Hi All, I new around here but active on other car & motorbike forums relating to currently owned vehicles. I'm looking for some advice. I want to change my wife's car and the Yeit is one of the few that both her and I agree on. She currently drives a Suzuki Grand Vitara DDis which suits her needs. This is her 5th Grand Vitara, all of which have been good to her so she is taking a bit of convincing to change. We've looked at the new Kia Sportage (too small in cabin & boot), Volvo XC60 (too expensive for us) and others but The Yeti is the only one that gives her everything that the Grand Vitara does and more.

So some questions:

1. We have always driven diesel engined vehicles but the current issues with DPFs (diesel particulate filter) is putting me off. The Grand Vitara is a b****x is this respect. Has any one experienced issues with the DPF in the Yeti ?

2. When asked about the DPF the sales man told me that they don't need you to drive for 30 mins @ 60mph to regenerate but that they self regenrate by running the engine rich for a period. I sort gave him the answer before I asked the question so is what he telling me true?

3. Thinking about going for 1.2 TSi engined Yeti. Should I expect any major differences compared to the 2.0 diesel version?

4. Has any one used an on-line broker to source their car. Good or bad experience? In this small country of ours (NI) it can be a bit of a captive market and thus we struggle to get some dealers to be competitive in their pricing thus considering buying ex mainland dealer or on-line broker.

thx

Paul

Hi and welcome,

had no problems with the DPF in nearly 12,000 miles driving with my previous TDI 140 Yeti, however this was on predominately rural roads. I think if most of you driving is short town journey then the petrol would be best otherwise diesel should be fine.

Cannot advise on brokers as I've not used them for some time. Currently have a new Yeti on order from James at Allams in Epsom, who posts on here regularly. Very happy with the deal given and excellent costumer service so far offered.

Regards,

TP

No problems with DPF in 25,000 miles.

Look for a thread called DPF (or incorrectly DFP') and there are many discussions there -pro and con.

Hi Paul,

I'm a new 1.2 TSI driver and I absolutely love it. Only driven diesels before including a 2.0 litre Tiguan which has loads more power but that's not something I need as a city driver so went for petrol. Has a surprising amount of wallop for such a small engine but not yet done any motorway. Suspect if I lived rurally Diesel might have been my choice but can't justify for mileage and type of journeys I do and don't regret choice.

Re brokers - no experience of this but assume you are aware of very long waiting times for delivery? Up to 6 months I believe. I bought ex demo for a fair price recently but with shortage of supply have heard these are currently going for new prices... Did look at prices on Drive The Deal which seems very popular and they were much lower than list price but assume you still have a long wait if you buy new.

Good luck!

I agree with Fenboy. I switched a 1.9 TDI Roomster for a 1.2 TSI DSG Yeti. The (small) engine is sufficient if you don't really need 4WD and/or constantly drives with the car fully loaded or towing something big. For us it was really the height of the cabin (setting children in their seats is on a convenient height). So far we've driven with the car fully loaded on vacation, I have towed a small boat, and done some testing in fresh snow and the Yeti has passed all our tests. For our use the engine is not exceptionally fuel efficient - we drive mostly short commuting journeys, but on longer stretched the fuel economy is quite impressive of you keep the speed under 65 mph. Highway cruising at just below 80 mph is also quite relaxing (the best highway cruising car I have ever had!), but then the brick-shape of the SM is starting to take it's toll on fuel consumption. Of course the torque is not as massive as in a Diesel

We went for the DSG, and it does a great job of getting the most out of the engine while being economical at the same time (if driven nicely, use all of the HPs and fuel will burn!)

So I see the decision diesel vs petrol as being based on usage. High mileage will mean that the diesel will be more economical, but the 1.2 petrol is really a viable alternative if the journeys are shorter and rarely with heavy load.

Whatever you choose you will get a great car!

We ordered our Yeti through DtD and had absolutely no problems. DtD put you in touch with the dealer and all further communication is done with them directly. All Skoda finance options are available through them, but don't bother if you want to part exchange a car as they're only interested in shifting new cars.

Alternativily, search for James at Allams on here and see what kind of deal he could do for you (I think he takes most things in p/x).

Thanks guys!

Paul- Fire me an email with the spec of the Yeti you'd like and the details of the Suzuki. I can give you a cost to change and work out finance for you on the various rates available. My address should be at the bottom of this post.

Can you get 'I bought my Skoda from James at Allams' bumper stickers?

Can I have one

Mike