Have just purchased a nearly new pre-Reg 66 plate 150 4x4 Monte Carlo Yeti. I am trading in my 11 plate Mark 1 4x4 170 Elegance Yeti. The Monte Carlo has no spare wheel etc. but my Mark 1 Yeti does. I am not purchasing from a ŠKODA Garage so the salesman could not confirm what he is willing to do for me if it is possible. So the question is, will the spare wheel and all the relevant bits and pieces, boot floor etc.  transfer from my MK 1 4x4 Yeti to a Mark 2 4x4 adblue Yeti.

 

John

I suspect the shaped piece for the recess from the newer car will be different to that originally used in the other one.

The boot floor is different as well in the adblue car, so it seems unlikely the one from the early car would go straight in?

The early cars had a fitting in the floor for jacks etc which is missing in the adblue car, although it may have changed for your existing car.

Certainly my early FL still has a box in the floor to store the pump and wheelbrace, (and my spare nets, a safety jacket etc), and alternately a jack if I had the spare wheel option. This is missing from the current car where I think the jack and brace are in the wheel hub. The adblue tank uses the previous space so no longer available. Temporary repair spray and pump apparently now go in a bag at the side of the boot; I will see when my ordered new Yeti turns up, as they are typically not left in the boot of display cars in the showroom..

 

I also had a look at a new car with the optional spare and removing it is not that easy as the rear carpet under the seats has to be lifted up to access the fastners.

 

I am going for a third Yeti without a spare as the boot is so much better. Biggest reason is that the whole assembly is not easily removed, so taking out the rear seats leaves a very compromised load area. I think I am also past the age where I would want to risk changing a wheel on a motorway hard shoulder, or at the side of a busy road.

 

I have had two punctures in 100k+. One on the A38 with nowhere to stop safely so I had to drive about 5 miles and destroy the flat tyre to get somewhere safe. AA turned up in 20mins to help me get the tyre replaced.

Second on the drive with a screw though the tyre. AA did a temporary fix to allow me to go and get it repaired properly.

38 minutes ago, Yetiflute said:

Have just purchased a nearly new pre-Reg 66 plate 150 4x4 Monte Carlo Yeti. I am trading in my 11 plate Mark 1 4x4 170 Elegance Yeti. The Monte Carlo has no spare wheel etc. but my Mark 1 Yeti does. I am not purchasing from a ŠKODA Garage so the salesman could not confirm what he is willing to do for me if it is possible. So the question is, will the spare wheel and all the relevant bits and pieces, boot floor etc.  transfer from my MK 1 4x4 Yeti to a Mark 2 4x4 adblue Yeti.

 

John

 

Yes they will fit. The only difference is that you will not have a hole for the square box that used to fit underneath on the right hand side. That is where the Adblue tank now is.

 

Pedantry warning!

You are not buying a Mk2, as they haven't come out yet, you are buying a Mk1A, or a Facelift model.

Edited 8 April, 20179 yr by Llanigraham

Thanks so much for both your rapid replies. Apologies for the excitement re pre production Mark 2 -  nice wishful thinking on my part :))) I see what you mean re square box on right and also the difficulty of a quick removal of floor via salesman on forecourt. I've decided to keep thinks as they are and purchase the spare wheel outfit seperately via local ŠKODA dealer. 

 

My experience with punctures has been dire - including a wrecked tyre 12 hours after purchase. I'm too nervous to travel in Hebrides etc without a spare. Never regretted that option when I bought this one new. I've lost count of the number of punctures over my 6 year ownership. None due to my own carelessness - just bad luck.

 

Very pleased with my purchase - red with black roof. There are dozens of these low mileage pre-Reg 66 Monte Carlo models around at the moment - mostly Scots registered. I suspect a Northern Skoda dealer had to purchase a rather large number to fulfill quotas. My own local Skoda dealer who I consulted this morning told me to get one - negating any sale he could offer. He thought they were bargains. Excellent price for my car as well

 

I digress from topic in the excitement of a new purchase.

 

john

I had my test drive in one of these.

Notable for it not having Hill Hold!

I would miss that after having had it for 7 years now, and particularly since I have ordered a dsg car.

 

I will now probably have loads of punctures in my car!

 

But looked at the car with a spare and you loose so much boot space, and can't even hang a shopping bag on the hooks.

 

I have seen a tyre repair kit on ebay which looks interesting. It drills out a nail hole or similar and inserts a temporary plug to get you home without destroying the tyre with the goo in the can. Some really cheap, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TYRE-PUNCTURE-REPAIR-KIT-37-PIECE-TIRE-4X4-4WD-OFF-ROAD-TUBELESS-PLUGS-GLOVES-/352022910023?hash=item51f6335447:g:iqQAAOSwDmBY5IsX, or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-VAN-TRUCK-AGRI-TYRE-TIRE-PUNCTURE-REPAIR-KIT-WITH-30-STRINGS-/322288331102?hash=item4b09e1a95e:g:X7IAAOSwo4pYf5VQ

Has anyone tried anything like this as it might be worth keeping in the car?

I have transferred my spare wheel and all it's fittings from my pre-FL to both of my FL yetis. 5 min. job although I didn't have the possible complication of Adblue.

 

Fred

3 hours ago, kenfowler3966 said:

I had my test drive in one of these.

Notable for it not having Hill Hold!

I would miss that after having had it for 7 years now, and particularly since I have ordered a dsg car.

 

I will now probably have loads of punctures in my car!

 

But looked at the car with a spare and you loose so much boot space, and can't even hang a shopping bag on the hooks.

 

I have seen a tyre repair kit on ebay which looks interesting. It drills out a nail hole or similar and inserts a temporary plug to get you home without destroying the tyre with the goo in the can. Some really cheap, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TYRE-PUNCTURE-REPAIR-KIT-37-PIECE-TIRE-4X4-4WD-OFF-ROAD-TUBELESS-PLUGS-GLOVES-/352022910023?hash=item51f6335447:g:iqQAAOSwDmBY5IsX, or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-VAN-TRUCK-AGRI-TYRE-TIRE-PUNCTURE-REPAIR-KIT-WITH-30-STRINGS-/322288331102?hash=item4b09e1a95e:g:X7IAAOSwo4pYf5VQ

Has anyone tried anything like this as it might be worth keeping in the car?

Interesting, never heard of these but did some googling and there's a few different types that all seem to work very well.

just ordered 2 from Amazon 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004JFZGRO/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

18 minutes ago, TeeDeeEye said:

Interesting, never heard of these but did some googling and there's a few different types that all seem to work very well.

just ordered 2 from Amazon 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004JFZGRO/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have used this plugging system for more than 30 years for plugging tubeless tires.
Have now a kit from Würth in the Yeti. Used 4 times the last 6 years, not on the Yeti but helping friends and also repairing a front wheel on a V50 I owned a few years back.
And before that, when I drove a couple of MB G-Classes, tubeless tyre repair with this system was quite handy.

A proper 12V compressor and this kind of plugging is great for repairing tires with a nail or screw causing a leak. (Through the repairable area)
I even ran over a screwdriver once with one of the G-Classes. -Fixed with this plugging system.
Remember back in the '7ties, we used different shaped plugs from Tip-Top. With todays denser steel plies, I don't think that design has survived.
For me, I do not see a repair of a simple nail puncture as temporary with this system.

And I also have the spare wheel and the jack..

Thanks to the helpful responses here I plucked up courage before setting out to collect new FL Yeti and removed all the spare wheel boot kit. On collecting new vehicle the transfer of everything between the two vehicles proved very easy indeed and due to really helpful salesman and help on this forum I am a fair sum of money better off. I ended up spending it on extending the warranty for two years beyond the 3year period (2.5years left of that). So I am mighty pleased with myself and love the car (even minus hill hold) and must give credit to Malcom Arnold (Ford) of Penrith who conducted an exemplary deal. Infinitely better than any dealings with my local Skoda dealer. First impressions on my 150ps 4x4 vs my old 170ps 4x4 is that the new one seems much quieter and smoother. Haven't noticed the very slight difference in power.

 

john

Slightly off topic but I have just come across a you tube video of a skoda yeti on test in another country with an externally mounted spare wheel in a pod which looks quite clever.

 

Anyone seen this one like this in the uk, or a retrofit kit?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8K-d5DSuzk

 

Amazing differences as to what is available elsewhere. This is a 1.8tsi with KESSY etc.

 

It is the model for the Chinese market only and could not be sold in the EU because the lights on one side are obstructed when the wheel is swung away from the car.

It also has a longer wheelbase than the rest of the world models.

Shame as the stretched passat from china became the mk1 Superb, a great and roomy car.

A stretched Yeti may have been good here too.