Thread: 24hrs and 100 miles with a Yeti

Similar comments from here - the suspension is very well judged, very supple and a good ride but without losing any responsiveness, quite happy to be driven enthusiastically on twisty roads with minimal roll. We also had a bit of road noise on our Dunlop SP Sport 01s, but that particular road (A338) is appalling in just about any car. The engine seems to pull well from about 1500rpm upwards - it's a bit loud under load but most of the...

Well still not been too far with the Snow-monster, took her on the first shopping trip into town, then down to Beverly and back. Fuel computer is currently giving figures of between 37 and 44.5 with just over a100 miles on the clock. Noticed you have to hold a lower gear for longer than the Golf V only starts to feel comfortable in 4th at 30mph, 5th over 40 and 6th seems OK at 60. No problem boot wise, coped with the weekly shop plus the trip...

Thanks! Great review, and it makes me even more eager to get my own car. I'm very happy to read about you being pleased with the engine, as I was a bit sceptical about the 140 diesel, I was most keen on the 1.8 tsi, but changed my mind about it after driving it a good bit. I found it way to thirsty.. Enjoy your new very pretty red snow monster!!

I would echo JonA's comments about a great review. I drove my YETI for over 100 miles today (a combination of motorway and B roads). The road holding is very, very impressive. The YETI felt fantastic on windy B roads....almost MINI like. Cruise control on the motorway was excellent, with a smooth acceleration when resuming cruise. One final comment......the quality of the Bolero is very good. I used a combination of radio, cd and sd card...