I am about to kiss goodbye to my little white snow monster :'(

Now you are probably wondering what i am smoking, there's a 4 month waiting list here in Taiwan, everybody wants one and its rated as one of the best cars in the world.......

Well having owned this car for almost a year and driven it everyday all over the country i can actually give my honest opinion on this car:

It crap for carrying stuff.

Sure its not marketed as a load hauler right?.

Well yeah it is, they rave about the fantastic seat system and how you can carry so much....... but you have to compromise so much in order to use it :(

Really, its not all its cracked up to be, the boot is way too small for what its supposed to be, but wait the seats fold and come out right?.

Well the metal underframe of the seats suck up way too much room to really be any use in folding them up, the middle seat doesn't fold flat against the front seats, then the seats weigh a ton when you have to remove them.

To make matters worse i have kids, which means i have to plan ahead with baby seats coming in and out the car...... when i go to work i have to make delivery s, that means the baby seats go out or the rear seats get removed and thats my car crippled for the rest of the day until i drive back home and place everything back in.

Then the actual boot is only 10cm bigger than a Fabias, this car really needed to have a similar boot to the octavia, thats what skodas are all about, their fantastic boots...right?.

The rest of the car is very good, it handles well, feels safe and looks cool, but as a load hauler it really sucks.

So i have bought the last new octavia combi 1.8tsi in the country (only 1.6tdi and 1.2tsi from now on) drove it yesterday and find it a better car than the yeti in comfort, handling and........interior quality!!.

Yeah i am shocked by that too, but it uses nicer plastics than the Yeti does, go and check for yourself.

To sum it up:

Yeti makes a great 2nd car for the wife, or a decent warm hatch with fauxbyfour looks.

Dont buy it if you have to carry stuff!!!!!!!!!!

Wow. Dont buy a Yeti if you have to carry stuff? :wonder: Ive managed 100 decking boards from the local diy store and enough holiday gear for a month away with the two kids and missus last year. That's an interesting post indeed. Usually I just wish people good luck with the new car and move on but i do disagree with a number of your points. Skoda are all about their fantastic boots?! Sure, the Octavia has a much bigger boot than a Golf but a Fabias boot compared to a Polo? There are more reasons for wanting a Skoda than just the boot. Also, having come from two years of new Octavia Estate ownership I disagree on both the build quality and the quality of materials being better. Fact; the Yeti is built to Audi's highest build standards of build ie closer external panel gaps compared to the rest of the skoda range - same as the later Audi models.

The boot on the octavia is useful admittedly but as an all round family car, the Yeti is just superior and so much more fun to drive than the Octavia... And I owned the VRS!

Oh and the Yeti is ok as a second car for the wife?...

Or as a decent warm hatch? Hmmmm.

Enjoy the octavia. :p

The Yeti has it;s drawbacks, as does EVERY other vehicle on the planet.

There is NO perfect vehicle for everyone and it;s a pity you dislike the Yeti so much.

I've managed to get 2 reclining loungers three suitcases a toolbox AND 1 of THESE in the back after folding down the rear seats............................ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mottez-5-Bike-Floor-Stand/dp/B001XURAIQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1311831317&sr=8-2

Kitten and I LOVE our Yeti and look forward to another one in a few years time. :yes:

With your space fixation, why did you not go all the way and buy a Superb Combi?

You should know that you're not supposed to criticise the Yeti - especially in a Yeti thread lol!

The boot on the octavia is useful admittedly but as an all round family car, the Yeti is just superior and so much more fun to drive than the Octavia...

It's all pretty subjective. If that was a fact I'd likely have persuaded the Mrs to overcome her dislike of it's looks & got a Yeti over an Octavia. Same with gear - a months worth of holiday gear, to us, is the same as a long weekends worth as we get food as we go. I'm sure a lot of us have crammed loads of stuff in all sorts of smaller cars but it's what you have to compromise on if you're doing it on a regular basis. When we take the dog away that's half the boot gone but we manage pretty comfortably with the minimum of overflow onto the back seats. In a Yeti we'd be wall to wall with stuff & not so comfortable which would impact on the 'fun'.

Nice to see we can accept an alternative view to the 'love my Yeti' group.

I agree that it could do with a bigger boot and the seat flexibility/stacking arrangement is a bit of

a dogs breakfast in design.

However,if it was 'bigger' in boot space we would end up with a HONDA CRV sized car at £25K upwards.

They should have fitted a skinny spare (not a 90% of full size one) so boot size not reduced as now.

In general it is difficult if not impossible to find anything similar at the price point available and

it ticks lots of boxes for us.

We have found it not as reliable as some would have it with paint and plastic trim finish being the main issue.

Also not completely convinced that all the programmed automation (electronic features) is necessary...can be

irritating if you don't value its functionality.

We change cars at the 3 yr interval and it looks like another Yeti at this time. (Sods law the Mark 2 will be totally

different and we'll move on to another brand!!).

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Yeti-RS, if you bought the Yeti as a family car and to make deliveries for work I think you bought the wrong car. :(

While it is a great all round package, there is no way I'd want to be fiddling with the seats day after day after day...

Between the Octavia Scout and Yeti we went for the Yeti because we don't need a bit boot. Maybe you should have gone for the Octavia back when you got the Yeti?

Better confort, handling and interior quality I find hard to believe though as they are very, very similar in terms of floorpan, parts and interior in my opinion. But when you are fed up of an old car a new one can feel better. :wonder:

Good luck with the Octavia.

As I said, it's probably what you needed first time due to your circumstances.

the middle seat doesn't fold flat against the front seats,

Yes - how does one get the middle seat to fold flat against the front seats. I have rarely needed to fold the seats so far but when I did I noticed that the top of the middle rear seat jammed against the central console and I assumed it was sortable if I investigated which I haven't. What am I missing here - brochure photos show it fully folded upright. I suspect that removing the headrest might work ??

Yes - how does one get the middle seat to fold flat against the front seats. I have rarely needed to fold the seats so far but when I did I noticed that the top of the middle rear seat jammed against the central console and I assumed it was sortable if I investigated which I haven't. What am I missing here - brochure photos show it fully folded upright. I suspect that removing the headrest might work ??

That's what it says in the manual. P74.

I love the Yeti's "space" drawbacks personally (although we have found putting 1 seat in the back down - family of 4) gives us the extra space we'd need, to me it is a compact SUV 4x4, much bigger and it would guzzle more fuel (I don't want that). If space is a problem add a roof box. I have bought one as my VRS is hopeless in snow, I also think you if you buy the top spec loaded Yeti and compare it to its nearest rival - The VW Tiguan R-Line CR170 4x4 you can save £7000+. Given the diesel engines in the Yeti and its 4x4 ability it is in a class of its own at its new RRP.

Interesting to see the other "2 car Skoda" users views on why they bought a Yeti, I also considered the Superb CR 170 4x4 Elegance in saloon & estate, but the Yeti for me was the perfect car to compliment my LE Estates load carrying and beat its off road - snow handling. Perfect combo of cars for our needs.

I did actually want a combi in the first place, but the thing that stopped me was this:

Yeti $868,000nt

OCtavia combi $1,150,000nt

HUGE price difference that was very unfair, i couldn't afford the octavia even in hatchback form :(

Now the price for the Yeti has risen to $938,000nt and i found an ex test drive combi for $838,000nt............ so its a no brainer decision now.

The Yeti truly is a great car, but the boot really lets it down as does the so called 'clever' seat design.

I don't really want to sell it because it looks really cool, but i cant afford 2 cars nor do i need 2 cars, so she has to go :(

But the more it think about it, the more i think its so popular because of its hype, i cant see what the yeti offers over an octavia scout :S

But the more it think about it, the more i think its so popular because of its hype, i cant see what the yeti offers over an octavia scout :S

It's a new model, something different.

It's got a raised driving position which is popular.

Because it's taller it's easier for oldies to get in and out of due to creaky knees. (this is why my Mum wants one)

Interesting swing of option from someone that loved his Yeti in near every single one of your previous 275 posts... If I'm not mistaken you carry crates daily in the Yeti? Crates that are bigger than the boot's bottom footprint? So not really rocket science to work out that an Octavia is a better car for the job in your very specific circumstances. For everyone else that packs prams, groceries, luggage and bikes, the Yeti's boot is just fine and to boot (excuse the pun ) the Yeti's need for a different way of packing said boot (vertically) is well documented on this forum too.

So i have bought the last new octavia combi 1.8tsi in the country (only 1.6tdi and 1.2tsi from now on) drove it yesterday and find it a better car than the yeti in comfort, handling and........interior quality!!.

Yeah i am shocked by that too, but it uses nicer plastics than the Yeti does, go and check for yourself.

Well that is the first time I see this statement anywhere on Briskoda. Subjective interior quality is just that, subjective. But every single post I've ever seen comparing the Yeti and Octavia's interior quality has said the Yeti's is better by a good country mile. But as I said, it's a subjective thing so you have to justify your choice somehow.

At least you are staying with the brand! Enjoy the 1,8. I went in FocusZtec's fettled 1,8 the other day and my god does it go! I'm sure you will fettle yours sooner than later too! Enjoy the car.

But the more it think about it, the more i think its so popular because of its hype, i cant see what the yeti offers over an octavia scout :S

For me it was the leather interior & CR170 engine. When that engine is available in the Scout it will replace my VRS. It is not popular due to hype, it is popular due to excellent engine range & performance in 4x4 terms, also keen costing compared to equivalent VAG cars like Tiguan/Q3. To say it is a lesser car because space is limited is missing the point of the car, if all those criteria are required maybe a Superb Estate 4x4 is what you need? I preferred getting the Yeti instead of that for its compact nature. No hype at all trust me.

I agree that the folding and removal of the seats is a poor bit of design in the Yeti. Equally that is something to test out before you buy at the dealers if it is key to you. I took my golf bag, trolley and two suitcases into my dealer to see how they fitted in, separately of course. That was important to me and so I tested it out. The seat removal was less important but it was still a shock when I first tried it and nearly did my back in.

I originally went to look at an Octavia estate but was put off by the size of the boot, a hearse my wife called it. As others have said if space was the issue then the Octavia wins by a mile. One of the bonuses of the Yeti is its compactness and driveability because of that. Whilst I would like the boot to be slightly bigger I accept that this would be compromised if extended by too far.

Enjoy the Octavia, clearly the car you should have had in the first place.

To fold the seat completely lift it part way up, reach under and undo the clips , lift out, then drop back in vertically and clip in again, its only the cars with the central box that stop it rotaing up. By doing this you can leave the headrest on as well. Done it loads of times. In some cars I am told you can compress the seat back down another click and it will fold with the headrest removed, but won't work on my Elegance.

Interesting swing of option from someone that loved his Yeti in near every single one of your previous 275 posts... If I'm not mistaken you carry crates daily in the Yeti? Crates that are bigger than the boot's bottom footprint? So not really rocket science to work out that an Octavia is a better car for the job in your very specific circumstances. For everyone else that packs prams, groceries, luggage and bikes, the Yeti's boot is just fine and to boot (excuse the pun ) the Yeti's need for a different way of packing said boot (vertically) is well documented on this forum too.

Well that is the first time I see this statement anywhere on Briskoda. Subjective interior quality is just that, subjective. But every single post I've ever seen comparing the Yeti and Octavia's interior quality has said the Yeti's is better by a good country mile. But as I said, it's a subjective thing so you have to justify your choice somehow.

At least you are staying with the brand! Enjoy the 1,8. I went in FocusZtec's fettled 1,8 the other day and my god does it go! I'm sure you will fettle yours sooner than later too! Enjoy the car.

Nope i aint biased, the interior of the octavia uses more soft plastics, only the top panel of the yeti is soft, the octavia has doors and lower portions in soft plastic.... clear corner cutting.

Also i do love the Yeti, but after 2 days of pocking around inside a Octavia, test driving it etc.

I have come to the conclusion that it really is the better car in almost every single way possible.

Higher ride height = more fuel consumption

If you want higher ride height buy the scout

Also the yeti 1.2tsi weighs the same as an octavia combi 1.8tsi......... which is quite frightening really.

Now i know you yeti owners aint going to like this but facts are facts, the 2 things i mention above are facts, twist them in your mind as much as you want into something positive if you wish

Edited 28 July, 201114 yr by Yeti-RS

Higher ride height = more fuel consumption

Also the yeti 1.2tsi weighs the same as an octavia combi 1.8tsi......... which is quite frightening really.

Now i know you yeti owners aint going to like this but facts are facts, the 2 things i mention above are facts, twist them in your mind as much as you want into something positive if you wish

Again these "facts" are really not rocket science to work out before buying and comitting to a car. Buying a brick shaped car and expecting the fuel consumption of a Kamm backed Prius is just daft. I think someone bought the wrong car as he did not measure his crates before buying and found the car too slow...

Higher ride height = more fuel consumption

If you want higher ride height buy the scout

Also the yeti 1.2tsi weighs the same as an octavia combi 1.8tsi......... which is quite frightening really.

Now i know you yeti owners aint going to like this but facts are facts, the 2 things i mention above are facts, twist them in your mind as much as you want into something positive if you wish

No need to twist. :p

People know that higher cars use more fuel.

But they still buy taller ones because they prefer the driving position and visibility.

And the difference in weight between a 1.2 petrol and 1.8 petrol is not a lot.

Glad you've got the car that better suits your personal circumstances though.

I can see how people think im going out to bash the Yeti, im not, it is a GOOD CAR.

Its just not that great, its basically a cheaper golf plus on stilts.

It handles like a golf, has the boot of a golf, interior dimensions of the golf.

Golfs are good cars, so this is a good car with gimmicks and a lower entry price, it also just so happens to appeal to the fauxbyfour crowd at the same time.

So once again, the Yeti is a good car, just not great like its made out to be.

If it had the larger boot that china is getting and better interior and engines...... it could be one of the best cars ever.

No twisting going on just a few different opinions at odds with yours. Worth noting that a few of those opinions are from people with other Skoda cars in addition to the Yeti . I own a VRS LE Estate Ocatavia it is not better than my Yeti for off 4x4 is it? My wife prefers the Yeti to the VRS also for driving, I also think the Elegance interior is up there with the LE for opulence. Have you seen inside an LE? Anyway enjoy your Octavia, I wonder what would have happened if you'd bought a 1.8TSI or 2.0 CR140/170 of the Yeti rather than the 1.2 you seem to be basing all comments on.

So once again, the Yeti is a good car, just not great like its made out to be.

If it had the larger boot that china is getting and better interior and engines...... it could be one of the best cars ever.

See this is more like your original posts! We all outgrow cars and/or our needs change.

Good luck with the Octavia!

I can see how people think im going out to bash the Yeti, im not, it is a GOOD CAR.

Its just not that great, its basically a cheaper golf plus on stilts.

It handles like a golf, has the boot of a golf, interior dimensions of the golf.

Golfs are good cars, so this is a good car with gimmicks and a lower entry price, it also just so happens to appeal to the fauxbyfour crowd at the same time.

So once again, the Yeti is a good car, just not great like its made out to be.

If it had the larger boot that china is getting and better interior and engines...... it could be one of the best cars ever.

CORRECTION!

It is a car that didn't suit your requirements, nothing more than that.

To me it is perfect and does all I need it to, so I think it is GREAT.

You cannot say a model isn't great just because it doesn't fit your requirements.

I actually have not seen any bashing going on here, although I did expect it. I am slightly surprised that you think it appeals to the faux 4x4 brigade. Things must be different over with you but in the UK those people do not buy Skoda and certainly not a boxy Yeti. There are plenty of cars that fill that category but I would not put the Yeti in there.

As has been said before, the Yeti is not an out and load lugger, an Octavia does a far better job of that.