Skoda Yeti an unsung hero?

[Acuity30]

As an alternative to a Landy for a 'do anything' workhorse.
4WD, plenty of storage space, well equipped, cheap second hand, roof rails, tow bar, reasonable looks. I don't hear them get mentioned much unless there's a glaring reason why you shouldn't get one.
Some of the special editions look quite smart IMO, just not sure why their value seems to plummet, badge snobbery or are they crap?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508025...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508045...

[FilH]

Bloody great cars.

Cant fault the misses one, and thats an early 1.2 petrol, with a decent amont of mile on it.


Takes a few mins and not much effort to pop the rear seats out and you have a very large space to make it mini van.

[Riley Blue]

Not unsung but highly regarded in my view. I'd have one in a heartbeat if they were still in production.

[MustangGT]

I ran Octavia Scouts for many years, same basic set up. Main issue for me is the 4wd is totally computer controlled, no way to over-ride it. Also the gearing is road-biased, so no low ratios for off-road. Also a relative lack of ground clearance.

As an alternate, a Dacia Duster has a very low 1st gear ratio, not used on the road at all, and manual switching for the 4wd as well as computer-controlled. Build quality not as good as a Skoda.

Overall for occasional field use a Yeti is an admirable car.

[BigGingerBob]

I'm seriously considering one for my next car.

I think it's a shame they facelifted it though. The earlier cars were much cooler and better looking.

What's the legroom like in the back?

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Acuity30 said:

As an alternative to a Landy for a 'do anything' workhorse.
4WD, plenty of storage space, well equipped, cheap second hand, roof rails, tow bar, reasonable looks. I don't hear them get mentioned much unless there's a glaring reason why you shouldn't get one.
Some of the special editions look quite smart IMO, just not sure why their value seems to plummet, badge snobbery or are they crap?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508025...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508045...

No.

Subaru Forester.

[66HFM]

The Skoda Yeti is the default do-it-all car.
Our 2.2D Discovery Sport is due to be collected tomorrow and a Yeti is top of the shopping list.

I don't think they are underrated, exactly the opposite.

The only negative around where I live is that they all seem to be driven by people who are 70+, along with Honda Jazz's, and I'm not quite at that age yet...
If you can get one of the 170bhp ones!

[StoutBench]

Definitely not unsung nor do they have a lot of storage comparatively.

But amazing little things and well worthy of the praise they receive.

[Sporky]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

No.

Subaru Forester.

I've only test driven a Forester, not owned one, but I'd take the Yeti any day.

[ajprice]

Skoda was dumb when they replaced the Yeti with whichever it was of Karoq and Kamiq. There are enough similar small/mid SUVs in the VAGverse, one car as a direct replacement for the Yeti wouldn't have hurt.

[ZX10R NIN]

I don't rate them but people like them & that's all that matters.

[sunnyb13]

lovely utilitarian cars, however rust seems to get to them

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Sporky said:

Hugo Stiglitz said:

No.

Subaru Forester.

I've only test driven a Forester, not owned one, but I'd take the Yeti any day.

Ive owned 3 Foresters. Honestly I wish they released them like the Landcruiser in Oz.

[OutInTheShed]

I know a couple of people who have had Yetis.
I considered one myself, but:
They are priced quite high (not a million miles from X1 or X3 money at say 9 years old)
They are quite small inside
They are not really that nice on a motorway. (wind and tyre noise)
They don't actually have all that much ground clearance, a lot of front overhang.

One mate got rid of his at 10 years old after a couple of hefty bills and some body electrics annoyance.
Probably often one of those cars that people love and keep a long time, the good ones are not for sale?

[Pickle_Rick]

The dacia jogger is it's spiritual successor.

£10-11k will get one with 4 years manufacturers warranty left, so I wouldn't say an 11 year old skoda at £7k has "plummeted"

Clever roof bars, and I have a towbar on mine. Only 2wd though.

Edited by Pickle_Rick on Wednesday 27th August 18:36

[Billy_Whizzzz]

One of the best cars we’ve ever had. Had it 12 years and can’t think as a rural family do it all hack what we’d replace it with. Just brilliant.

[Hol]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

Sporky said:

Hugo Stiglitz said:

No.

Subaru Forester.

I've only test driven a Forester, not owned one, but I'd take the Yeti any day.

Ive owned 3 Foresters. Honestly I wish they released them like the Landcruiser in Oz.

Foresters are one of those cars that the owners seem to keep for ages despite the above average MPG.
That says a lot about their reliability and practicality.

I also saw allot of them in Iceland and Canada, which speaks well of their cold weather abilities.

It’s a shame they stopped making the petrol turbo ones back in 2010.

[benny.c]

Had mine about 10 months and so far it’s the best, cheap car I’ve ever had. It’s compact, drives surprisingly well, economical, quick enough and the boot isn’t as small as you’d imagine - the quoted figures are with the parcel shelf in place. Remove that and there’s a lot of vertical space due to the squared off back. Parts are widely available and cheap.

We’re just back from a 3,000 mile camping trip. We had some 6/7 hour journeys and I had no issues with comfort whatsoever. Same for everyone else in the car including my lad who is 6’3” and was sat in the back. Generally I get 45-50 mpg on a run but even with the trailer I was getting high 30s at 120kph.

Superb little car.

[Aerate]

Replaced a Forester XT turbo with a 170ps Yeti L&K. Both bought at 90k miles. Would have the Forester back in a heartbeat. Crappy plasticky interior on the Yeti and overly complicated electronics. Currently on second replacement boot latch and I think I’ve done 6 ABS sensors in 30,000 miles. Also the stereo won’t boot up which looses the SatNav and the parking display (as well as the choons) - £500 and a trip to a Hifi specialist required for a fix. Wind noise in the Forester was appalling, but at least it was fun to drive.