MunchMyStump

So, I may have found "the" car. 2017 SE-L Executive with 26k miles on the clock. Black paintwork and black interior leather upholstery. Full service history and a new MOT upon collection. What would you expect to pay for such an example?

Mine was obviously bigger!

@a666andy Music to my ears 😍. My holdalls are 6'4" long as they need to carry 12' feeder rods (2 piece) in ready rod holdalls. I am looking for the Mk III in either SE-L or SE technology in 2.0L 150 HP. I can cope with a little intrusion into the cabin area whereas the Meriva is just a nightmare. Tight lines Andy and thank you! Munchy

As both myself and Lady Munch have birthdays in May we got to discussing holidays and where we would like to be for our respective birth dates. She has always wanted to see Venice and I just adore Croatia and just so happen to have a friend who is the head of tourism is Split. Mrs has never been to Croatia so we started looking at how we could cover both dates, 3rd and 19th in two different countries. Sure we could fly in to either but that left 16 days between dates... What to do within those dates? Sittin on a beach is just purgatory for both of us.. Rather be out exploring the locality. Pompeii? yeah... ! Florence...? Yeah! Venice... Fk Yeah! Then she quipped that she has always wanted to see Lake Bled. I was quite happy with Split, Plitvice lakes, and yes, Slovenia. I must add at this point I have done all the aforementioned but this was some 30 years ago on a 3 month tour of Europe on 2 wheels! Looking at car hire costs it quickly became obvious that it was not going to be cheap to cover the destinations we listed with flights, hotels and car hire so I said... Beggar that (something like that) I'll drive it! One last tour whilst I still can and we take a month out of life and go see... What can go wrong??? Here we are, all planned and we simply cannot wait for the 27th April to begin our tour. Leeds-Hull Hull-Rotterdam Rotterdam-Luxembourg- overnight Luxembourg-Nuremburg (Joe Bonamassa Concert) - overnight Nuremburg-Liechtenstein- overnight Liechtenstein- Venice via the San Bernardino Pass Venice 3 nights Venice-Florence 2 nights Florence- outside Naples in the mountains 3 nights Naples-Tavullia (VR46) overnight Tavullia-Ancona for the night sail to Split. Split... 8 days of beer, sunshine and zero driving! Trips to Hvar, Brak, some deep sea fishing etc and my BD. Split-Plitvice lakes-overnight. Plitvice-Lake bled-2 nights Lake Bled- Vienna-overnight Vienna-Prague-overnight Prague-Dresden-2 nights Dresden-Hannover-overnight Hannover-Amsterdam-overnight Amsterdam-Rotterdam Home. Overnights include getting there in plenty of time to sightsee and plenty of time for a civilised departure to the next destination. If we have hiccup, so what. We sleep in the car lol We will be uploading pics and videos of our adventure so stay tuned.

@Warrior193 Thank you so much for taking the time to do this for me, truly it is appreciated. Given the Superb is somewhat longer, this gives me hope that the rod holdalls will indeed fit. I have given up on the fold flat option as the only cars that do have this option are reputedly unreliable (Rifter, Berlingo, Combo Life), or gas guzzlers Vauxhall Insignia et al, and as things have now changed a little with requirements, the Superb is looking like the vehicle to go for. Yes, the seats do not fold flat, nor does it have a level boot. But I can overcome the non level boot ( build a removeable boot floor), and make adjustments to loading for the fishing gear making sure I use top quality waterproof covers. Since I posted my first enquiry we have gone and planned a 34 day tour of Europe... 3200+ miles from Leeds to the South of Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, back through Germany to good old Blighty. Oh, the San Bernardino Pass is on the route without the fishing gear I hasten to add! The plan is to get a Superb (should all the gear fit), keep it for "Best" and fishing outings, keep the Meriva, get it sorted out and use that for the daily mucky work jobs.

Today, after finding adverts on Auto Trader I saw 3 Superb's advertised at the two branches of AC that are local to me. Off I set in anticipation, tape measure in hand to check if the dimensions would accommodate the fishing gear. At the 1st showroom there were 2 listed. One the 2.0L diesel I'm looking for, the other being a 1.5 TSI that is not, but this isn't a problem as I need the dimensions first. I grabbed a salesman and instead of him firstly checking the location of said cars and getting the keys we set off for a tour of the car lot. Half an hour later I was back in the showroom as neither cars were actually there anymore.... There is one at the other lot though and I'll take you there. Fair enough... That one wasn't there either... Can someone please do me a huge favour? Please measure from the end of the boot to the drivers (armrests) cabin and tell me if it is 197cm or close enough. A real actual measurement would be ruddy fantastic! Cheers All Munchy

@annyoyingPentium How does the Scout differ from the regular Octavia? Please excuse my ignorance.

Hi all, first post here after my introduction. My old Meriva is dying and although it has served me it has been far from Ideal. I bought it in lockdown when my Pug 307 developed an incurable fault for the princely sum of £400. It has done well and got me to work etc but it has always been too small. I'm a very keen angler, getting all my gear in the Meriva has always been nigh on impossible and now the Mrs is coming fishing too there is no way in hell I can get it all in nor will the old steed take the strain as the clutch is starting to fail. Time to change! I have a 20k + budget but there are specific needs. This is where the wealth of knowledge from you chaps comes in. My rod holdall is 197cm long and contains the best part of 2 grands worth of rods and reels. In the Meriva it protrudes in between the front seats and pretty much goes over the hand brake making town journeys a pain. There is my first requirement. A bootspace long enough to hold it. 197cm from boot to center console. The second requirement is fold flat seats (rear passenger). Now I understand that the Octavia has removeable benches as my old Pug did that allows for the back supports to fully fold flat? Does the Superb have the same setup or indeed does the Octavia do this? Does anyone know off hand how long either vehicles bootspace is for said 197cm? You might yell "get a van", I have a van but taking out all the tools etc on a weekly basis is just a PITA... Plus the Mrs would like a little more comfort and not be showered in detritus at every turn I take. I don't need a VRS just a good mile muncher with good MPG that is reliable and that is why SKODA fits the bill in essence, I just hope either the Octavia or Superb can deliver... Oh musgt be a manual GB, old school here! Cheers all, hope you can proffer some advice? Munchy

Well the time has come and the old car is just about dead (Meriva) 05 plate 100k on the clock and it's time to upgrade, I bought it in lockdown as my 307 Pug estate developed a "Anti Pollution" fault that no one could diagnose. Quick wheels were needed and the Meriva was close, and cheap! I have seen over the years how Skoda have progressed from being a laughing stock to probably the most reliable German manufacturer available. I hope to be able to pick some brains on here as there are a few specific requirements I need. Cheers all. Munchy