Day 1 of Yeti ownership

[Mark2LTDI]

Well I picked my Yeti up today, it's a 66 plate TDI 150 4x4 outdoor L&K in pearl white.

I must say I'm very impressed with it, put close to 100 miles on it and have found it comfortable, powerful and shore footed, it's a good specked car.

I went for the Yeti as it fitted with many compromises, ie. the seat height had to be tall enough for my wife ( she has hip problems), tow a caravan, low(ish) road tax, good economy,  yet be nice to drive. Well all I can say is it meets all of these without feeling like a compromise.

Well done Skoda.

[silver1011]

The issue you'll have is come replacement time, as a lot of Yeti owners are discovering, nothing else out there really compares / competes.

[Spridgetman]

Enjoy your Yeti Mark2LTDI. Ours is eight years old in January next, and has been perhaps the best all rounder we have owned. 
As said above, there really is nothing to compare, and can’t think what, as and when, to replace it with.

[Gyp]

Whilst I'm enjoying driving my Superb, it's only a car whilst my Yeti was one of the family

[Spridgetman]

Can fully understand that!

[Mark2LTDI]

Guys, I've only just got what is the newest car I've ever owned and you're talking about replacing it already.

I plan to get 10 years out of this, minimum, that'll still make it newer than my usual cars.

 

I was happy to go out this morning and not get the scraper out, loving the heated screen.   

[Spridgetman]

Haha, no thought of replacing our Yeti. The thought was - IF we needed to - can’t think of a replacement.

 

[J.R.]

Those Hyundai whatevertheyares look to be identical from a packaging point of view.

[Spridgetman]

The Yeti remains a capable and distinctive vehicle - easy to spot in a crowd of its contemporaries.

[gregwhates]

Picked up a same age and spec earlier in the year, but in quartz grey. Go to agree it's a great car!

 

Previously has 12 Elegance model and really missed it when I sold it. I managed 2 years with a top spec Octavia estate but had to go back to the Yeti.

 

There is nothing out there I would want to replace it with!

[Spridgetman]

You may have read elsewhere on here, that at present we have issues ( haha!) with water ingress, from the sunroof on our Yeti. 
We WILL overcome these issues.  Still the best all rounder, both for anything local, and our frequent journeys to Inverness (450 miles). We both love driving it so much, and the DSG box is great. The sunroof is the only issue we have had in 55k happy miles. 

[RickT]

Every car I've owned has had a sunroof until I got my first and second Yeti,  Can honestly say I don't miss having an open roof, probably influenced by a memory of a bird dumping on the seat.

I'm sure there's somebody who would of asked if I'm still dating her.🤣 

[Spridgetman]

Well, are you haha!

[Fabcol]

Hi,

 

We usually trade in our car at three years old but there's nothing to touch our Yeti on the market and I've got bored looking; our Yeti is a keeper and we love it. Three and a half years old with 22K on its clock; it's good for years to come and we've already put a set of Michelin Cross Climate tyres on as we intend to keep it; why oh why did Skoda stop making the Yeti; we'd have another brand new one by now; the Yeti has street presence whilst being a very capable and enjoyable car.

 

Kind regards, Colin.

[Spridgetman]

Hi Colin. Agree with all you have said. We would have another tomorrow (without a sunroof though!). Ours has 55k on the clock, and regularly serviced am sure would be good for four times that. 

[RickW]

My parents have a Yeti that's a keeper,they love it and it meets all their needs as octogenarians.

 

4 years old 13,000 miles and not a whisper of a problem.

[Spridgetman]

RickW - liking the a40 mk1!  Wonder how many more of us on here are into Classics?

[muddyjim]

3 hours ago, Spridgetman said:

RickW - liking the a40 mk1!  Wonder how many more of us on here are into Classics?

Well as well as the Yeti, I have a 1965  Midget; that's at least 3 of us on here with the Yeti/Spridget combo! 

[Spridgetman]

Hi muddyjim. Yes, believe LLanigraham has a Midget also. So yours will be a 1098cc like mine?

[Llanigraham]

Oh course I have!!
1972, 1275cc RWA MG Midget.

[muddyjim]

1 hour ago, Spridgetman said:

Hi muddyjim. Yes, believe LLanigraham has a Midget also. So yours will be a 1098cc like mine?

 

No, It's very much a Heinz 57 variety model - Heritage  mk3 RWA shell and 1275 engine. That's how I bought it about 8 years ago.

[Spridgetman]

Well, this is Iris. Heritage shell, so folding roof frame. 

[Fabcol]

Hi,

 

I used to own one of these over 40 years ago; does it count? I paid £150 for it in showroom condition with five brand new tyres fitted.

 

 

The sound of it used to make the hair at the back of my neck stand up.  Mine didn't have the louvered bonnet but otherwise it was a clone of the one in the picture; I hope it survives it's Reg. No. EEB 88. It was a thirsty beast and at speed with the hood down it was very dusty in the cab. Fond memories but I wouldn't swap it for our Yeti.

 

Kind regards, Colin.

[Spridgetman]

Haha Colin! Not sure this counts, but agree a lovely motor. Worth slightly more than you paid for it......

[muddyjim]

24 minutes ago, Fabcol said:

I hope it survives it's Reg. No. EEB 88.

 

DVLA show it's still around, but it's Blue now:

 

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Vehicle Details

Vehicle make

AUSTINHEALEY100

Date of first registration

September 1954

Year of manufacture

1954

Cylinder capacity

2660 cc

CO₂ emissions

Not available

Fuel type

PETROL

Euro status

Not available

Real Driving Emissions (RDE)

Not available

Export marker

No

Vehicle status

Not taxed for on road use

Vehicle colour

BLUE

Vehicle type approval

Not available

Wheelplan

2 AXLE RIGID BODY

Revenue weight

Not available

Date of last V5C (logbook) issued

27 September 2019

 

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