Yeti vs. CX5

[Ryeman]

We have a Yeti TDi and a manual Mazda 3 TD Sport which similarly feels about as rare as the Yeti. The 3 is a stonkingly good car, but it did take it Mazda about 6 years to bring the NVH issues any where near Skoda, and I read the CX-5 is the same. I thought really hard about waiting for the CX-5 before plumping for the Yeti, and I am still not sure I made the right decision. The lack of Skoda dealers makes my ownership experience tricky, and the Yeti has certainly not been free from early issues, a couple of which are still not sorted. I suspect the CX-5 will be the same though for a while, with at least a couple of years passing before the product really settles. Trying to match the specifications between the Yeti and CX-5 though, the CX-5 doesn't seem like quite the bargain we might have expected it to be, the Skoda issue is that Sat Nav costs almost as much as an entire model lift in the Mazda. Those in the know will choose the Yeti in the long term though, the masses will choose the CX-5 for sure. I'm also already getting the same set of fuel returns from my Yeti as Mazda claim their 'revolutionary' sky active tech will deliver.

As a 'newby', I'm working my way through all post (homework), apologies for going back into the dim distant past, but
aren't VW dealerships de facto Skoda parts/servicing outlets too?.
Dave

[Rooboy]

Sorry I can't help with a definitive answer on that. I get mine serviced in Richmond which is an Audi and Skoda dealer. IIRC there was another thread sometime ago that mentioned that VW dealers weren't going to act as de facto outlets for Skoda.

[bluey]

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aren't VW dealerships de facto Skoda parts/servicing outlets too?.
Dave

Nt sure about the "de facto" part. It would make business sense to be both a VW and a Skoda dealer, since the mechanical commonality of the brands means the workshop should be more efficient. I have been to one that sells and services both, The brands of both are clearly visible, and that is probably part of the dealers contract.

[woofy]

Toowoomba has a joint dealer. Also the Audi dealer and Mazda. There wasn't an Audi dealer until recently.

[Ryeman]

To answer my own ?
Skoda could hardly object to VW stamping yr service book after all they are 'reasonably qualified'. And the fluids are VW spec not Skoda.
Imagine a legal dispute on that......not likely!
So as far as I'm concerned if a VW service dept gives me a quote, it's going to be ok.
I'd forget the 'lack of dealers' issue.

[Mountainman]

Toowoomba has a joint dealer. Also the Audi dealer and Mazda. There wasn't an Audi dealer until recently.

Wippells in Toowoomba do Audi, VW, Skoda, Mazda, Subaru & Proton but through different showrooms and sales people.
VW & Subaru share one workshop but I don't know how many of the others are handled by the other workshop - probably all.