even?), I am sure they would be snapped up. I guess Skoda's hands are tied by VAG to avoid them encroaching on their "premium" territory

Oh I do, but it is the smallest little Audi you could get for the last 10 years!

Probably their most innovative car in the last 20 years, I love them.

At this very moment in time I do not like this 'premium' vw polo I'm driving, or rather should be driving. It has overheated, so I am at the side of the road waiting for the RAC to arrive. Thankfully the iPhone has a little service here and I can amuse myself while waiting for them to turn up.

Mike

At this very moment in time I do not like this 'premium' vw polo I'm driving, or rather should be driving. It has overheated, so I am at the side of the road waiting for the RAC to arrive. Thankfully the iPhone has a little service here and I can amuse myself while waiting for them to turn up.

Mike

Good old RAC. Fantastic. thermostat had seized. Back on the road now.

Mike