From 2016 to 2018 I had two 1.2TSi DSG's 

 

My wife loved hers but I just found the seats lacked support (No lumbar adjustment) and the 1.2TSi while great around town proved a little underpowered and uneconomical on my  part motorway commute.

 

I replaced it with a MQB Octavia but t became a reliability night mare with numerous issues mainly DQ200 DSG related.

 

So I've put a refundable deposit down  on a 2017 Yeti, 2.0TDi 150 4x4 L&K with just 18k miles.  

 

All dependent on test drive tomorrow.  And yes I know about possible roof issues.  

 

Only one thing, it does not have smartlink enabled. Anyone know how much the activation key is now? Will try and get the dealer to do me a deal on smartlink but having info on the cost would give me some levarage.

 

Also am I right in thinking Haldex oil change is now three years so needs doing?

 

Lee

Edited 16 August, 20205 yr by logiclee

Oh here's the new one.

 

I think the smartlink activation is in the region of £150. 

I paid £135 in 2017 to have Smartlink on a new Yeti as OEM. I suggest you give your dealers parts dept a call - they will have the exact price for you to use to negotiate.

Smart link has been cracked aftermarket now. I've seen prices from £40 done remotely. 

4 hours ago, rover220 said:

Smart link has been cracked aftermarket now. I've seen prices from £40 done remotely. 

 

 

Really,

 

Any links?

4 hours ago, rover220 said:

Smart link has been cracked aftermarket now. I've seen prices from £40 done remotely. 

Sounds interesting and information?

By MirrorLink I assume you mean app connect? 

 

North East vag adaptations have a Facebook page and say they can do it. £100 though not the £40 I thought.

For £35 difference I would go with the official Skoda version, and I believe that includes activation. I know people say it's easy to do but after I had a new radio fitted (under warranty) it was not as simple as claimed to install and activate. Skoda electrical technician eventually sorted it, but it was not straight forward.

I was quoted £135 for Smart Link from Skoda today but we agreed to go halves on the deal which I was happy with.

 

My other question about the Haldex. Yes it is indeed three years now.

 

The cheeky sod said it's £99 would you like it doing? I said yes I would like it doing but not at my cost so they are standing the cost.

 

Service guy said we offer brake fluid changes, haldex oil changes and DSG oil changes as extra items on the service and you'd be surprised how many say they do not want it doing.

 

 

Edited 17 August, 20205 yr by logiclee

The Problem is the upselling offering of A/C Servicing at 2 years, engine flushes and fuel treatments.

Telling people that brakes are 80% worn.

 

The trust has gone as Service Desk staff & service managers are often just at it.

 

The important  'Service Schedule' / Guideline items are not being explained by them to customers.   

If they stopped offering DSG Oil changes to those with a DQ200 that does not need it, but tell those that require Oil Changes at 40,000 or now 80,000 for some they are important. the same with Haldex that was at 40,000 miles / 4 years, then changed to @ 30,000 miles, and then again to 3 years, and the Desk Staff know nothing about filters or gauze etc.

20 minutes ago, e-Roottoot said:

The Problem is the upselling offering of A/C Servicing at 2 years, engine flushes and fuel treatments.

Telling people that brakes are 80% worn.

 

The trust has gone as Service Desk staff & service managers are often just at it.

 

The important  'Service Schedule' / Guideline items are not being explained by them to customers.   

If they stopped offering DSG Oil changes to those with a DQ200 that does not need it, but tell those that require Oil Changes at 40,000 or now 80,000 for some they are important. the same with Haldex that was at 40,000 miles / 4 years, then changed to @ 30,000 miles, and then again to 3 years, and the Desk Staff know nothing about filters or gauze etc.

 

To be fair the service manager (Rainworth) knew the Haldex had been moved to three years but wasn't at all surprised it wasn't done by Horton Skoda when it did the three year service in May.

Doesn't sound like they do many though as he had to look up the cost. And I suppose for £99 it's just an oil change and not a remove pump and clean strainer.

Before I moved to Yorkshire I had my servicing done by Rainworth Skoda. Always found them to be fair and reasonable with service charges. Not sure why DSG, Haldex etc. servicing is not included in the regular service intervals - maybe the cost would scare off some customers but those services are vital to health of your Yeti.

58 minutes ago, Expatman said:

Before I moved to Yorkshire I had my servicing done by Rainworth Skoda. Always found them to be fair and reasonable with service charges. Not sure why DSG, Haldex etc. servicing is not included in the regular service intervals - maybe the cost would scare off some customers but those services are vital to health of your Yeti.

 

Yeh don't worry. This is my 14th Skoda, 18th VAG vehicle, 8th DSG (2nd DQ250) and 3rd Yeti.

 

So I have pretty good idea of the pitfalls and servicing.

 

I suppose my firsts for this vehicle which could be problematic are first Haldex and first Panoramic Roof. 

 

Unfortunately although I've tipped my toe into the newer MQB waters I don't feel they are built as well and are bland hence why I've tried to find as new as possible Yeti with low miles. I really wanted a SEL Drive but the low miles L&K and great deal were to good to miss.

 

Welcome back!

I have a similar one to your proposed. The brown polishes up beautifully. 31k miles @ 51.8mpg per spreadsheet from new. We try to use the little Fiat for local stuff. Lives outside and no sunroof issues.

(3 months to the gallon, recently!)

9 minutes ago, Bexhillian said:

Welcome back!

I have a similar one to your proposed. The brown polishes up beautifully. 31k miles @ 51.8mpg per spreadsheet from new. We try to use the little Fiat for local stuff. Lives outside and no sunroof issues.

(3 months to the gallon, recently!)

 

That will be our plan.

 

Sat on the drive I also have a 1.2TSi Octavia and a Citigo.   The Yeti and Octavia will be shared between myself and my wife and the Citigo is used by my Mum.

 

Last year I did 15k miles, my wife 1.8k and my Mum 1.2k.  The Octavia is now 8 years old and has only done 35k miles so I plan to get some miles on it over the next two years as it's not rally going to have any impact the the Octy's value.

 

I've part-ex my Jag XF in for the Yeti. During lockdown I've worked every day and I'm not allowed to carshare so my fuel use has been around £70 a week.  My wife wouldn't drive the Jag so I couldn't take the Octavia. Hence the need to swap.

So my thoughts on today's test drive?

 

Both our previous Yeti's were 1.2TSi SE's with DQ200 DSG

 

The 2.0TDi 4x4 L&K with DQ250 DSG felt a smoother ride than I remember, not as lumpy over bumps. Not sure if that's down to damper/spring rates or the 4X4 weight distribution.

A lot of the reviews say the diesel is noisy but I didn't find that at all, it's a bit gruff when pushed but at low rpm quieter than the diesel in the XF.

 

The 2.0TDi 150 certainly has more grunt than the 1.2 but I still wouldn't say it's quick but I am coming from a 200PS 450NM diesel.

 

The biggest difference I found was the seating, I never really got on with the SE's seats, the lack of lumbar adjustment caused me lower back issues but I found the L&K's seats to be far better.

 

The brakes were a bit grabby but looks like it's been stood a bit and the front disks were fairly rusty.  Dealer will have a look.

 

So I've signed up and collect Monday. 

 

My dilemma now is stick with the Primacy 3's for now or stick on some Cross Climates or Goodyear 4 Season G2's

 

Recently had delayed MOT (April 2016 regd). Advisories on all four original Michelin tyres for outer wall cracking although all treads-a-plenty. Too much exposure to sunlight.

Similar comments on 'the other side' re Michelins.  Will be going4 Seasons at the end of the year.

59 minutes ago, logiclee said:

So my thoughts on today's test drive?

 

Both our previous Yeti's were 1.2TSi SE's with DQ200 DSG

 

The 2.0TDi 4x4 L&K with DQ250 DSG felt a smoother ride than I remember, not as lumpy over bumps. Not sure if that's down to damper/spring rates or the 4X4 weight distribution.

A lot of the reviews say the diesel is noisy but I didn't find that at all, it's a bit gruff when pushed but at low rpm quieter than the diesel in the XF.

 

The 2.0TDi 150 certainly has more grunt than the 1.2 but I still wouldn't say it's quick but I am coming from a 200PS 450NM diesel.

 

The biggest difference I found was the seating, I never really got on with the SE's seats, the lack of lumbar adjustment caused me lower back issues but I found the L&K's seats to be far better.

 

The brakes were a bit grabby but looks like it's been stood a bit and the front disks were fairly rusty.  Dealer will have a look.

 

So I've signed up and collect Monday. 

 

My dilemma now is stick with the Primacy 3's for now or stick on some Cross Climates or Goodyear 4 Season G2's

 

I bought a 1.2 SEL Drive DSG as a run out model swapping in a 2012 1.2 Elegance DSG. Reason I swapped for another Yeti was that I couldn’t see anything else that matched it in terms of space and general rightness!

I added the electric seat, adjustable boot floor and rear view camera as extras. The electric seat provides the perfect seating position with everything adjustable, including lumbar support, then the seat remembers that position while my wife can reset it to her preference and it remembers those settings as well. Magic as linked to separate key fobs the seats adjust to the right position for each of us as soon as we unlock the doors.

I changed the OEM Goodyear Efficientgrips  (excellent tyres) for Goodyear 4 Seasons G2’s, the 4 Seasons are very, very quiet and provide a more compliant ride. If you decide to change your Primacy 3’s you won’t be disappointed. Incidentally I spec’d both Yeti’s with 16” wheels for a smoother ride, contentious on this site, but the ride is far smoother than my friends Yeti on 17” wheels.

5 hours ago, logiclee said:

 

To be fair the service manager (Rainworth) knew the Haldex had been moved to three years but wasn't at all surprised it wasn't done by Horton Skoda when it did the three year service in May.

Doesn't sound like they do many though as he had to look up the cost. And I suppose for £99 it's just an oil change and not a remove pump and clean strainer.

 

I'd strongly suggest that you get them to clean the gauze filter.  I had my local, friendly Škoda dealership do it in March of this year.  They initially quoted £69 for a Haldex oil change.  When I discussed the gauze filter cleaning issue with the Service Manager, she disappeared into the workshop and looked at the fiche with their Head Tech.  She came back with a price of £76.00 for the complete job, telling me that Škoda UK were subsidising some jobs to get older cars back into the dealer network.  It also, probably, helped that we'd bought a new Karoq from them at the end of last year.  

There seems to be a much larger wheel arch gap on the 2.0TDi 4x4 compared to the 1.2TSi 2wd.

 

Does the 4x4 have more travel?

30 minutes ago, logiclee said:

There seems to be a much larger wheel arch gap on the 2.0TDi 4x4 compared to the 1.2TSi 2wd.

 

Does the 4x4 have more travel?

 

No, the only different ones were the Greenline.

18 minutes ago, Llanigraham said:

 

No, the only different ones were the Greenline.

 

OK,

 

The noseweight limit is slightly higher on the 4x4, slightly stiffer springs perhaps?

Yes, they appear to have different springs.

 

1 hour ago, logiclee said:

The noseweight limit is slightly higher on the 4x4, slightly stiffer springs perhaps?

 

Skoda Yeti 2WD 2.0TDI 140HP Rear Springs 12.00mm thickness

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/coil-springs-10213/skoda/yeti/yeti-5l/10974-2-0-tdi?criteria[100]=HA&supplier[0]=1

 

Skoda Yeti 4WD 2.0TDI 140HP Rear Springs 12.50mm thickness

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/coil-springs-10213/skoda/yeti/yeti-5l/32754-2-0-tdi-4x4?criteria[100]=HA&supplier[0]=1&supplier[1]=1