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My apologies!

Indeed, and I know we have been incredibly lucky with our boy as on the spectrum he hasn't picked up many of the 'learning disability' elements that seem common with ASD, so I can only speak from my experience. I did write a blog about it if anyone is intersted: http://lifewithoutgrey.blogspot.co.uk/ though it could do with an update!

Good stuff, though you have your engine listed as a H4, which is the hybrid indicator - I suspect it should be L4!

OK so can't figure out where to post this, but as I am beginning to call this section 'home' thought I would start here. I have been looking to get into Podcasting for a while and wonder if anyone would have an interest in listening to a 'Skodcast', essentially a one-man audio review of life with a new Skoda Superb. Possibly only a 3-part podcast, 20-minutes each, likely on Soundcloud, with a bit of production value and some humour. There are lots of car based Podcasts, and lots of journalist review places (YouTube, car www's etc) but I'd like to think that the Skoda community has a certain sense of humour and humility whilst also being somewhat ourageous, righteous and proud. So am I crazy to think that it would be 10-20 hours of valuable effort to produce this mini-series? Or a complete waste of time in this time-precious world with a million and one better things to do? Would you listen?

I'm not sure it really matters, you can select 'partial fill' and over time it will figure it all out for you. At least that's what I think - I've done two brim to brim fill ups so far so not really the man to take advice from!

Just a quick comment on this which no-one seems to have clarified. A company car essentially acts as an extra part of your salary. You get Paid 30K a year, get a 5K car allowance, then you get taxed on £35K. £30K a year plus a company car means you are taxed on £30K + the BIK rate for your car (so say, for example, as a result of the CO2 emissions your car has a BIK rate of 10%, and you are driving a nice 5-series valued (by the government) at £50K, then your total taxable salary is £35K.) You then need to understand your personal running costs (e.g. nil for a company car with fuel paid for) and then look at what alternatives there are. For pool cars, I have no idea if this is the same, but just reading through this thread I was frustrated no-one explained it like this, which is the best way I had it explained to me! Hope this helps someone!

A little late to this thread but reading through I have a lot of similarities. I have a 10 year old on the Autistic spectrum - no interest in sports and competitive action just sends him into a frenzy - the second he fears he is losing, he's out. Autism is a social disorder where you can (it's a spectrum so not all true for everyone) really struggle to learn social norms - like the fun in competitive sport. So, he wants to read and watch YouTube all day - we let him read whenever he wants, we limit his YouTube time and we try and get him to the gym to swim based on the scientific assessment that he should try and be healthy and fit to ensure his body works properly. My 8 year old is sport mad. Golf, football, swimming, cricket. I encourage him to try whatever he wants and do all the ferrying about to sports evenings, training, lessons etc (which by the way is now my favourite activity in my new Skoda Superb!). The original question was about a kid who wants to do this stuff and then doesn't want to participate. Have you asked him how he feels about it? What happens when he is there? What does he enjoy about it? Maybe he likes to socialise, or just watch? Maybe he likes the energy release so a football camp seems perfect? At 6-years old this is still (as many others have said) extremely early. Your investment in allowing him to do what he wants and encourage him should not be balanced against the financial outlay (though as a Scotsman... I'm not going there!). It is simply a commitment to allowing him to pursue what he wants to do which is by far the more altruistic thing. You seem like a good dad, and much better to vent here rather than at home. I would suggest you try and find other opportunities where he can socialise - have you tried Beavers/Cubs (not sure of the Beavers age range)? What about his friends, does he play with them outside of school? Keep finding ways to get him out there and mixing and don't worry about the longer-term outcomes at this stage. When he turns 8/9/10, you will see how he focuses more and understands his own personal plan - that's the time to encourage him to start knuckling down and putting effort into doing something properly. Just my 2-cents.

I had them in mine, but mine was ordered through Zenith as a Company Car, so they may have popped them in. Interestingly, the door umbrellas were hidden underneath them in the boot compartment.

I'm averaging 49.7MPG after a 300 mile round trip today. Can I just ask, why are there only 5 Superb III's on Fuelly?! I heartily recommend that if people want to collate their MPGs and compare against other owners, you should get the Fuelly App. It's far from pretty, and you need to ensure you select L4 as the engine type (took me a bit of trawling to figure that out), and of course mine is a 'wagon' in Fuelly, rather than an Estate/Combi, but I'm using it for every refuel and the more people use it the better the results will be!

It's a mystery! To be revealed shortly. Let's just say, it's a BIG reveal! . . . . . Ok, Estate.

Quick note, on mine the Umbrellas were in the boot storage compartment (right hand side) along with the safety triangle.

Thanks. Looks like a £20 Amazon trip for me!

Thanks - seems like a great community here so I'm looking forward to being a part of it!

Well I presume because mine is a company car via Zenith, they have snaffled the goody bag! I'm pretty sure it's the micro-USB cable - my phone will only charge with very new cables because the socket is weak after 2 and a half years, so I think that is the problem. I have tried CarPlay with my work iPhone, that works perfectly, just doesn't have all my media and stuff on it! Plus I prefer Google Maps to Apple Maps.

Makes sense - either that or the sub for the sound system, which is excellent by the way! Thanks for all the replies to date.

Hello community! I've added a 'Hello' post if you want to know a bit more about me, but having taken delivery of my new company car on Friday, I thought I would share my initial thoughts with this community which has already been very helpful in understanding the car I had ordered, and contributing to my hype and excitement as I built up to delivery last week. So my first thoughts.... It's big! Moving from a VW Tiguan, the car itself is only slightly bigger, slightly wider, but who would have thought that 40cm here and 20cm there would equate to massive space inside. Driver cabin - huge, spacious, comfortable, high-end. Passenger cabin - my two boys (8 & 10) are already getting lost in the back! Boot - well there can't be much more to go.... no, it's massive! L&K spec - so all the toys, added a few extras (Smartgate, Traffic Signal scanner - didn't go for the phone box option) can't think of anything I would need that I didn't spec. Drive - still playing with the modes but it is lovely - not quite got the power when you floor it yet, but I am being a little easy with her whilst she beds in so this should come. The ride is great, it goes where I point it, and the Adaptive Cruise Control is an absolute marvel. It breaks before I have time to react and feels like a real 'companion' for me. Lane Departure just nudges the steering if needed and makes me feel like the car is working with me rather than me having to compete with it's own computer controls. Nav & Columbus system - finally, computers are fully integrated with cars - that means a myriad controls, settings and things you can do. I spent two hours flicking through the brochure and then getting in the car and trying to remember what everything is. SmartLink, SmartGate, Wifi, Wifi Direct... Drive modes, lighting, interior lighting, comfort access... I think I just need to keep playing until I get everything settled down but I just know I will have the car 6 months and then find another setting which is even better! A couple of negatives, not even that, quibbles. OK, MASSIVE ISSUE.... the cup holders do not fit my insulated mug. They are designed to fit a small bottle of water and not my insulated cup. For anyone who watches Better Call Saul, I shared his exact emotions when he got his new Merc. Damn! Not sure I will be ripping the thing out though. Just have to use Costa cups from now on!!! Wing-mirrors - they are really nicely shaped, but they are a little small, and the sexy angular nature means functionality is a little lower than I would expect from such a big car. Android Auto - I just can't get this to work with my HTC One (M8) - I think I just need to get a better cable, but it seems to need a perfect connection. I did briefly have it find the phone and show the AndroidAuto logo, but it lasted all of 5 seconds before it disappeared! Off to Maplin I think. Gear stick - compared to me Tiguan, the gear shift seems rather high, I feel I am reaching up to grab it in a slightly unnatural angle, Storage - why isn't there a storage drawer under the passenger seat for the instruction manual?!?!?! Colour - Blue, stock blue, not metallic. OK, so I chose toys rather than metallic paint and already I can see the compromise. The colour itself is great, really works with the anthracite pegasus wheels, but without metallic it does show up the dirt - happy with the colour, but the finish and the dirt tracking is going to mean constant cleaning, which brings me to... Piano black gloss - wow, a real head-turner in the finish of the car. Looks great against the beige leather and with the LED fashion lighting, but I am definitely going to have to keep a micro-fibre cloth in the car and polish this up everyday! That is my initial thoughts, I hope useful for those considering ordering this wonderful machine and I would absolutely recommend it. I realise there are still not that many of these in the UK yet, I haven't seen one on the road myself, but if you have any questions I would be happy to answer them. I'm sure I should provide a full run-down of the spec and I will at some point take some pictures or video for you guys. In the meantime, I look forward to being a part of the community and if you have any tips to share, please do!!! Tom

Hello, I took delivery of a brand new Skoda Superb on Friday 15th April - thanks already to this forum for some helpful insights when I chose the car back in October last year and I now look forward to being a part of this community. Previously owned BMW 3-Series estate and VW Tiguan. The Skoda is my new Company car (via Zenith). Tom