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.

Yes...good reminder. She carries both keys in separate faraday bags. Just on that. We both have faraday bags for our kessy's. Usual ones from Amazon. Being me, I test them from time to time and I have had failures. Don't know why. Might be some science behind this or just cheap bags. Like the batteries now these little bags are also tested and replaced. Ash

And I see the brave are also wise...

Hi, I meant to update this thread and forgot. My bad. See my posts above for the full story. My wife took her fobs to an arranged appointment at the dealer on 4 September - that's about three weeks after the incident and after I had done the key fob battery swop test. In she went and the guy said he was going to change the batteries first, as if it was a battery problem and he did the tests first and found there was nothing wrong with the fob there would be a £100 charge. My wife said ok, but my husband has already swopped the batteries and they both work fine in the spare fob, but neither works in the 'dud' fob. In go the new batteries and hey presto - both were working again. She felt a bit of a fool. The guy just said that both fob batteries need to be changed every year. She said she had no warning the battery was losing power, but he didn't seem too clued about that. So both fobs still working. My wife is carrying them both for a few weeks just in case the main one dies again. Not at all satisfactory .

I've had a variety of cars down the years and wasted too much money on BMWs and Mercs. Good cars but with too many issues for a so called prestige brand and with running costs far too high. In 2011 I bought my first Skoda Superb after a nightmare winter in 2010 driving a Merc estate with a boot loaded with bags of sand and a couple of breeze blocks to keep the rear wheel drive working in the snow. Rather than revert to another Merc or Beemer I decided to test drive a range of cars. One of those was the Superb, based on the Driver Power Survey in Auto Express where Skoda's were coming in the top five cars, rated by customers. My 2011 Superb was a 2.0 150 TDI Executive DSG 4x4. It was the dealer principal's car and he took me for the test drive. I immediately fell for the car. It was just in every way, well...superb. I aimed to keep that car for 36 months and change. I put a minimum deposit on it. I've never bought out a car at the end of a PCP. Well I bought that car and kept it for nearly seven years. It cost me £7000 to buy it out and I drove it for three years and got £8000 for it. It is the best car I've ever owned. Hands down. When it came to change, I didn't even look elsewhere. I bought a demonstrator 2.0ltr 190 Sportline which, sadly, was written off from under me in 2019. Again, I went straight back to Skoda and I'm driving a Superb SE L 1.5TSi and its a continuing love affair. I have a general interest in cars and I'm abreast or the competition. Nothing touched Skoda for value for money and a car that exactly fits my lifestyle. Come the time when my wife wanted to change her 10 year old beloved Mazda 3, I did the rounds of many makes and dealerships with her. The Karoq had just launched a few months earlier. Driving past the local Skoda dealership on a whim I asked if she would like to take a test drive as the reviews were good and she agreed, more on the basis of 'well I've tried everything else' rather than any enthusiasm. We had already test driven Mazda, Vauxhall, Seat, Citeron, Peugeot, Toyota, Ford and Nissan. She test drove a Karoq SE 1.5TSi and made her decision there and then. We were both hugely impressed. Eighteen months on she still loves her car and this is the first 'blip' (no pun intended). I live in Northern Ireland and in the last five years (from memory) the Skoda UK Dealership of the Year has been an NI dealer. I have found them really helpful. So I hope your confidence won't be dented. You have chosen a great car and I'm sure you will have a good dealer experience too. Ash

Yes, that's my understanding too. The only thing they look for is user damage; immersed in water, cracked etc., which might invalidate the warranty.

Steve, Yes, agreed. I'll update on this once I've been to the dealer. Sounds like you need a trip to the dealer too. That's just weird. You may need your fob re-programmed by the dealer. It has certainly knocked my wife's confidence in the fobs. I've had two keyless entry Superbs and not a problem at all. Ash

Wife contacted local dealer this morning. She has an appointment in early September (!) to bring in the fobs to be tested. This apparently takes an hour. Have to check the fob has not been damaged by owner, apparently. Then reorder and collect and program to the car. She was also asked if she had checked to see if the battery was the right way up. She wondered aloud since there was no need to check the battery until the fob had died, how the fob might have worked with the battery the wrong way up since June 2018...no answer to that one. Interesting to hear your fob experience starting the car. Good to know that the car eventually did start. Hopefully, neither of us will have to put this into practice again. Ash

Last night, my wife went out to her June 2018 Karoq SE to get something. Opened and locked the car using the door handle. Key in pocket. About an hour later she was going out and the fob would't open the car door. First thought, dead battery. The spare opened it just fine, but me being me, thought I'd switch batteries in the fobs to check if it was a fob issue. Wife had no in car warnings about a battery problem in the fob. By switching batteries I found that both batteries were fine and worked in the spare fob, but neither battery worked in the main fob. So, looks like fob failure. Fortunately this happened at home. I'm assuming it can be fixed under warranty. It left me considering a scenario where the same thing happened miles from home. My wife returns to a locked car and nothing happens with the fob. Using the fob key she knows how to clip off the little cover to reveal the keyhole, (surmising here). Surely the alarm would go off? Then what? Both she and I would have been clueless about holding the key against/ close to the start button to see if the car would start. If not call the helpline I presume. Anyway, as I said fortunately this happened at home and in daylight, but it has certainly dented my wife's confidence in keyless entry. Mine too tbh. Ash

I'm afraid they won't have a fix for it. I had a good talk with my dealer service people. As far as I can gather (and it sounds strange) the fix worked on some cars and not so well on others. On some it increased the revs and helped with some of the manual cars but not all. It didn't seem to fix the hunting through 1-3 gear in the DSG and the quick succession changes down coming to a halt which feels like the car was shuddring a bit. I experienced that a few times in the early miles but now seems to have cleared itself. My dealer could say when the next attempt at a fix will be, but my hope is that Skoda start to realise that the issue is seeping into the auto press as well as the annoyance of existing drivers and make sure that the next fix really does sort the problem. I don't think they can afford to get it wrong second time. Congrats on your buy. This is my third Superb. First two were diesels. Notwithstanding the gear issue I think the 1.5TSI is a lovely engine and I think you will enjoy it too.

I think that's strictly true at the moment since the fix has been withdrawn, as opposed to 'no update needed for your car'.

I think this is becoming an issue in the motoring press. I was surprised to see Autoexpress pick up on this in their review posted by @driventodevon above. I thought the review described the 'symptoms' for DSG box very well. The other thing is that the car adapts to the way you drive over time. My dealer principal told me it took about 600 miles to settle to a driving style. I think that's the reason I don't find much surging from take-off. The last fix did not comprehensively solve the problem I was told and actually made the problem worse for some drivers. Not good to recall a software fix so I think (hope) Skoda will be working overtime to get the next fix release right.

Thanks @driventodevon I've really no complaints about the 1.5TSI in terms of its power train and I had a 2.0L 150 Diesel Superb for nearly 7 years. The main issue is the DSG clutch take up. I've had surging but never lagging and if you push hard then the take off can surge. I actually put this down to the electronic break. It does not release quickly enough and almost 'holds' the car as it takes off. Haven't experienced the coming to a standstill issue. In terms of oomph I really have no complaints. It goes extremely well and I'm still in awe as to how this engine does it. A postscript to my earlier post. My wife took her Kodiaq for service on 7 June when she was expecting the 'fix' to be applied. She was told that the software fix had been withdrawn because it was not fixing the problem and a new fix was expected shortly. Skoda have a problem here and once they drop to third place in Autoexpress reviews then I expect they will start to apply a fix. The DSG moves up the early gears to 4th too quickly IMO and thats what can cause jerkiness. I suspect the same is true when coming to a standstill. However, I find smooth application of the accelerator pretty much takes care of all of the above except the 'brake hold' issue which is just a tad too long.

I used it between the instrument binnicale and the softer dash and it seemed to do the trick. The plastic itself doesn't get softer. Graphite spray works even better. How it works and why , for me. it was a one time fix I do not know. I got the tip time from another post on here (somewhere) about a year ago.

Same issue in my Sportline - same fix, although applied with a flattened cotton bud. Now in my new Superb and I'll try the same again.

Following an accident in my Sportline I chose an SE L Executive with a 1.5TSI DSG. First this is a well specced car and worth looking at if you can get one at a good price. As for the 1.5 TSI. I did wonder about this engine in the Superb. My wife's Karoq doesn't kangaroo like the manual but there is a distinct sudden lift forward when taking off, which can be managed by a lighter application of the right foot. I found the same with the 1.5 DSG in the Superb, but to a much lesser degree. I'm waiting to get booked in for the software update. I'm expecting an improvement, but to be honest in the DSG variant in the Superb, for me, it isn't really an issue. Incidentally, I'm very pleased with the 1.5 in the Superb. Very quiet, good low down pull and all the power for everyday driving that I need. When I do need a few more horses for overtaking, they are there.

Logged on today specifically to check if there is news of this update, knowing Briskodians would be on the case. Got my new 1.5TSI DSG estate on 9 March and have about 700miles on it. I get a slight surge forward on take-off if I have the handbrake or stop/start applied. Not overly dramatic but definitely there. More annoying with stop/start on. My wife's Karoq is like a bouncy castle in 1st gear (same engine/DSG). Good to know this is available and makes a difference for DSG box as well. I'll post again when I get the update

For the Mac owners out there... FAT32 - If you have a digital camera and format your card in it it will be in FAT32 Those pesky additional files - download a great free little app CleanMyDrive 2; available here, https://macpaw.com/cleanmydrive or on the Apple app store. This little app is ideal fro cleaning junk files on removeable media such as SD cards and also ejecting them safely. It sits on your task bar. Procedure - Format card Follow instruction on Skoda portal and download and unzip files. Copy unzipped files only (no folder) unto SD card Run CleanMyDrive - it will show that you have junk files. Hit the 'Clean junk' button, safely eject your SD card and you are good to upload into car. Works every time for me. Ash

Yes, if the need for speed overtakes me, chipping is always an option. Now where's my goggles and driving gloves...

Postscript In my post starting this thead I alluded to my "excellent local dealer". Heard today that at the Skoda UK awards ceremony on Friday evening my excellent local dealer was voted UK Dealer of the Year 2018. So take a bow Mervyn Steweart Skoda, Northern Ireland. They have been really supportive after my accident and gone the 'extra mile' and more to get me a car and a deal that worked. NI dealerships have won this accolade 5 years out of the last 6. So if you want a great weekend's craic while you buy your next Skoda, come on over to NI and savour the customer experience, the Guinness and the grub. Giant's Causeway optional... And no...I don't work for Skoda or the dealerships, but I am proud of their achievement.

Well, its the weekend and I said I'd be back with a decision. Its been tough. But for those with things to do with their lives my decision is the new Superb SE L Exec Estate 1.5TSI in Quartz Grey, with Pegasus wheels and variable boot floor and auto back seat release from the boot. Its built, in the UK and on its way to a dealer near me. For those with more time... A lot of things come into play, including: The deal. I'm coming out of the accident in a good place due to GAP RTI insurance, and potentially I could put it all back ino a car, but I decided not to and set a deposit which will allow the residual to go to other things (daughter at Uni; son just moving into first home, holiday etc.). Second was my desire for low monthly payments on a PCP, with a realistic final payment. On used cars there is a substantial discount up front; always tempting. This particular Sportline was only 6 months old, had 3,362 miles and was an ex Skoda management car. It has 9.2" Columbus and heated seats as options, inflating the price, but taking you half way to a Sportlibe Plus spec. Being used, to get my requirement for low monthly payments, would mean a hefty deposit. Managable, but was it worth it? Presently, Skoda's deal of a £3000 contribution, free servicing and 5.5% APR on PCP deals is hard to ignore. With keen dealer discount, (after all we are in the Feb doldrums as '19 plate registrations loom. Happily not an issue in Northern Ireland), the Skoda contribution and decent deposit, I am looking into a very good deal with low monthly repayments. That then, brings me to engine issue. Performance. Like @BriskodaJeff I have enjoyed the performance of my 190 TDI in the late Sportline, but it never matched in terms of enjoyment the all round ownership of my MKII 150TDI Elegance 4x4. I can safely say its the best car I ever owned. And that's the issue. Its not about engines or performance (for me) its about the whole ownership experience coupled to my lifestyle. I don't do the type of driving which exploits the thrills of a gutsy engine. While the power would be there, it would be seldom exploited. So that brings me to the 1.5TSI. Does it work in a Superb? Yesterday I went for a good test drive in a 1.5 TSI DSG provided by my dealer. There's a tiny bit of kickdown at lower gears if you want to get away quickly, but once in 3rd and beyond there is this sense of reserves of power coming on as I accelerated. There was no sense it was running out of puff. Certainly well enough for my driving style. On the motorway it is extremely quiet and relaxed and on A and B roads delivered plenty of power when needed. Other than the motorway, I don't have the conditions to get above 60 anywhere else. On congested roads 40-50 is about the average. One addendum. My test drive was in a new 1.5TSI Sportline hatch. It was a lovely engine dressed in the wrong suit. The 1.5 suits the SE/SE L livery and luxury as you move up the range. If you're going to get a Sportline get an engine to match the name. Apoligies if I've touched a nerve with anyone here. So, hands up, the 220PSI would be more fun for sure, ( BTW I have driven a 220 TSI before when searching for the Sportline) but its more than I really need. Getting into the Exec was like stepping back into the Elegance and I had a sense of coming back home (after a thoroughly enjoyable and rather racy affair with a svelte temptress, which unfortunately ended with a bigger bang than expected). Couple that with the deal available, the spec of the Exec, my driving style and I think I've come to a place where I'm buying with both the head and the heart. So sincere thanks for all the views to this thread and responses advising me to get that 220. At the end of the day a car has to work on many levels and I think (for me) I'm achieving that balance. Cheers Ash

here you go...