JohnMcL7

I'm quite surprised by the answers here since I usually have mine at 15 degrees, sometimes a bit higher in the winter if I'm getting into the car and it's cold to warm it up a bit.

I'm assuming they must have stopped making that one a while ago? The newest I can find for sale is a 67 plate, I'm aiming for three to four years old at the moment.

Yes that's exactly it, I had an Octavia mk2 TDI VRS so I bought a bike to avoid short trips and hopefully no DPF issues but still mostly don't use the car for short trips so it's just a few long trips when going on holiday. As you've said the fuel cost is inconsequential and doubt it's much different to the 2.5 Mazda engine so I wanted to check if there's any other costs to be aware of. Thanks for all the comments although frustratingly the car I was going to have a look at has sold however it's useful to know there's no reason to count out the higher rated version.

Thanks for the response, one of the biggest issues I have with test driving cars is that rarer models like these are miles away (I think the nearest I'm considering at the moment is 400 miles) so I end up endlessly researching them online. I suspect the 190bhp is probably absolutely fine since it's a little more power than I have at the moment and the 276bhp is unnecessary but I do like how subtle the Superb looks despite the power. I'm not too bothered about resale because I'd hope to run the car into the ground as I have my current car.

I'm looking for a large petrol estate with blind side monitoring and adaptive cruise control so I've been looking at Superb L&K's around three to four years old and planning to keep the car for a decent amount of time. The higher output version is tempting but I'm wondering if it's a bad choice to keep longer term, the lower mpg isn't an issue since I only do 3000 miles a year and my current car isn't much more efficient but is the higher output engine and 4x4 system more likely to have issues over time? Are there any other costs to be aware of aside from regular servicing.

No, it's the older and bigger Stache which runs 29+ rather than 27.5+: Trek have now discontinued it as the market has moved away from the bigger 29+ and the Roscoe has been a lot more popular but I love the big wheels and wide rims as well as the short back end and slack front, I've had the bike a few years now and never ridden anything else I found better. I would like to try a Full Stache out of interest but I went to a rigid after full suspension and liked the feel of it so the hardtail is a good compromise.

Good to hear you're getting on well with the Garmin as I have a Fenix 5s myself I bought at launch pretty much, worn it every day and still working great. I was using it with Zwift for HR as well as broadcasting to an Edge and when I'd compared it against the chest strap I found it a bit slower to respond and underread a bit but that was fine for me. However I started with Zwift last year to make up for not being able to go out group rides and I was getting suspicious about its heartrate figures and was concerned because I'd had thyroid issues just before the pandemic and never got a proper all clear because I couldn't get tested any more. So I bought a new chest strap and I was shocked at how different the results were, the watch showed an average of 83bpm and a max of 136bpm while the chest strap showed an average of 168bpm and a max of 184 bpm. I'm sure the chest strap was right because I was doing a race and going hard at it which made me wonder is the watch faulty but the resting/24 hour monitoring looks good and out on an MTB ride it also looked good with an average of 140 and max of 190 which felt about right. I'm curious how your watch is doing? Whenever I read anything online it's not helpful because people just rubbish optical HR monitors and that's the end of it.

I've been having a brief break from the bike as I've been feeling really flat after my second vaccination and surprised how much I feel like something is missing in my life. I'm looking forward to getting back on the MTB and taking advantage of the bone dry super fast trails. I had been deliberating whether to pay for Strava or not because I'm actually finding it a lot better not being able to see the leaderboards because I don't bother now trying to beat my times and enjoy the ride instead. Which has resulted in faster times and was surprised to get a PB (and 6th overall) on one of my favourite segments that I spent a while improving on but haven't been near that time in a while and I'd long given up trying to beat it. Very much a bike for good conditions but my absolute favourite to ride: I'm definitely feeling in the mood for an event for a change but with many cancelled I'm not sure what's even likely to run. I decided to for a late night loop of Loch Ness on my own instead since I'd done that last year when the roads are quiet and it worked out well but I was around a third of the way round and just about to leave mobile reception and start climbing when someone texted me to say the road was closed for the last third and it was a lengthy diversion. I was disappointed I had to abandon the ride but that was a big relief as I'd not be happy to find I had a two to three hour diversion at 1am: