Skoda yeti 1300 petrol automatic.

Big C

Am thinking of buying 1200 cc petrol, Anyone got one, appreciate any user information

MuppetCheck

1.2tsi petrol possibly? Good engine and gearbox but I don't know how it would cope with the Yetis weight. Tried a 1.2tsi Golf auto lately and was pleasantly surprised.

Big C

yep 1200

ba_barabus

I've ordered a 1.2TSI manual for my mother in the mid spec level.

There is a lead time of 8-10 weeks.

I'm very happy with the test drive. Nice and light and lively. Not a rocketship but adequate for normal use.

dr.fuzzenstein

Drove one in Germany, for normal pottering about, it's grand. Nice and comfy, good stereo, felt very together, did 800 km in it in a day and never was tired. I loved the seating position and it's actually a nice car to be in.
But the 1.2 engine is a bit puny on the motorway, traffic slowed down on the motorway and as it speeded up again and I didn't want to get caught between lorries, I had to put it in 5th, then in 4th and floor it, because I was on an incline. There was not a lot out of it and I had to rev the nuts out of it whilst it veeeerryyy ssslllloooowwwlllyyyy accelerated.
I was actually glad to be back in my 1.8 oilburner CMax, it's rude, it's crude, but when you put the foot down it does actually move, because "modren" diesels have something called torque, something that will sadly be absent from future 4cc engines.
A lot of people will regret buying the latest car with milk-carton cc's, there's no replacement for displacement. And a tiny, highly stressed engine that will have to be revved hard, certainly won't last 300k km without any problems.
Yes, a lot of bigger engined cars don't seem to last that time without something expensive going "boing" these days, but why introduce even more sources of potential and expensive failure? All to save a few measly quid on tax? And the fuel economy in the real world, will certainly fall short of manufacturer's outlandish 70+mpg figures. Unless you drive everywhere at 60 km/h and never touch the accelerator.

ba_barabus

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

A lot of people will regret buying the latest car with milk-carton cc's,

As my elderly mother only does short trips and an occasional long one I felt she would have GREATLY regretted getting any of the larger, torquey diesels.

Now the fact I wanted a petrol made the salesman face distort into many different angles and spew out many lines about economy, resale value, lead times and desirability I'm still happy that the correct choice has been made.

Given it will be held on to for several years, do less than 10K kilometres annually and be serviced on the button and driven carefully I'm not worried about the engine going bang from over revving, 70mpg being achieved on a round trip to Dublin at 60kph on the motorway or the fact it won't be worth anything in 7 years (my experience is most cars are worth shag all at this stage).

The fact it cost thousands less to purchase, is being freshly built, we eventually done a good deal and I don't have to worry about calls tell me the dpf is blocked makes me very happy.

That's not a dig at you FUZZ BTW. I've had a load of people tell her she is MAD as daysul is great etc etc etc

dr.fuzzenstein

No worries, I did say most people.;)
Of course a car with a large engine, especially a diesel doesn't suit everyone, but my commute will soon be Crusheen to Limerick again, so I'm still glad I have my oilburner.
And no DPF worries on that car, it doesn't have one. But the DMF is starting to knock a bit and my crystal ball is forecasting a large expense coming my way.:(

ba_barabus

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

No worries, I did say most people.;)
Of course a car with a large engine, especially a diesel doesn't suit everyone, but my commute will soon be Crusheen to Limerick again, so I'm still glad I have my oilburner.
And no DPF worries on that car, it doesn't have one. But the DMF is starting to knock a bit and my crystal ball is forecasting a large expense coming my way.:(

I've done the diesel thing and after all the bills went back to petrol. I'm not anti-diesel but I'll only buy one if I'm buying new next time

eljono

I've been driving a 1.6TDi manual for the past 11 months, so can't comment on the drive-train you're enquiring about, but if you have any questions about the car itself or the proposition of living with it, glad to answer.

galwaytt

ba_barabus wrote: »

As my elderly mother only does short trips and an occasional long one I felt she would have GREATLY regretted getting any of the larger, torquey diesels.

Now the fact I wanted a petrol made the salesman face distort into many different angles and spew out many lines about economy, resale value, lead times and desirability I'm still happy that the correct choice has been made.

Given it will be held on to for several years, do less than 10K kilometres annually and be serviced on the button and driven carefully I'm not worried about the engine going bang from over revving, 70mpg being achieved on a round trip to Dublin at 60kph on the motorway or the fact it won't be worth anything in 7 years (my experience is most cars are worth shag all at this stage).

The fact it cost thousands less to purchase, is being freshly built, we eventually done a good deal and I don't have to worry about calls tell me the dpf is blocked makes me very happy.

That's not a dig at you FUZZ BTW. I've had a load of people tell her she is MAD as daysul is great etc etc etc

Sound thinking there. We'll be changing back to petrol shortly for the same reasons. Finding a nice small auto, used, isn't easy though, but if I was in a position to, I'd do exactly what you're doing.

Big C

thanks for the comments, sounds like the small petrol might suit perfect, small annual mileage, little motorway driving, and i will never touch the accelerator (hand controls he he), been driving diesels for years but never seem to get value for money doing small mileage.

Elessar

I have a 1.2tsi in my Golf and it's a pleasure to drive. Surprisingly nippy, and perfect for short runs/urban driving. I had my sights set on the 1.4tsi engine but after a test drive in the 1.2, I was blown away. It feels a lot faster than the engine cc suggests. Plenty of low down torque, no need to rev the nuts off it (unless you're well used to faster cars). I'm not sure if the Yeti is heavier than the Golf, but I've read plenty of reports from happy drivers in the BriSkoda forums. It's cheaper to buy than diesel and perfect for low mileage driving.

ba_barabus

galwaytt wrote: »

Sound thinking there.

It's hard to keep your head when everyone else is saying diesel is the way forward.

I was lucky I have a good mechanic who completely agreed with me and explained it to my mother who wasn't sure about the whole thing.

TBH we did have two sales people agree but sadly they just didn't have the cars that suited.