Hi, new to this site but looking to buy a used 1.2 yeti circa 2012 to 2013 but am very confused by the boot space. We are after the larger size but not sure which this is?  The promoted 416L, is this based on the boot with the spare wheel and raised floor to same height as door frame? And does it make a difference if it is the slightly smaller wheel? How much bigger is the model with the gel repair kit and lower floor? 

Thanks for any advice!

Mine is a 2016  model but the brochure quotes as follows for Yeti and Yeti Outdoor

Luggage storage space (litres)

With rear seats up (with spare wheel) 416 (322)

With rear seats rolled up (with spare wheel) 1580 (1485)

With rear seats removed (with spare wheel) 1760 (1665)

 

416 litres is for the gel and lower floor

Trust this helps

I had always said my third Yeti would be specced with the optional spare and i put it on the initial order.

Had one puncture in each of my previous ones, two punctures in 7 years and 110k miles.

 

However have since seem one with it fitted.

The boot is much smaller, level with the door bottom. The higher floor cant be removed temporarily and henc the removable seats have no purpose.

In my curent car i can hang shopping bags in the boot, take out the seats and have a huge cargo area and reasonably flat floor. With the spare wheel option the boot floor is about level with the seat backs folded flat, so no real point in taking them out.

I changed my mind and am going for another one without the spare.

 

I noted how the AA mended one puncture quickly and easily with a tubeless tyre plug kit, so have bought one from Amazon for £10. Should be able to deal with any screw or nail hole now at the roadside, and the repairs can be more or less permanent depending where it is.

10 hours ago, kenfowler3966 said:

I had always said my third Yeti would be specced with the optional spare and i put it on the initial order.

Had one puncture in each of my previous ones, two punctures in 7 years and 110k miles.

 

However have since seem one with it fitted.

The boot is much smaller, level with the door bottom. The higher floor cant be removed temporarily and henc the removable seats have no purpose.

In my curent car i can hang shopping bags in the boot, take out the seats and have a huge cargo area and reasonably flat floor. With the spare wheel option the boot floor is about level with the seat backs folded flat, so no real point in taking them out.

I changed my mind and am going for another one without the spare.

 

I noted how the AA mended one puncture quickly and easily with a tubeless tyre plug kit, so have bought one from Amazon for £10. Should be able to deal with any screw or nail hole now at the roadside, and the repairs can be more or less permanent depending where it is.

Can you post a link to that plug kit please, just got my Yeti without a spare and don't like the idea of the gunk.

Link to amazon, this is not neccessaruly the best as hundreds of options.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M2Z5VR1/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

12 hours ago, kenfowler3966 said:

I noted how the AA mended one puncture quickly and easily with a tubeless tyre plug kit, so have bought one from Amazon for £10. Should be able to deal with any screw or nail hole now at the roadside, and the repairs can be more or less permanent depending where it is.

 

I was 2 miles into a 150 mile urgent journey at night when I got this blowout.
I have the gunge supplied with the car and one of those repair kits but was left stranded until picked up by Skoda recovery as both were useless for this.

 

Well it happens, I carry a puncture repair kit when out on my bike, but ripped the tyre sidewall like this and had to push it home.

 

That seems to be what we pay the AA for anyway these days as most of their calls are for punctures.

 

In any event my wifes Fabia's have had two punctures, and in both instances she called me to come and help her as near home. It proved impossible to remove the wheel from the car as they stick to the hub, so AA had to come anyway both times even with a full size spare in the boot.

(And I did take precautions after the first incident and had all the wheels off and tried to prevent the corrosion sticking them on again with no success.)

1 hour ago, kenfowler3966 said:

It proved impossible to remove the wheel from the car as they stick to the hub

 

Before lifting the car undo the wheel-nuts a couple of turns and then rock the wheel sideways from the top a few times with the weight of the car on it, that breaks the corrosion seal between the wheel and hub using the inertia of the car rocking.

I had the same problem on my daughter KA

 

A 3 foot tyre iron and hitting hell out of the wheel and alloy would not budge it.. (plastic / rubber dead blow hammer)

 

After  about 20 minutes - it eventually moved a little then rocking by hand freed it

 

Second side was same...

 

Luckily I was at home as by the side of the road there would have been no real chance..

I had this with my BMW's alloys when swapping for winters. Only way to remove was to leave the bolts on slightly loose and drive round the block making hard turns to free the wheels from the hubs. Now always put silicon grease between the hub and wheel when swapping over.

Thanks for the advice all. It's reconfirmed for me I would rather not have the spare wheel and have the extra space. I am no good at changing a wheel anyway.

 

How much extra boot space does a space saver wheel leave over a regular wheel? The floor seems a bit lower by about an inch, is that right? Not sure its that helpful to me tbh. 

 

A dealer has said i can remove the spare wheel with the bits and replace with repair kit to make more space but i dont think that is right in a used car. Anyone have experience of this?

I've had a yeti with and without the space saver. The extra space is really useful and on reflection I'm happy my latest doesn't have a spare. I carry a tyre repair kit which will hopefully fix the vast majority of punctures far easier and safer than replacing a wheel at the side of the road. Failing that I'll call out the AA. Famous last words but I've been driving for decades and only had one puncture. As it was a slow puncture I could reinfate the tyre to get to the dealer for a new tyre.

definitely will not use the gunk/sealant that comes with the car. 

Thanks, the space will be more valuable to me on a daily basis with a family over a chance puncture I would have to call for help on anyway. Do you know if the space savers do actually save any space over the regular size wheels in the boot over the older models? Still seems like they limit the boot space. 

The clue is in the name . The space saved will be the difference in width between the two types.

58 minutes ago, TeeDeeEye said:

The clue is in the name . The space saved will be the difference in width between the two types.

 

The problem with the Yeti is there is no rear wheel well to speak of so whatever spare you fit will take up boot space

 

Luggage storage space (litres):-

• with rear seats up 416l - with space saver spare wheel 322l 
• with rear seats rolled up 1,580l - with space saver spare wheel 1,485l
• with rear seats removed 1,760l - with space saver spare wheel 1,665l

 

[EDIT] Just spotted brochure figures already been quoted above by Bexhillian

 

Edited 29 April, 20179 yr by bigjohn

3 hours ago, Craycar said:

Thanks for the advice all. It's reconfirmed for me I would rather not have the spare wheel and have the extra space. I am no good at changing a wheel anyway.

 

How much extra boot space does a space saver wheel leave over a regular wheel? The floor seems a bit lower by about an inch, is that right? Not sure its that helpful to me tbh. 

 

A dealer has said i can remove the spare wheel with the bits and replace with repair kit to make more space but i dont think that is right in a used car. Anyone have experience of this?

Thr space saver is only about 25mm or less narrower, as actually a full size 16" wheel,  just not as wide as standard tyre. I guess where the Yeti  is sold on more sensible 16" wheels rather than our obsession with bumpy and wide low profile 17" ones it may even match the rest of the tyres and not be classed as a spacesaver.

The raised bot floor is fixed in place under the rear seats o does not rasily remove. Often wondered what you ould do with the wider punctured tyre with the spare on the car.

You would easily be able to sell the spare wheel kit for about £150, but would then need the tyre gunk, a pump new floor cover and the shaped piece to level of the recess for the wheel. You could probably find someone on here who would swap with a bit of cash coming your way. My dealer sells the complete kit to add a spare wheel to a car without for about £220, so if you are ever likely to want one it is cheaper to order a car with it fitted at £150 extra.

Edited 29 April, 20179 yr by kenfowler3966

The other big factor with regard to spare tyres is the real and present danger you put yourself in if you decide to change the tyre yourself by the roadside. I have always had a spare wheel and know how to change a wheel however this time I have opted for the added space over a spare wheel. Part of decision was a police patrolman advising me to never change a tyre by the side of a road, many people have died that way being hit by other vehicles. Safest is to call AA who will make sure their vehicle is stationed to provide protection to their technician as he changes the wheel for one of the multi fit spare wheels they now carry. Yes there is a chance of having a major blow out in some remote spot with no mobile phone coverage - but it's unlikely and it's all about percentages!!

 

On 28/04/2017 at 22:19, kenfowler3966 said:

The higher floor cant be removed temporarily

 

It certainly can on my 2010 car - OK it doesn't pop out with the flick of a couple of clips but all you need is a screwdriver.  I don't know whether the FL models are different.  Once you've removed the spare and the poly boxes around it you'd be left with the uneven floor of the bare boot.  You could cover that with a travel rug or such like if it offended you, or you could buy the lower boot floor and the plastic plug for the wheel well if you thought you were going to leave it like that for some time, and you were concerned about the cosmetic aspect.

 

On 28/04/2017 at 22:19, kenfowler3966 said:

henc the removable seats have no purpose.

 

I beg to differ.  Those seats do take up quite a lot of room, so removing them gives a good deal of extra space in the back.  OK, you don't get a level load floor but whether that is actually a problem depends on what you're planning to carry.  It certainly wasn't an issue in this case:

 

 

 

 

I like having the boot floor level with the opening - it gives me somewhere to sit when I'm putting my walking boots on!  And there is still storage space underneath, in the poly boxes that go round the spare wheel.

I do like the ease of getting things in and out of a boot flush with the door, having been used to a passat estate, but with a buggy and kids bike on a daily basis, sadly I need the space more. And the seats for the kids of course! 

Great to see though on trips like tip runs, we can still fit a lot in when needed. Thanks for the pics kenfowler3896. And for the measurements if the space saver and tips for the switch to the gunk option. 

 

Expatman, yes safety is another consideration for the tyre changing, I would always just call for help anyway so it does seem a bit wasted on me. 

 

Ejstubbs, good to know it can be done if we cant find what we are looking for.