[Closed] skoda yeti

Ian,

I've got a Yeti... with 2 children still in baby seats I can remove the middle seat take off the front wheel of my fat bike and slide it in easily with the bars turned (albeit with the seat dropped).

Alternatively with the rear seats either removed on just dropped I can fit any bike (road or 29er) with just the front wheel removed.

Hope that helps.

Cheers Ninkynonk
How have you found the car generally?

@ninky, yes tell us more

Dacia Duster is pretty huge inside as well. I looked at one a few weeks ago. Top of the range car with all the toys for about £15k (2WD Diesel). Apparently it is the running gear of a Nissan Quasquai (previous iteration) with a different body.

I was very impressed and when our Berlingo shuffles off its mortal coil, we may well get one of these.

One duff note is that the rear seats do not quite fold flat. I could probably live with that though.

Pulls up chair.

Well I know Ninkynonk has had it since new in 2010 and the heater is very powerful (nearly melted me) oh and the media system seems to play Primal Scream OK 😉
I do know they had a water leak into the car, sunroof I think.

Anything more detailed you will have to wait for him to reply

Twiddles thumbs.

I'm also thinking about getting one of these as a family car/weekend warrior combi.

Me too.

Alternatively with the rear seats either removed on just dropped I can fit any bike (road or 29er) with just the front wheel removed.

@Scottfitz

Both wheels on in a golf! You're Paul Daniels and I claim my £5.

Maxi Life - both wheels on UPRIGHT AND kids inside, 3 adults, 3 full bikes, etc - loads of room 😉

Agreed, Maxi Life or Kombi. Plus there is a Skoda version of the Caddy out in 2015.

Back seat of a yeti gives me the boak..

Translation: makes me sick.
Quite a harsh, choppy ride in the back and limited view out.

I just wanted an opinion of the ability to carry bikes upright from someone who actually has a Yeti to shortlist one to have a look at. I will normally be carrying two bikes and don't want to lie them down or hang them from the outside.

sandwicheater - Member
@Scottfitz

Both wheels on in a golf!

yep Mark 4 golf with cannodale prophet in it and my make has a focus he also can fit his full suss in with both wheels on.

Really? I mean [i]REALLY[/i]?

My mk5 Golf is bigger than my Mk4, but I still couldn't get a bike in with wheels unless I put the passenger seat headrest on the dashboard, and even then I'm not convinced.

POIDH, and daft rearrangement of car seats doesn't count!

Ian, front wheels off in a Yeti will be ok. Upright, wheels on, very much doubt it. A dropper post will clear the back but front wheel on, the bars and stem will be a problem. Neither will they go in a Touran, upright, wheels on. They will in a Caddy, better still a Caddy Maxi.

Caddy Kobi better still as the plastics in the rear will get mashed and rob width.

If in doubt, take a clean bike to a deal and you will learn

1. Whether they do indeed fit
2. The nature of the dealer you may be working with in the future.

Sure I posted pics of mine with the bike in it a while back - definitely fits in a Maxi Life, the plastics don't rob width as all they do is cover the wheelarches BUT give LOADS of storage cubbies 😉
The plastics are surprisingly strong and don't mark that easily - but then it's a car for throwing stuff inside so does it matter "that" much?

Njee20 not got the golf anymore but here is a pic of my bike in my passat loads of room
Golf was similar back wheel to the passenger seat and bars/ forks backwards

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Edit: come to think of it I had a giant glory for a bit that fitted in the golf too but only with the passenger seat flipped forward. It was a 3 door.

Don't buy a Dacia Duster - I did and it's rusting already, and I'm not the only one. Dacia have refused to recall and will only agree to repaint. Spend the money on a 2nd hand Yeti instead.

More info here:[url= http://www.daciaforum.co.uk/forum/topic/706-do-you-have-a-rusty-duster/ ]http://www.daciaforum.co.uk/forum/topic/706-do-you-have-a-rusty-duster/[/url]

Oh and the Duster is an old Clio platform stretched with the AWD system from the x-trail and a very low 1st gear.

Scott, the bike is indeed upright but have you parked in a ditch ?
....

I've got a 4 year old 4x4 Duster. It's been faultless. No rust.
It's used in the Austrian alps and hasn't failed to get me anywhere in the Winter or summer.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/skoda-yeti-1

Had mine a month. Not had a bike inside it yet but for my own education and yours, I can have a play if you tell me what you need to see

Cheers stox
I would just like to see how well a bike or two fit. Ideally standing up ( as per the skoda internal bike rack). Just want to get a rough idea wheat sort of room there is with the seats folded up or taken out if required.

No probs Ian-R but I can't sort it tonight. Hopefully tomorrow night, failing that definitely Saturday morning (assuming you are not desperate to find out..)

Been looking and the mazda cx5 seems to be the motor press's darling at the moment. The yeti seems to be smaller than it looks.

On the off-chance you haven't seen this ..

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/167613-internal-bike-holder-observations-pics/

Cheers stox
Yep I have seen that (and just about every other photo on the web linking yetis to bikes). I don't understand why the Skoda bike rack has the bars at such an angle. There is a couple of home made versions with the bars square on but they do not show how the bike fits.
I may bite the bullet and take the bike down to a Skoda dealership as suggested by rickmeister.

Njee20 not got the golf anymore but here is a pic of my bike in my passat loads of room

An estate? Well... Yes. Was your Golf an estate? That would make sense!

Have you ever tried it? A (size large) full sus mountain bike can fit in all the average-sized hatchbacks I've tried. Focus, Golf Mk4, Civic all with both wheels on.

I don't have a Yeti but I did have an Octavia and now a Superb. The yeti is fun has a better ride height for off road but is now lagging a bit on consumption in the diesel models and definately has some space compromises - the boot with the seats up is pretty tiny. Plus I think you pay a premium for the model

The Octavia and the Superb both take a 29er (large) with wheels on and on it's side with the seats down. You can leave one seat up and have it semi upright with a wheel off. The octavia boot is the same size as the Superb just without the immense rear seat leg room. Both do more or less the same MPG as the Yeti and the Octavia is cheap second hand providing you don't go for the 4wd. Resale good - millions of taxi drivers want high mileage clean ones.

All great cars

depends on frame size - none of my bikes fitted in our mk4 golf - with either wheel on and the saddle had to be put right down. ! stupid car

yet mrs t-rs bikes would.

Large 29ers with seat almost all way up vs small 26ers with seat almost all down.

Been looking and the mazda cx5

I have a new CX5 and have been very happy with it. Reasonable fun to drive for what it is. And a really nice place to be for a long journey for the kids and the Mrs. However as an out and out biking workhorse its no better than an average midsize estate car. Which in all honesty for me personally suits me fine, as I put thule rails and outride roof mounted carriers on. At the end of the day, its an expensive investment, its got nice leather etc, so I am happy having muddy mountain bikes stinking of sheep s**t on the outside as opposed to in the back.

I've got a 4 year old 4x4 Duster. It's been faultless. No rust.
It's used in the Austrian alps and hasn't failed to get me anywhere in the Winter or summer.

Is that a LHD? If so yours is built in Romania where they actually have some quality control and don't ship untreated steel by sea for 2 months like they do for the Indian built RHD version.

Had our yeti nearly a year now. It's great. Dealers (in the north east anyway) are shocking though - technically inept and incompetent. Not helped by the fact skoda uk outsource their customer service to serco or crapita, I can't remember which.

The boot is a bit small, but you can make it bigger by sliding the back seats forward. The centre seat doesn't slide, but you can easily remove it. You can also remove the others.

For bike carrying I'd really recommend speccing a tow bar and using something like an atera or thule rack. Yes you can get bikes inside, but a towbar rack is much easier. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES allow the dealer to suggest an aftermarket tow bar. There are a myriad of threads on briskoda about problems with coding, ecu failure (mine) and general shoddiness of work. Avoid avoid avoid.

Economy wise, I get about 40mpg from the 170tdi. Not great, but not bad for 1500kg 4x4 driven by a moron. For some bizarre reason our thule roof box makes the thing more economical on a run - we regularly saw 45 on our trip to Austria this year, almost matching my dad's superb.

Oh and it's fast. Indecently fast for what it is. And handles really well. The get up and go from the 4motion system is astonishing. 😀

Had a Renault Koleos for over a year now. Fold one seat down and one bike goes in without removing the front wheel. Fold both seats down and two bikes go in (and all the kit for a bikey weekend). Haven't had an problems with it and it gives pretty decent mileage (about 45mpg when in 2 wheel drive mode, probably about 30mpg in 4 wheel drive mode). Throw in descent assist, cruise control and all the normal bits and bobs (and more storage spaces than you can shake a stick at) and I'm prefectly happy with it. Cost £9500 at the time for a 4 year old model with 30,000 on the clock.

@hot_fiat, interesting thanks for posting. I have to say I don't see a Yeti as so compelling if the bikes are better carried outside. Older Rav4's will swallow bikes with seats totally removed so I think I'll stick with one of those as leading candidate.

Committed Skoda fan here, I love the quirky look of the Yeti but can't see why you would get one rather than an Octavia. Both the hatch and estate just seem to have more usable space.

Obviously lots of happy owners feel otherwise, I'm probably wrong

@MoreCash

4wd
High driving position
Like style vs estate/hatch

If you take the back seats out, the load area is cavernous & you'd have no bother fitting a lot of bikes in, I just think it's less hassle to pop a rack on.

Bit the bullet and went to the Skoda garage.

Important bit first large 650b full susser fitted upright, front wheel off and saddle lowered with one of the seats removed (a two second job). Diagonally with the seat folded up. The model I tried did not have a spare and I don't think it would fit if there was one. Not too bad to lift in and out but would definitely get a boot liner that extends over the bumper.

Exterior is a bit quirky but as I had a Fiat Multipla its not that unusual to look at. Inside was typical VAG. Driving position was good with good visibility.

The model I drove was 110bhp and pulled quite well. I can imagine the 170bhp pulling like a train. At motorway speeds it was quieter than my current car. Did not roll as much as I thought it would on the corners. Overall did nothing badly but not a car to set the heart racing.

I'm rather pleased with my Yeti. I have never understood when people say [i]'why don't you get an Octavia'[/i], [i]'why don't you use a bike rack'[/i]. We've all got our reasons...looks, security, and after two years of laying my bike flat in the back of my Golf I wanted to be able to stand it up without taking up all the luggage space.

FWIW I'm just over 6ft and I can stand my 29er and CX in the back with the front wheel removed (i'm not sure this would be possible with a spacesaver, let alone a spare wheel). With the middle rear seat removed I used to shove the bikes down the middle (with a bit of swearing) but recently I discovered that with the middle seat removed you can slide the neighbouring seats towards each other, thereby creating space down the sides for the bikes to sit in a V-formation! Much better. With the saddle up there's still a lot of hamfisted shoving of the bikes - yet to figure the perfect technique.

ah two minutes to late!

smokey_jo - Member

I've got a 4 year old 4x4 Duster. It's been faultless. No rust.
It's used in the Austrian alps and hasn't failed to get me anywhere in the Winter or summer.

Is that a LHD? If so yours is built in Romania where they actually have some quality control and don't ship untreated steel by sea for 2 months like they do for the Indian built RHD version.

Yes it is. I love it.

If you take the back seats out, the load area is cavernous

Well nearly as much space as a Roomster - which has more than the Yeti when seats are in - I assume rear passengers are more comfortable in a Yeti.

We were really impressed when we test drove the Roomster, wasn't allowed something that big and practical as the second car though. Hence the [s]go cart[/s] Fabia

We test drove the 170HP Diesel and the 1.2 petrol Yetis recently - both in all the toys Elegance trim. Big up to Crawley Down Group in East grinstead for being friendly, reasonable and flexible regarding test drives.

We're committed towbar carrier users now - but the inside seemed pretty practical

2L 170hp diesel seemed rough as a old boots. The petrol engine ont other hand is amazing - so capable given its a 1.2 (albeit with a turbo).

We will probably go for one once our brilliant Smax decides to get too expensive to keep. Mind you it does seem to keep going and going and going 🙂

Concluded it would be an update car rather than a radical difference.

TM

Ian-r
I'll assume you don't need me to do some bike fitting in my yeti tomorrow if you've been to the Skoda garage. If you do, let know...

Apologies I couldn't do it sooner to help you out.

Seems Dacia have decided to shift production from India to Romania.

[url= http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/miscellaneous/2014-09/dacia-moves-duster-production-after-rust-issues-surface/ ]No More Dacia Ruster??[/url]

The OH has a Yeti 1.2 Elegance, it's brill. If you're concerned about carting bikes about though get a Van. I've done the estate car thing and nothing beats slinging your bike in whole with zero faff.

monkeychild - Member
Seems Dacia have decided to shift production from India to Romania.

Which to me is tacit admission that quality control on all pre-facelift models built in India was not up to scratch. Dacia's response to the rust issue has not been the best and I wouldn't want to deal with them as a company if I had the choice.

Choice between a facelifted Romanian Duster or 1 year old Yeti? Yeti would win for me.

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Thanks for the offer but I'm sorted. Just need to decide now whether loading bike inside a new car is a good idea. May still go for an estate car with a tow bar rack? Yeti fuel figures are a bit poor at motorway speeds where it will spend a lot of its time.

Apologies stox autocorrect strikes again

I was interested by the Dacia, as it looked alright. I'm a Skoda fan as I bought my first Octavia vRS when they first came out and were still a joke. My 2nd vRS (still own) I've had since 2007 (2002 model) is still rock solid and pulls a treat. I think the Yeti is Bob on.

I'd really like to buy a fabia vrs, but the no towbar is a non starter, sadly. May have a wee test drive of a Monte Carlo instead.

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Thanks for the offer but I'm sorted. Just need to decide now whether loading bike inside a new car is a good idea. May still go for an estate car with a tow bar rack? Yeti fuel figures are a bit poor at motorway speeds where it will spend a lot of its time.

My other car is an octavia vrs estate (yes, I like Skoda's!) so that's my main bike transport car. I use the roof mounted Thule on that .... Nothing wrong with the roof mount option but Given the choice I'd prefer a tow bar rack. I tend to put the bikes inside quite often regardless to keep prying eyes away.

The yeti replaced a fabia vrs to help move the 6 month old and a dog around. We have the 110bhp diesal and getting 50 ish mpg out of it going by the computer. Love the car but they are a bit marmite for some.

Just a note of caution...

I have a 2012 Yeti 2.0 diesel 140bhp, owned from new, 88,000 miles on the clock (drive a bit for work). It is a great car, very versatile, lovely to drive, good on motorways etc.

But - it recently developed a fault with the EGR cooler - £1000 to replace at the dealer. Once that was replaced I started to have problems with the coolant levels. 2 months later and after visits to various garages no one can pin point the fault. The system has been pressure tested numerous times (garages and RAC) and it doesn't appear to leak, but I have to top up coolant every 500 miles. Googling this fault brings up worrying posts about porous cylinder heads on some of these engines. Mine is out of warranty, and as it is a company vehicle it isn't a disaster for me, but I wouldn't buy another.