My driving style has totally changed. I find i drive more to a skoda dealer now for repairs. This is not superb!

 

 

My style has changed. Having gained 108ps over my old car which was already 172ps, its turned a middle aged man into a stupid child with a new toy. I'm sure it will wear off eventually......

Edited 26 May, 20188 yr by edwards

I'm glad I've spotted this thread as my driving style has changed enormously and I'm pleased to discover it's not just me!

 

I came from a remapped 170 4x4 Yeti which I often drove in a "spirited" manner. Since getting the Superb I've slowed right down and relaxed and generally waft about limousine style. I know how fast the Yeti was; I have no desire to find out how fast the Superb is. This may have all been different if I'd have bought the 280 as I'd originally intended, but I'm happy that the 1.4 suits me just fine

 

I kind of like the ACC though not quite as much as I thought I would. I like the DSG, though it doesn't always do what I expect it to.

 

I find the electronic brake a little frustrating.  I'm one of those rare folk that always applies the handbrake when stopped as it's safer (if bumped from the rear you don't roll forward as much) and good way of meeting the legal requirement not to dazzle or cause discomfort to the person behind (highway code rule 114). Having the brake auto disengage by driving off is a little jerky, so I have to apply the brake, disengage the electronic handbrake and then drive off. Bit of a faff, and again illuminates the brake lights for no good reason.

On 09/05/2018 at 10:07, BriskodaJeff said:

1. ACC and braking - I love my ACC, but find it can be later and more aggressive than I am when braking from motorway speed to zero. So when scanning ahead, if I see brake lights go on and a traffic jam ahead I will dab the brake to disconnect ACC, then let engine braking or gentle manual braking take it down to (say) 40mph before re-engaging ACC. The ACC braking from that speed is much less aggressive.

2. ACC distance from the car in front - on the motorway, if set to a "medium" distance, there is a tendency for cars to dive in front of me, causing my car to slow again. It can give the feeling of "going backwards". So I set it to a closer distance on the motorway, then move it to a medium setting for A-roads.

3. ACC at low speeds - we have a nightmare arrangement of 20mph zones around us and I've found the ACC helpful in keeping to the limit. It does need watching like a hawk though as it will obviously take you through red lights if there is no traffic ahead.

 

This is why I struggle to see the benefits of ACC.

 

Each of those three steps require more driver input than without ACC.

 

Right now I can manage the situations highlighted in those 3 steps using my right foot. Pressing buttons, tapping pedals, making constant adjustments, scrolling through menu's etc. all requires more effort than what I can do with my feet, also my eyes are focused on where they should be.

 

ACC isn't as yet as clever as it needs to be. All the 'dabbing of brakes' or ACC braking for you is having a knock-on effect behind you. The following vehicles see your brake lights and react, often braking themselves. This ultimately results in us all sat in more slow or stationary traffic. Humans are still (for the most part) better at reading the road ahead and adjusting their speed without the need to brake, or even worse aggressively braking.

 

1 hour ago, silver1011 said:

I drove a 2017 hired VW Golf GTD the other week with ACC and was keen to try it out to see what all the fuss was about.

 

It didn't take me long to make my mind up. It just makes you look like an idiot.

 

I was in lane 2 of a dual carriageway, 70mph.

 

Two lorries, nose to tail, well ahead of me in lane 1.

 

The second lorry indicates, pulls out of lane 1 into lane 2 and proceeds to slowly overtake the first lorry.

 

Without ACC I'd have reacted as soon as I saw the lorry indicate by easing off the accelerator and closing the gap without having to brake.

 

ACC however, did not notice the lorry until it was fully in lane 2, and therefore maintained the set speed of 70mph whilst the lorry changed lanes. This meant that by the time ACC had detected the lorry it had no choice but to brake heavily. I was a split second from hitting the brakes myself.

 

All the other cars behind me had also seen the lorry's indicator and already gently reduced their speed without drama.

 

All those other road users were thinking the guy in-front of them (me) is clearly a plonker with zero anticipation skills, was on his phone, or is just a crap driver.

 

To make the situation worse, ACC didn't resume the set speed until the lorry was fully back in lane 1, leaving me sat in lane 2 with a clear road ahead of me and a line of cars behind me, being held-up.

 

I suspect those drivers by this point had made up their mind. I was a ****.

 

Perhaps I didn't give it enough of a chance, but ACC was left turned off for the rest of the time I had the car.

 

 

 

Edited 21 June, 20187 yr by silver1011

All of which explains nicely why I can't stand ACC and would probably pay a premium to have it removed and replaced with 'dumb' CC... 

 

Much harder work than just driving manually with the benefit of years of experience in reading the road ahead! 

 

On 21/06/2018 at 17:32, silver1011 said:

 

This is why I struggle to see the benefits of ACC.

 

Each of those three steps require more driver input than without ACC.

 

Right now I can manage the situations highlighted in those 3 steps using my right foot. Pressing buttons, tapping pedals, making constant adjustments, scrolling through menu's etc. all requires more effort than what I can do with my feet, also my eyes are focused on where they should be.

 

ACC isn't as yet as clever as it needs to be. All the 'dabbing of brakes' or ACC braking for you is having a knock-on effect behind you. The following vehicles see your brake lights and react, often braking themselves. This ultimately results in us all sat in more slow or stationary traffic. Humans are still (for the most part) better at reading the road ahead and adjusting their speed without the need to brake, or even worse aggressively braking.

 

In the UK it is of limited use during the day on 90% of the motorway/A road network as the distances are too small and the traffic too busy for it be left alone for any significant time.

 

Different story on much of the continent though, I get a lot of use out of it. Apart from the odd tollbooth, when trundling down to Strasbourg I might not have to touch it for 50km at a time, it's generally pretty quiet.