Something not right

[Huskoda]

Is it me, or is this not actually a 4x4 Yeti: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201304026054816

Have they just stuck any old 4x4 badge on the back and are trying to sell it as one? Price seems too low to be true, too.

[Lady Elanore]

Looks like it's an ex Mobo car.

[33q]

Highly modified with a 4x4 badge available on eBay for £2.50. I'd post a link except this android device won't let me.

Nigel

[Huskoda]

Looking at its stats, which presumably are off the reg, they're the ones of the non-4x4 TDI 110. Tsk, deceitful advert. I'll need to keep looking elsewhere.

[33q]

Report to Autotrader?

[jezzep]

Is it me, or is this not actually a 4x4 Yeti: [url=http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201304026054816]http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201304026054816[/url

Have they just stuck any old 4x4 badge on the back and are trying to sell it as one? Price seems too low to be true, too.

It's not a 4x4.....one thing that surprises me is that the photo of the interior gives it away from the gearstick.

JeZ

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[The Plumber]

This would be what your looking for with genuine 4x4 of a similar spec, age and mileage.

http://www.skoda.net.r66.co.uk/carview.aspx?id=602881672#

TP

[33q]

Just a thought. Wonder if the dealer bought it as a 4x4?

[dbg400]

The performance and economy tab figures look to match the 110 2WD stats, so I presume someone there knows what it actually is.

[jonceebee]

Can you not tell a 4x4 by looking at the rear of the photo? Not having one I would not know what to look for, or apart from the badge do they look the same as my two wheel drive model from the back

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[The Plumber]

Model year 2010 Yeti's are more difficult to identify visually between 4x4 and 2wd, as they were very similar in terms of exhaust rear suspension etc. Once onto MY11 and on, then it becomes very easy to spot a 2wd from the back, due to the repositioned exhaust silencer running behind the bottom edge of the bumper.

TP

[Anzio]

There's also no lid on the dash top box.

[Dinski]

There's also no lid on the dash top box.

I think that's purely because it's an s model.

[900000]

That's not even a standard Škoda 4x4 badge! It's a cheap eBay job about 30% too big.

[DGW]

I phoned the company about it. It has a 4X4 badge on the back and has been sold as a 4X4. QED.

[CFB]

Deffo not a 4x4 and the description is wrong.

It claims Bolero etc but it has a lower spec audio. symphony?

Gear stick not 4x4 and no lid on dash box.

I reckon it's the dealer trying to pull a fast one.

Motability would know what model it is even if the driver had put the yuk 4x4 badge on it.

They also retain the V5 for the length of the contract to tax their cars.

IIRC their cars are generally sold at auction but even so, no one is going to buy it without seeing the V5. Are they?

[scottpcs]

I phoned the company about it. It has a 4X4 badge on the back and has been sold as a 4X4. QED.

Someone's going to have a nasty surprise then when they find out. Certainly the dealer can be done for mis-selling under the trade descriptions act surely?

Would it not tell you on the V5 whether it was 2WD or 4WD? Failing that, the 4x4 badge on the boot lid looks ridiculously fake for a start and that alone would get me probing for more information before I parted with my hard earned.

Edited 15 April, 2013 by scottpcs

[Huskoda]

Yeah, it just looked so wrong that I wasn't going to entertain it. Shame at that price That pricing kinda gives it away the seller knows its fake. After the sale, will they claim its sold as having 4x4 looks? It doesn't actually say 4 wheel drive.

I do know to check them, as I had to do the same when buying my 4x4 Octavia. Looked under the back to see if I can see the haldex unit and driveshafts, plus checked operation on wet grass on the test drive.

[scottpcs]

After the sale, will they claim its sold as having 4x4 looks? It doesn't actually say 4 wheel drive.

It doesn't actually say 4x4 'looks' though, it simply states 'diesel 4x4' which implies that the car is a diesel engined 4 wheel drive car.

I'd love to see a copy of the sales invoice, however, because if it's been sold as a 4x4 then the dealer is in big trouble. If the invoice just reads something along the lines of 'Skoda Yeti S' though with no other meaningful description, then the buyer may have a hard time proving it was mis-sold, unless he / she had the nouse to save a copy of the original advert?

[DGW]

Skoda use the term '4X4 styling' in the context of both 2WD and 4WD models of the Yeti. That said, when describing the various Yeti variants in the Yeti brochure, 4X4 clearly means 4WD.

[Huskoda]

I know, I'm just playing devils advocate. I do consider that advert misrepresentation.

I'm tempted to email the guy, say I have concerns about its legitimacy, ask him to send a photo of the rear diff and see what he does.

[JCP]

If anyone believes it has been mis-sold the local trading standards should be able to deal with the sellers.

[g6zru]

Advert is now showing this; "We're sorry, the vehicle you are looking for is no longer available. Please search our full range of stock:"

OOOPS!

Fred