Can't say for sure but I think your assumption is correct.

Because the Law demands that if the spare wheel that is fitted is narrower than the other tyre on the same axle then the speed has to be limited to 80kph.

It is NOT advisory!

As I said in an earlier post not just if narrower, but if not identical.  Could be the same width but different diameter or aspect ratio - still limited. 

I have tried the squirty gunk in the past, without success, so now I always have a spare wheel.

Edited 12 December, 20169 yr by greendragon54

Is it just me or is there something incongruous about Skoda pricing of spare wheel package and variable boot floor? The spare wheel package is £150 and the variable boot floor is £165, so more for a variable floor than for a complete spare wheel, jack and ancillaries plus foam compartments! Am I missing something or would it be cheaper to buy the spare wheel to get the level boot floor then just take out the spare wheel and associated bits when you need the full boot depth - anyone know if that is very difficult to do and what you are left with as a boot floor once the spare wheel etc. is removed?

This is another reason for considering a spare - but not necessarily for the reason you might think...

 

Last year our Yeti was the filling in a 3 car sandwich.

 

 

Had it not been for the spare wheel adding strength to the rear floorpan, a) the dog would likely have been killed, the car would likely have been a write off.

Edited 12 December, 20169 yr by 137699

after seeing the 'additional benefit' of having one in 137699's images (comparative damage), my opting for a spare wheel feels the right choice

....Last year our Yeti was the filling in a 3 car sandwich....

Not nice.  So happy you were all OK. 

Definitely a spare wheel believer.

 

Was unfortunate enough to suffer a puncture in the Highlands some years ago. No phone signal and miles from anywhere. 

 

The Yeti was the first Skoda I'd bought which didn't come with a spare wheel. My first one was a pre-reg, so I had to purchase the full spare wheel kit (tools, jack, wheel, tyre, polystyrene boxes and replacement boot floor carpet). I've transplanted in in the next two Yeti's, so eventually got good value for my outlay!

 

I recall my Mk 1 Octavia vRS having a spare alloy!

Definitely need a spare wheel! I used mine on three occasions, once at home and twice on other people's driveways. I'm awaiting a new yeti on pch and have added the spare even though I've only got the car for 2 years. Everyone to their own though.

 

On PCH how do options like spares work? Do you pay the full option price or just a percentage for the 2 year lease, if you pay full would be tempted at the end to take the spare (which you have paid for) and use it with every PCH deal there after.

Not saying its always the case but as far I can tell you generally pay the full price for options, which makes them pretty poor value for money especially on a shorter lease.

 

The Yeti was the first Skoda I'd bought which didn't come with a spare wheel. My first one was a pre-reg, so I had to purchase the full spare wheel kit (tools, jack, wheel, tyre, polystyrene boxes and replacement boot floor carpet). I've transplanted in in the next two Yeti's, so eventually got good value for my outlay!

 

 

I've done exactly the same  :thumbup: but only transplanted it once.

On PCH how do options like spares work? Do you pay the full option price or just a percentage for the 2 year lease, if you pay full would be tempted at the end to take the spare (which you have paid for) and use it with every PCH deal there after.

 

 

Not saying its always the case but as far I can tell you generally pay the full price for options, which makes them pretty poor value for money especially on a shorter lease.

 

Hi Guys. Perhaps you will allow me to answer these two questions having just (October 2016) taken out a PCH on a new Yeti and ordered £800 of extras - Including the spare wheel!

 

Jonnyboy78 - Just a percentage of the cost of the "optional extras" is charged. As it was explained to me; some options / extras are considered as having added a residual value to the car when it is handed back. This makes the car more desirable etc and able to attract a higher resale value. I believe that there is a list of these residual values. They were discussed a while ago in another Briskoda thread and if my memory serves, some figures were produced at that time. Sorry, no idea where that thread is now.

 

Goosander - Full price! Most definitely not!! See my comment above. As I said, we ordered optional extras costing £800 (factory order). The Sales executive duly consulted lists in his paperwork and worked out how much extra we would pay if we opted for them. He was able to price each optional extra individually, taking into account their residual values. We then had the option of adding or rejecting any or all that we wanted. The final figure was an additional £13 a month (for 23 months) for all the extras we wanted, and we thought that that represented good value to us and ordered them all.

 

No doubt some people would see the uplift in price as a loss. We however, considered that the optional extras added a great deal of pleasure to our "owner experience", having had them all on our previous Yeti ,and that a sum of £13 a month was well worth it to have just what we wanted.

 

We were most fortunate that both our dealer (Simpsons of Preston) and the sales executive (Tom Whittle) are very knowledgeable and courteous. They went to great lengths to ensure our customer satisfaction and even gave us an excellent trade in value on our six year old Yeti.

 

I do hope this helps dispel some of myths that surround PCH deals and answers your questions..............Tony

Hi Guys. Perhaps you will allow me to answer these two questions having just (October 2016) taken out a PCH on a new Yeti and ordered £800 of extras - Including the spare wheel!

 

Jonnyboy78 - Just a percentage of the cost of the "optional extras" is charged. As it was explained to me; some options / extras are considered as having added a residual value to the car when it is handed back. This makes the car more desirable etc and able to attract a higher resale value. I believe that there is a list of these residual values. They were discussed a while ago in another Briskoda thread and if my memory serves, some figures were produced at that time. Sorry, no idea where that thread is now.

 

 

 

Thanks Tony, that makes things alot clearer, you don't recall the approx monthly cost for the space saver wheel?

Thanks Tony, that makes things a lot clearer, you don't recall the approx monthly cost for the space saver wheel?

No sorry! However, I do remember that it was one of the cheaper options that we ordered...................Tony

Hi Expatman

 

Similar opinion really. Took delivery of our yeti a couple of weeks ago. Specified a spare with raised floor as part of the deal. Admittedly the spare is a thin one (the first I have ever had) but know I'll be much happier travelling with it in the boot than relying on the 'huff and puff stuff', which wrecks a tyre anyway. So, the raised boot floor eats into luggage capacity a bit but plenty of storage compartments around the wheel for storing bits and bobs and the spare will get me home or to a tyre depot whether I fit it myself or call out the AA.

 

Incidentally, (not hijacking the thread) but had my first DPF regeneration today. Part way through when I switched off I reckon. Engine smelled as if it was about to ignite and fans ran like RB211's for about 10 minutes. Scared me a bit but thanks to other forum posts I'm reassured that all is well. Thought I'd share this with you in case you experience the same.

 

Enjoy yours when you get it.

On PCH how do options like spares work? Do you pay the full option price or just a percentage for the 2 year lease, if you pay full would be tempted at the end to take the spare (which you have paid for) and use it with every PCH deal there after.

I've just got the spare wheel and tow bar as options, added about £15 to the order. I would have no hesitation in giving Simpsons a call and asking for a quote.

Spare wheel +1

Goosander - Full price! Most definitely not!! See my comment above. As I said, we ordered optional extras costing £800 (factory order). The Sales executive duly consulted lists in his paperwork and worked out how much extra we would pay if we opted for them. He was able to price each optional extra individually, taking into account their residual values. We then had the option of adding or rejecting any or all that we wanted. The final figure was an additional £13 a month (for 23 months) for all the extras we wanted, and we thought that that represented good value to us and ordered them all.

 

 

That is how you would hope it would work but in my case the only option I enquired about (Smartlink) resulted in you paying 100% of the cost over the lease period.  Before deciding on the Yeti, on most of the other vehicles I considered the cost of metallic paint also seemed to result in a 100% charge over the lease period.

That is how you would hope it would work but in my case the only option I enquired about (Smartlink) resulted in you paying 100% of the cost over the lease period.  Before deciding on the Yeti, on most of the other vehicles I considered the cost of metallic paint also seemed to result in a 100% charge over the lease period.

Hi Goosander

Your dealer was not giving you much, was he!

As others will tell you: Simpsons were, and still are! giving free metallic paint with their Yeti offer.........Together with 2 years free road tax on the 2 year PCH deal. If you have not already done a deal, either give Simpsons a call (or try for a "local" deal using Simpsons as an example). A good number of fellow members here have done, but most ended up doing the deal with Simpsons as they make everything so easy, especially for people who are travelling a good distance to get the deal.

It really is worth while giving their "Digital Sales Team" a call. Best of luck..........Tony

Anyone got the variable Boot Floor? Wondered what it's like, I assume you can position it level with the tailgate opening - as if you had the spare wheel - and also position it flat on the boot floor so you have the full boot depth available and more boot space. Welcome confirmation on how it actually works.

+1++ for the spare, I insisted on a full-size wheel for my Octavia - I just don't feel happy without one, even though it's ages since I've had to change one out on a trip (touch wood) I think the variable floor is great, but I usually just leave mine in the raised position and use the space underneath for storing the roof-bars, tow rope, ratchet straps, etc. out of the way.  

+1++ for the spare, I insisted on a full-size wheel for my Octavia - I just don't feel happy without one, even though it's ages since I've had to change one out on a trip (touch wood) I think the variable floor is great, but I usually just leave mine in the raised position and use the space underneath for storing the roof-bars, tow rope, ratchet straps, etc. out of the way.  

I have also always been a believer that I MUST have a spare wheel, didn't feel complete without one. BUT (like you) it's been ages since I had to use a spare by the side of the road so in all reason you have to ask yourself why you are carrying a space consuming, heavy, spare wheel when you are:- 

 

1. Statistically highly unlikely to need it.

2. Generally in easy mobile phone contact with a breakdown service. 

3. Unlikely to be as foolish as to risk your life scrabbling around to change a wheel yourself by the roadside in any weather and at any time of the day.

 

So basically we are carrying a spare wheel as a comfort blanket - and isn't it time we left those childish things behind us?

Edited 14 December, 20169 yr by Expatman

Buy it with a full sized spare wheel and only carry it after the warranty period and if off-roading......perhaps

I always liked to have the option of buying just one worn replacement tyre and using the new spare for renewing the front as a pair and keep one worn one as the emergency spare.

Selling a car with an unused tyre seemed a waste otherwise

I bought an unused spare and floor with jack etc second-hand on ebay for £90 (less than half price). When I come to sell the car, I will keep the spare for the next one or sell it and get my money back....

 

Jim

I have also always been a believer that I MUST have a spare wheel, didn't feel complete without one. BUT (like you) it's been ages since I had to use a spare by the side of the road so in all reason you have to ask yourself why you are carrying a space consuming, heavy, spare wheel when you are:- 

 

1. Statistically highly unlikely to need it.

2. Generally in easy mobile phone contact with a breakdown service. 

3. Unlikely to be as foolish as to risk your life scrabbling around to change a wheel yourself by the roadside in any weather and at any time of the day.

 

So basically we are carrying a spare wheel as a comfort blanket - and isn't it time we left those childish things behind us?

I'm afraid I have to disagree on the second and third counts Expatman - count two - no cell phone coverage, hiked to the next house down the road - breakdown service indefinitely delayed (could not give response time) so hitchhiked home (+80 miles) and collected transporter trailer ; count three, I am pretty determined, press-on type when it comes down to roadside problems -  but exercise careful lookout, and I have usually been able to get the vehicle far enough off the road to give a bit of a buffer - most of the really crap drivers are out in lane three anyway      

I've got a spare in my Yeti more because of the forestry tracks I drive and for towing in Europe. Personally there is no way I would try to change a tyre on the motorway or most A roads, much too dangerous!

 

Worked out the other day I haven't had a puncture since we moved here, 13 years ago, and can't remember when I had one before that.

Now that is asking for trouble Graham!