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    Case in point

    Peugeot slashes 4007 - Car Reviews, News & Advice - Carsales Mobile

    This is a seriously good car now priced well. Check out price vs features and understand why the pricing for Yeti will hinder any success

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    You do know that French cars in the last 10 yrs have been plagued with quality and reliability issues right? Also as much as I previously really liked Renaults in particular, the servicing costs alone are almost double what Skoda would charge mainly due to parts.

    You can cut the price of a polished turd, but its still a turd..

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    You do know that the 4007 is an outlander. Made in the same factory?

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    It's an outlander that's even uglier than the normal outlander
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    I agree that they're a tad over priced but I don't use an overpriced Peugeot that's an over-styled Mitsubishi as an example. I love the Outlander but it's getting old and this attempt to dress it up is crap. The 4007 has got practically bugger-all sales since it was launched and I guarantee it will continue to do so.

    And more to the point, the Yeti isn't even on sale yet so I think we'll wait to see the sales figures to see if punters agree.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jake02 View Post
    I agree that they're a tad over priced but I don't use an overpriced Peugeot that's an over-styled Mitsubishi as an example. I love the Outlander but it's getting old and this attempt to dress it up is crap. The 4007 has got practically bugger-all sales since it was launched and I guarantee it will continue to do so.

    And more to the point, the Yeti isn't even on sale yet so I think we'll wait to see the sales figures to see if punters agree.
    Sorry Jake, but the Yeti's going to get belted in sales, unless Skoda quickly adjust their pricing downwards. It's in one of the most competitive sectors of the car market today, and the value just isn't there compared to some if it's competitors.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlackOctaviaRS View Post
    Sorry Jake, but the Yeti's going to get belted in sales, unless Skoda quickly adjust their pricing downwards. It's in one of the most competitive sectors of the car market today, and the value just isn't there compared to some if it's competitors.
    I guarantee it will sell more than the Peugeot 4007. I've actually seen a Yeti on the road and despite living within 5km of Peugeot Australia's headquarters, I've only ever seen 3 on the road (in however long it's been sold here). I'm saying the 4007 is a poor example, I never said anything about the Yeti itself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlackOctaviaRS View Post
    Sorry Jake, but the Yeti's going to get belted in sales, unless Skoda quickly adjust their pricing downwards. It's in one of the most competitive sectors of the car market today, and the value just isn't there compared to some if it's competitors.
    I see it that way too. The price has to be right, otherwise there are too many choices for the buyer.

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    Yeah I do realise its an outlander, but the point about overcharging on the parts still holds. I've been looking in that market for the last year and don't find the Mitsubishis so up to scratch still, they always seem to be the poor Jap cousin. Although Nissans Xtrails and the Dualis seem to be plagued with issues as well. Renault still like to ream people for Nissan parts.

    The Yeti I do agree is overpriced, there are no two ways about it, they just got greedy because it sells so well overseas. Then again the Amarok isn't so cheap either but its doing well against Japanese rivals. But I don't know what the real street price of a Yeti is yet, as the only people who have bought them have done so sight unseen so are hardly going to have got a keen price.

    I would say whats going to obliterate a lot of cars here Yeti included is the CX-5, its going to be very hard to beat.

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    People are looking for value for money in everything at the moment. The Yeti will presumably be value for money against Audu, BMW and VW but will it be enough value to entice Toyota, Nissan, Mazda and Subaru buyers into going European? If all Skoda do is pull sales away from VW and Audi Head Office won't exactly be very pleased.
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