I BOUGHT A CHEAP SKODA YETI

Today I've bought a cheap Skoda Yeti… Let's see what it's like...

If you're interested in getting into the used car industry, check out the website below for more information on my online course. It's only £27 per month with biweekly livestreams! There are nearly 100 videos covering a whole range of topics. Plus you can cancel at any time. Click below.

I'd be grateful if you could give the video a thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe if you're new to the channel.

Follow Me:

Thanks for watching.

#highpeakautos #Yeti #Skoda #SkodaYeti

[peterstevensons]

Matt, actually saving the planet one car at a time. Well done mate.

[czLochy]

As a Czech man, it always warms my heart of someone says nice things about our national car brand, even more so when they actually pronounce the "Š" in the name, bonus points! :)
Great video as always, pleasure to watch.

By the way, the A53 is a Samsung Galaxy phone aswell, yes. :)

[williambell]

The higher the 'Spec' the more things to go wrong

[judebrown]

Fyi I'm an ex Skoda Roomster owner which I bought new as a '13 plate. A word to the wise about your remark that "here is where they lost interest" at the point where they stopped using the main dealer.
I also stopped using the main dealer because the first time I took it in after the 3year warranty expired they "found" £600+ worth of repairs they wanted to fix. One of which was the offside rear suspension which had given no signs of problems and on a quick visual inspection seemed fine.
Not being the stupid woman they thought I was, I went to an independent garage who thoroughly checked the vehicle ... without charge, I might add and pronounced all the problems on Skoda's list as non-existant. Every...one...
That garage earned my loyal custom from then on.
I bet if you check, the previous owner stopped using the dealer around or soon after the end of warranty!

Well done for going to all that trouble to keep a good old Skoda on the road, they really are excellent work-horses.👍

[kenwheeler]

I sell Skoda is for a living, and I have to say these things have cult status. Since they finished production in 2017, Skoda haven’t produced anything similar and the owners of these cars hardly ever get rid of them. Finding a good used one to sell is almost impossible. The last one I sold six months ago, sold for 20 grand!

[nickwebb]

You always go the extra mile to get a car into really good serviceable condition before selling it. I’d buy with confidence from you which is more than I can say for a lot of second hand dealers.
And thanks for the consistent flurry of videos you post, it must be a lot of extra work but they’re really appreciated. Cheers

[davidminns]

Matt your passion for saving cars is to be saluted 👍 Skoda missed a trick by stopping Yeti production

[allosaurusfragilis]

Totally agree with the principle of maintaining and using existing sound vehicles, rather than always buying brand new, or nearly new.
We were constantly encouraged to re-use products, not so long ago and I believe it's much less wasteful as well.
Where we live, on an island, you do see older cars a lot. They tend not to have big miles, as it's not a big island.
This isn't always a good thing, as most engine wear is during cold starts and first few minutes.
We go through a lot of batteries as well.

There's something very satisfying about keeping an older car functional though....like re-soling an old pair of quality boots.
In fact, I don't really like brand new things, I like to see wear and tear but continuing function.
I can't really explain it but I reckon you'll know exactly what I mean, Matt.
Good job, again.

[learman]

What a cool car. It looks like a Lincoln Navigator and the new Defender went into a pub and this popped out 9 months later.

[rabit]

This was and is still a good looking vehicle. Unique and stylish, Skoda needs to reinvent it for the 2024s

[sofusernames]

"Why do people fit cheap tyres?" Because they aren't as bad as some people think. Most people DO NOT NEED decent tyres as they aren't EVER getting to the stage where they test any levels of grip. If you drive around at 45mph why do you need decent tyres? I've got crap tyres on my cooper and rag the living hell out of it and the grip levels are quite surprising and enough to see off challengers from time to time.
I've got mega sticky tyres on my motorbikes but in a similar fashion you can still get your knee down on touring tyres. I just like going for mega lean.

[howardlake]

Knocking on the door of 270k. Another brilliant video. Shame about the EGR, otherwise that would have been a decent margin, on, more importantly, a brilliant car for someone. I think the benefit of this channel is how thoroughly you prepare your cars, which wins other customers…

[tlangdon]

I agree £782 profit is not really worth it for you, but your mechanic, body shop, valet and other suppliers also made a profit on the work they did to get the car to its current, high, standard. 😃 But did you forget to include the cost of the Car Vertical check as well?

[robp]

Wife has had her 2014 black Skoda Yeti 1.2 DSG for over 4 years, still loves it, and not even done 30k yet. They really are great cars.

[TheMarchOfAmber]

I’ll leave this for anyone who considers buying a VW group car (Audi, Volkswagen, Škoda, maybe Seat?) - the EGR is a thing that really might fail when the car is 10 years or older - I had one fail on me on my Audi A3, 1.6 TDI, 2011, so it ruined our trip and we had to go back. Either remove it completely, or hope it won’t break. But if you decide to still buy from VW group - they are fun cars to drive, you will learn the value of how much it costs to upkeep and fix them, but it will tell you also what kind of car you like. Anyways, great video as always, and don’t worry about the expenses - the person who will drive it, will enjoy it!

[chrismcerlain]

i have absolutely no idea why, but have always fancied one of these. There, I've said it 😁

[ChrisIlett]

It's a good car and will serve somebody well. It all builds a great reputation. You'll get repeat customers and recommendations from cars like that so there's a real lifetime value with even those smaller profit turnarounds.

Definitely worth the effort. Well done mate.

[robertblair]

My first yeti was a 2013. 1.2 petrol
Love the car, but regardless of what I did could not get better than 38 mpg
Now have 2016. 2 L diesel and I can get 54 mpg
Back seats removed turns it into a camper Been doing holidays as a camper car for 12 years.
Very comfortable to drive
Easy to get in and out of
They hold their resale value
Would I get another one?
Definitely

[peterwhite]

Great video Matt. We have a 2015 Yeti which we really enjoy. To be honest it's just as nice to drive as our other car, an MB E350 estate. Enjoying your theme on keeping older cars in service rather than buying new ones every three years.

[Brian-omhh]

You are spot on with the Yeti Matt, Skoda probably now wish they'd carried on producing it. The Karoq - which sort of replaced the Yeti - is ceasing production towards the end of 2023 due to poor sales! The Yeti was a hugely popular choice with many buyers, and good examples remain sought after. That bent wing could probably be repaired. Those little sliding drawers under the seats are really handy. The new Skoda I bought in 2001 had one under each front seat, and I'd never seen such things before on a car. Neither had I seen folding hooks in the boot for carrier bags before. Clever stuff from Skoda. I went on to buy 3 further Skodas, all good!