Most of those things can be mitigated by learning how to drive.

Touché smart one. (Full disclosure - Wifes car)
You're not wrong, but if we live by your rule then calculators, smart phones and any other tool that makes a task easier is unnecessary. It must be full-on fun in your 1940's house old chap. :man:

​don't think you're allowed to remap lease cars

Buying cars for wifes is easy. Just ask for the one without alloy wheels.

Probably too late now but they listed a few metallic colours + red (which I think looks best on Monte Carlo). Delivery seemed close to year end.

​Do you happen to know delivery time and which colours in stock please?

They still had this in stock yesterday. Probably the last place in UK with such price because they preordered a few in advance. Yes-lease told me that non-outdoor model is now discontinued and they cannot place any more orders.

Cracking deal this,no brainer against buying new

My son just got one from my dealer who confirms they are available still until 30 Sept

Great deal. My local Skoda dealer matched the deal and I signed up today. There is a 3 month build time. Interestingly my dealer was unaware of this deals availability but is now promoting it to other customers whilst the offer is available (30 Sept).

Well that was disappointing. Simpsons didn't get back to me yesterday, and my local dealer in Milton Keynes sold the demonstrator right before my test drive, so I never got to try it. Stuff it.

You're right - but then there's retirement.....that's when you're grateful for masses of equity in a house.

Right, time for some track driving then!

I don't like too many foreign dishes. I do get good fibre though. Plus nobody actually gets rich and makes any money when they live in their house unless they sell it and move to a much much cheaper house somewhere else as everybody's houses get more expensive :stuck_out_tongue:

I'm not worried It's alright here lol

1.2 = 1.6 as they're turbo driven. I've had one since 2010 and they're like sh1t off a hot shovel.

​I also went for the fleet prices deal. I wonder if you could get the same deal direct from a Skoda dealer because the finance seems to be through a Skoda dealer anyway, thus avoiding the 240 admin charge? Do you presume these offers are on because there is a new model due soon?

Sounds great. But you can't get 50 different types of cuisine delivered to your door within 45 minutes and I bet you don't get 80mbps internet connection either. Nor have you probably made >£1m just by buying a house and living in it for 15 years.

Oh sod it. You win. I'd rather the empty back roads. ;-)

I rarely go near a city :smiley: there's only one in 2000 square miles of countryside full of A and B roads around me, endless twisty mostly empty back roads. Plenty of places to have fun driving here luckily lol

I'm not really into modding cars to be honest. The R was a bit of fun as it was cheap. It's going back next week and a 1.6TDI will arrive in its place. The R was for my other half and was a bit wasted. My other car is an AMG - 3.2 18v V6 with a large supercharger and only 1300kgs to drag around. That's quick enough for me (13s quarter mile traps at about 113mph). To be honest, living in London / edges of Herts there aren't many places you can unleash a car these days anyway. They even put average speed cameras on the north circ FFS. It's becoming a bit of a waste of money to own anything really quick. Sadly. Give it 10 years and everything will be driver-less or sat/gps controlled. Get your kicks whilst you can IMO.

I had a Golf R for a bit done with a revo map by itself. It was about £600 and you got about 370bhp as long as you used premium unleaded. However if you add a better intake system, turbo back pipe and sports cats, plus an intercooler, you get about 400bhp. They both introduce a bit of turbo lag though the mid range torque makes up for it. With 370bhp they absolutely explode from a standing start but tend to not have a massive top end. You can comfortably keep up with far more expensive kit to 80-90mph.

I prefer the N54 engine in the BMWs because you just have less lag. You're heavily boosting a 2 litre four in the VW but you are lightly massaging the 3 litre six in the BMW. Plus it has a pair of small turbos to boot so you barely notice any additional turbo lag even after a remap with a few extra bits and bobs stuck on it.

The main problem with that particular engine though is that it was prone to a bunch of very expensive problems when it first arrived. Either get a later one, or make sure an early one has had all the work done needed on fuel pump problems (and potentially turbo) otherwise it's serious eye bulging ££££

Some may say rempapped - others may say nothing :smile:

Head over to vwroc for more information :wink:

You got a remapped R?

They don't but look on VWROC forums. There are pages of threads on their about it. Revo and the like are detectable and trigger the TD1 flag. DTUK, JB1 and DTE do not :wink:


They are :wink:

Just about to hand my Golf R back to VW after two fun years. Whilst it's a quick car, it would definitely benefit from a bit more torque. I bet the remapped ones are just about right...

JRW - happy to be proven wrong - but if DTUK mods are undetectable, which would be great and a big USP, how come they don't reference it at all on their website? At least I can't see it. Surely one would make a song and dance about such a feature?

I called the company just to make sure of the offer and in fact it's what it says on the website.
Cheaper than many cars excellent deal!!

It's touch screen anyway. Has been for years. My 2010 octavia had the bolero in it.

Touchscreens are in no way a desirable feature in a car.

Shame it's left hand drive.

A 20 horsepower remap is hardly worth anyone's time anyway. It's a good percentage increase on the original output but it'll hardly blow your mind.

You want something like a Golf R or BMW 135i/335i remap. The BMW remap alone from someone like DMS is good for another 75bhp, which is a stonking return for less than £1000. I lean more and more towards turbo cars these days just because many of them have extra performance waiting to be unlocked cheaply.

It was posted here http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/skoda-yeti-auto-monte carlo-lease-deal-130-m-fleetprices-2505144

these deals are always white, lease4less. Google it

can i ask who your lease is with?

​DAB is not standard. i have just received my leased Yeti Monte Carlo and i have had to pay extra for it. It's a 66 plate.

Nice deal but I went for the offer from fleetprices.co.uk which is still on. Higher deposit and a £240 arrangement fee but £130 a month payment means it's cheaper overall although it doesn't include metallic paint.

Those interested should note that delivery is forecast to be late November, early December. Doesn't matter who you buy/lease it from.

I have this auto yeti arriving next month on a £1500 per year for 2 years all in. found the deal on hear, went on contracthireandleasing found the same deal without the £300 administration fee and applied. For me the car is too basic to pay nearly £2k per year for. No phone mirroring or connectivity or dab is a major shame, and the only features my current golf lack (except the golf has broken air con and a few other age issues ) Because of those I almost didn't apply but it was too cheap to miss.

not bad for the price

Chips lol, back under the bridge you go :P

excellent deal got of the phone to Rick. who confirmed it is legit.£500 refundable deposit when you pick up in late november early December he said. going to take up this offer tomorrow can't beat that price anywhere

Upfront payment is £2250 on this deal, also that's not the DSG. DSG model is £10 more a month.

And you'll need to pay to service it twice, that's all. If you burn out tyres on this thing in two years and 16,000 miles you'll be doing well.

Real drivers navigate via the North Star. Even when it's daylight.

Reminds me of the stick people used to get when sat nav first came out "real drivers have an oily A-Z in the door pocket "

Well, that escalated quickly....

Did your deal include road tax? How does mpg compare? How much was servicing? You might find that whilst the 'lease' cost is a bit more, running costs might just about level it out. Great deal, seriously tempted.

thats what I am after. that was such an incredible deal my expectations are higher than my budget

Yup, £360 upgrade so £15 a month over the term so mine is more expensive

Save some of those chips for your shrink.

anyone got anything to beat the Citroen Picasso from last yr. £1600 a year,mine due to go back soon.

http://www.simpsonsskoda.co.uk/new-car-offers/yeti-dsg/

This one is only 109..auto dsg model

What are the maintenance costs..do you need to service every year, replace tyres etc?

SD card slot on stereo is standard on this model. DAB option does not require Satnav pack.

Source: Leased this same car with DAB 2 months ago

DAB option cost me an extra £2pm. I was quite surprised by how nippy mine is, although as with a lot of these small modern engines, you get a bit of turbo lag.

Where did you get this deal?

I will now stop being your entertainment, got a go to work, is that bragging in your book.

Registering with your insurance on a lease vehicle that you have had it mapped is not prudent given it invalidates the t & c's of most if not all lease deals. DTUK do make good boxes apparently but was referring to a remap regarding logging firmware changes. Finally data goes further back on good remaps than it does on the boxes, I know I checked when getting my remap, I like facts and no one at the time had tried the latest from DTUK for longer than 2 years which was not the case with the remap options. No trolling here, you think iWork at a remap centre lol

Again, wrong.

Oh and your still not getting it, I arnt proud it's an Audi, it's my cars condition I,m proud of as I,m old enough to remember people not affording cars, just like I couldn't when I was younger. I look after everything I own, when you grow up with nothing gimps like you really get me going thinking I,m some how showing off, when in fact I,m mature enough to appreciate where I,m at with myself and my family.

You did? An no I ain't your mate by the looks

Bang on. These days there's definitively no such thing as an untraceable remap. Regardless of what a remap vendor may say

Sadly, it comes from experience :disappointed:

It's ok, we all have a chip on our shoulder on occasions :stuck_out_tongue:

You're not on the Passat owners forum now mate, no one cares that your car has four circles on it.

Lol, made me laugh.

Sorry if it came across like that, I like my car, I work on it, I,m proud of it, not a brag as its current value is about 10k, so a std family hatch will far exceed its value. I,m used to communicating it's make, model on other forums I prescribe too. At least you didn't say I was knob for driving one like most posts mentioning Audi on here. Although most Audi drivers are unfortunately.

Chill fam, it's a Bimmer.....

Why even mention it then? Why not just say "I had my car mapped because I feel tuning boxes are risky"?

Beats me, guess we'll never know.

Wrong on so many levels.

You declare it with your insurance - usually around £20-50 extra pa.

Tuning boxes if done correctly don't just overfuel. It is a piggy back ECU and it maps it on a par with the actual ECU being mapped or chipped. Also, if you do your homework and get the right one (DTUK and JB1, just two examples) then then dont raise the TD flag on the VAS system that VAG use.

But you carry on trolling, whilst everyone else does their own research and uses facts.

Cheers, guessing your the kid in corsa tearing up the streets, chucking rubbish out the window whilst using your mobile hitting 60mph in a school zone, how proud

Brag my ass, why is it even bragging it's a second hand Audi my wife's focus cost more go figure, muppet alert.

Rules are for fools.

Cave-dweller confirmed.

lol - invalidate insurance indeed. It's just like any mod, you declare it. I wouldn't use one personally but I can see why people would.

Also, worst "I drive an Audi" brag post ever.

The best option would be to buy a car with more power, with either option you monkeys have mentioned you invalidate your insurance, invalidate your warranty, breach the lease t & c,s, potentially damage your engine, increase engine wear, reduce your service interval time, place more wear on all tertiary components on the car. I drive a mapped A5, don't use tuning boxes they give power but burn fuel, increase engine temp and are generally used by muppets. The map even when removed is always detectable as manufacturers program the ecu to log firmware update changes. This is a good deal, I like the car but if you need more power buy it originally unless you own the vehicle out right it simply isn't worth meddling with.

Buying cars for wifes is easy. Just ask for the one without alloy wheels.

DTUK is your friend :wink:

As up to date as that? I thought he lived in a cave.

You can do what you like, it doesn't matter, you'll still lose your engine warranty.

Also surely you cant do this on a php?? :P

Touché smart one. (Full disclosure - Wifes car)
You're not wrong, but if we live by your rule then calculators, smart phones and any other tool that makes a task easier is unnecessary. It must be full-on fun in your 1940's house old chap. :man:

What additional costs would be involved with this, would it just be servicing and tyres?

I believe, from things I've heard/read, that they'll still know the map has been played with.

Your best option to up power on a car like this would be a box from someone with a decent reputation like TMC Motorsport.

Remapping your brand new car? It's a bold move. It would also immediately invalidate your warranty, which is a MAJOR selling point on a brand new car.

Not bad. The engine power doesn't bother me, but the lack of in-car connectivity and other CONVENIENCE features (touchscreen, dedicated apps, rear camera, parking sensors) just puts it off the maybe list, having had those on the Bosses current lease.

Also got one a couple of months on here when they were £100 / month. TBH its one of the best lease cars ive had, the engine is quite nippy and slower speeds but its does lack at the higher end. If you don't want to pay extra for the sat nav you can pay a lot less to use the screen cast thing so it will mirror your phone.

This is a business lease! so add 20 per cent VAT

Nothing stopping you though, just put it back to default settings before you hand it back. In reality it will cost you £500 or so if you can't do it yourself, that includes a proper remap on a rolling road tailored to the car and then putting it back to default. You could come to an agreement with a local independent garage that does remaps and pay a one off fee for the remap and then back to stock. Personally I wouldn't bother, but it's a suggestion for those that might want to. What are the legalities of it? I don't know if I'm honest.

​don't think you're allowed to remap lease cars

I've leased one of these and would recommend the car. Very good spec for the price.

They seem to do good Yeti lease deals all the time though, so don't feel like you need to rush and get this one.

I ordered mine a couple of months ago and got it a fair bit cheaper than this. (£1100 initial then £85 p/m).

dab is 755 extra ( only avaliable with the sat nav pack) does have sd card slot though

If this had a tad more grunt and DAB i'd go for this. Good deal though.

​£11/mth difference all in, and that is assuming there is no hit from financing as a result of not paying them 50% of the whole thing up front (ie the £1,500 initial payment).

If you factor in the metallic paint difference which is worth £15/mth you actually end up worse off by about £4/mth.

http://www.fleetprices.co.uk/business-lease-cars/skoda/yeti-estate/yeti-estate-12-tsi-110-monte-carlo-5dr-dsg-133668949

this is about £20 a month cheaper (not sure if your deal has admin charges), there is on this one

Pretty sure that DAB is standard now across the range unless this is old stock.

Don't under estimate the 1.2 - It will be 110bhp which is the equivalent to most 1.6TDI's. Have driven one, albeit in a Fabia and was surprised at how nippy it was.