Trying to figure out which Yeto to buy

Have a fairly short drive to work. Lots of traffic, stop and starts.

Occasional longer journey and family trip each month / at weekends - about 10-15k miles per year

Manly surfaced roads although have to travel on the odd unsurfaced one with work - no major offroading though

Should i petrol or diesel

My head is saying go with the 1.2tsi due to potential filter issues

Would i miss not having 4x4 though - should a Yeti really have 4x4

Would be keen to hear peoples thoughts

Cheers

Oli

I went diesel as I felt the 1.2 may be a bit weedy for longer motorway/A road trips and I like to have plenty in reserve for overtaking etc.

Most days I travel 5-6 miles a day to work with some stop/start traffic and I probably only cover 8-9k per year. Given I also wanted DSG pretty much sealed the diesel with 4x4. This is my 2nd Yeti with DPF and I've never had any issues with either Yeti or my 2 diesel BMWs before with DPFs. I do however make longer trips at weekends.

I've never found the 4x4 has that adverse affect on fuel economy and my last Yeti averaged about 45mpg overall, this one is currently averaging 40mpg but it still being run in. 4x4 helps in bad weather as well and I feel the Yeti grips/handles very well.

We have had a 1.2 SE TSI since April 2010 . I do quite a lot of driving for work both small country lanes and motorway miles and it handles both really well. I was too was dubious after having a 2 litre and 2.4 litre cars previously but can honestly say that this is a rather nippy car .

Keep the thoughts comking everyone. Thanks again

Petrol, just in case of DPF problems.

2 wheel drive as that will cope admirably with hard surfaced tracks.

For the mileage you are doing you could easily choose either! The 1.2 petrol will be perfectly okay - and a lot quieter - while the diesel will cost you a lot more to buy but has higher torque. In terms of winter driving a 2 wheel drive with winter tyres is superior to a 4 wheel drive with summer tyres. My DSG 1.2 has averaged 41.2 MPG over 6,000 miles (fill-to-fill) so similar to a 4 wheel drive diesel.

I changed from a 2.0 diesel Octavia to a 1.2 petrol Yeti and in all normal driving conditions the Yeti drives perfectly well.

The 1.2 is ace, very light and nippy round town for what looks like a big heavy car.

7K a year and 42 mpg. 10m each way to work and longer trips at weeekend. Its posible to get 54mpg on the odd trip but you have to act like a fairy footed Ballerina.

I originally fancied converting to a diesel but after a test drive I still liked the petrol for being more responsive and quieter (too set in my ways).

2wd with auto locking diff and standard tyres was better in the snow than some of the other cars around me, also when parking in grassy fields when I do motorcycle trials is far better than my old Megane, that used to get stuck on a wet leaf or surf on its belly because it was so low,

All Yeti's are the future

My DSG 1.2 has averaged 41.2 MPG over 6,000 miles (fill-to-fill) so similar to a 4 wheel drive diesel.

41.2mpg for a diesel is low. I've averaged 46.5 mpg over 50k miles.

2wd with auto locking diff and standard tyres was better in the snow than some of the other cars around me, also when parking in grassy fields when I do motorcycle trials is far better than my old Megane, that used to get stuck on a wet leaf or surf on its belly because it was so low,

All Yeti's are the future

Yeti's do not have a locking diff in 2wd. Only the 4x4 has a Haldex drive unit.

41.2mpg for a diesel is low. I've averaged 46.5 mpg over 50k miles.

41.2 is exactly what I have got over 11000 miles 170 tdi. Measured and calculated figure. I drive for economy - but perhaps not very well !

41.2 is better than I'm doing so far - 40.1 is the calculated figure. My problem is with so many short trips it does nearly half its usual weekly mileage at less than operating temp. The longer ones bring that up, and is why I opted for the diesel, but I don't think I'll get it near Graham's economy. I didn't get much more than 47mpg during the week in my old 110 Octy, and I don't push the Yeti as hard as I did that.

I have the 110 4X4 and the average consumption is 42.6 over 12,000 miles.

Mainly round town but longish motorway trips about once every two months.

I suppose I could easily gone for the 1.2 DSG but thought I needed the 4 wheel drive as the only way out of home is up a steep slope.

From what I've subsequently read on here, the new one is very likely to be the 1.2.

With the money i save on the purchasae price i can get a set of winter wheels and tyres and still have change for a holiday

I have the 110 4X4 and the average consumption is 42.6 over 12,000 miles.

Mainly round town but longish motorway trips about once every two months.

I suppose I could easily gone for the 1.2 DSG but thought I needed the 4 wheel drive as the only way out of home is up a steep slope.

From what I've subsequently read on here, the new one is very likely to be the 1.2.

With the money i save on the purchasae price i can get a set of winter wheels and tyres and still have change for a holiday

Precisely

I'm thinking the 1.2 is the way to go. Do people feel it has enough power / torque most of the time?

Although 4wd would be nice i am not sure its essential

Yeti's do not have a locking diff in 2wd. Only the 4x4 has a Haldex drive unit.

Graham,

The brochure claims the 2wd can have EDL which is part of a standard package on the Elegance 2wd's, it is an optional extra on SE and SEplus. They call it 'Electronic Differential Lock' but when reading how it works it applies brake to the spinning wheel untill the rpm matches the other, so you are right it is not really a locking diff and I think this is an inaccurate description.

Rick.

Edited 27 September, 201213 yr by RickT

I'm thinking the 1.2 is the way to go. Do people feel it has enough power / torque most of the time?

Although 4wd would be nice i am not sure its essential

I had a 1.2 TSI DSG7 for a little over a year, and that was more than adequate for us (coming from a Roomster 1.9TDI). When fully loaded with 5 adults it felt a bit less snippy than normally, but motorway trips with a full boot, 2 adults and 2 kids was no problem. Also towing a boat (albeit shorter distances, a few miles) was no problem.

I would say that as long as you do not

- drive in offroad conditions

- do a lot of towing heavy trailers

- drive a lot with the car fully loaded

the 1.2 is more than up for the job.

And I totally agree with CFB: With the money i save on the purchasae price i can get a set of winter wheels and tyres and still have change for a holiday.

Graham,

The brochure claims the 2wd can have EDL which is part of a standard package on the Elegance 2wd's, it is an optional extra on SE and SEplus. They call it 'Electronic Differential Lock' but when reading how it works it applies brake to the spinning wheel untill the rpm matches the other, so you are right it is not really a locking diff and I think this is an inaccurate description.

Rick.

Agreed, braking a spinning wheel is not a Diff Lock - its a form of traction control. If the yeti had a LSD or trutrac in the rear axle/haldex it would be even more awesome. Having said that, I have yet to get my yeti stuck, so however vague the descriptions may be, the technology works just fine.

I have a 1.2 tsi dsg. Economy-wise there is no question in my mind this version is the best - I am getting 41.2 mpg as well, after 10,000 miles. Even motoring in Germany on holiday, i was getting 40mpg at 75mph, and 43 mpg touring overall.

The dsg is a must with the 1.2 engine, In my mind. The engine is peppy, but needs help from the gearbox. To maintain 75 on autobahns it was changing down, but the smoothness of the dsg made it a non issue. Select the speed with the cruise control, the yeti does the rest for you.

I don't know about snow and offroad, but the consensus seems to be different tyres first, 4x4 second, and 4x4 without special types is just posing. So, spend the cash you save by getting a 1.2 on a sunroof. Makes the cabin so light.

and 4x4 without special types is just posing.

Wanna bet?

1.8TSi 4x4 and don't look at the average fuel gauge, just floor it!

Best to drive as many as you can and then decide. I ended up having to visit 4 separate Skoda dealerships! Despite being a TDI-only owner for the last 12 or so years, and always choosing the most powerful in the range, I decided on the 1.2TSI DSG because it was unbelievably nippy for the size of the engine, and a lot quieter than the diesels. However, if I was going to tow or needed 4WD, I would have gone for the TDI DSG instead.

I've had my manual 1.2 TSI for about three months so it's still running in but it's noticeable that the engine is starting to loosen up making it even more willing. I too thought that having come from a 2.2 td Civic that I would miss the performance and undoubtedly there is a difference but it's not a lot. My only thoughts about 2wd v 4wd drive is that I've read that a 2wd with winter tyres will perform better in snow and ice than a 4wd with normal summer tyres. No personal experience of this but others might have.

I have the CR140 TDI DSG. As you can see my average is about 37.5mpg over 28,000 miles, too many driven around congested South London. Average speed for current tankful is about 16mph & 30mpg! For a diesel!!

The diesel DSG can be less economical than the 1.2tsi DSG.

I tow and drive off road.

Went to test drive a 1.2 TSI this morning, I was half expecting to eliminate it as a choice afterwards.

Absolutley the opposite happened, it's a cracking engine, it makes the Yeti feel like a very nippy town car, and if you know how to use gears properly, it's more than enough (for my needs anyway ).

Edited 29 September, 201213 yr by BobbyG79

We run a 170 4x4 diesel and a 1.2 DSG petrol.

In all honesty the 1.2 petrol is all the car we need 99.5% of the time.

Unless you tow trailers over (around) 1500kg-2000kg, go off road or live half way up a mountain I'd go for the 1.2 Tsi. It does match the 7 speed DSG box very well too if you are thinking of possibly going auto.

It's cheaper to buy, pretty good on fuel, more quiet and refined than the diesel, warms up quicker on short trips etc...

Being noticably lighter it feels more nimble than a diesel version too, even the Greenline (we have one of these in the family too).

Great car says someone that runs both.

I also thought it would be weedy. But when we go away as a family we take the 1.2 and leave the diesel behind.

Just a more relaxing quiet drive. We can live with 6mpg less.

Sounds like the 1.2 is the way to go..Never had an auto though. Would probably want to go with the manual. Anyone got the 1.2 manual?