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Test drove the superb sport line 280. Was nice but not worth the £5k extra to buy over the Octavia vrs mk3 fl. The superb sportline 280 still suffered from road noise which I was surprised about. I was expecting it to be really well dampened perhaps it was because the tyres were Bridgestone potenzas? Admittedly the road noise was better than in a Octavia vrs but no where near as quiet as my wife’s 150ps edition kodiaq. If the superb was the same price as the Octavia I would definitely have the superb but the Octavia vrs mk3 fl is already such a good car it’s difficult to justify additional outlay on the purchase price and running costs. I think I will just run summer tyres on the Octavia vrs (any suggestions on tyres to reduce road noise? I am thinking about Michelin pilot sport 4s) and then use my wife’s 4x4 kodiaq on cross climate 2 if the weather is snowy/icy. Another idea is I can get Goodyear all season vector 4’s in 235/35/19 Y for the Octavia vrs, will have to let the insurer know about the modification and not sure how good the tyre noise will be on that tyre. Anyone tried the Goodyears? I really cba changing tyres from summer to winter every year 😂.

Completely agree with all the points above. I have pulled out the deal. I now am debating between two cars. A 18 plate 27000 miles Octavia vrs mk3 fl petrol with lots of options dcc/rear camera/ automatic for £19500. Full dealership history bought and serviced by Skoda dealer with all recommended services. Have sent an AA mechanic down for a pre-purchase inspection and it is in great condition. I have just found a Skoda superb sport line 280ps automatic 18 plate low mileage for £24500 lots of options on it too. Just getting it checked out. It’s more expensive but a better car. I only have one kid though and my wife’s kodiaq is already AWD. There are a few things putting me off the Octavia. I have had an Octavia vrs mk3 pre fl diesel before and it was a great car probably my favourite car I have owned. The only downsides were road noise (it was on 18 inch rims the new one is on 19 inch rims so likely to be even worse), the interior is nowhere near as good as a superb and dreadful grip in the snow, I remember going sideways on the motorway which hadn’t been gritted particularly well. I was thinking I could fit all season tyres ideally crossclimate 2 but finding all season tyres to fit around 225/35/19 Y tyres is terrible. Also I don’t really want to go down the route of fitting 235/35/19 and declaring to the insurance if I don’t have to. The Skoda superb doesn’t have any of these problems but is £5k more (which is fine), is bigger (do we really need a kodiaq and superb for one child lol!) also it will have to be parked on the road and the running costs will be more haldex service and increased fuel costs. I know a few Briskodians have changed from Octavia vrs to superb 280ps just wondering if it is worth the extra £5k plus more hassle parking and increased running costs.

I had a really good buying experience from Hayselden Skoda. I bought an approved used skoda kodiaq edition. I would thoroughly recommend the car saleswoman called Victoria. She does what she says she is going to do, which from my experience is rare in the car sales field. I asked her to sort out a dent and large scratch on an approved used car before buying it and it was done to an excellent standard. Also the post sales process has been good and they are really quick at replying to any questions. Would buy from them again.

Yes i agree the left parking sensor looks like it has been pushed in. Very good spot! I did not notice that. I wonder if it would be worth sending an AA or RAC mechanic around to check the engine bay etc. I am not that mechanically minded.

Hi Briskoda, I am considering buying a Skoda Superb MK 3 sportline and have reserved an approved used car. The car is in really good condition for a 5 year old car but I always thought the front end of it looked a little strange. After studying it for a while, I realised that the front grill is a chrome one instead of black. I am not entirely sure why this has been done. I am now wondering if this car has been in a front on collision? If so there is no other evidence of this on the panels or engine bay. I was wondering if anyone knew if this was possible to spec on the factory fit original car or if this is a modification that has been done by the previous owner? I have included some pictures of the car including some of the front panels and wheel arch. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you!