Cheapest place to buy a skoda yeti - websites like broadspeed etc any good?
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We test drive the 1.2 yeti at the weekend and as a family runaround it really is quite brilliant 
Now comes the hard part - I'm not too hot on negotiating and I get the impression there isn't much of a discount to be had on these cars so does anyone have any experience of websites like broadspeed as their discounted prices look very tempting?
Now comes the hard part - I'm not too hot on negotiating and I get the impression there isn't much of a discount to be had on these cars so does anyone have any experience of websites like broadspeed as their discounted prices look very tempting?
I've heard good things about drivethedeal.com - not used them myself but I know people who have and they didn't have any problems.
If you decide to buy online, I'd recommend only using places where the deposit and final amount are paid direct to the dealership.
Alternatively you could use the broker prices to negotiate with your own local dealer. I did exactly this when I bought a Fabia vRS several years ago. In the end my local dealer couldn't exactly match drivethedeal, but they got very close and I was willing to pay a bit more to have a local contact if any problems occurred.
If you decide to buy online, I'd recommend only using places where the deposit and final amount are paid direct to the dealership.
Alternatively you could use the broker prices to negotiate with your own local dealer. I did exactly this when I bought a Fabia vRS several years ago. In the end my local dealer couldn't exactly match drivethedeal, but they got very close and I was willing to pay a bit more to have a local contact if any problems occurred.
Having spoken to both broadspeed and d2d recently, I'd only recommend D2D. Very professional and no nonsense.
I bought direct from a dealer in the end as one not to far from home matched the D2D price. I wanted to collect the car rather than have it delivered so knowing what dealer I would be dealing with was important.
I bought direct from a dealer in the end as one not to far from home matched the D2D price. I wanted to collect the car rather than have it delivered so knowing what dealer I would be dealing with was important.
Thanks folks I've not heard of d2d so will look them up.
There aren't many deals to be had on the yeti which surprises me.
I wasn't really expecting the car to be up to much despite the reviews but im converted - it does everything so well and the 1.2 lump really caught me out as to how peppy it was.
How do these places like broadspeed work?
There aren't many deals to be had on the yeti which surprises me.
I wasn't really expecting the car to be up to much despite the reviews but im converted - it does everything so well and the 1.2 lump really caught me out as to how peppy it was.
How do these places like broadspeed work?
Onedesi said:
Thanks folks I've not heard of d2d so will look them up.
There aren't many deals to be had on the yeti which surprises me.
I wasn't really expecting the car to be up to much despite the reviews but im converted - it does everything so well and the 1.2 lump really caught me out as to how peppy it was.
How do these places like broadspeed work?
Get quote from D2D, e.g. 1.2TSi Elegance Manual is £16790, so £2075 discount.There aren't many deals to be had on the yeti which surprises me.
I wasn't really expecting the car to be up to much despite the reviews but im converted - it does everything so well and the 1.2 lump really caught me out as to how peppy it was.
How do these places like broadspeed work?
Give them your card details for the deposit.
They pass your details on to a dealer (could be any UK dealer)
Dealer then calls you, confirms spec and details, takes deposit from your card.
Dealer will then deliver your car to you when it arrives.
Thanks I've just had a look at drivethedeal and th price looks great, basically get an upgrade in spec for free.
I spoke to one skoda dealer today and he didn't offer a discount on a new one (grudgingly talked about 5%) but did offer a 1.4se pre reg on a 61 plate for £15995 which sounded tempting.
I need to read up on1.2 vs 1.4 - since most of the driving will be school runs the 1.4 looks quite poor on urban fuel economy (31mpg vs 38 fo the 1.2).
Food for thought.
I spoke to one skoda dealer today and he didn't offer a discount on a new one (grudgingly talked about 5%) but did offer a 1.4se pre reg on a 61 plate for £15995 which sounded tempting.
I need to read up on1.2 vs 1.4 - since most of the driving will be school runs the 1.4 looks quite poor on urban fuel economy (31mpg vs 38 fo the 1.2).
Food for thought.
Onedesi said:
Thanks I've just had a look at drivethedeal and th price looks great, basically get an upgrade in spec for free.
I spoke to one skoda dealer today and he didn't offer a discount on a new one (grudgingly talked about 5%) but did offer a 1.4se pre reg on a 61 plate for £15995 which sounded tempting.
I need to read up on1.2 vs 1.4 - since most of the driving will be school runs the 1.4 looks quite poor on urban fuel economy (31mpg vs 38 fo the 1.2).
Food for thought.
Best tactic is to just go to a dealer and say "If you match or better this price then you have a sale today." I've done just that with an Audi dealer last week. I got a good price at a dealer I chose, he got a sale without any messing around. I spoke to one skoda dealer today and he didn't offer a discount on a new one (grudgingly talked about 5%) but did offer a 1.4se pre reg on a 61 plate for £15995 which sounded tempting.
I need to read up on1.2 vs 1.4 - since most of the driving will be school runs the 1.4 looks quite poor on urban fuel economy (31mpg vs 38 fo the 1.2).
Food for thought.
I looked at the Yeti a while ago though, my money would go on the 1.2tsi in Elegance spec. Nice cars.
Onedesi said:
I need to read up on 1.2 vs 1.4 - since most of the driving will be school runs the 1.4 looks quite poor on urban fuel economy (31mpg vs 38 for the 1.2).
You need to sign up to Briskoda and ask actual owners of these cars what mpg they are getting on a day to day basis.The manufacturer`s quoted figures will be impossible to replicate in reality.
Edited by Deerfoot on Monday 5th March 12:45
5678 said:
Best tactic is to just go to a dealer and say "If you match or better this price then you have a sale today." I've done just that with an Audi dealer last week. I got a good price at a dealer I chose, he got a sale without any messing around.
I looked at the Yeti a while ago though, my money would go on the 1.2tsi in Elegance spec. Nice cars.
Thanks very much for you help (and everyone else) I looked at the Yeti a while ago though, my money would go on the 1.2tsi in Elegance spec. Nice cars.
The 1.2 does tick all the boxes and in elegance spec it's fully loaded - my wife is a little unsure and quite likes the golf but it's a close call and I think the yeti is more useful.
anonymous said:
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Broadspeed couldn't match prices I had on the A6 (or Touareg & X5 that I was also looking at.) They person who phoned me was useless too, inspired zero confidence. re: dealers from the same network having access to the same prices. The two Sytner dealers I've been speaking to couldn't. I wanted to buy from one as the guy had given me a lot of his time previously, he backed out though as he couldn't match the price from the other dealership.
I guess the volume of units shifted has an influence on the prices available?
I used to run a broker website a good few years back.
I wasn't getting discounts on cars based on sales volumes. So was getting money off, the same amount, be it i sold 1 of them, or 1000 of them.
So, in theory, i suppose that says if you ring around, you'd probably be able to get similar discounts.
Remember, don't just try your local 3 Skoda dealers. If you can save £1k by buying from Scotland, do it - remember car will be brand new so no issues of it being not as hoped, and a train fare anywhere in UK isn't usually much more than £200 tops. So factor in a tank of fuel back, £60 tops, and a day of your time off work, and you could be a good few hundred quid up. It's worth shopping around.
I wasn't getting discounts on cars based on sales volumes. So was getting money off, the same amount, be it i sold 1 of them, or 1000 of them.
So, in theory, i suppose that says if you ring around, you'd probably be able to get similar discounts.
Remember, don't just try your local 3 Skoda dealers. If you can save £1k by buying from Scotland, do it - remember car will be brand new so no issues of it being not as hoped, and a train fare anywhere in UK isn't usually much more than £200 tops. So factor in a tank of fuel back, £60 tops, and a day of your time off work, and you could be a good few hundred quid up. It's worth shopping around.
I was going to use Broadspeed to buy our Freelander 2 but the dealer I was speaking to offered to match their price if I paid them the deposit within 7 days.
List was c£34K for a Freelander 2 HSE with a couple of other bits and pieces and Broadspeed offered the same car for £30,500 delivered which I was impressed with. Just before I was going to order the car from Broadspeed the dealer in Kent called to make the offer and as they had looked after me and Mrs Ghost with test drives (1/2 day on one occassion) and answering questions I went with them.
List was c£34K for a Freelander 2 HSE with a couple of other bits and pieces and Broadspeed offered the same car for £30,500 delivered which I was impressed with. Just before I was going to order the car from Broadspeed the dealer in Kent called to make the offer and as they had looked after me and Mrs Ghost with test drives (1/2 day on one occassion) and answering questions I went with them.
I've looked very hard at the Yeti, several times in fact. Main problem I have with it is that the boot is so tiny.
Yes it measures up in terms of litres, but in flat floor area, tiny and every time I carry more than next to nothing I don't fancy a game of Jenga.
Then if you drop the back seats, or take them out, which admittedly is a good option, the floor area isn't just not flat it's stupidly not flat.
Sorry Skoda, for me, fail, which is a pity as otherwise it is a damn nice vehicle and surprisingly capable.
There has been quite some debate on briskoda about fuel consumption of these, it does seem to vary.
Yes it measures up in terms of litres, but in flat floor area, tiny and every time I carry more than next to nothing I don't fancy a game of Jenga.
Then if you drop the back seats, or take them out, which admittedly is a good option, the floor area isn't just not flat it's stupidly not flat.
Sorry Skoda, for me, fail, which is a pity as otherwise it is a damn nice vehicle and surprisingly capable.
There has been quite some debate on briskoda about fuel consumption of these, it does seem to vary.
Looking at this from the other side of the deal, working in a car dealership, I love seeing people mentioning goign to their local dealer, driving the local dealers cars (so dealer pays fuel, write down, spends time with you) and all you want is to go and save by going online, to people with no overheads.
Maybe for the people who havent experienced the best quality aftersales, may understand!
Maybe for the people who havent experienced the best quality aftersales, may understand!
LouD86 said:
Looking at this from the other side of the deal, working in a car dealership, I love seeing people mentioning goign to their local dealer, driving the local dealers cars (so dealer pays fuel, write down, spends time with you) and all you want is to go and save by going online, to people with no overheads.
They are not people with no overheads - they simply negotiate a deal with a bricks and mortar dealership complete with overheads..I have purchased twice from drivethedeal. A honda civic, and my current Skoda. I got a huge discount off the skoda.
NO problems at all. In both cases the cars came from dealers up north. Once DTD has connected you to the dealer, you deal soley with the dealer. Hayselden Skoda were fantastic with me and actually helped me massively by sourcing me a car in super fast time.
NO problems at all. In both cases the cars came from dealers up north. Once DTD has connected you to the dealer, you deal soley with the dealer. Hayselden Skoda were fantastic with me and actually helped me massively by sourcing me a car in super fast time.
LouD86 said:
Looking at this from the other side of the deal, working in a car dealership, I love seeing people mentioning goign to their local dealer, driving the local dealers cars (so dealer pays fuel, write down, spends time with you) and all you want is to go and save by going online, to people with no overheads.
Frankly I completely sympathise with this view. Not just cars, so many products bought by people who know the cost of everything but the value of nothing. Then they complain when it is gone.Perhaps not quite so bad with cars as they are still supplied by a dealer somewhere, but even so, it must be galling to have effectively made the sale for the manufacturer, but not actually get the sale. If you know what I mean.
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