Since buying my YETI I've been interested in some of the posts on this forum about car design, and I've been reading the online Auto Express newsletter with all their pictures of the latest releases.

It has struck me how very few cars actually make me go "Wow - that car is so right". The VW Polo is one that just looks a complete design bit of perfection. Our YETIs, from the front aspect, and from the rear aspect do that to me too, but not quite so much from the side.

The other car that scream WOW to this observer is the Porche 911 which is simply beautiful and muscular.

I also appreciate the Fabia in a chunky sort of way, but not the Octavia where the front and rear look to belong to two different cars. Not that it is unappealing, not at all, but just not so pleasing as the Fabia, or the Polo or Porche.

The YETI seems to have a rear overhang a couple of inches too short. Anyone else got comments?

George

In many ways, yes.

I too like the look of the Fabia, especially the Estate, but the Roomster.....................................!!

For other manufacturers, well I'm sure some of them have lost the plot. Subaru had a brilliant design for the old Impreza, so they replaced it with a hatchback. I know they wanted to get away from the "sooped-up" image, but even with a dealer near me I hardly ever see one of the new ones.

Now 911's.........................beautiful, but have you ever driven one?

For true beauty, for me it's a toss-up between a 3 litre Speed Bentley, I could even cope with out the blower, and a mid 70's Morgan +4, 2 seater, 1600cc. Bloody uncomfortable but those looks......................................

EDIT, thought of another one, And perhaps the most practical; a Gilbern Invader

Edited 15 October, 201015 yr by Llanigraham

Aaah the legendary Gilbern! Haven't seen one for years but used to lust after them in my youth.

The polo looks nice until the rear lights come on. You follow one and you see a very very sad face from the rear lights and bumper..

Aaah the legendary Gilbern! Haven't seen one for years but used to lust after them in my youth.

I'm lucky Rob, as a friend locally has a Genie!!

I do know where there might be one for sale, as well, but needs restoration.

Thanks Graham. I'll be in enough trouble already when SWMBO finds out just how much I'm about to spend on a Yeti without taking on a basket case.

Gilberns are terriic cars though!

Rob

In many ways, yes.

I too like the look of the Fabia, especially the Estate, but the Roomster.....................................!!

For other manufacturers, well I'm sure some of them have lost the plot. Subaru had a brilliant design for the old Impreza, so they replaced it with a hatchback. I know they wanted to get away from the "sooped-up" image, but even with a dealer near me I hardly ever see one of the new ones.

Now 911's.........................beautiful, but have you ever driven one?

For true beauty, for me it's a toss-up between a 3 litre Speed Bentley, I could even cope with out the blower, and a mid 70's Morgan +4, 2 seater, 1600cc. Bloody uncomfortable but those looks......................................

EDIT, thought of another one, And perhaps the most practical; a Gilbern Invader

Drove a friends 993 GT3 around donington all day.. very tiring, but amazing

I've always loved estates and I think that the BMW E39 touring was a beautiful car from any direction. I am biased as I had 2 of them, but I bought them because they looked awesome, not because the were the most practical (biggest) estate out there. My Octavia boot was 40% bigger).

Another car I always lusted after was the Ferrari Daytona Spider. Silly money, but they looked the business.

Most modern cars to me seem very similar & the Yeti stands head & shoulders above them. It does look weird head on from low down. There are some great photo links in one of the pinned threads which really show the Yeti off really well - specially the white one (good choice of colour)

How's this for an example..

Mike

I've been thinking about this recently after what I feel is undeserved criticism of the Nissan Juke in one of the general threads :(

I think the Yeti is probably Skoda's most together car and surprisingly, I think the Roomster is second. The mainstream Skodas, well, they're a bit insipid aren't they? Great cars an' all but interesting, exciting to look at?

Edited 17 October, 201015 yr by 'daiking'

Looking back, one of my favourite cars was the Polo we had new in 1982, the Bread van style.

It just looked right, was nice to drive, and we had it in our family from new for nearly 20 years before it was damaged beyond repair. The early polos were incridebly well built as well, it never suffered from any rusting anywhere.

One of the reasons the Yeti appealed to me is the design at the back is similar to that Polo.

1982 Polos

(i) doors sagged

(ii) the arrangment to drive the oil pump was very poor at least on the 1100cc ones

(ii) I at least had difficulty keeping the front wheels in alignment.

(iv) desperatly needed a 5th gear for solo running

(v) the drivers seat collapsed at well below 150,000 miles

ours was a "brotwagen" too

Regarding the rust protection & paintwork = absolutly fablous, and mechanically easy to work on

Like yourself ours was only put off the road as a result of being rear-ended in about 1992

cheers

M

Edited 18 October, 201015 yr by dieseldogg

Surely cars are like wives ...the favourite one is always the current one!!

tom

Its cheaper to change your car!

Its cheaper to change your car!

.......and you usually can think of the previous one with a certain fondness. :wonder:

Personally I find cars & wives and shoes (bespoke quality) all to be similar,

the longer one has them/gets to know them the fonder one becomes of them.

assuming one has made an informed choice in the first instance.

Right wheres my halo, & back to polishing.

Surely cars are like wives ...the favourite one is always the current one!!

tom

or the next one that you dream about