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We live in a fairly remote area in Scotland so we have always had two vehicles in the family. By necessity, one has to be a 4 x 4 for bad road conditions, and mild off road use throughout the year. We were running with a Renault Kangoo and a Mitsubishi L200 pick-up. Main problemwas that my wife point blank refused to drive the L200 due to the size, rear vision etc. so when I wanted to use the Kangoo, she was stuck for transport.
After looking at various vehicles with 4 x 4 capability, I stumbled across various reviews and clips of the Yeti on You-tube. Weboth thought it looked exactly what we were looking for i.e. something not too big and clumsy, reasonably priced and economic to run, with reasonable off-road capability.
We decided against a new car due to the cost and extended delivery time, so spent a bit of time on the internet checking what fairly local dealers hadto offer in low mileage, recently registered vehicles.
We visited a dealer in Edinburgh who had three vehicles that we thought were worth considering so we visited them to inspect the cars.All were 2.0 diesels 4 x 4 and the first one we looked at was a silver 140BHP SE model with about 14K miles on the clock, but only a few months old. I asked the salesman for the history of the car because of the exceptional mileage. Turned out the previous owner was a Mr "Hertz" so we immediately discounted it.
The second vehicle on our list was a 170BHP Elegance in Black, which my wife instantly dismissed, as she absolutely did not want a black car.
That led us to the third vehicle which was a 110BHP Elegance owned by Skoda, registered in April and with only 4K miles on the clock. Exactly what we were looking for, except I was not keen on the lowest powered engine as I have always been a bit of a boy racer at heart. The salesman said myreservations would be easily solved - let's get it out on the road. I drove the car in a good variety of road conditions for the best part of an hour and was totally smitten. The engine had plenty of torque, was very quiet and the car was a delight to drive.
We arrived back at the garage and looked over the car in detail. Not a scratch or "Ding" in the paintwork and the interior full leather was unmarked. We were also impressed with the amount of "extras" the Elegance was fitted with, some standard and some added, including the rough road protection under the vehicle. We got down to haggling with the salesman and managed to get a Skoda removable tow bar thrown in as part of the deal.
We took delivery a few days later and have been amazed at the amount of technology on board - auto windscreen wipers, auto lights, auto dipping mirror, auto climate control, cruise control, blue tooth and a host of other helpful bits and bobs.
My wife loves the Yeti and has driven nothing else since we got it, so I now find myself having to make a "reservation" if I have need of the 4 x 4 facility. Perhaps we should have got two!
After looking at various vehicles with 4 x 4 capability, I stumbled across various reviews and clips of the Yeti on You-tube. Weboth thought it looked exactly what we were looking for i.e. something not too big and clumsy, reasonably priced and economic to run, with reasonable off-road capability.
We decided against a new car due to the cost and extended delivery time, so spent a bit of time on the internet checking what fairly local dealers hadto offer in low mileage, recently registered vehicles.
We visited a dealer in Edinburgh who had three vehicles that we thought were worth considering so we visited them to inspect the cars.All were 2.0 diesels 4 x 4 and the first one we looked at was a silver 140BHP SE model with about 14K miles on the clock, but only a few months old. I asked the salesman for the history of the car because of the exceptional mileage. Turned out the previous owner was a Mr "Hertz" so we immediately discounted it.
The second vehicle on our list was a 170BHP Elegance in Black, which my wife instantly dismissed, as she absolutely did not want a black car.
That led us to the third vehicle which was a 110BHP Elegance owned by Skoda, registered in April and with only 4K miles on the clock. Exactly what we were looking for, except I was not keen on the lowest powered engine as I have always been a bit of a boy racer at heart. The salesman said myreservations would be easily solved - let's get it out on the road. I drove the car in a good variety of road conditions for the best part of an hour and was totally smitten. The engine had plenty of torque, was very quiet and the car was a delight to drive.
We arrived back at the garage and looked over the car in detail. Not a scratch or "Ding" in the paintwork and the interior full leather was unmarked. We were also impressed with the amount of "extras" the Elegance was fitted with, some standard and some added, including the rough road protection under the vehicle. We got down to haggling with the salesman and managed to get a Skoda removable tow bar thrown in as part of the deal.
We took delivery a few days later and have been amazed at the amount of technology on board - auto windscreen wipers, auto lights, auto dipping mirror, auto climate control, cruise control, blue tooth and a host of other helpful bits and bobs.
My wife loves the Yeti and has driven nothing else since we got it, so I now find myself having to make a "reservation" if I have need of the 4 x 4 facility. Perhaps we should have got two!
