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Make & Model: Skoda Superb Colour: Blue Mileage: 60270 Price: £12,500 Description: 1.4L turbo Skoda Superb Estate (ACT engine). Full service history. 60270 miles. It has just been MoTd and serviced and has a clean bill of health. A few minor scratches and dents and slight interior wear, but nothing that jumps out if you're not looking for it and condition is generally consistent with its age and mileage. Optional extras (price negotiable): Multimac 3-child car seat (anchors for this are currently fitted on the back seats of the car), dog grille and boot divider. Condition: Used Service History/Receipts/Recent Service work: 60175mi - inspection with oil change, dust and pollen filter (6/6/23) @ The Phirm, Blackwater, GU17 9AE 50060mi - inspection with oil change, dust and pollen filter (20/4/22) @ The Phirm, Blackwater, GU17 9AE 39985mi - inspection with oil change, dust and pollen filter, spark plug, air cleaner element, brake fluid service, cambelt replaced (21/6/2021) @ Camberley Skoda, GU15 3DT 32488mi - inspection with oil change (2/7/2020) @ Camberley Skoda, GU15 3DT 25407mi - inspection with oil change, brake fluid service (25/6/2019) @ Camberley Skoda, GU15 3DT 16240mi - inspection with oil change, dust and pollen filter (17/7/18) @ Bristos Skoda, Ipswich IP4 4AU 9140mi - oil change service (9/6/2017) @ Bristos Skoda, Ipswich IP4 4AU N.B. cambelt has been changed. No DSG oil service because not required on this particular model. Most recent service (and MoT) was less than 3 weeks ago, so nothing should need doing for another year or so. Extras: Features include SmartLink, adaptive cruise control, start/stop, electronic parking brake, auto-folding mirrors, dual-zone climate control, cooled glovebox. Collection: Collection only, from RG45. Pictures:

All very well, but if the workshop manual says it doesn’t need replacing, why doesn’t the car’s warranty (either new or 1-year second hand from an approved dealer) cover it? Particularly considering how badly it will screw up the rest of the engine if it breaks at full power?

It’s a ‘lifetime part’ but they don’t cover its failure under warranty… odd. Thanks for the various helpful responses.

Thanks both. I think I'll buy the cheaper car but have the belt replaced myself as I can't stand the thought of it breaking. They refused to take off the cost of a new cam belt from the price of the car, but at least they were good enough to knock off £250 "as a gesture of goodwill"...

I’m buying a petrol 1.4 Kodiaq and am actively talking to 2 different authorised Skoda dealers. Dealer A says the cambelt needs changing every 60k miles or 5 years. Dealer B says this is merely advisory and not needed on petrol Skodas. Both offer 1yr warranty. Both cars around 55k miles and little to choose between them other than location and B is £1k cheaper than A and several hundred miles nearer where I live. Who should I believe?

Thanks… some sacrifice in luggage space is ok in order to gain increased comfort as the comparatively low-slung Superb isn’t great for us physically!

Anyone know if there is a specialist who can do this in the Reading/Bracknell Forest/Aldershot area?

I’m planning on changing the family car from a Superb to a Kodiaq 7-seater. We travel a fair bit with everyone on board (2 adults, 3 children, 1 labrador). In the Superb we have a custom dog guard which divides the boot and enables us to pile up luggage on one side, confident that the bags won’t squash the dog. I can’t see how we could achieve this in the Kodiaq… on a long journey we would put the ‘boot seats’ down but I wouldn’t want to take the divider in and out whenever I put the boot seats ip and down. Any tips from Kodiaq owners with dogs??