After 21 months of Yeti ownership I am now having to move on. Having spent 2 years with a 1.8 Octavia and then moving on to a 1.4 Yeti I certainly noticed the performance difference. The one thing that did not change was the good service from the dealer, and no need to return between service visits.

 

I was never bothered by the ride, it has never developed any rattles, (although over the last few months there has been a just discernible buzz from behind the instrument panel on coarse surfaces), and if revved past 4000 rpm it went well enough to overtake safely on single carriageway roads.

 

My badge-snob wife, (a C class owner), disliked both Skodas, especially the Yeti, but didn't complain when I had to move 11 internal doors to the tip, and overall I have enjoyed my time with the car. The car is not perfect in my eyes, but as it was bought from stock I had as close to my spec and budget as I could find. Road noise can be irritating on really coarse surfaces, the rear view mirror is a little too low, (manual adjustment), the 17 inch tyres will be expensive to replace and ..... well, that's it.

 

Almost best of all was finding this site, and although playing no part in the discussions I have tuned in daily to read comments and arguments. My one concern at the moment is the disappearance of Bobdog, a man of discernment, having owned at one time a Yeti and an MG B V8. I have missed his risque, (even risky), comments and I hope this is not a permanent situation as I intend continuing to watch the posts.

 

Good luck and happy motoring to all.

 

John

What are you buying next and how much are you being offered for Yeti?

Will you sell it on Briskoda?

I'm sure he'll be back

It's going in part ex, and all I asked for was a price to change. I have looked at Octavia Elegance, Seat Leon FR, Golf 1.4 SE, and BMW 1 series nearly new, all automatic, and looking at it I reckon the part ex offered was for around £12750 to £13500. I'm guessing at the discounts offered on the purchased vehicle, apart from the Octavia when the dealer offered a straight 5%.

 

The Octy turned out to be too big to comfortably get out of in the garage, the Golf turned out to be too good for me if you take the salesman's attitude into account, and the BMW dealership must have lost my details judging by their lack of contact. I ended up at the SEAT going by the budget and the fact that they really tried to get my business for a stock vehicle to my spec. I am slightly regretting it at the moment as said vehicle now seems to be lost somewhere between Barcelona and the UK. I'll give it another 7 days and then try and get out of the deal.

 

I rarely buy the same car twice, but I was really hoping that the FL Yeti would include a 1.4 auto, but as it appears unlikely I have gone the usual route of just throwing money away. Still it is only the kids inheritance.

My badge-snob wife, (a C class owner), disliked both Skodas, especially the Yeti, but didn't complain when I had to move 11 internal doors to the tip, and overall I have enjoyed my time with the car.

 

have you considered divorce? 

If your wife is a badge snob, surely the Seat won't be nearly good enough for her either? Get a FL Yeti and stick beemer badges on it. She'll never know the difference....

Zorro. Yep I considered divorce. Unfortunately , she may be a badge snob but her salary kept me in the life I really wanted to live.

 

Fastlouige. The Grand kids cut out some Skoda badges and stuck them on the front and rear badges on her Merc, and although she noticed that on the rear she drove for the rest of the day with the one on the front. Do you know what, nothing bad happened to her or the car.

 

I take great pleasure in the fact that on coarse roads her car is no quieter than the Yeti, and on rough roads it rides very little better. I have also converted an old work mate to Skoda, and he now drives a 1.2 SE, so I don't feel so bad.

 

The Leon is not a done deal if it doesn't turn up next week. I was rather hoping that Skoda would produce a fast Rapid, and if they had I would have been sorely tempted. Health issues have prompted a return to Auto and budget rules out another Yeti.

Zorro. Yep I considered divorce. Unfortunately , she may be a badge snob but her salary kept me in the life I really wanted to live.

 

Fastlouige. The Grand kids cut out some Skoda badges and stuck them on the front and rear badges on her Merc, and although she noticed that on the rear she drove for the rest of the day with the one on the front. Do you know what, nothing bad happened to her or the car.

 

I take great pleasure in the fact that on coarse roads her car is no quieter than the Yeti, and on rough roads it rides very little better. I have also converted an old work mate to Skoda, and he now drives a 1.2 SE, so I don't feel so bad.

 

The Leon is not a done deal if it doesn't turn up next week. I was rather hoping that Skoda would produce a fast Rapid, and if they had I would have been sorely tempted. Health issues have prompted a return to Auto and budget rules out another Yeti.

I test drove a new shape Leon FR a few months ago and really liked the ride, handling and numbers (finance, economy etc.) involved. Do you know what put me off? The steering wheel leather! Stupid, I know but I just got something in my head and that was it. I looked at all the Leons I could find and they were all the same, although the FR one had red stitching, so was a little nicer, they were all a grey leather and it put me off the car! I guess looking back there were some other cabin quality issues that may have also guided my decision (lower cabin plastics) but I freely admit that this may be also be the case with the Yeti. I'm not sure if it is but the difference is that I was smiling so much with the general feel of the car that I wouldn't have cared, even if I had spotted something. I certainly didn't get that feeling in the Leon. Other people could have the exact same reaction the other way around, as the Leon certainly is a stunning looking car, probably the best looking sub-20k hatch out there imo and you couldn't accuse the Yeti of running for that title!

I've had two seat leon's recently as hire cars over a few days. Both went well enough performance wise but the build quality was dire. Both had less than 5000 miles on the clock. The first one had water in the headlamp clusters, and wasn't wind and watertight at one of the rear doors. The second was damp I think as it permanently steamed up unless I had the a/c on.

 

Hope yours is better!