Hello, i am thinking of buying used Yeti, petrol 1.2, with about 175.000 km, from about 2012.

What would be most important  to look for certain troubles in a car that old ? Any errors, defects or damages i must look for ?

 

Is it still good to buy a car that old and with so many kilometers?

Do you think 1.2 is enough for my needs ? I do it all - city drive, highway, rural roads, hills and mountains. I don't need super fast car, just normal it can be a little slow, just ready to go up the hills sometimes.

 

I really like space and higher position in Yeti, the diversity of rear seats, greater ground clearance and capability to drive on bumpy surfaces. And hopefully economy (mpg).

 

Thank you for your answers 

 

(i have made another post in guides forum please ignore that one, was a mistake)

Timing chain rattle = replacement.

@Sunmoon which gearbox do you have ?

7 hours ago, b1ackb1rd said:

@Sunmoon which gearbox do you have ?

It's manual.

^^ good news, a 1.2 petrol DSG may have caused you more grief. 

On 17/09/2023 at 01:57, Prezafab said:

Timing chain rattle = replacement.

How often the timing chain has to be replaced ? And how much does it cost ?

With 175k on it ? Now.

Cost ? Depends on your country.

22 minutes ago, Prezafab said:

With 175k on it ? Now.

Cost ? Depends on your country.

Hey, now means no ? (i am not british

It's actually 8.000 €, which i find quite a lot for the age and the km it has, However, that's how the prices are right now.

@Sunmoon Prezafab means that they believe that the timing chain should be changed as soon as possible (now) 

It might have already been replaced and you do not just replace willy nilly.  So a service / maintenance history is important.

If noisy maybe. 

If all is well then all is well. 

I drove it today and the pedal for acceleraton is reaaly light and soft. What i mean is that with only slight pressure it moves almost to the end. Is this normal ?

I also checked the AUX and while the sound  from my phone was good i find there is a lot of buzzy white noise when the music is not that loud. IS this normal ?  I am music aficionado so that bothers me.

Otherwise than that it is really fine car. Pulls and accelerates a lot more than i expected with 1.2.

How is the economy, miles per gallon stuff with the 1.2 ? Is it any good?

 

Edited 18 September, 20232 yr by Sunmoon

Is it an Indian Yeti - a popular market.

On 19/09/2023 at 00:07, Prezafab said:

Is it an Indian Yeti - a popular market.

I don't know where is it from, i am from Europe.

Don't know where in Europe you are but if it's Spain then 8000€ is right in the ballpark for the car.

 

It's what I paid for my 2011 with 99k km just about 2 years ago and was cheap at the time because there was no service history and a tiny bit of rippling on one rear passenger door.

 

Similar cars but with up to double the km are on offer for that much, and more, on online sales sites.

 

e.g. Milanuncios.com

 

Clutches are extremely light BTW.

Fuel consumption has averaged 7.1l/100km or 39mpg in mixed driving.

Edited 22 September, 20232 yr by KiNeL