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  1. 1 hour ago, Jacro said:

    Early night last night.  My response. Don't be a sheep and follow the scaremongering nonesense that's being touted about. Change is happening but not as quick as you think. Euro 6 diesels from late 15 on are much cleaner than what came before and are exempt from upcoming 2019 city charges. Obviously you've made your mind up and are blinkered to the facts. It may be too late for you but others deserve to hear the truth. 

    Live long and prosper!!

    Not being a sheep. Just my use case makes the petrol the better option, just as it was when I bought my Golf. I'm not scared of residuals dropping due to dieselgate and the likes. It just doesn't work out as the better option for me. I'm reading peoples feedback on the 1.4 TSI though to make sure it is up to the job. But the only "gutless" engine comment so far was from someone that came from a 3.2l Audi. I think I'm safe in my choice, especially given the same engine in the Superb gets recommended by many as well if they aren't doing motorway mileage on a regular basis.

     

    Thanks for the 'debate' though folks :)

  2. 13 hours ago, bigboss said:

    2) If you're on PCP, depreciation isn't an issue.

    3) If your commute is a lot of urban, then Diesel is worse due to DPF, emissions and worse economy. Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City are banning all Diesels by 2025.

    4) Your brother in law obviously didn't do his homework well. People need to choose cars and engine according to driving styles, type of commute and annual mileage.

    Diesel is advisable for a lot of people but certainly isn't the only sensible option. In many cases, petrol is more sensible.

    Probably taking PCP deal and probably looking to buy the car at end of term so depreciation is of little concern.

    Work commute is about 20 minutes, mostly urban (and 0-60 is faster in the petrol other than the top end diesel I believe, Speed to 70 is less of a concern).

    Annual mileage is usually < 10k miles, so would probably take something like 8-10 years to make savings with diesel fuel to make it worth while, and that's if daily drive was long enough to get the max benefit from its economy vs petrol.

     

    Diesel is probably best for a majority of drivers but not everyone.

     

  3. On 05/08/2017 at 13:34, glosrich said:

    Back in the old days....around 1994, VW group in Milton Keynes used to operate a demonstrator service via a firm called Keddys. 

     

    A dealer could ring up and have a suitable demo car delivered for a day or 2, at a cost, for a customer to try.

     

    Also make sure your other half is comfortable driving and parking it, they are big.

     

    Mine likes the idea of SUVs like the Kodiaq, but wouldn't be able to park it. An Octavia or Superb estate might be a better compromise. Or a Zafira, they are half price at 6 months old, and actually not bad cars. The new ones shouldn't burst into flames either....

     My other half doesn't currently drive but are looking at Park Assist as a must have. Also she has a disability meaning her left arm doesn't have full mobility and strength, so also need an automatic (also why we looked at Superb before we knew it was twins as it has electronic handbrake and octavia doesn't). But it is a valid concern you bring up :)

  4. 1 hour ago, Awayoffski said:

    Is a SEAT Alhambra a total no no?

    Proper 3 seats in 2nd row. movable. the extra 2 seats behind can be useful. Space aplenty for luggage and not as long as a Superb.

    Sliding rear doors, electric.

    The 1.4TSI is now only available as a manual though, the one with a DSG was pretty poor IMO.

    Still considering the likes of the S-Max and Alhambra, but the 7 seats would be occasional use and after my father having had an older generaiton Citroen Picasso I'm kinda adverse to anything MPVish even though I want to carry multiple people in a vehicle at times:)

  5. 9 hours ago, BoxerBoy said:

    ps - my daughter's S Max happily accommodates 3 big Isofix seats in row 2 (just for a comparison)

    Yeah, I test drove a 200ps+ S-Max Titanum X. Was nice but my last two cars have been VAG and sort of used to them. Plus the S-Max dash was like something out of a space shuttle cockpit! Still an improvement over the older Ford style of "giant early model nokia phone".

     

    Thanks for the feedback on the child seat options.

  6. 1 hour ago, Mr Grump said:

     

    If 2 kids and a double buggy, a Superb would swallow that just as easily, if you needed the higher roofline then an estate would do it.

    It comes down to if you are going to use the extra seats or prefer an SUV style.

    Either way their must be a dealer nearby with a 1.4 you can try.

    Mostly seems to be Aberdeen (where I am), Inverness or Dundee. I'll phone around and see if I can find one in Scotland to test drive.

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  7. 7 minutes ago, bigboss said:

    I've got the 1.4 TSI 150 and it's amazing. 5 of us adults regularly go on Saturdays to play cricket with 5 kits in the boot. It's got more than enough oomph, and I have overtaken slower cars quite easily.

    Thanks, always nice to hear feedback on real life usage of that engine in the Kodiaq. I'll still try and find one or a Superb Estate to try it for myself but give me more confidence in placing an order for one eventually.

  8. Thanks @ColinD, I'll see if they have the same powerplant in a Superb at my local dealer to get an idea of how 150PS TSI manages with a bigger car. In most reviews they do say the 1.4 TSI 150 does well enough in the Kodiaq as long as you don't plan on towing.

    But with this sort of purchase commitment you always want to have the best idea of what you are getting for your money. My annual mileage is currently less than 10k but with twins incoming might be doing more running about but most of that is likely to be in town and ~20 minute commutes to work and home. I originally had considered a Superb when planning for one child, but for two and a double buggy, and occasional use 6th and 7th seats the SUV seems the better choice to me.

     

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  9. Just wondering if this is possible or not recommended due to safety. When considering this car I came to the conclusion that the back row seats are going to be awkward to use as the middle row only has isofix points on the outer seats, meaning with twins on the way the access to the rear seats for anyone else would be blocked by the installation of infant seats and iso fix bases. To get in you'd then have to remove seats and bases. This led me to think that if one infant seat could be attached with seat belt in the 3rd row one side of the middle row could be left empty and therefore giving easier access to the third row. This would be something I'd consider for occasional trips out with grandparents in the car. My wife could then go in the third row with one child, and my mother or father in the 2nd row with the other.

     

    Only information I've seen suggests that the rear seats aren't tested to the same safety standards are the others by Euro Ncap. Just wondered if anyone else had considered or looked into this.

  10. The last 2 Skodas Ive purchased I have obtained the best deal I could from a broker, then obtained a list of dealers from Skoda & rung around the local dealers until I found one to match it or in one case beat it by £50. I always prefer a face to face deal & after all brokers only use  a deal they have negotiated with a dealer. It just takes a little effort . Try near the end of the month / quarter as sometimes that gets a bit more off

    In my dealings with NCD they state they buy in bulk to get discount directly from Skoda, not via dealers.

  11. It is definitely petrol blue (I have a roomster in this colour)

    The spotlights are distorting it on the upper panels, it tends to look darker in normal light, (like the bumpers or lower spoiler in photo in the post above, which are away from the glare of the lights).

    Thanks for that. If you can spare a few minutes can you check out the possibly "Petrol Blue" cars in the youtube clips? Is this how it looks under normal sunlight?

  12. Guessing warmer natural light will bring in more yellow making the car look more green in natural light. I've seen Cappuccino Beige in the flesh, and a small paint ball thing in the dealer of Brunello Rosso red but don't think I've seen the Petrol Blue. And all the images from Google search look completely different colours of blue or green. Does it change appearance that much, almost like an iridescent paint?

  13. Yeah Zapirian Edit 2 is correct. Full leather is standard and alcantara is a no cost option. The Mrs really doesn't like alcantara so it was a deal breaker for us. I made that clear at order time and the salesman confirmed that as standard the car would be full leather.

    Yeah, just clarified that. The Skoda configurator is missing the option but the full (finally correct we hope :p ) brochure shows the leather and alcantara options for SE L.

  14. Cheers Zapirian!

     

    Just got to decide on full leather or leather/alcantara. 1/2 me says full leather as it looks smarter, other 1/2 says alcantara as it'll be better for the kids in the winter (not as c

    Can you get full leather in the SE-L? The hatch configurator on Skoda doesn't seem to give that option, but I see it as a no cost option on new-car-discount.com... Confusing...

     

    Edit : Just chatted with new-car-discount.com and they told me that "Leather" is the Alcantara, no option to have full leather available to them for the SE-L spec.

    Edit2: Now they are saying the standard is leather, and the no cost "Leather" option is Alcantara. Confused yet?

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