Yeti 1.2 TSI Elegance (2013) - Real world running costs after 9 years

[Paul52]

I purchased my Yeti at the end of May 2013 so it's now exactly 9 years old with nearly 70,000 miles. I'm sure mine is one of the oldest Yetis still in original ownership, may well be the oldest where it is still the main (and only) family car and probably the oldest where there is a complete and comprehensive record of expenditure over its life. So I thought the more nerdy forum members might be interested in my real world cost of ownership.

 

The purchase price in May 2013 was £21,353 including a few options such as the sunroof, metallic paint, the auto-parking feature (a novelty I've never used in anger so not something I'd repeat - with hindsight the electric seat would have been a better investment) and extending the warranty to five years. Second hand prices are a bid mad at the moment so for my purposes I've estimated it's current value at a nice round £5353 to give £16,000 depreciation over 9 years.

 

The subsequent running costs have been

Insurance	£ 2,420.84
MOT	£ 290.00
Petrol	£ 9,234.89
Repair	£ 1,285.45
Service	£ 2,297.30
Sundries	£ 1,557.92
Tax	£ 1,420.00
Tyres	£ 936.46
Total	£ 19,442.86

 

"Sundries" are costs I chose to incur - sun blinds, roof bars, extended warranties, breakdown cover etc.

 

Average fuel consumption over the 9 years has been 41.1 mpg with a maximum of 47.1mpg

 

My average running costs including all of the above and depreciation have been £3938/year (52p/mile) and without the sundries £3765 per year (49p/mile). And of course I still have around £5,000 equity in the car. 

 

Just out of interest I looked at what my costs would have been if I'd been able to have a PCP contract over this length of time (essentially paying only for fuel and insurance) which would have been £1295/year (17p/mile) plus of course the PCP charges.

 

With nine years of ownership and no thought yet to change unsurprisingly I've been extremely pleased with the car - it's been reliable, it's versatile and my only real complaint might be that a bit more time and money might have been spent on making the seats a bit more comfortable but it would be nit-picking really.

Edited 31 May, 2022 by Paul52
Amended figures

[J.R.]

Your figures don't add up, you did not include the depreciation in the list of running costs and if the £16K you estimate is added to the total then by my calculations your running costs would have been £35325 divided by 9 years equals £3925 per year.

 

I agree regarding the seats, there really is nothing to them so for what they are they are more comfortable than I would expect but poor compared to other vehicles that I have owned.

[Ootohere]

6 MOTs, or  is that 7 for £173 is a nice cheap price. 

Is that only £29 or less you pay per test?

Edited 31 May, 2022 by roottoot

[Paul52]

Darn it. Just when you think you've got a handle on these new-fangled spreadsheets bad eyesight, arthritic fingers and an inability to stay focussed catch you out. Mea culpa, I checked back through my calculations and divided the total costs by 12 months rather than 9 years (for no fathomable reason) so I've corrected that in the original post. Also two MOT's weren't being picked up so I've corrected that. Generally they've been £39 but I did have a couple back a few years that were discounted for some reason - looks like tied in with a service. 

 

But I'm still very happy with the car and I don't think I can complain at around 50p/mile for running costs.

 

 

[J.R.]

The running costs both yours and mine would have been significantly less had we signed up with the accident chasing lawyers for a Dieselgate claim - £2100 in yer bin! It would have given me back more than 50% of what my Yeti cost me in total.

 

Regarding silly prices, can anyone throw a guess at what my vehicle is worth in todays skewed market, its only out of interest I am not intending selling, I would use WBAC again but don't want to be besieged with text messages for 6 months again.

 

2015 Facelift Yeti "Outdoor" 4x4, 2.0 TDi, 108hp (now remapped to claimed 184hp, probably 170), 110000 miles now.

 

I think its probably too high mileage to join the silly money estimations.

 

 

[Ootohere]

@J.R. Are they paying out to people that made a claim having bought a used Euro 5 TDI after the Defeat Device scandal was known as well as paying out to the original owners?

 

PS

They are not paying out on the Diesel Emissions defeat device to those with a 1.2 TSI (Petrol)

Edited 31 May, 2022 by roottoot

[J.R.]

I believe so, maybe even paying out more than one time on the same vehicle.

 

I had never heard of the defeat device scandal until you mentioned it, I am now traumatised having Googled it, I feel violated.

 

Needs a bit more refining and then repeating until I earnestly believe it!

[Ootohere]

^^^

Remember that back in 2020 you told us that you had bought a Yeti that had had The Fix. 

[J.R.]

I have no recollection of that Milud!

 

Nor of how mysteriously the fix became unfixed a month ago!