Hi,
Thanks DWD. I too think the gap insurance at £128 is very reasonable but I'll also try LV whom the Yeti is insured with just for comparison; as you say though when its needed its needed badly; hopefully I'll never make a total write off claim but these things do happen. The total in our case is around £23,000 on RRP.
Yes just to confuse the issue our servicing plan was with Skoda although set up by DMK? Even with the servicing plan extras were added so that if the Monte sneezed a nurse would sort it out; it's amazing how main dealers extract the last penny out of unsuspecting customers but in our case once bitten etc? Buying the Yeti though was different because I was a lot more street-wise; not only armed with the carwow best quotes but I also knew the least Bron and I would accept for the Monte in the end though DMK did well for us but only because we had done our homework up front; the Monte was a wonderful car so even had we decided against buying the Yeti nothing would have been lost but it's all worked out well in the end and Bron and I are happy.
Your Esso diesel sounds very cheap DWD at £1.10 per litre; I always ran the Monte on high octane BP ultimate petrol so now we have the diesel Yeti I had a look at what was available at the pumps at our local BP station and I had a choice of basic diesel or Ultimate diesel; I'm not to a few pence per litre so will continue to use the ultimate diesel in fact if this is similar to the ultimate petrol its supposed to give better mpg? A friend who owns a driving school many years ago used to fill up with petrol at Morrison's until his engine blew up this being the fault of the fuel and eventually he was sorted out but he has never ever since fueled up at a supermarket; I'm happy with BP even if it does cost a bit more.
I'm sure by now everyone on the forum will be thinking of Bron and me every time they see a Yeti?
I've treated the Yeti to its first wash at home this afternoon; I even used a brand new chamois to dry it off; I love our new Tonka toy. The Yeti was supplied with a very large fancy holdall of car care kit; this is now the second such kit we have because the Monte was also supplied with a kit due to the Lifeshine treatment which was an extra but worth it; not many people realize a red car turns pink in the sun but this treatment prevents this happening and is why we had the Monte treated; the Yeti is black but I think the treatment still worth while.
I think it fair to say that anyone buying a brand new care of whatever make will love it; the Monte was a delight to own and the Yeti more so. If Skoda just went that bit further and gave a decent warranty period of say five years and stopped trying to rip new customers off then they would be world beaters because their cars are no longer the subject of derision but are now highly respected.
Our best friends who introduced us to Skoda two years ago have themselves bought a brand new Fabia Elegance have just signed up for a brand new Hyundai i30 which not only has excellent spec but comes with five years warranty and roadside assistance also the i30 comes with a spare wheel not a puncture outfit? Because Bron and I bought the Yeti pre-registered we ended up paying £239 for the spare wheel which was another rip off but I'll not drive without spare wheel on board. I can't grumble too much because the deal was still a good one.
Today I received notification from the DVLA that we are now clear of the Monte and something incredibly rare we actually received a cheque for £99.66 road fund license refund; its been nothing but pay out recently so its nice to get a bit back; the Monte cost £140 per year to tax whereas our bigger Yeti only costs £30 per year.
Now I can relax being well on top of the bungalow exterior painting its time to spoil my Bron who deserves it so much.
Kind regards, Col.
