Re: Battle of the X-Breeds : SKoda Yeti Vs Mahindra XUV5OO 4 people will be comfortable in the Yeti though it is not a spacious car in that sense. But you will find luggage space to be a bit of a constraint if you travel heavy like I do. I tend to carry a lot of stuff on my road trips. With the baby in the middle in her kid seat and two other passengers in the rear seat, it will be a bit of a tight squeeze I think.
Add luggage to this equation and it will be a tighter squeeze. In cases such as yours I would go for a Laura sized car because of its cavernous boot space and reasonably big rear seat space.
The Yeti is just perfect for a small urban family of 2 with perhaps 2 youngsters but it is very small if one is used to huge space - for me it is really small in comparison to my Scorpio but thats a call I ve taken on account of my actual need state.
In my Scorpio I could carry all our luggage, my golf bag and one or two of my dogs too without a worry on account of the space in it. In the Yeti, I can take only one dog at a time.
I did compare the XUV and the Yeti and chose the Yeti on account of its superb quality of finish, finesse and general in city driveability, as compared with the XUV. I found the XUV to be too big as a daily use machine.
Ideally one would have a small car for daily runabout purposes and a large SUV for those outstation luggage laden trips, but I am clear I want only one car which has to do the job of an all purpose vehicle. I guess the natural upgrade for my sort of person would have been a Fortuner but I find it way too large for daily use. Too much of a pain. Or I would have certainly liked an Outlander but it is not available in Diesel. The X Trail, Santa Fe and Koleos are brilliant packages but way too expensive. The XC60 could have been a good one, but again, it is too expensive. The Freelander is brilliant but again too expensive in India. Same story with the Audi Q5.
Hence, for me after a great deal of deliberation, I found that only the Yeti fit the bill perfectly as a combi car. It is absolutely right for the two of us and our luggage because the rear seats are folded down to fit our luggage. The parcel shelf is also laden with stuff when we travel.
Had the Skoda fellows released the Octy Combi with 4x4 here in India, then possibly that would have been the car I would have chosen over the Yeti, but as it stands, the Yeti, with all its capabilities and high ground clearance and acceptable pricing, is just right for me. The next upgrade whenever it happens will probably be an Audi Q3 or something of the kind provided it is priced well.
Hope all this rambling helps you to make the right decision.
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Originally Posted by drchernish Want to ask both you n Behemoth sir-I have a verna n ritz diesel.Due to ongoing traffic scenario i try not to take out the verna in city as ritz is easy to drive n park.We are a family of 4-me,wifey,and parents!Now recently blessed with a beautiful baby girl.Will it be comfortable to travel all of us in yeti with child in car seat and boot full of child luggage +stroller and our luggage ?
and one more question if you were allowed to keep only one car n sell other two which will you keep?
thanks to both of you for this wonderful n informative thread....... |
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