Johann, you wrote "outer two rear seats left at home".

Does this mean you left the centre seat in place, please?

If so, may I ask why?

Please do NOT answer if the questions are too personal!

Hehehe. Sorry I meant the outer two seats on one side. So I left a big one and the middle one at home as I needed the space - I hate not being able to see through my interior rearview mirror.

And a friend was meeting up in Scotland so needed a seat for him hence not leaving ALL the seats at home!

Johann, you wrote "outer two rear seats left at home".

Does this mean you left the centre seat in place, please?

If so, may I ask why?

Please do NOT answer if the questions are too personal!

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indeed!

Macdemon once wrote "Can we have a group hug for freed please??" to which I forgot to reply but was most grateful to receive.

He sent it because my SLI xxxxxxx was (and is still) showing as "not recognised".

However I am still obsessed with all things Yeti and the thought of owning my own.

Johann, you have intrigued me even more with this (and I quote again) "I hate not being able to see through my interior rearview mirror." Wassat all about then?

Sorry for so many questions.

Edited 5 May, 201115 yr by freedie

Johann, you have intrigued me even more with this (and I quote again) "I hate not being able to see through my interior rearview mirror." Wassat all about then?

Sorry for so many questions.

No worries! We are going a bit off topic here: but if you keep the seats in you have to pack vertically (to fit all my gear) and then you drive a van with no interior mirror. Not normally a problem for how 90% of people set their exterior mirrors (to see a bit of the car in the mirror) but I don't. My exterior mirrors are pointing further out at my blindspot. If I move my head left and right (at 90 degrees to the car) I can see a bit of car but not when my head is where it normally is in the middle. Thus you can only see cars right behind you in the interior mirror. The other two are set to show the blindspot only. So in a packed to the rafters car I can't see cars behind me and I have to then adjust the mirrors in and then I can't see my blindspot....... catch 22. So I'd rather pack low and leave seats at home.

Got you! Thanks.

Not wishing to spam your thread 900000, but I am surprised the diesel mpg is so low.

It's so close to our 1.2 petrol DSG there is virtually nothing in it. 37.5mpg average over first 2400 miles (8 months) and got 44mpg on a run from Essex to Wales at about 65mph.

Due to the extra weight, one less gear and 4x4 system do you think?

Or maybe it's because I drive the Yeti like my Faia Greenline?

Or maybe it's because I drive the Yeti like my Faia Greenline?

I think it is because normally I drive like Jenson Button! hehehe I LOVE putting my foot down from a standing start. Monster likes it too, but alas my wallet does not! One day I'll grow up.

For some reason the diesel DSG doesn't seem that economical. It doesn't help that the 3 that publish their fuel consumption, are driven in or into London.............

I generally do not drive mine very fast, but sometimes I like to give the GTi's a surprise

For some reason the diesel DSG doesn't seem that economical. It doesn't help that the 3 that publish their fuel consumption, are driven in or into London.............

I generally do not drive mine very fast, but sometimes I like to give the GTi's a surprise

Interestingly the little petrol DSG claims a combined 44.1mpg and the Diesel DSG 4x4 claims 43.5mpg, so there really is very little in it.

I think the obvious reason why it looks bad is the 185kg weight penalty if you need 4x4, as that means you must also go from a 1.2 petrol to a 2.0 diesel (on top of the 4x4 system weight) due to only having two DSG options in the range. It's a lot of extra weight.

So for a 4x4 it's actually OK on fuel compared to similar vehicles, just the 2WD petrol DSG is a lot lighter.

Interestingly the little petrol DSG claims a combined 44.1mpg and the Diesel DSG 4x4 claims 43.5mpg, so there really is very little in it.

I think the obvious reason why it looks bad is the 185kg weight penalty if you need 4x4, as that means you must also go from a 1.2 petrol to a 2.0 diesel (on top of the 4x4 system weight) due to only having two DSG options in the range. It's a lot of extra weight.

So for a 4x4 it's actually OK on fuel compared to similar vehicles, just the 2WD petrol DSG is a lot lighter.

I would love to get 43.5mpg combined.........

For some reason the diesel DSG doesn't seem that economical. It doesn't help that the 3 that publish their fuel consumption, are driven in or into London.............

I generally do not drive mine very fast, but sometimes I like to give the GTi's a surprise

I think it is because normally I drive like Jenson Button! hehehe I LOVE putting my foot down from a standing start. Monster likes it too, but alas my wallet does not! One day I'll grow up.

Snap; that's the reason for my rubbish consumption.

Also I have been doing more 'town' driving plus, with the Easter holidays the A1(M) from Hertfordshire into North London has had less traffic so I have been able to go faster on my commuting, recently.

I am due to go to Whitstable on Sunday for the day, which is a trip I used to do regularly in my Octavia vRS TDI and get an improvement in consumption from 40-41mpg usual level, going up to 43-45mpg for the run (180 miles round trip mostly on the M-Way M25, A2, M2 and driving 'briskly') but have yet to do in Yeti. We'll see.

Also I have been doing more 'town' driving plus, with the Easter holidays the A1(M) from Hertfordshire into North London has had less traffic so I have been able to go faster on my commuting, recently.

Back to worse than normal now though..........London is awful at the moment. Off to the centre of the universe now.....Hammersmith. What an awful place to drive to and park. yuk.

Back to worse than normal now though..........London is awful at the moment. Off to the centre of the universe now.....Hammersmith. What an awful place to drive to and park. yuk.

Best arguement yet for a Nissan Leaf Now us country dwellers................... (What is a traffic jam?)

Is there ever an argument for a Nissan Leaf? At £25k, after govt subsidy, for a small car this is going to be one of the great white elephants. £12k, yes, £25k no.

Best arguement yet for a Nissan Leaf Now us country dwellers................... (What is a traffic jam?)

.... so you have electrified trees in the country do you?

Is there ever an argument for a Nissan Leaf? At £25k, after govt subsidy, for a small car this is going to be one of the great white elephants. £12k, yes, £25k no.

+1

Already there are numerous reports in the American press about the amount of Leafs that need to be rescued after running out of juice. What a daft car to buy at that sort of money - WHEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT IT is not finished yet! (i.e. there are not enough charging stations at supermarkets, on street, etc). It is like buying a normal car with a 400mile range and having fuel stations at 600 mile intervals! Madness. For filmstars and people that have their own photos taken (with car in background) for the teenage press only.

+1

Already there are numerous reports in the American press about the amount of Leafs that need to be rescued after running out of juice. What a daft car to buy at that sort of money - WHEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT IT is not finished yet! (i.e. there are not enough charging stations at supermarkets, on street, etc). It is like buying a normal car with a 400mile range and having fuel stations at 600 mile intervals! Madness. For filmstars and people that have their own photos taken (with car in background) for the teenage press only.

Well you could always carry a Honda 4 stroke petrol 240V generator in the boot instead of the spare wheel?

The Nissan Leaf is (IMO) for people who want to be trendy and say they have an electric car to run about the city in.

They probably also have a Range Rover for the weekends when range is a problem. But don't tell anyone about that.

.... so you have electrified trees in the country do you?

I don't need electrified trees 'cos i don't spend my life looking at the back of a queue of traffic. My engine moves my car along, your engine sits there, on a piece of London street, polluting any trees that are still alive but going nowhere. The trees around here like a bit of CO2 to convert back into beautiful fresh air with plenty of O2.

I get a (normal) 43 mpg with 45-47 mpg on long runs 'cos i don't spend my time sitting in traffic.

I would never buy a Yeti for town or city driving. Its designed for the wide open spaces found, in plentiful supply, in Wales. So a perfect choice for my country driving.

What you need is a Mini (or a Nissan Micra!!!!!!) to drive on the roads of our great (totally gridlocked) capital city. See Top Gear - when curly nut was beaten by a marathon runner.LOL

Edited 6 May, 201115 yr by Terfyn

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Already there are numerous reports in the American press about the amount of Leafs

er ... ... ... Leafs, or ... ... ...Leaves??

As in "Leaves well alone... ... ..."

I would never buy a Yeti for town or city driving. Its designed for the wide open spaces found, in plentiful supply, in Wales. So a perfect choice for my country driving.

I totally agree and drive in London out of sufferance as that is where I work. My commute is though (broadly) 20 miles of motorway (free running) and 8 miles of A41 40mph dual carriageway (London end) that gets clogged up.

Still; I do take your point and you are, in a perfect world, totally correct; except none of us, or the world, is perfect.

I don't need electrified trees 'cos i don't spend my life looking at the back of a queue of traffic. My engine moves my car along, your engine sits there, on a piece of London street, polluting any trees that are still alive but going nowhere. The trees around here like a bit of CO2 to convert back into beautiful fresh air with plenty of O2.

I get a (normal) 43 mpg with 45-47 mpg on long runs 'cos i don't spend my time sitting in traffic.

I would never buy a Yeti for town or city driving. Its designed for the wide open spaces found, in plentiful supply, in Wales. So a perfect choice for my country driving.

What you need is a Mini (or a Nissan Micra!!!!!!) to drive on the roads of our great (totally gridlocked) capital city. See Top Gear - when curly nut was beaten by a marathon runner.LOL

I would love to live in the country where a traffic jam is when a sheep is on the road

Work dictates that I am where I am sadly, plus swmbo works up in the city.

When I stop, like I had to today, for a long time I use the Skoda designed start stop technology. I turn off the engine. Yes I still have to sit in traffic. That is all part of my job......Amazingly, despite these figures, Door to door 4 1/2 hours, with 1 1/2 hours interviewing my client and walking from the car park to his office. So 3 hours on the road. Engine running for 2hrs 23 mins of that. The rest was turned off in traffic. average speed 13mph, 29 miles round trip 32.9mpg. Now if I had kept the engine running the whole time.....the average would have been much less.

I ordered my Yeti when I was doing about 25-30,000 miles per year around the south of England. My job changed between order and delivery.

I do not regret my choice. Ok I would if Skoda made a 1.8 or 2.0TSI with a DSG gearbox & 4x4. I live in a hilly part of Surrey/South London and when the snow has come in the last couple of years the area has ground to a halt. Winter tyres help as does 4x4.

A small economical car like a Tree, sorry did you say leaf? would be good for today's trip and many others, but would it get me to Scotland in one day? I think not.. We can not justify 2 cars........The Yeti is a brilliant all rounder, even if it isn't the most economical, but it is one of the most economical 4x4's out there

Still; I do take your point and you are, in a perfect world, totally correct; except none of us, or the world, is perfect.

This is so true. My choice was a result of driving 9 ft wide, often poorly maintained, roads that would only see the gritter once a year and then only after the main roads and bus routes have been treated. So much of my winter driving these last two winters has been on fresh snow or ice. Hence the need for a 4x4. Plus the requirement to pull myself (and the car ) out of roadside ditches, bogs and other soggy places.

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small economical car like a Tree, sorry did you say leaf? would be good for today's trip and many others, but would it get me to Scotland in one day? I think not.. We can not justify 2 cars........The Yeti is a brilliant all rounder, even if it isn't the most economical, but it is one of the most economical 4x4's out there

When you compare the Yeti to other "Chelsea Tractors" it is pretty good on fuel. I am better off by 12 mpg compared to my previous X-Trail. (and this is not the biggest CT around).

As for electric cars, I think we will see the resurgence of the Coaching Inns but instead of a change of horses while you have your roast and ale, myne host would put in a set of recharged batteries. - now there's an idea for the Dragons Den.

As for electric cars, I think we will see the resurgence of the Coaching Inns but instead of a change of horses while you have your roast and ale, myne host would put in a set of recharged batteries. - now there's an idea for the Dragons Den.

Alas the Dragons won't fall for it. Renault has already done this and have a system for replacing the electric battery completely on their Fluance car. The first station is already built in Israel.

http://wired.com/autopia/2010/08/renault-ev-prototype-testing-in-israel/

Well the manual 110 4x4 'Pedestrian Monster' has in her first 600 odd miles produced 2 very acceptable fill to fills of 44.4 and 45.6mpg would be nice mind to replicate last nights run home trip figure on a regular basis :yes:

TP