I expect I'm being a dunce, but after failing to find one by searching, I'm asking:

Is there a Yeti Buyer's Guide on here?

 

I'm looking to buy probably in the new year and want to get some research done.

Is there a different established opinion regarding S1 vs S2 design/quality/function/ownership etc? Benefits/disadvantages of either please? My target price range (£6-7k) could include either, and I'm looking at a manual 140 or 170bhp 4x4, with cruise, and hopefully leather and a fitted towbar.

 

Happy to be pointed in the right direction wearing an approriate hat....

 

Many thanks.

 

T

If there is one the 'Pinned Thread' at the top of the page would be a good place for it to be.

27 minutes ago, tintinandcharlie said:

Is there a Yeti Buyer's Guide on here?

 

I don't think there is one on the Brisky website.

Might be worth a look on a website that is more Yeti specific.

There are issues to beware of.

All years can suffer from zinc inclusions on the doors. This leads to rust spots, sometimes covered by the warranty. However if burst you would be accused of having an untreated stone chip. Some repair works are better done than others, only really sure repair is to replace the door and once rust is entrenched, it is difficult to erradicate. Warranty will only be honoured with a full service record and a specific tick that the bodywork was checked, this is often missing.

 

Early cars have issues with the wiring connections to the doors, with wires breaking. Most of these should have been repaired by now.

 

Other issues include early radios not working with newer phones due to incompatibility. Early sat navs are too expensive to update, whereas the later cars its free update online.

 

Sunroofs can often cause problems with blocked or incorrectly fitted drains, some frames have cracked requiring complete replacement.

 

All Euro 5 diesels will have had the fix done. This can cause unreliabilty of the emmision equipment as it is working much harder than designed. 170 is reportedly least affected.

 

4x4 models may well have a dead Haldex drive unit. This means they are only a 2wd, and there are no indications of this until you get into a stuation where 4wd is required. This is due to not being serviced, or the filter not being replaced, or cleaned in later cars. Skoda do not routinely clean or replace filters, just replace the oil.

 

1.2 petrol are better than you would think, however I would not risk a dsg version as clutch can be ruined by poor driving, and there have been issues with earlier units

DSG on diesels is a lot more reliable, I have one of these.

 

If you can possibly afford it, go for a later 150ps 4x4 as then no fix issues possible.

All Euro 5 tdi might not have had the fix, because an owner might not have allowed it, all that skoda dealers have sold will have.  Not all 1.2tsi pre 2012 are bad for the timing chain, but not all that needed upgrade have had it. 

 

PS 

DQ200 DSG 7 speeds with issues is nothing to do with how driven, 

it is to do with parts and software & Skoda.

Edited 9 October, 20196 yr by Roottootemoot