Ashmount

I've been driving Superbs since 2011. Love them. Last Superb (2019) had Columbus, two umbrellas and the little ,magnetic boot light. I stuck with the standard Admunsun system this time round which is ok, and with the digital dials as standard the satnav now displays there. Noticed the little magnetic light was gone, but no loss. Didn't realise that there was now only one umbrella supplied and complained to my dealer. Not sure he realised either because he supplied me with a second one with an apology. If you're new to the Superb you don't notice these things. I personally miss the Columbus system, but I know many drivers liked the physical buttons. At over £1000 as an option the Columbus is not worth it. If the 2023 images of the Superb in motor magazines are anything to go by, this will be my last Superb. I won't need as large a car in four years and I think the current design is both attractive and understated...a bit like myself 🤣😂

Coincidentally our dealer called yesterday to say my wife's new facelift Karoq SE L is in the dealership, PDI'd and ready for delivery. It was ordered on 17 February 2022 the day facelift orders were opened. No extras other than metallic paint. I ordered my new Superb on 23 March, (my fourth - love these cars). Very different story there. Dealer said it may be October before I see it, perhaps longer. He said Skoda had adopted a policy of under promising and where possible over delivering on lead times. My wife was due a change in June and ordered early based on delivery lead times and strong residuals. She had a build week confirmed by end February. @RCC49 - Happy motoring! 😃

My wife ordered her new Karoq on 17 February 2022, the first day for Karoq facelift orders to replace her nearly 4 year old model Her PCP is up in June and we wanted to get a decent lead time on the order, but the dealer was quoting 8-10 months. Wife got a call to say build date is agreed and her car will be delivered in three -four weeks! Its a standard SE L. She ordered in brilliant silver and then changed her mind and went for graphite grey. Dealer came back to say the car was too far along now to change the colour and it would require a new order, putting her at the back of the queue. She has stuck with silver. The residuals on her Karoq were so high it was a good deal. I was sufficiently tempted by high residuals at the moment that I'm ordering a new Superb now, even though I've another year to run on my PCP. Dealer is anticipating a long lead time for that delivery - possibly up to a year. 😟

My wife and I had exactly the same experience as you described...same everything... The ones I tried were new well in date Duracell and also the battery in the spare fob which worked fine in it wouldn't work in the main key. Same thing, took it to dealer who took it away in the back to fit the battery - hey presto! and she had to pay top dollar for a new battery.