To those of us who waited 6 months or more for delivery in the early days of Yeti pre-FL, being bumped from week 47 to week 3 doesn't seem much of a big deal! If you have decided you really want a Yeti, what's the problem with waiting another 8 weeks? I fear we're all becoming victims of the 'I want it now' society.

But this is not the early days and they have been producing the Yeti for over 4 years now. Sorry but I, like some others, are not prepared to wait, and at 61 I am done with waiting. And, it is not 8 weeks it is 15 (post #2  - wk 51 to wk 14).

 

Anyway, lets hope it does not come to that.

 

Also had the dealer made me aware of a potential 7 month lead time, I would not have purchased. 

Just been told I have been bumped from week 47 into week 3, dealer looking into it but I have to start considering other vehicles at this rate. 

Ditto - although I could maybe live with a 5 week delay but 4 months - no!

To those of us who waited 6 months or more for delivery in the early days of Yeti pre-FL, being bumped from week 47 to week 3 doesn't seem much of a big deal! If you have decided you really want a Yeti, what's the problem with waiting another 8 weeks? I fear we're all becoming victims of the 'I want it now' society.

 

Whilst that is a fair enough point when you are told you'll get a high ticket item within a rough time frame an additional 2 months can cause you problems.

People set up finances to coincide with purchases like this and they, quite often, have to dispose of their old vehicle which is a depreciating asset.

 

You'd be pretty pee'd off if BT told you they couldn't install a phone line or BB 8 weeks after they'd promised it and yet we are giving a lot of car makers a pass because their "just in time" system isn't anything of the sort.

 

This isn't someone having abit of a paddy about an I"device"

This is someone paying £20K and the service should reflect that.

 

You are also comparing "demand" for a new model with all the guesswork associated with a very minor facelift.

Skoda should have the supply / demand chain knocked on the head by now on a 4 year old vehicle run.

Edited 15 November, 201312 yr by AlleyCat`

Whilst that is a fair enough point when you are told you'll get a high ticket item within a rough time frame an additional 2 months can cause you problems.

People set up finances to coincide with purchases like this and they, quite often, have to dispose of their old vehicle which is a depreciating asset.

 

You'd be pretty pee'd off if BT told you they couldn't install a phone line or BB 8 weeks after they'd promised it and yet we are giving a lot of car makers a pass because their "just in time" system isn't anything of the sort.

 

This isn't someone having abit of a paddy about an I"device"

This is someone paying £20K and the service should reflect that.

 

You are also comparing "demand" for a new model with all the guesswork associated with a very minor facelift.

Skoda should have the supply / demand chain knocked on the head by now on a 4 year old vehicle run.

Well stated.

You'd be pretty pee'd off if BT told you they couldn't install a phone line or BB 8 weeks after they'd promised it and yet we are giving a lot of car makers a pass because their "just in time" system isn't anything of the sort.

Not that it changes anything, but BT is not a good example - they do that all the time!

To those of us who waited 6 months or more for delivery in the early days of Yeti pre-FL, being bumped from week 47 to week 3 doesn't seem much of a big deal! If you have decided you really want a Yeti, what's the problem with waiting another 8 weeks? I fear we're all becoming victims of the 'I want it now' society.

 

oh come on, this is not 1918 when you could not get any alternatives anyway...

Yeti is not a toy or collectors item, it's just a tool for daily tasks so there is a limit I can work for it.. 

To those of us who waited 6 months or more for delivery in the early days of Yeti pre-FL, being bumped from week 47 to week 3 doesn't seem much of a big deal! If you have decided you really want a Yeti, what's the problem with waiting another 8 weeks? I fear we're all becoming victims of the 'I want it now' society.

It could in some cases but certainly not in mine.  I sold my car a week before I ordered (sold on 10th October).  When I ordered I was told 12-14 weeks and I was fully expecting to wait until feb-march so that's fine.  The problem of waiting a further 8 weeks for me is simple.  We both work full time and 2 children with hobbies and sharing 1 car while waiting for another car is hard but 8 weeks extra is a big problem, not because I want it now, it's more the logistical problem of car sharing.

Anyway, after all that i'm waiting no matter how long 

I haven't sold my previous car - no value and it's become so unreliable that I don't take it out. Next stop for it is the scrapyard. So we are now reliant on my wife's car - that option seemed ok after we ordered the pre-F/L Yeti since it would have been arriving soon.

 

But the bump to F/L version added delays (Week 51) and now who knows when?

 

Like someone else suggested, had I been told it would take 7 months from order to start of build (not delivery - what's that another 3 or so weeks?) I would have walked away.

 

It's not the "I want it now" mentality suggested by hmibennett but the expectation of Skoda keeping to some sort of agreed schedule. if you knew it was a 6 month wait and accepted that, fair enough. I didn't and hence my annoyance.

 

Now I'm kind of hooked but if April is the real build date, I can't wait that long - did I mention my wife's car is not likely to last that long - it is 17 years old and the Yeti was intended to replace both.

Just heard from my dealer that mine has changed from a confirmed build date of wk 50 to.............no build date confirmed - so not a happy bunny.

 

I too have already sold my car (traded to dealer early to maximise p/ex value), so there is no way I am sharing my wife's Aygo for another (possible) 6 months. 

 

So, I will be busy searching out alternatives this weekend.

 

Damn, damn, and even more damn!

Yeti is not a toy or collectors item

not yet a collector's item but give it time 

And as for a toy ... ohh well reading the 2nd part of my nickname it will always be a toy too (for me at least)

Edited 15 November, 201312 yr by OldBoy

Are the delayed spec's fitted with KESSY?

If delayed deliveries grow to a big scale (keyword is if), then I have to say that as Skoda is strict on up to when a customer can make a valid change on his order the same should apply to themselves too. After all its not like every confirmed buyer (downpayment deposited) can and will want to wait as Skoda sees fit every time disregarding their own said delivery date. Its bad practic

What is wrong with the 'i want it now' mentality?

In a capitalist market oriented system it is incumbent on the supply chain to meet customer demand. Those companies that are lethargic to the demands of the market deserve to fail.

Time will tell whether Skoda believe that they have this particular market segment sewn up and therfore are unconcerned with losing its customer base or whether they are just useless at balancing supply to demand.

Personally I would look elsewhere if I was faced with more than a 4 week wait for any make of car.

Are the delayed spec's fitted with KESSY?

Don't think so, as I have not ticked that option.

Personally I would look elsewhere if I was faced with more than a 4 week wait for any make of car.

So that pretty much condemns you to buying a car that no-one else wants much or else choosing one from dealer stock that will give you a fairly limited choice of options, colours etc. Time for a reality check!

So that pretty much condemns you to buying a car that no-one else wants much or else choosing one from dealer stock that will give you a fairly limited choice of options, colours etc. Time for a reality check!

I agree that by purchasing 'a showroom vehicle' one's choice of options is limited but compared to an interminable wait there is an inevitable trade off of immediacy to choice to consider.

However on balance it suits the likes of myself who only keep a car for 12 to 18 months.

Edited 15 November, 201312 yr by Shanco

So that pretty much condemns you to buying a car that no-one else wants much or else choosing one from dealer stock that will give you a fairly limited choice of options, colours etc. Time for a reality check!

 

nobody wants?  I've seen plenty of mokka, BMW X1, X3, CRV, forester and more with no waiting list.

Well, that's stirred things up a bit. At the risk of doing so even more, I would always counsel great caution against getting rid of a needed vehicle on a salesperson's say-so re delivery dates. On a more practical note, how about getting the dealer to lend you - or hire very cheaply to you - an interim car?

... those of us who waited 6 months or more for delivery in the early days of Yeti pre-FL, ....

 

....Skoda should have the supply / demand chain knocked on the head by now on a 4 year old vehicle run.

Andrew is right, and even those of us who were taking delivery only a year or so ago had still had to wait typically 5, 6 or 7 months.  Willingly, in most cases, too.  Masochists, us! 

 

But AlleyCat rightly points out that this isn't a new design, and Škoda doesn't pioneer new VAG components.  The factory switch-over from Classic to FL Yeti should have been choreographed to the point of a factory shift-change.  I wonder if, rather than parts shortages, some other model on the line(s) has been bumped up the priority list?  Clues, perhaps, anyone? 

Just heard from my dealer that mine has changed from a confirmed build date of wk 50 to.............no build date confirmed - so not a happy bunny.

 

I too have already sold my car (traded to dealer early to maximise p/ex value), so there is no way I am sharing my wife's Aygo for another (possible) 6 months. 

 

So, I will be busy searching out alternatives this weekend.

 

Damn, damn, and even more damn!

Oh no - well at least you were possibly forewarned but doesn't make it feel any better - sorry  :(

 

On another (!) Yeti website, 1.2 Elegance moved from week 49 to Week 6 (ordered in August) - another possible cancellation.

 

Right, I'm off to buy a "What Car" tomorrow to see what's changed in the last few months - not feeling optimistic any more

Edited 15 November, 201312 yr by idh2013

Are the delayed spec's fitted with KESSY?

Didn't even know what KESSY was until I came here - definitely not on my option list.

Not that it will make anyway happy, but long waits have been suffered by Yeti owners right the way through it's existence. Not just when it was a new arrival. Peeving yes, but there has always been a problem with the issue in that demand outstrips supply.

 

It would be interesting to know why the dates are changing - were realistic build dates given out by dealers in the first place or have the quoted build dates really changed?

Well, that's stirred things up a bit. At the risk of doing so even more, I would always counsel great caution against getting rid of a needed vehicle on a salesperson's say-so re delivery dates. On a more practical note, how about getting the dealer to lend you - or hire very cheaply to you - an interim car?

I can't see my dealer being willing to do that.

 

Luckily i work from home so my wife's old car is probably enough, but if I had to drive a fair distance to work each day, something would have to be done. But if the car does pack up, I had wondered about buying one of the older used vehicles from the dealer and then p/exing it as the Yeti deposit. Hopefully the depreciation would not be too much for such a vehicle.

As one of the "can't stand waiting" crowd (although I am no youngster), I have narrowed my back up choices to the following 2 cars if it is confirmed to me another possible Yeti 6 month wait.

 

Mitsibushi ASX (new and in stock) with 0% finance offer.

Subaru XV (new and in stock) with 5 year warranty.

 

Never even looked at these before as set my mind on the FL from the outset.

 

Also, what I have realised, is that some makes (above 2 for example), are fully loaded from the factory, so presumably easier and quicker to churn out, with only options being dealer fit.

 

Trouble with German makes (especially VAG), is the huge choice of money making options available, which no doubt could hold up production if there is a supply problem with any one.

Is everyone of the opinion that there will now be a delay across the range ?

Emailed dealer yesterday asking if build week was still 47,,,,,,,, no reply