I currently have a 2010 1.6TDI Elegance manual Fabia and fancy something else....... i want an auto, so which FL yeti should i be getting ? I like toys to the L & K is tempting but which engine, what do i need to keep in mind. My daily commute is about 30 mile round trip/traffic etc, in the  9 years i have had the Fabia i have not had an issue with the DPF so my driving style seems to suit the oil burner, but to fair i probably don't need one for my yearly miles. So what do you guys think i should be aiming for.

I would only consider the diesels that requires AdBlue unless I knew a ‘dirty’ one was available and it hadn’t been ‘fixed’ via a/the dealership. Even then you need to give it a regular motorway run of , say 50 miles.

If in doubt, go for a petrol one and sleep easily.

IMO of course.

 

(If you have off street parking a second hand electric Leaf/Zoe might appeal.)

Edited 9 March, 20197 yr by Ryeman

We went from a Fabia to a Yeti SE-L drive 1.2 dsg and its a great car that still give decent mpg.  So that could be another option for you to consider 

If that is a 15 mile commute through traffic, then I don't think a modern diesel is the right engine to be used, and a petrol would be more suited.

A couple of things spring to mind. 

 

First, I'd agree with Llanigraham that 15 miles single journey in stop/start traffic, and only 30 miles per day is probably not best suited to a diesel.  If you were doing longer trips at the weekends that may change thing.  However if Manchester starts clamping down on diesels entering the city you might still be better off with a petrol one though, an adblue post 2015 one would probably do in the short term, but if cities start clamping down on the adblue ones also then it'd affect the resale value when you come to sell it on.. 

 

Second, if you're using it mainly using it on short trips around manchester you'd probably be better off without the 4x4 version.  How many times have you been in a situation with your Fabia that you said to yourself "I wish this thing had 4WD"?  If the answer is "maybe once, but I didn't actually get stuck and need pulled out" then you probably don't need it.

 

You might also want to think carefully about which gadgets you really would use as opposed to what you like the sound of.  The only buttons I use regularly are the heated front and rear window buttons, the start/stop system cancel button, and the heater temp knob. You could find it cheaper to get a lower spec model that had the things you'd really want specced as optional extras by the original owner than going for a top of the range one with all the bells and whistles.  That's what I did to get the heated front windscreen, most options don't add much to the value of a second hand car, they tend to value only on model and condition/mileage.  I shopped around for a lower model with it specced as an option and saved thousands over buying an L&K and paying for a pile of stuff I was not interested in.  Also, the more toys, the more there is to go wrong.   For example, the L&K comes with a sunroof as standard, but there is a thread on here about problems with the drain pipes from yeti sunroofs coming off/blocking and water leaking into the interior.

If you want automatic (i.e., DSG), you will be limited to the 2.0 litre diesel (almost all 140 bhp, there were a tiny number of 170 bhp) or the 1.2 petrol.  The 1.2 petrol is powerful enough for most driving, but feels a bit lacking if (a) you need to do a lot of overtaking on fast A roads, (b) towing or (c) you need to accelerate sharply in a tight turn, for example, turning out into a limited visibility 60 mph road from a side road, where the inside wheel spins.

 

For your driving pattern, I'd probably go for the 1.2, having had one for nearly 40k miles before changing to a diesel.  Be aware that the DSG gearbox fitted to the 1.2 is not the most robust, and is very expensive to fix if it goes wrong.

If going for diesel go for euro6 one to protect yourself against city centre emissions zone charging which more and more councils are thinking of introducing otherwise petrol would be a safer option.

Thank you for all the advice, its a lot to think about, i agree that my commute does not translate to a diesel but up to now i appear to have had zero issues in the 9 years doing this exactly route, i don't tend to blast it and i don't do long journeys every weekend but take a trip down south once a year !! Maybe i have been lucky but i agree i think a petrol is the way to go. I will look over what is out there, thanks again.

11 hours ago, Hudson1 said:

Thank you for all the advice, its a lot to think about, i agree that my commute does not translate to a diesel but up to now i appear to have had zero issues in the 9 years doing this exactly route, i don't tend to blast it and i don't do long journeys every weekend but take a trip down south once a year !! Maybe i have been lucky but i agree i think a petrol is the way to go. I will look over what is out there, thanks again.

 

There is a difference in the diesel engines of 9 years ago and those now. The old engines would "put up" with that sort of journey, but the modern ones won't, and you would quite likely be heading for potentially awkward and expensive problems going the diesel route. Your journeys are far more suited to a petrol. I would try getting a test drive in a 1.2; you might be surprised how effective they are.