I am on the verge of placing my order for a Yeti - 1.2, DSG SE

Just a couple of queries - how much a a discount should I expect on a cash purchase?

The list price is £18,225, and I have been offered a £1,000 discount.

Is this reasonable?

I am ordering it at the beginning of July 2012 and I have been told that the delivery should be October or early November. Is that realistic?

Although the reviews are generally favourable - the is one (WHATCAR?) that describes the ride as " There is too much wind noise and the ride is jiggly". Now I have test driven the car - but only round town and at speads under 40mph.

So - to those who actually own the car - is the 'jiggly' assessment true?

I own a SEAT with a 1.2 DSG at the moment - and I like it - except that it is too small . . .

Jiggly smiggly! I've driven mine at 80mph all the way across France. The faster you go the more stable it becomes (especially with a full load of luggage) - planted and secure. Empty and on potholed roads, yeah it's a bit jiggly, but no more than any other car I've ever driven. Less so that my two previous cars (Volvo V50 and Audi A4) for example.

I assume the £1000 discount is without a trade in.

Seems pretty good as my dealer won't offer any.

On line discounts are better than that but may involve 12 month wait.

If you look on this forum for how to you can order it with 16" wheels but most dealer tell you can't. Gives you a softer more compliant ride.

I assume the £1000 discount is without a trade in.

Seems pretty good as my dealer won't offer any.

On line discounts are better than that but may involve 12 month wait.

If you look on this forum for how to you can order it with 16" wheels but most dealer tell you can't. Gives you a softer more compliant ride.

Well I haven't noticed jiggly and I've got the much cooler 17" wheels. I suppose it really depends on the sort of ride you are used to (s******) but me having got used to various Mitsubishis and a Suzuli SX4 find the comfort more than acceptable. The discount is pretty good I would say, my dealer had a little chuckle when I asked for one although I did have a trade in.

Well I haven't noticed jiggly and I've got the much cooler 17" wheels.

Me too ... *pauses and waits for tirade from The Plumber* ...

+1

Try getting quotes from more than one dealer, neither of my 2 nearest would budge an inch. Got a 10% saving from a dealer in the midlands.

Try another dealer or two and see what kind of quotes you get.

On a 1.2 DSG SE as stated in post 1, it's a 5.5% (roughly) discount.

You should be able to get that, or a bit better from any dealer unless they don't want to sell cars.

As for the ride, I like it on the 17" rims. Handing is great for a car of it's abilities and no problems with ride comfort.

Tried a Yeti on 16" rims and the ride was a bit smoother, but it was less fun to drive.

A personal preference thing. I like to drive it, it's a good car. It's not a box on wheels to get me from A to B.

Yeah, I'd go with that, I've had some smooth rides, but sometimes something a bit wilder can be more fun.

Corner?

Oh, Bob! And you were doing so well, too.

Well, the only thing I would suggest is to ignore everything you read here and make sure you back-to-back TEST DRIVE both the SE version (17" wheels) and the S or E versions (16" wheels). I did exactly that and the 16" wheels were clear winners by a mile in terms of drive and ride comfort, 16" wheels take the jiggle out of the ride with NO detectable difference in road holding - unless, I guess, you drive at the absolute limit - in which case you probably wouldn't be buying a 1.2.

I have a 1.2 Tsi Elegance DSG on 16" wheels with Conti 2 tyres, it is quiet, smooth and cruises at motorway speeds without stress or strain. Very little wind noise - certainly less than my previous Octavia - and after 2,500 miles I am averaging a (true) 40.2 MPG and while I don't drive like a boy racer I am no slow coach!

If you decide on the 16" wheels (which you probably will after the test drive) you will need to contact Skoda customer service directly and insist on the 16" wheels, you may encounter a bit of "the computer says no" initially but persist and you will be okay - plenty of advice on this forum on getting Skoda to order with 16" wheels. If you have a problem. The Plumber (or me) can point you in the right direction.

I ordered my Yeti on 5th January and took delivery on 15th March so the timeline quoted might be a bit pessimistic. Discount you get will depend on the level of Sales the Dealer is achieving, you might get a bit more somewhere else, just telephone other convenient dealers and see if they can beat the price quoted to you. The on-line suppliers will certainly beat that price but you could be waiting for ever for the car, dealers give their direct customers priority.

What Car reviews! Take them with a pinch of salt , iin my opinion the reviewers don't seem to like Skodas, they are nearly always different to other publications, even when compared to other VW group cars with same engines etc, they always favour the premium brand.

I drive all variations of yetis as my job, haven't noticed any difference with the 16" wheels, baring it looks like it has buttons for wheels, he he. I have found that the heavier the engine tho, the better the car feels to drive ie any 2.0 diesel engine and you carnt go wrong.....

Hi and welcome,

as I appear to have popped up in one or two posts I though I best say hellow

Obviously from the comments I'm in the 16" 215/60 wheel/tyre camp purely from my own ownership experience. Previously owned an early SE 140 4x4 with the 17" set-up, which I did find jiggly and skittish on poor road surfaces. However while running on 16" 205/55 winter tyres I noticed this sensation almost went away.

With the current Yeti I therefore decided to try and get the 16" rims but with the 215/60 standard tyres factory fitted. Skoda UK said no, however the manufacturer was more helpful and agreed to the change; it's no big deal to them to switch a small code on the build sheet. Result is a much more compliant ride and improved handling over the more uneven road surfaces round here.

Also worth noting that the UK is almost alone in running the Yeti on 17" rims for the mid and upper range trim levels and in the home country of CZ these size rims are only an option other than on the special editions.

It is a personal preference, so I would go try a few if you can, as Expatman has suggested, to see what suits you, oh and be aware that a 2wd petrol will feel different to a 2wd diesel or 4x4 (as also noted above); therefore compare like for like and don't let the dealer convince you otherwise; listening to one spout drivel to a potential customer yesterday :S

Often wonder if drivel is a prescribed sales ploy, or are they just so disinterested in the product they sell, that they cannot be bothered to do a bit of proper research :wonder:

TP

Slightly surprised that no-one on this thread has given you factual advice regarding the £1000 you've been offered.

There is a dealer/sponsor on the site who will, I'm sure, tell you what he will offer. There are countless threads / posts about discounts. Endless posts comparing the advantages or otherwise of using a local dealer versus a broker.

So, once again. There are brokers like Drive the Deal and Carfile who have been trading successfully for years. Just at the moment DtD don't show the Yeti but they usually do. Loads of bods on here have used them - they're OK - and they'll deliver to your door if you want them to. When the Yeti has been listed on their site the discounts went way over £2k for top of the range models ....and dropped back to a bit less than £2k off list for lower spec models.

On line broker Carfile show the 1.2 DSG at £2100 off list. That's a tad more than I got off my 1.2 DSG at a dealer in West London who I purchased from. You are right that some / many local dealers offer a pittance off. That's fine - they do as they want. Personally I'd sooner have £2k in my back pocket than theirs...but that's just silly old me. We're all different. Carfile are also doing £500 off the Citigo where lots of local dealers offer not a lot. Horses for courses and all that......

Edited 1 July, 201214 yr by oldstan

I have 16" winter rubber and 17" summer rubber. The 16" ones are marshmallowy and are perhaps 2,07% more comfortable if I'm really forced to say they feel any different in that regard. Go fast around a bend at your peril though. Might be the winter rubber but I don't feel safe cornering fast on those things. No thanks. The 17" wheels have totally fine comfort AND handling. If you drive sedately everywhere and never push your car get the marshmallows. If you like to throw it around every now and then don't even think about 16" wheels. But each to their own in this regard. It very much depends on what you drive now or are used to as well. Come from a hard as nails Audi or BMW and the Yeti feels like a Rolls Royce on the 17" wheels. Come from a Rover 75 or a Jaguar and it might be deemed too hard. It isn't. Just go test drive an S-line Audi and then drive a 17" wheeled Yeti...

I have 16" winter rubber and 17" summer rubber. The 16" ones are marshmallowy and are perhaps 2,07% more comfortable if I'm really forced to say they feel any different in that regard. Go fast around a bend at your peril though. Might be the winter rubber but I don't feel safe cornering fast on those things. No thanks. The 17" wheels have totally fine comfort AND handling. If you drive sedately everywhere and never push your car get the marshmallows. If you like to throw it around every now and then don't even think about 16" wheels. But each to their own in this regard. It very much depends on what you drive now or are used to as well. Come from a hard as nails Audi or BMW and the Yeti feels like a Rolls Royce on the 17" wheels. Come from a Rover 75 or a Jaguar and it might be deemed too hard. It isn't. Just go test drive an S-line Audi and then drive a 17" wheeled Yeti...

But are the 16" wheels a no-cost option when you order the car?

But are the 16" wheels a no-cost option when you order the car?

There not an official option at all (at present).

If you want them you have to politely but firmly ask Skoda UK (often several times) to amend your order to include them as an option; currently FOC as they describe it as a specification downgrade (their view not mine ).

TP

/ ...the 16" wheels were clear winners by a mile in terms of drive and ride comfort.../

/...haven't noticed any difference with the 16" wheels.../

/ The 16" ones are marshmallowy and are perhaps 2,07% more comfortable.../

:think:

...If you want them you have to politely but firmly ask Skoda UK (often several times) to amend your order to include them as an option...

Although the latest word seems to suggest that SUK may be considering 'legalising' the 16" option, for the time being it might be best to follow current forum practise: make your case direct to Mark Fox, Customer Relations at SUK. See http://www.briskoda....ox#entry2763493

Mine is perfectly ok on 17" tyres, what do people mean by a " jiggly " ride ( one for you Bob ) what kind of surface do you get this on? Maybe it's something to do with the way you drive.

I'll refrain from any more comments about jiggly rides. However, I know exactly what 9000000000000000000000000000000000000000 means about "marshmallowing". Had exactly that sensation on a waterbed once!

I have not noticed any difference in the ride between my 17" standard wheels and the 16" wheels I run my winter tyres on. That's not to say that there is definitely isn't a difference, just that I've not noticed any. Maybe I've got a tough backside.

The best advice for the OP is to try to get a test drive on both and see if it makes a difference to them.

(I took the bus in to town yesterday evening because we were anticipating taking a medicinal libation or few. Anyone who thinks the Yeti on 17" wheels is jiggly should try riding down Comiston Road in the back of one of Lothian Buses' finest single-deckers )

I have not noticed any difference in the ride between my 17" standard wheels and the 16" wheels I run my winter tyres on. That's not to say that there is definitely isn't a difference, just that I've not noticed any. Maybe I've got a tough backside.

The best advice for the OP is to try to get a test drive on both and see if it makes a difference to them.

(I took the bus in to town yesterday evening because we were anticipating taking a medicinal libation or few. Anyone who thinks the Yeti on 17" wheels is jiggly should try riding down Comiston Road in the back of one of Lothian Buses' finest single-deckers )

OT I know, but I took a Routemaster the other day from my office into London - the nr 9 route outside still use the original Routemasters for the tourists. You can certainly not use a modern smart phone on that to type anything at all!!! Or even read something!! They are soooo bouncy. Things have sure moved on.

As has the Yeti. It is a fine handling machine and miles from these other rock hard suspensioned cars the Germans now so like to force on the public mistakenly thinking everyone wants a "sporty" ride. No we don't.