6 hours ago, g6zru said:

I towed a 1500kg caravan and it never stressed the car in any way.

 

Fred

 Cheers Fred just what I needed to hear 

6 hours ago, kenfowler3966 said:

How can it over stress the gearbox? The dsg is an automated manual, so when in gear with the clutch plate engaged it is working identical to a manual gearbox, yet will never stall the engine or miss a shift; it wont allow you to change to an unsuitable gear which will take the engine out of the set rev range, even in manual mode.

It should be much better than a manual gearbox for towing.

 

On the superb forum there is a member putting 540ps through his dsg and using it for drag strip use as well as on the road. He was running the gearbox stock, so it will be the same 6 gear unit as in the diesel Yeti, but later changed to a race clutch pack for a faster take up of power on the start line.

I am being over cautious clearly

Hi Gerrycan,

When you said things can go wrong with the Yeti... and that they’re not reliable long term, what were you referring to? 

 

In any make of car, some will go wrong, and those that have had an issue are more likely to post, than those who have had no problems, giving a skewed view of the cars reliability.

There are owners on here with huge mileages and only the issues that you would expect for consumable parts such as the DPF exhaust which will only last around 130k miles with normal use.

 

EG the dsg gearbox where over 10 million have now been built, and if a large proportion were failing early would have been a huge outcry.

On 28/04/2019 at 09:21, Emma-Joy said:

Hi Gerrycan,

When you said things can go wrong with the Yeti... and that they’re not reliable long term, what were you referring to? 

 

 

The 2.0tdi Yeti you are looking at getting has relatively few problems reported and a good one is likely to be as reliable as any similar brand/type of its age/mileage.

Other than occasional water pump failures the only other issues are similar to other diesels with the EGR clogging up and the life left in the DPF.

 

I'm just saying that Yeti sales were very  low here so there is not as much initial purchase choice available as a more popular brand/model.

Equally I would have thought there will be fewer garages/mechanics who know the particular foibles of the Yeti in regional Victoria and also cheap parts from breakers yards are far less likely to be available.

 

The VW group history have produced a couple of disaster issues eg the twin charge 1.4 and the original issue dry DSG gearbox and the 'dieselgate' affair (none affect your proposed model). Of course other manufacturers have also had their problems eg Ford twin clutch auto box in the Focus, Mercedes E210 series, Holden Cruze auto box. In the latter case Holden acted responsibly and replaced all failed auto boxes, promptly and without question, so no one really got to hear about it.

 

You are doing the right thing and doing your research first. 

A popular car is not necessarily any guarantee of reliability (Please don't get a Holden Cruze or Captiva) but for the year/mileage you are looking at and your locality I would be inclined to recommend a boring old Toyota.

Just my opinions but If you lived in the city and were less dependant on your vehicle and had public transport options then I would be more supportive of the Yeti choice.

 

 

 

 

Edited 29 April, 20197 yr by Gerrycan

Gerrycan! 

Hello  

I’m happy to have found your posts in my inbox. I don’t know if you remember my ongoing saga with buying a Yeti... anyhow, I’ve put a holding deposit on a 2014 4x4 model and am pretty confident I will buy it, depending on the service history ... Other than getting a mechanic to check the life of the DPF, so you have any other suggestions? 

Hope this finds you well. 

Emma