well after having volvos for a while now iv found i quite like the superb and was looking at either the 2.5 tdi auto or the 2.8 petrol auto (i know the pd diesels are better but they are out of my budget )Iv seen a couple that seem quite good on 53 plate and a 52 lwb version and i was wondering what are the common issues with the car itself and the engines ect ?Any help would be greatly appreciated .

cheers

Gary

Iv seen a couple that seem quite good on 53 plate and a 52 lwb version and i was wondering what are the common issues with the car itself and the engines ect ?Any help would be greatly appreciated .

cheers

Gary

Well the 1.9 PD130 manual is the engine and box to go for, the rest will cost you more at the pumps and the @ DVLA when you tax them.

They never made a LWB Superb, it is already based on a LWB Passat B5/B5.5.

The biggest single thing to watch out for on them is the dreaded water ingress, this is not a case of if, but when, I personally wouldn't buy one that had leaked before - there are far too many electrics to go wrong once they have leaked.

The only real issues with the engines are with the 2.0 PD140 (this is out of your price range so will not be an issue).

They are a good car - if you buy a good one, but a bad leaky one will put you off them for good!

Well the 1.9 PD130 manual is the engine and box to go for, the rest will cost you more at the pumps and the @ DVLA when you tax them.

They never made a LWB Superb, it is already based on a LWB Passat B5/B5.5.

The biggest single thing to watch out for on them is the dreaded water ingress, this is not a case of if, but when, I personally wouldn't buy one that had leaked before - there are far too many electrics to go wrong once they have leaked.

The only real issues with the engines are with the 2.0 PD140 (this is out of your price range so will not be an issue).

They are a good car - if you buy a good one, but a bad leaky one will put you off them for good!

oh i see,il definetly look into the water ingress.Tell me about the bad ones my current car is an s60 and iv had nothing but problems with the electrics on it.

cheers

oh i see,il definetly look into the water ingress.Tell me about the bad ones my current car is an s60 and iv had nothing but problems with the electrics on it.

cheers

hi gary 2010

bad ones,

check the threads on the water ingress issue, many well documented ones on there

as for electrical problems, unless there are faults and systems not working you might not notice water building up in the foot wells

if water gets in under the carpet and sound deadening underlay then there is a ecu that lives in a black box

and then the relays on the n/s/f a pillar

and the wiring loom that will be sitting in a lake.

the loom (once you have peeled back the insulation) will have gone black, if it is to be done properly you must go back until there is clean wire to re solder to, and you must use the correct wire thickness and stand count and replace to the same original lenghts, other wise problems occur latter on

then you will find the crimped factory fitted nodes will have all oxidised and will all be useless, these all have to be replaced and re soldered and insulated, properly other wise problems occur latter on

drying out the ecu, if it is re usable

drying out all the carpets and underlay, no point rushing this bit as it will trap moisture for months if not completely dry and start causing problems for latter on

finding the water leak either under the bonnet or ..

at the scuttle panel poor fit where a windscreen has been badly fitted and broken the 'edge/lip' of the panel

under the scuttle panel around the pollen filter, under which is a broken seal

under the scuttle panel,in the plenum chamber, the battery and brake servo will be sitting in a lake because the two rubber drain bungs will be blocked

the bonnet release cable grommet to the bulk head leaks in,and gets broken by poorly trained grease monkeys

the door inner frames, a large bolted on metal panel where the ancillaries are all bolted has the same seal and lets water straight into the foot wells front or rear

leaking sunroof drains down the pillars

water can get in every where if not looked after and good periodic maintenance kept up,

i have done many of these repairs to the ubber ridiculous expensive mercedes s classe saloon and coupe, and these are very 'can' sensitive , imagine if you will a wheeled Pentium processor, computers and ecu's every where all sitting in the same rotten water, but if these are repaired to the exacting standards as well as the skoda superb, then there is no reason not to buy one if it is repaired properly, IF its repaired properly!, so which one do you buy then? they all do this to varying degrees, its a case of when it happens not if, you cant change the laws of physics captain

130 tdi manuals best bet all rounder in the long run