Tall Man

Personally I marvel at some of the MPG numbers people are quoting. I travel 38 miles each way to work every day with 3 miles at either end that are country lanes and typical town. I have done just shy of 7,000 miles and my average to date is 30 MPG. If I tickle the car to accelerate and drive all the way at 60 mph I can just about get 38/39 mpg. If I push the car then this drops to 27 mpg. For such a big car not running the most advanced engine, this is not bad, but I do wish I could get near what others are posting. Elegance 1.8 TSi DSG Combi.

3,500 miles now and only averaging 30 mpg. (pump fill method) Mostly motorway, but the roadworks on the M25 are really eating into it as I sit and watch the cement dry each morning. Find that if the car is kept at around 60 mph this improves drastically, but that is not the way I drive. Just wish the headlights would not come on so often!

Maybe, maybe not. I bought the 1.8TSi DSG Elegance Combi as the deal was too good to ignore, 23% off list and extras. I will keep it for between one and three years, probably the latter. When it comes to selling I think there may be some benefits on the petol over the diesels. By this I mean that after three years 65k miles the 1.8TSi DSG has a much lower servicing cost than the diesels and the 6 speed DSG's. Also, if the second hand user is not going to cover regular decent mileage they will by then be aware of the DPF issues. Not everyone will be popping of to Shark to have them removed. DPF is really going to bite people on the bum and is becoming more of a discussion point as people are having failures due to only local journeys. I think there will be more acceptance of petrol again, for the group whose mileage is low. Also, there is the sound issue. After seven years of diesels it is so nice to hear a petrol engine under power and then to not hear one when not under power. Don't get me wrong, the diesels are great, but then so is the 1.8TSi engine.

Hi, have the Combi 1.8tsi dsg elegance. It is really good to drive and the accelaration is impressive although spinning the front wheels is a bit too easy. Would have thought traction control would have been a bit more intuitive. I have had the car for just over 2k miles and really struggle to beat 33mpg, pump fill up readings rather than mfd. 40 mile journey to work with mostly motorway cruising and just some accelaration from a few roads on route. I go wit the flow, so around 70 -80mph with a big bit at 55mph through 8 miles of roadworks where the mpg really does start to climb. So not a great mpg. Drive it much more gently than my previous BMW 520d which no matter how hard driven return 44mpg. As I don't have to pay for my fuel, not that bothered except for the frequent fill up, which is not that much of a big deal especially as we have pumps in the office car park. Bit spoilt really.

Hi, thought it quite interesting that you ordered your car a month before me and got it a month after me, there is no logic in the delivery patterns unless they are down to dealer allocations. On to the views versus the BMW. Just point out that I have had four BMW's, three 3 series and one 5. The best one was the 320d SE 58 plate, that just wanted to be thrown into corners, but as the family got older it was too small. The 5 Series was great, but just lacked that little bit of 'Go on, push me harder', that the 3 had. I had to change cars as our company car scheme has been closed and looked at a new 5 Series. In the end to spec the 5 to the same level as the Superb would have cost me at least £10k more and so it was a no brainer when it is your own money. I went for the petrol as there was the massive discount on the VAT, plus a bit more from the dealer, and my company still provide a fuel card. This will annoy some people, but yes, the 5 Series is the better car from a drivers point of view, but not enough to make me wish I still had one. And not £10k's worth better. I think the Superb Combi is the better looker, not so bulbous as the new 5, nor as ugly as some views of the old 5. The Superb has bags more room and is just as comfotable for the passengers, but I am struggling to find the best position. Riding high is definately better on the seat, but it is the two ridges that run either side on the seat that cause me pain to my right thigh. Hopefully will find a solution. Performance is very good and I love the petrol engine sound when under strain, the BMW deisel had started to really niggle me with its dull tones. Not so on the 530d, but I did not have one of them. Fuel consumption is not great and I am averaging 30mpg, pump based calculation. This is a bit lower than I would have liked and have not been pushing the car at all. Getting up to speed with some progress and then holding at about 70 to 80 mph with quite a lot at 50 mph due to roadworks. With four on board and some luggage this drops to about 28-29 mpg. Still the car has only done 1400 miles. A bigger fuel tank would have been nice, 60 litres is pretty small for a car of this size. The front screen is actually quite narrow and so the rear view mirror does obscure quite a bit, being tall this is worse. Something I will get used to. Big diff vs the BMW. The brakes are not as good, but still very good, so not a complaint. The ride on the 18 inch wheels is very good and I find it comparable to the 5 series in many way, but one. At speed over undulations the car tends to wallow a little, whereas the BMW would be rock steady and confident. Build quality is almost on a par. The plastics in side are as good except for the door handles (inside) and bins. They are a bit cheap, but do the job. Doors close with a lovely thunk, which is more than can be said for the new Mondeo that all the critics rave about. (I could not believe the poor quality fittings and seats in the Mondo, and I was looking at Titanium X) My rear nearside passenger door has a gap 1mm wider than the other side, this would not happen on a BMW. It is still sealed in the rain so I am not bothered and no one would know, apart from me. (no I did not go around measuring) The headlamps are fantastic, they really light the way. The BMW's were utter rubbish and really poor on the motorway at speed. The gizmos are much better than the BMW and planty more of them, although BMW's are not as tight on extras as people think. The uprated sound system is really good on Media files, but utter rubbish on radio. Just cannot get the sound on the radio to equal that of media files on the HD. So, in a nutshell. Really pleased with the Superb, it was the best car out there for the price. No other make came close, and I tried them all. Would I go back to the BMW? Not if I was paying, no. If someone else was? Not really bothered any more, it's nice to have something that you see very few of. One last thing. I thought my Steel Grey was much lighter than I was expecting, any views? Still like the colour though.

After reading all the problems on delivery times I was quite concerned when I ordered mine, need not have worried. Elegance 1.8TSi DSG Combi, Steel Grey with quite a few extras, not the roof though. Ordered Week 8, 24 Feb. Build week 19, confirmed by dealer after 3 weeks, although this was proposed build week ie: not confirmed. Left factory week 19 At dealer week end of week 20. No idea how this was so fast. Pick up on 24 May, start of week 21. So under 13 weeks.

Thanks for the replies. My service booklet shows QG1 and then says next service due in 10k miles or one year. Phoned the dealer again today and service dept said it must have been put back to fixed, but they do not know how. Are going to reset it on Monday. Odd really. So an unsceduled drive out of my way to the Polish War Memorial on a Monday morning.

Hi, I wonder if someone could help on variable servicing. I have a 1.8 TSi DSG which should be on variable servicing. The dealer confirmed it was and so does the handbook. Is there any well of telling? The car says that the first service is due in 8,100 miles or 343 days. This has been dropping by about 100 miles per day with the days dropping one at a time. Now I have only done 1,260 miles from new and so would expect the number of miles to be much more. I do 80 miles a day of which 90% is motorway, although there are some very slow bits as its the M25 north section with all the roadworks. I have driven the car with a lot more respect than my previous car, mostly because I own this one. My prvious car was a 5 series BMW and that did not get much respect, 'cos it didn't want it and I drove it fairly hard. On variable servicing that car went 18,000 miles between trips to the dealer. The dealer says that the car needs to settle into my driving habits to then keep recalculating the next service. Any ideas or experience? As there are now quite a few petrols around, what are your indicators showing? Thanks guys, a really informative forum.

Thanks for the replies, will keep an eye on as even after 100 miles no reading. Perhaps a first service job.

Its the same as a sequencial box on a track car, so it makes absolute sense. Have to say really enjoy using the box on manual, improving the fuel consumption over the cars choice of gears. Most of the time do leave it up to te car though.

Hi all, a quick question. On the mxidot, if I select Oil Temp all I get is a series of dashes ----. No matter how far I have travelled no temp is on the read out. Is this correct or is it just that there is no problem? Everything else seems fine. Thanks.

Actually picked it up on 24 May. Same build date from day one, really can't complain. Actually, I wanted to take delivery later.

UPDATE Dealer phoned today to say car now at dealership. Wow from a week 19 build and they have it already. Asking me to pick up onn Tuesday. Problem now is not sure I can as planning for another two weeks time. A right mare as someone drove into my company car the other day. So have to get that fixed, have a hire car and my new Superb. Will take the hire car and they can pick up from home. The lease Co. can pick the Company car up from the repairers. Looking forward to my new car. First car I have owned in 20 years after my super tight company has closed the car scheme. For info, they are one of the most successul and profitable companies in the UK, wonder why????

Quite pleased with my lead times. Ordered 24 February and was told shortly afterwards that build would be week 19. Just had confirmation that the build took place as planned and the car has now left the factory headed for the port. Dealer is predicting about the 8 June for me to take delivery. Can't grumble really, no being mucked about. Probably as I ordered petrol. Car ordered: Superb Estate Elegance 1.8 TSi DSG in Steel Grey with sunset glass, auto rear view mirror, front parking sensors, uprated sound system, full size spare wheel. Just looking forward to picking it up now. Alan

Thanks all, good to know yes and yes to the questions. As JRW said, when you have had dimming rear view for some time you would not be without it, especially on the motorway which is where I do most of my miles.