Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
Gonna be changing the wife's car before long. She's got my old Mondeo (mk4) but it's
a) huge
b) manual
and she's decided to learn automatic only. Probably sensible enough as I don't see a manual car in our future with way things are changing. So reqs are:
a) Smaller than Mondeo (think Golf/Focus size footprint)
b) Petrol (shorter journeys usually)
c) Auto
d) Aircon/Climate
e) She likes the higher driving position in my sister-in-law's CMax, but the only reasonable autos of those are diesel, apart from the very recent (and out of budget) late powershift/1.5 turbo combination, and the dry clutch powershift does not have a good reputation. So a higher driving position is preferable.
Budgeting around £6.5k. Don't want her and little'un in something old and unreliable.
a) huge
b) manual
and she's decided to learn automatic only. Probably sensible enough as I don't see a manual car in our future with way things are changing. So reqs are:
a) Smaller than Mondeo (think Golf/Focus size footprint)
b) Petrol (shorter journeys usually)
c) Auto
d) Aircon/Climate
e) She likes the higher driving position in my sister-in-law's CMax, but the only reasonable autos of those are diesel, apart from the very recent (and out of budget) late powershift/1.5 turbo combination, and the dry clutch powershift does not have a good reputation. So a higher driving position is preferable.
Budgeting around £6.5k. Don't want her and little'un in something old and unreliable.
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Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
New shape Qashqai is very good for what it is. But you'll need 10k+ to get one that fits your requirements. So maybe a Yeti is the best option.
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Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
Personally I’d be looking at a Tiguan over a Yeti just because it’s a nicer place to be and has a real engine. You’d have to have a diesel, though.
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Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
My sister had a 1.2 Petrol DSG Yeti and it went really well. As a family hack you'd never feel short on power.NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:42 am Personally I’d be looking at a Tiguan over a Yeti just because it’s a nicer place to be and has a real engine. You’d have to have a diesel, though.
I'm not a badge snob so didn't feel short changed in a Skoda, it had pretty much every toy my M2 has other than a big motor.
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Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
My bike has a 1.3 engine. I'm not driving a car that has a smaller engine than my bikeCarlos wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:08 amMy sister had a 1.2 Petrol DSG Yeti and it went really well. As a family hack you'd never feel short on power.NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:42 am Personally I’d be looking at a Tiguan over a Yeti just because it’s a nicer place to be and has a real engine. You’d have to have a diesel, though.
I'm not a badge snob so didn't feel short changed in a Skoda, it had pretty much every toy my M2 has other than a big motor.
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Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
We had a 2.0tdi Yeti and it was an awesome family wagon. My missus still talks about it fondly. Loads of room & removable seats. They drive superbly too.
Couldn't recommend highly enough for a family bus.
Couldn't recommend highly enough for a family bus.
Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
Yeah, Tig is nice but that budget only puts you in a diesel, and with the journeys she'd be doing it's completely the wrong engine choice. CX3 is lovely, but not in budget.
The Qashqai, even in budget, has some absolute horror stories of the petrol motor going pop even at low miles. I found it pretty firm riding too.
The Qashqai, even in budget, has some absolute horror stories of the petrol motor going pop even at low miles. I found it pretty firm riding too.
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Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
One of the hire cars I ended up with a few years ago in NZ was a Rav-4. I found it better in every way over a Qashqai, particularly the build quality. Dunno if they'll be in range of your budget though.
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Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
The Yeti drives like a small van with windows, whereas the Tiguan drives like the ‘new’ class of small SUV. Both are what ther are but the VW is better...
For what it’s worth..
For what it’s worth..
Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
I’d have a Yeti over a Tiguan all day. I really don’t get why people would buy a Tiguan.
Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
Driving 2 Tiguan’s And 1 Yeti, 30,000 odd miles over a 3 year period.
2.0 Tdi’s in each case
2.0 Tdi’s in each case
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Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
OK well I can't argue with that!! I thought the one Yeti I drove was like a Golf that was wearing a top hat.
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Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
+1 for the Yeti 1.2 petrol.
Cracking drive.
Cracking drive.
Left over crest; tightens.
Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
What a lot of little Nathans we have!
Re: Anything better than a Yeti for the money?
I’d get a Tiguan, you can lower them on mk5 coilovers.