As it has now been a couple of weeks since I collected our (2017 Moon White L&K 1.4 Manual Petrol) Yeti, I thought I'd provide an update.
When I went to collect the Yeti, the selling (non-Škoda) dealer had fitted new tyres all around. Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 - no, I'd never heard of them either. £206.16 for a set of 4. They actually seem to get reasonable reviews online, but the jury's out on whether I keep them or just throw them away and get some proper tyres. He had also fitted rear discs and pads (£57.19) - brakes overall don't feel that great to me, but (a) the rears - not that they do much of the braking - may still be bedding in, and (2) my experience of car brakes are mostly based on fast RWD cars, so my expectations may be unrealistic.
Things didn't get off to a great start - after a three hour journey home, I was literally 5 minutes away from the house when a pizza delivery driver on an L-plate moped ran into the back of me. The good news was that he wasn't hurt, and the only damage he did was to the Yeti's off-side rear light cluster (£182.21 for the part and £52.50 to fit it at my local Škoda main dealers - paid for by his insurers).
Over the next few days, I did a few minor "bonding" tasks:
When I went to collect the Yeti, the selling (non-Škoda) dealer had fitted new tyres all around. Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 - no, I'd never heard of them either. £206.16 for a set of 4. They actually seem to get reasonable reviews online, but the jury's out on whether I keep them or just throw them away and get some proper tyres. He had also fitted rear discs and pads (£57.19) - brakes overall don't feel that great to me, but (a) the rears - not that they do much of the braking - may still be bedding in, and (2) my experience of car brakes are mostly based on fast RWD cars, so my expectations may be unrealistic.
Things didn't get off to a great start - after a three hour journey home, I was literally 5 minutes away from the house when a pizza delivery driver on an L-plate moped ran into the back of me. The good news was that he wasn't hurt, and the only damage he did was to the Yeti's off-side rear light cluster (£182.21 for the part and £52.50 to fit it at my local Škoda main dealers - paid for by his insurers).
Over the next few days, I did a few minor "bonding" tasks:
- Removed the rear floor/boxes, gave it a good clean and put it back together properly. The Yeti had been fitted with a spare wheel and a raised floor at some point - the car is 2017 but the date stamp on the floor is 2010, so was probably bought second-hand - but not all the fixings were in place and the tools were all over the place. They are now in their allotted places in the underfloor box.
- Fitted rubber mats.
- Put Rain-X on all the external windows, mirrors and lights. My previous experience with Rain-X is that its effectiveness depends very much on (1) the airflow over the vehicle and (2) the speed at which you are driving. I'll be interested to see how well it works on the Yeti.
- Replaced all the interior lights with LEDs. Much brighter and more "clinical" - I've gone for a cold white, which I like.
- Enrolled in the Škoda All-In scheme (£33 a month over 24 months for 2 services, 2 MoTs, and 2 years warranty and breakdown assistance). It had to have an Eligibility Health Check, which it passed with flying colours (apart from allegedly needing an "air con service", which I politely declined as the A/C is working perfectly well).
- Updated the maps in the Amundsen (it still had 2016 maps on it). Despite suggestions to the contrary elsewhere, the whole of Europe fitted on the existing 16Gb card. Also installed latest speed cameras, and installed logos for a couple of radio stations which don't broadcast them (Times Radio on DAB and Radio 5 Live on AM).
- Put around 100Gb sub-set of MP3 music that I like on a 128Gb USB stick, and a further 60Gb of music that my wife likes on a 64Gb SD card. Both seem to play fine.
- I've ordered bonnet struts and a Rearguard bumper protector, so they'll get fitted once they arrive. Also plan to buy mud flaps, rubber liner for boot and (possibly) under seat storage box.
- I tend to use Google Maps on my phone, which lives in a wireless charger on the windscreen near to the driver's side A pillar. Is there any convenient point from which to get a switched 12V supply for it?
- I've been wearing a wet suit whenever I drive the Yeti, but there's been no sign of the panoramic roof leaking. When can I stop wearing it?