Hi there, a friend of mine is changing his car next year,currently driving a Superb1 06 from new, he is a taxi driver and does high mileage, he looked at two cars this week, the 2liter diesel Avensis and the new Superb, he prefarred the Superb, but the demo car he looked at is a 1.6 diesel 105 bhp, the next one up is the 2.0 liter diesel 170bhp, there is three grand in the difference ,both the ambition model with 5speed gearbox ,his current Superb is a 1.9diesel 105bhp manual ,we discussed both cars, hes not sure about which would be the better choice of engine for the job, reliability wise, gearbox wise his preference is manual, what im looking for is pros and cons of these two cars from people who have driven them and worked on them, and if they both have this diesl particulate filter i hear people giving out about,thanks in advance,look forward to your replies.

You've missed out the 140 2L engine - it's a grand or so cheaper than the 170 and does have some physical differences, not just mapping.

I've never drove the 1.6, but if he's happy with the 1.9, then the new 1.6 is supposed to be a very close engine...

Al.

Tell him to look at the 1.8 Petrol Avensis, no DPF or Turbo to worry about, and also tell him to ring Cab Direct for a cash sale one, last year I was going to have one myself, they offered me a 1.8 TR Auto CVT saloon for £16250, £4k off list, if you buy with their finance it becomes dearer, but if you get a bank loan and go in with the folding you can get big money off, they do Superb's as well but the waiting list might mean a long wait and the car is dearer, so tell him to look at it this way, cheaper fuel price, option to LPG later and a big saving on the list price, hth.

Oh yeah, and Toyota dealer's are 4 divisions above Skoda ones for service and knowledge of their product.

You've missed out the 140 2L engine - it's a grand or so cheaper than the 170 and does have some physical differences, not just mapping.

I've never drove the 1.6, but if he's happy with the 1.9, then the new 1.6 is supposed to be a very close engine...

Al.

Sorry for OT, but what are the physical differences between 140&170? I asked my local guy, and he said - none. Just the soft.