Skoda Superb: Taken in by Advertising

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  • pauldavid
    pauldavid Posts: 392
    I have the Volvo S60 with the 5 pot 163 horse motor. Quick enough for anything on public roads, even fully loaded and still £30 a year VED and early 50's to the gallon.

    It's my first Volvo but would highly recommend them as it's been brilliant and will definately consider another when I replace it next year.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    metronome wrote:
    jordan_217 wrote:
    I also think it's not a bad looking car either:

    photo4-3.jpg

    Really like the new Leons. The base models look a little bland (normal I guess) but that for example is very nice.

    Thought that was a BMW :(:(:( fail.
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    RideOnTime wrote:
    metronome wrote:
    jordan_217 wrote:
    I also think it's not a bad looking car either:

    photo4-3.jpg

    Really like the new Leons. The base models look a little bland (normal I guess) but that for example is very nice.

    Thought that was a BMW :(:(:( fail.

    How rude ?! :wink::D

    I wondered why you started talking about BMW's...
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”
  • metronome
    metronome Posts: 670
    It does look like the lovechild of a 3 series and an A4.
    tick - tick - tick
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    metronome wrote:
    It does look like the lovechild of a 3 series and an A4.

    Not bad for the poor Spanish arm of the VAG. My mate has a 2013 A4 Avant and he much prefers mine. So do I :D
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”
  • metronome
    metronome Posts: 670
    Oh didn't realise that was yours, it's very nice! Great colour. I have since been looking at them on Autotrader. Uh oh.
    tick - tick - tick
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    jordan_217 wrote:
    metronome wrote:
    It does look like the lovechild of a 3 series and an A4.

    Not bad for the poor Spanish arm of the VAG. My mate has a 2013 A4 Avant and he much prefers mine. So do I :D

    At least they have a proper handbrake unlike modern A4s...
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Good cars.

    And regarding the advertising they are putting money into cycling which can only be a good thing.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,517
    Saw a Volvo S60 today, looked smart for a car that was 13 years old. Better than my rusty (and younger) merc.
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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    jordan_217 wrote:
    RideOnTime wrote:
    metronome wrote:
    jordan_217 wrote:
    I also think it's not a bad looking car either:

    photo4-3.jpg

    Really like the new Leons. The base models look a little bland (normal I guess) but that for example is very nice.

    Thought that was a BMW :(:(:( fail.

    How rude ?! :wink::D

    I wondered why you started talking about BMW's...

    The drive here is fine. Nice sharp contrast of slab / gravel.
  • Pituophis
    Pituophis Posts: 1,025
    RideOnTime wrote:
    jordan_217 wrote:
    RideOnTime wrote:
    metronome wrote:
    jordan_217 wrote:
    I also think it's not a bad looking car either:

    photo4-3.jpg

    Really like the new Leons. The base models look a little bland (normal I guess) but that for example is very nice.

    Thought that was a BMW :(:(:( fail.

    How rude ?! :wink::D

    I wondered why you started talking about BMW's...

    The drive here is fine. Nice sharp contrast of slab / gravel.

    The parking on the other hand, looks a little slap dash! Neither on, nor off. :roll:
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    That was purposefully done so that I had enough room between the car and fence to clean/detail the car which I did shortly before taking that photograph. I promise my parking is usually more 'on' :D
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”
  • Pituophis
    Pituophis Posts: 1,025
    I assumed you'd just left more room for the hedgehogs fence licking frenzy later that evening. :wink:
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    Pituophis wrote:
    I assumed you'd just left more room for the hedgehogs fence licking frenzy later that evening. :wink:

    Can't wait for Ellie to cover one of those on Countryfile. :D
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    jordan_217 wrote:
    Pituophis wrote:
    I assumed you'd just left more room for the hedgehogs fence licking frenzy later that evening. :wink:

    Can't wait for Ellie to cover one of those on Countryfile. :D

    enough already...
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    So I'm off to the car auction today.

    There's various sales Lex etc but one is UKCGR - this seems to sell all the stuff that's bought by WeBuyAnyCar - so they've got to make a margin, the auction make a margin and then all dealers make another margin when these cars go back on sale again...
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    FIL has a Skoda Superb estate, which is frankly MASSIVE - and that's coming from someone with a Seat Alhambra in his household! (PS: if it's size and capacity to take stuff that you want, check out a new Alhambra...)

    It's a lovely car, no doubt - but do you REALLY need something that huge most of the time? It really is gargantuan!
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Well to report back I have bought a Volvo XC60.

    There was a nice Skoda Superb in black, 61 plate, with 87,000 on - which was in very clean condition - I didn't see what it went for unfortunately as I had to stump up the deposit on my purchase.

    I saw a Passat, nice one with high miles 114k go for £8k + fees that was also a 61 plate and a 2.0l version or some sort looked a bit sporty with nice alloys.

    In terms of Volvo's I bought the one I thought best suited with towbar etc. In black I thought it looked smart. One two years younger a 12 plate with 60k miles went for just £13,600 + fees - I thought that was a bargain - had full leather R-design interior...
  • cubedean
    cubedean Posts: 670
    Good choice on the XC60, I had an R design D4 from work for a few weeks which was really nice.
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  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    RideOnTime wrote:
    Well to report back I have bought a Volvo XC60.

    It's amusing to me as a former Car subscriber that I had to look up what an XC60 looks like...
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Yes, there doesn't seem to be loads about.

    I think it is a good compromise in some ways for a big old bus. As a Volvo it doesn't project that *uck off out of my way image that I feel is given off from BMW, Audi, Mercedes Benz etc and is of course cheaper than those...

    Also it has a little DrivE badge on the back which again projects a more cuddly image. I am just wondering in reality what the mpg will be like. I hoping its going to be good.
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    It's also smaller than most estates so it seems a bit of a compromise based on your original wish list. Seating for 5 is ok, not great and the boot capacity is less than the Passat or Superb. But hey, it's your choice.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    I like the look of that Leon. I'd been looking at VAG group cars as my next one may have to come from them and was deciding between a Passat estate, Superb estate or Octavia estate as well as the Yeti and Tiguan as I like the SUV driving position but had forgotten all about Seat!
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    One of the guys here has just got a Leon ST and it's excellent. The design of the raising/lowering boot floor, the ability to fold the front seat completely flat (like an MPV back seat) means that you can have a totally flat load bed. There is little rear suspension intrusion so the load capacity is excellent. Perfect for us bikey/boarder types.

    Having been through the whole MPV/4x4/estate thing over the last 15 years I have to say that it's one of the more impressively designed interiors (up there with the stow and go Voyager seats, which would be great if they weren't in a shit car!)
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Can I throw in a new recommendation? Mazda 6 Tourer estate... amazing cars.
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  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    JSCL wrote:
    Can I throw in a new recommendation? no. Mazda 6 Tourer estate... amazing cars.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    lostboysaint wrote:
    One of the guys here has just got a Leon ST and it's excellent. The design of the raising/lowering boot floor, the ability to fold the front seat completely flat (like an MPV back seat) means that you can have a totally flat load bed. There is little rear suspension intrusion so the load capacity is excellent. Perfect for us bikey/boarder types.

    Having been through the whole MPV/4x4/estate thing over the last 15 years I have to say that it's one of the more impressively designed interiors (up there with the stow and go Voyager seats, which would be great if they weren't in a shoot car!)

    So how can you drive it... :) or is this just like when using as a cupboard.
  • eric_draven
    eric_draven Posts: 1,192
    RideOnTime wrote:
    jordan_217 wrote:
    Pituophis wrote:
    I assumed you'd just left more room for the hedgehogs fence licking frenzy later that evening. :wink:

    Can't wait for Ellie to cover one of those on Countryfile. :D

    enough already...

    so they don't need someone to be licking the windows at the same time,when they are filming
    p,s I'm not volunteering this time
  • eric_draven
    eric_draven Posts: 1,192
    I have been looking at the Superb and Passat estates myself,as my trusty old VW T4 has seen better days,and i am refusing on pay the over the top price "scene tax" for a newer T5,i know i will miss the size and the handiness of a van when it is gone
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    3 cm wider
    20 cm shorter

    know what I'm sayin..............

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