Wow, this is great, it has been a long time since I've been back. Forgotten what a good forum this is for information and friendly banter.
Some may remember I jumped ship about 15 months ago to get a Macan SD. Loved my 170Yeti but my daily commute for 4 years was wearing thin and I had a mid-mid-life crisis (more later) and went Porsche (or Porch as some say ˜Š) Macan to get a more sporting drive, with good practicality, and being a little disappointed with VW diesel-gate (I should have known it followed me)
Either way, if you do get a chance please drive one, the Macan forum has quite a few Yeti/Ex-Yeti owners would you believe so the dealers should not be surprised to see a Yeti pulling in ˜Š
It is as good as the reviews say in my view, as it should be at the price. We toured in France with our bikes on the back last year and it was great, in the snowy conditions in Wales it had no issues, and can chase most hot hatches around the lanes to a crazy extent.
What I do find is it is a big SUV and hard to manoeuvre sometimes (slight worry about dings in wheels and bodywork may make that worst). The original Yeti is still a sweet size and I may yet get one for chores (a Gen 1 if so).
Retirement looms and my later-mid-life crisis is causing me to move on an the true sports car need is being released with a used 911 on the cards - while I can still get in and out!
A few pictures if I can remember how:
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Some may remember I jumped ship about 15 months ago to get a Macan SD. Loved my 170Yeti but my daily commute for 4 years was wearing thin and I had a mid-mid-life crisis (more later) and went Porsche (or Porch as some say ˜Š) Macan to get a more sporting drive, with good practicality, and being a little disappointed with VW diesel-gate (I should have known it followed me)
Either way, if you do get a chance please drive one, the Macan forum has quite a few Yeti/Ex-Yeti owners would you believe so the dealers should not be surprised to see a Yeti pulling in ˜Š
It is as good as the reviews say in my view, as it should be at the price. We toured in France with our bikes on the back last year and it was great, in the snowy conditions in Wales it had no issues, and can chase most hot hatches around the lanes to a crazy extent.
What I do find is it is a big SUV and hard to manoeuvre sometimes (slight worry about dings in wheels and bodywork may make that worst). The original Yeti is still a sweet size and I may yet get one for chores (a Gen 1 if so).
Retirement looms and my later-mid-life crisis is causing me to move on an the true sports car need is being released with a used 911 on the cards - while I can still get in and out!
A few pictures if I can remember how:
