L&K now in my possession

[InfiniteDreamer]

Photos to follow in photo thread later

Great to drive

Really happy with the brown leather - none of the pictures I've seen do it justice make it appear lighter than it is

Not had time really to explore much else

[Jaytip]

Congratulations on the new motor. Looking forward to the photos.

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[Nick_H]

Is it a dsg ?

[joeboy1980]

Are you the first to own an SIII in England? If so, congratulations and have fun with the new baby.

[Tim1631]

I was sat in one on Saturday when I picked mine up from Griffin Tax free. It was a LandK. All I can say is I fell in love. Loved the 19s on it too. It was lovely!

[InfiniteDreamer]

Is it a dsg ?

Yes

[Nick_H]

Was it nice and smooth ?

[TONYDO]

Photos to follow in photo thread later

Great to drive

Really happy with the brown leather - none of the pictures I've seen do it justice make it appear lighter than it is

Not had time really to explore much else[/quote

Congrats!

I'm picking mine up from Rainworth tomorrow. L&K 150 DSG Silver Hatch, Beige Leather!

[TONYDO]

Oops sorry I was meant to add your quote.

[InfiniteDreamer]

Was it nice and smooth ?

hard for me to comment so far - never had an automatic before so till i get used to it plus all the gasgets like stop start etc

[Pete T]

hard for me to comment so far - never had an automatic before so till i get used to it plus all the gasgets like stop start etc

Hope you're pulling over and stopping to type these replies

[Superb170]

Congratulations on the L&K! Great feeling when you've just taken delivery of a new car! Looking forward to seeing the pics...

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[InfiniteDreamer]

pics now in the owners thread

[InfiniteDreamer]

Are you the first to own an SIII in England? If so, congratulations and have fun with the new baby.

dont think so - i know somebody who has seen one already - however that was maybe a test drive or an ex demo/showroom.

mine maybe the first factory order one?

[Nick_H]

Remember though their will be many, many buyers who don't post here ...

[Jaytip]

pics now in the owners thread

Where is the owners thread? So many sub forums on this site, I can't find it.

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[Nick_H]

Where is the owners thread? So many sub forums on this site, I can't find it.

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http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/369581-superb-mkiii-owners-register/

[Jaytip]

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/369581-superb-mkiii-owners-register/

Thanks for that.

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[FelisBengalensis]

As you've got one now, perhaps you can tell everyone what the 'high' means in the LED rear light cluster spec?

[panmat]

InfiniteDreamer

 

Anything to add about your new motor, lots of anxious members awaiting owner reviews........

Edited 2 October, 2015 by panmat

[BFG1]

Did you go for the beige or grey headlining with it? I'm looking at getting an L&K & am dubious about the brown but I know the pale leather would be a mistake with 2 kids!

[NX01]

The one they had in my local dealer was a grey but it was a subtle grey in that I never noticed.  They have sold that now and have a beige one, the one place I think that it does make a noticeable difference is the dials on the dashboard.  On the beige one they have beige backs behind the numbers on the rev counter and the speedo, I cannot recall noticing that on the grey one but I could be wrong - if anyone knows that would be great.  The car I ordered at the weekend was brown with grey headlining.

[Dilz]

The one they had in my local dealer was a grey but it was a subtle grey in that I never noticed. They have sold that now and have a beige one, the one place I think that it does make a noticeable difference is the dials on the dashboard. On the beige one they have beige backs behind the numbers on the rev counter and the speedo, I cannot recall noticing that on the grey one but I could be wrong - if anyone knows that would be great. The car I ordered at the weekend was brown with grey headlining.

The beige dial backgrounds is specific to he L&K trim I believe (along with the L&K branding dotted around the cabin, seats, sills etc.)

So the darker silver (Business Grey perhaps) model you saw before may have been SEL Exec, and the current cappuccino beige could be an L&K model.

[NX01]

The beige dial backgrounds is specific to he L&K trim I believe (along with the L&K branding dotted around the cabin, seats, sills etc.)

So the darker silver (Business Grey perhaps) model you saw before may have been SEL Exec, and the current cappuccino beige could be an L&K model.

 

No it was definitely an L&K, it was in Quartz Grey for external as that is what changed our colour choice from Blue - originally the family could not see the point in paying for a different colour! but that colour changed their mind very easily....  I do remember a family member commenting on the door sills and the logo on the leather.

[InfiniteDreamer]

InfiniteDreamer

 

Anything to add about your new motor, lots of anxious members awaiting owner reviews........

after a week of ownership i've tried out a few of the different driving modes and bits and pieces of the kit

 

from what i can remember of top of my head

 

DCC seems to work well in conjunction with Drive mode - not tried setting up and individual setting yet  - but normal and comfort are not best suited to my daily commute( non motorway) so i'll prob stick with sport for that.

 

Kessy/virtual pedal - Like somebody else said in another thread virtual pedal you have to do a 'kick' motion under rear of car not waft your foot from side to side. It's not once failed to open for me and only works when ive had the key with me at the rear of the car ( i had key approx 3 ft away and the kick wouldn't work) . Similar for opening the front doors with the handles. System does remind you to switch off ignition with button if you have forgotten (after engine has stopped) once you open the door... i did this a couple of times....reminded me of first time getting use to lights left on warning

 

Stop/start & auto hold - having never had either of these systems on a car before was quite surprised how quickly and easily i've adjusted to them and dont feel the need to turn them off

 

columbus infotainment - dab/cd/music from sources all work well. dvd/video as expected shuts screen off above 5mph(with warning message) although audio keeps playing and as you slow to lights etc screen reactivates. Video files - considering how many different formats there is and resolutions etc its hardly surprising the first few i tried failed to play although they were 1080p and 720p. I've been playing around with a video recoder/resizer and have had some success, but i'm thinking if you have to mess around going to that trouble so you can watch it in car when you happen to be stationary is it worth it?

 

Acc/cruise control - not had chance to try it on motorway yet - but i was worried after reading the manual at first - manual shows controls for cruise on stalk for main beam/indicators..mine werent there! - all my cruise control/acc is on the additional stalk below the main beam one ( i wonder if this is differences between Acc and non ACC cars)

 

seats & interior - all seem well put together and comfortable so far. As i said before really happy with the Brown leather

 

So far only thing i can say i'm disappointed with in way its been implemented is the usb/12v socket positioning. Use of either or both generally means you have to keep the tray cover open if using flash sticks/usb leads/12v adaptors. think i would have prefered it inside the centre console armrest or glove box

 

 

Feel free to ask me something i havent mentioned and i'll check it out as soon as i can