Another thing that’s hard to miss is how much boot space you lose if you buy a Yeti!!!

 

FTFY

 

Lets be honest a Yeti would not be on your list if boot space is important to you!

 

hmmm don't mention spare wheels. I spec'd the kit and told the dealer not to fit it because I was leaving the wheel in the garage. OK they didn't fit it BUT what they DID NOT mention was I need not have purchased the kit, and could have just bought the wheel. Another few bob they made.

 

But then you wouldn’t have the tool kit, wheel brace or jack etc.

 

How embarrassed would I feel if I had a puncture knowing the spare wheel was at home!! What are you going to do then??

 

Also the spare wheel was £100 at the time of ordering... cheaper than just the wheel and tyre from the dealer

FTFY

 

Lets be honest a Yeti would not be on your list if boot space is important to you!

 

 

But then you wouldn’t have the tool kit, wheel brace or jack etc.

 

How embarrassed would I feel if I had a puncture knowing the spare wheel was at home!! What are you going to do then??

 

Also the spare wheel was £100 at the time of ordering... cheaper than just the wheel and tyre from the dealer

I have a jack, socket set etc to remove the wheels all are not from the kit. Spare would be in boot for long trips. If local I would have it brought to me or take it to wife.

I've ordered a spare wheel in my new Yeti and had one in my old Yeti. I wouldn't drive a car without one but then I don't often use my boot so space isn't an issue.

Looks lovely,

Be very interested to know what mpg you get out of the 1.4 TSI engine on a 4x4?

And me.

I have the 1.2 TSi + DSG and over 40,000 miles have averaged 41.70 MPG. Just wish Skoda would offer a 1.4TSi with DSG in the UK.

 

I'm guessing he is getting 35/36 mpg and not much more.

I've ordered a spare wheel in my new Yeti and had one in my old Yeti. I wouldn't drive a car without one but then I don't often use my boot so space isn't an issue.

I had the spare wheel with my original Yeti so just swapped all the kit over to the new one.

 

Fred

I had the spare wheel with my original Yeti so just swapped all the kit over to the new one.

 

Fred

And I had Freds Muscovado wing mirror covers swaped over to my new one  , sorry Fred but they will be leaving my ownership soon, wrong colour for the L&K  :'( .  

I'm guessing he is getting 35/36 mpg and not much more.

Always an interesting debate! If you maintain same speed and driving pattern with a 1.4 is it not possible that the MPG should at least equal that of the 1.2? Less stress, revs etc. needed to maintain same speed and improved torque should mean higher gears achieved earlier - especially on hills.

Always an interesting debate! If you maintain same speed and driving pattern with a 1.4 is it not possible that the MPG should at least equal that of the 1.2? Less stress, revs etc. needed to maintain same speed and improved torque should mean higher gears achieved earlier - especially on hills.

 

Merry Xmas.

 

I think the 4x4 system, extra weight and bigger engine pull down the economy.  Plus you may drive a bit swifter because engine is more powerful and anything over 60 is going to kill economy - I'm guessing the mpg penalty will be nearly 15% compared to the 1.2.

 

I'm very interested in this model and just waiting for OP to put us out of our misery.

Only done 50 miles so far and taking the maxidot readout it's mid 30s.

 

My 140bhp diesel was doing low 40s again from the maxidot.

 

The difference in smoothness and noise would be worth a 10mpg hit but i'm sure it will improve. 

 

Power wise so far not really noticed it lacking in any way.

Edited 25 December, 201510 yr by GreenlineIIEstate

I know it doesn't count for much in the real world, but the brochure shows the performance metrics for the 1.4 are the best of the lot. It would be interesting to see in-gear figures across the range.

The performance of the 1.4 4x4 looks similar to the now redundant 1.8TSI 4x4 which is/was a lovely engine but thirsty (30mpg ish).

On paper the 1.4 looks more economic but I would expect it to suffer on the motorway over 60 as has been mentioned above.

So some real world mpgs would be interesting to see.

Spec says 44mpg combined so I would hope for upper 30s, mind you with petrol coming done below £1 a litre maybe its not an issue! 

Cheers, I'm off to eat some mince pies!

I do not trust ANY manufacturers claims as none of there are real world figures, they just guestimate.

 

The Yeti was never going to be economical, considering its 'brick' shape, and while you could be right that the 1.4 should be more economical, only time will tell.

I do not trust ANY manufacturers claims as none of there are real world figures, they just guestimate.

 

The Yeti was never going to be economical, considering its 'brick' shape, and while you could be right that the 1.4 should be more economical, only time will tell.

But you can use the manufacturers figures to compare different models in the range against each other, as they will all have been tested to the same set of standards. So whilst the consumption figures can be taken with a pinch of salt, they should all differ from the real world figures by a similar amount - in theory!

Edited 26 December, 201510 yr by speedsport

But you can use the manufacturers figures to compare different models in the range against each other, as they will all have been tested to the same set of standards. So whilst the consumption figures can be taken with a pinch of salt, they should all differ from the real world figures by a similar amount - in theory!

Completely agree. My driving pattern and style consistently gets me 85-90% of mfg claimed combined figures. On a run I normally get about 110% of the combined figure. This has been consistent across the 25 or so cars I have been track of over the years. They have been a mix of makes, models, fuel types and vehicle types but the results have been pretty steady.

They are all created to the same set of rules so can be used for comparison.

Edited 26 December, 201510 yr by rriggs