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Mixing 'winters' on one axle with 'summer' or 'all weather' tyres on the other results in you having totally different braking, handling and traction characteristics between your axles. Contact any tyre or car manufacturer and you'll see it's not recommended. Also, try phoning your insurance company and explaining this is what you want to do and see how they react. In addition, let's assume you were in an accident and because there was a serious injury or fatality, the police inspected all vehicles involved. In this condition they could find your vehicle unroadworthy. Your insurance would be invalidated and you could be facing anything up to manslaughter charges and a prison sentence. This isn't myth, I personally know of one case where a father lost children in an accident and was then prosecuted and sent to prison after the police said that the vehicles tyre combinations and suspension modifications had made the vehicle unroadworthy and were therefore a contributory factor to the incident. It was sad enough to lose some of his children, but this was compounded by him losing his marriage, his income, and gaining a criminal record. Just making you aware of the implications, ultimately it's your choice.

It's not a good idea to run full winters on one axle only. Also, have an accident and you open yourself to the mercy (very unlikely ) of your insurance company and the police.

What do you think the 220E is lacking in spec? The only thing missing when I changed ou mine is the full electric seat adjustment with seat memory. Oh and by the way you can currently get 8K off a new eclass so the price differential isn't that much, especially if buying on PCP not cash. I'd happily have a superb again, so not advocating getting the eclass, just pointing out that the prices are not that far apart. cheers, Steve

In what way were you duped into buying your car?

Just an FYI, You give your deposit payment details to dtd, but the dealer processes the payment and provides the receipt. Personally, I don't see the point of all the hard work. Not knocking it, but for me it's was easier to order with a few clicks. cheers, Steve

Just under £370 a month after 10% deposit. cheers, Steve

I changed out my Skoda estate (elegance 170 4x4, 3 years 9 months old) last summer, and at the time looked at a number of alternatives. Surprisingly, the offers via carwow etc. on the Skoda estate, at the time, were not great (8-9%) compared to other makes. I say surprisingly, as when I bought the previous one, it had not long been launched and I got a 20% discount. Having 3 teenagers, two dogs, I just looked at the large estates like the A6, 5, Passat (new model then) and e-class. For space it was really down to the superb and e-class. I bought the superb on PCP and planned to do the same again, so as well as looking at the net price after discount, also the guaranteed future value would have an affect on my total outlay. In the end there was about a £25 month difference between an L&K 4x4 estate and an e220 AMG estate, both with about 2K worth of extras. So along with the extra £200 deposit the e-class was going to cost me about ~£1100 over the next 36 months. Naturally, I realise the L&K has 4x4, so not a direct comparison, but these were the two models I would have chosen. The discount on the e-class was just under 20% at about £8,000, bringing it down to £32,300 IIRC compared to a few pounds over £30K for the L&K. Personally, I view both of these as just general estates, so nothing to get excited about, and previously having the superb, faultless by the way, badge snobbery certainly wasn't at play. Although, I still confess at cringing at the numerous 'Superb' badges, but I don't bat an eyelid at the Skoda ones. ;) So what was better in the Superb? Well, after a year, I can say that I miss the 4x4. Not a great deal, but on balance I would pick one with 4x4 over one without for this type of car. Although it is older, the Columbus system slightly has the edge over the MB one. In winter I also miss the heated windscreen that would have been on the superb, not a problem in our mild winter last year, but still better than none in my opinion. Lastly, the Skoda's 170 engine had more torque lower down and its quieter than the comparatively noisy merc engine. So what's better about the E-class? The ride is a lot better, mainly down to the superb's too low profile tyres, but the e, also on 18's is better at all speeds. Handling is slightly better, a lot more controlled in pitch and dive and less roll, but no loss in comfort. Wind noise is about the same. General fit finish, the leather etc. are better too, a generally I'd say the quality is just a notch up, not by much but still noticeable. When all three seats are occupied in the back there's more shoulder room, and although it doesn't have the huge legroom of the superb it is deemed good enough by my two older sons. Lastly, the ability to drop the rear seats at the rear tailgate is a handy feature for the University and tip runs, but I could easily live without it. One bizarre omission, and the only bit of kit on top of the heated windscreen, that I would be missing from the equivalent superb is that e-class has electric seats, but unless you pay something like £1500+ for the all singing and dancing comfort seats, you don't get an electric motor to move the seats back and forwards and memory buttons. Not a big issue for me, as my wife doesn't drive it that often, but it was still a surprise to find that you have a electric for every other adjustment, but for the obvious backwards and forwards you have to use a lever!!! So overall, is worth the extra £1 a day?? I'd say yes on comfort, handling and general quality of build and materials and it's only let down by the noisy engine and seat handle. Equally I'd happily have a Superb again and may consider opting for the III next time around to have a change, especially if the discounts are now better as they seem to be from some of the threads on here. Here are some pics of the 'base' spec e-class when it was delivered last year... cheers, Steve

I bought my most recent car through drivethedeal.com. I'm not sure how they compare on price to c2c, but I can recommend them on ease of use. Apart from requesting the quote and confirming the order, you deal directly with the dealer from then on to pay deposit, confirm order etc. So it's very simple, and you have a direct contact for things like order update, shipping status etc. Car can be picked up from dealer, or delivered by them at no cost. No third party or finance company gets in the way. cheers, Steve

It was just a simple request to make the forum a more welcoming place, especially as this is the OP's first post.

Autocar has Skoda CEO quoted as saying that VRS & Scout versions have worked really well for the Octavia and so a Sport idea for the Superb will work well and a Scout version will be good too. So it's looks likely that we'll see both, and as the UK are good markets for both versions it's likely they will bring them here too. Autocar goes on to forecast that Scout will be estate only and that Superb will use 280 version, naturally conjecture and it apparentlymisses the point that the line up will already have the 280 TSI from the start - according to Skoda UK prices uploaded by Coops. cheers, Steve

The Haldex 4x4 system used in the superb II, uses about 10% more fuel than the equivalent 2wd version, as demonstrated by actual personal experiences of owners on here. You keep on accusing people of lying about their fuel consumption, even when they come back with actual brim to brim data to prove you wrong. You obviously have a personal agenda on mpg claims, but can you please try and appreciate that not everyone is lying. It would make for a better forum atmosphere. The OP has come on here with his first post, welcome Dialer , to ask for the opinion from other users to give him an idea of whether his car falls within a range of the averages given. Judging by Ned and cnc's useful responses unfortunately it seems to be about par for this combination of Superb. The fact is that fuel consumption varies by so many factors it's not possible to reach a consensus across a differentiated user base on what a reasonable average should be. Even with two identical cars, it's naturally going to be affected by temperature, topographical nature of the journey, traffic, tyre pressures, altitude, driving style, windspeed, wind direction, electrical consumption in vehicle, HEVAC use etc.... So I would suggest that when people post up, especially with actual data to prove it, it's probably best to accept it, rather than accuse them of lying. cheers, Steve

It seems to be a common issue, I think someone posted that a replacement part is about £15-20. The auto lock feature unlocks all doors and filler flap when you open the drivers door.

Another reason for bigger wheels is bigger brake discs, some performance cars now need minimum 19" wheels to clear the rotors, and even the v6 superb needs minimum 17". It's easy to yourself, if inclined, a garage would probably book an hour each side.

Why would you expect them to? As you say yourself, the car was performing back to normal after you corrected the error.You could look on the whole experience positively, as a lesson learned to not mix tyre brand and type on the same axle. It's a good safety lesson that applies to any car, not just 4x4's or cars with modern electronics. Hopefully, you haven't bought a VW or Audi then ;)

If it's just a matter of principles, then ask dealer/Skoda to make a charitable donation on your behalf. You can then do some good for all of your efforts. Maybe some of the responses would have been different if your initial post had a different tone and you were not using terms like "missold". Using words like mis-sold implies that you are accusing Skoda of dishonest practices. I suspect a different tone and less accusatory words would have got a different set of responses. cheers, Steve