What have you done to your Superb III today?

[dohboy78]

26 minutes ago, technics100 said:

I've just cleaned mine for the last time.. it's being collected by BCA tomorrow... :-(

BCA?

[technics100]

37 minutes ago, dohboy78 said:

BCA?

British Car Auctions.. end of PCP lease.. 

[dohboy78]

16 minutes ago, technics100 said:

British Car Auctions.. end of PCP lease.. 

I see. Did you not want to keep it??

[technics100]

7 minutes ago, dohboy78 said:

I see. Did you not want to keep it??

 

TBH it was cheaper to lease a new Kodiaq than try and keep and finance a 3 year old car which is now out of warranty.. growing family means more space required.. 

[elfensin]

11 hours ago, Gabrielem said:

What springs and shock absorbers have you put in?

 

Eibach Pro Kit spring with DCC

[JR RS]

After 4 yrs, and almost 55k kms, the factory Pirelli P7 has done it's time and has been replaced with ContiMaxContact6 tyres.  

While I was at, changed the tyre profile to 245/40R19, saving more than a hundred bux a tyre!

With the car already lowered on Eibach Springs, I had to remove my rear 15mm spacers as they scrubbed a little while turning or going over speed bumps with passengers in the back!

 

 

Front is great.

 

Just a wee bit too much poke at the rear.....

 

[dohboy78]

8 hours ago, technics100 said:

 

TBH it was cheaper to lease a new Kodiaq than try and keep and finance a 3 year old car which is now out of warranty.. growing family means more space required.. 

I see... how did you get on with the Superb?? Currently trying to locate one to buy. Test drove one yesterday and a Octavia VRS. VRS was nice but too harsh for my poorly spine. Superb was lush, unfortunately has a poor SMART repair down the drivers side. 

[technics100]

3 hours ago, dohboy78 said:

I see... how did you get on with the Superb?? Currently trying to locate one to buy. Test drove one yesterday and a Octavia VRS. VRS was nice but too harsh for my poorly spine. Superb was lush, unfortunately has a poor SMART repair down the drivers side. 

 

Superb has been fantastic and hasn't put a foot wrong in 3 years and 37k... The buy back was £17,320.. which I suppose isn't bad.. but 3 growing kids means more space.. so a Kodiaq has replaced it.. In 37k it has had 2 oil changes, a set of front tyres and a set of rear pads.. in once to have the start button replaced, but that's it.. literally a superb car.. 

 

I had wanted a VRS when I was looking, drove both but the superb is a massive jump in equipment.. auto handbrake, adaptive cruise, kessy.. 9.2 columbus.. 

[MartiniB]

2 hours ago, technics100 said:

means more space.. so a Kodiaq has replaced it

not in the trunk

[elfensin]

23 hours ago, whitevx said:

Looks great and I do like the mandatory Bunnings carport pic lol.

Is that a star wars sticker on the lower sill ?

 

That's a Chinese character (or Japanese Kanji, basically the same thing) '赤', which means red. And obviously, my car is red.

 

 

[dohboy78]

3 hours ago, technics100 said:

 

Superb has been fantastic and hasn't put a foot wrong in 3 years and 37k... The buy back was £17,320.. which I suppose isn't bad.. but 3 growing kids means more space.. so a Kodiaq has replaced it.. In 37k it has had 2 oil changes, a set of front tyres and a set of rear pads.. in once to have the start button replaced, but that's it.. literally a superb car.. 

 

I had wanted a VRS when I was looking, drove both but the superb is a massive jump in equipment.. auto handbrake, adaptive cruise, kessy.. 9.2 columbus.. 

 

Wow! I would have bought it for £17k!! I’m struggling to find a nice one for £17k… was yours the 190bhp?

[technics100]

7 hours ago, dohboy78 said:

 

Wow! I would have bought it for £17k!! I’m struggling to find a nice one for £17k… was yours the 190bhp?

 

No, 220bhp.. Well specced too.. It was basically Sportline Plus spec.  I got it with 9.2 Columbus, front sensors, heated seats, electric boot and spare wheel. Added a detachable towbar too.. It's gone and all now.. 

 

Fella said it would be in the auctions next week and the dealers would go mad for it.. Will keep an eye out and see what it goes for sale for.. 

8 hours ago, MartiniB said:

not in the trunk

I know, although 3 rows stops the kids from hitting each other.. LOL.. 

[Donweather]

On 06/07/2021 at 13:13, JR RS said:

Front is great.

 

 

 

 

These are stock 19*8J Rims?  Is that pic with the 15mm spacer in the front?  Weird that your rears poked more with the 15mm spacers.  My sportline has about 12-15mm to give on the front and about 20-22mm to give on the rears before flush with the guards.   This is with 19" stock vega wheels (19*8 ET44).

Edited 7 July, 2021 by Donweather

[dohboy78]

14 hours ago, technics100 said:

 

No, 220bhp.. Well specced too.. It was basically Sportline Plus spec.  I got it with 9.2 Columbus, front sensors, heated seats, electric boot and spare wheel. Added a detachable towbar too.. It's gone and all now.. 

 

Fella said it would be in the auctions next week and the dealers would go mad for it.. Will keep an eye out and see what it goes for sale for.. 

I know, although 3 rows stops the kids from hitting each other.. LOL.. 

Yep!! Would of had that!! lol

[P4ulG]

Not done by me I must add 

Cars in at the detailers. 

Didn't think it was this bad to be fair but what a difference on the Velvet red. Can really see the metallic now.  😀😀

[JR RS]

5 hours ago, Donweather said:

These are stock 19*8J Rims?  Is that pic with the 15mm spacer in the front?  Weird that your rears poked more with the 15mm spacers.  My sportline has about 12-15mm to give on the front and about 20-22mm to give on the rears before flush with the guards.   This is with 19" stock vega wheels (19*8 ET44).

 

Yup, they r the 19" Phoenix/Trinity rims, ET44.

15mm hubcentric spacers front & rear.

Car is lowered 20mm.

Had no issues with 235 tyres and the 15mm spacers on the rear, but the same setup with the wider 245 tyres scrubs (where the rear bumper joins the rear qtr panel) every so lightly.

The poke was also a bit too much to my liking, so I've now removed the rear spacers.

 

No more scrubbing.

 

 

Edited 7 July, 2021 by JR RS

[Coopernova]

Fitted Rieger front splitter, side skirts and rear diffuser. New wheels fitted with new Michelin Pilot Sport 4s 255 40/R19. Full paint correction, ceramic coating and interior leather protection!

[dohboy78]

I have bought one... collecting on Tuesday

[UndertheRadar]

Washed it. 

[ColinD]

Broke it.

 

No idea what's up it was fine the other day. Parked up, pulled off last night, odd squeaking, followed by a grind/grating on right hand turns. Idle she's fine, revs out of gear fine, drive squeak, off throttle coast, corner right/left while coasting fine... all fine. On throttle squeak. Honestly it sounds like a clutch squeal, or belt slippage, it changes, but DSG box... that or a stone. The alarming one is the slightly mechanical sound on right hand turns... the squeaking on throttle... decidedly  mechanical... so I wait till next wed to find out. They did say I was covered by recovery so driving was fine... definitely a glass half full chap on the phone. I was seeing a wheel bearing fail and I plough straight on before I saw the inside of a recovery vehicle.

 

It will turn out to be a errant leaf, held in by a pigeon poop. If it is this it's done 2hours and over 50miles of white/dark peak bumps and boots

[CB_4x4]

1. I sourced this high mileage 67plate Greenline

 

 

2. It had a horrible shiny bumper guard, chins on the number plates and the factory standard lettering & badges (the emergency triangle was mine already)

 

NB Greenlines always ship with a spare wheel kit (that needs to be gone ASAP as the foam insert suits my usage better)

 

 

 

4. Replaced the bumper protector with a black plastic one, and fitted nicer looking (legal) plates

 

 

5. Judicious hairdryer treatment, leverage from a sacrificial wooden spatula and subsequent 100% alcohol clean up removed all the badges

 

 

6. Far nicer Monte Carlo style letters installed, I kept the 2017 Greenline badge as it was the black edition already  - that GB is a mag sticker BTW

 

 

 

 

7. The new (chinless) number plates are an improvement, and the bonnet emblem completes the look

 

[dohboy78]

10 minutes ago, CB_4x4 said:

1. I sourced this high mileage 67plate Greenline

 

 

2. It had a horrible shiny bumper guard, chins on the number plates and the factory standard lettering & badges (the emergency triangle was mine already)

 

NB Greenlines always ship with a spare wheel kit (that needs to be gone ASAP as the foam insert suits my usage better)

 

 

 

4. Replaced the bumper protector with a black plastic one, and fitted nicer looking (legal) plates

 

 

5. Judicious hairdryer treatment, leverage from a sacrificial wooden spatula and subsequent 100% alcohol clean up removed all the badges

 

 

6. Far nicer Monte Carlo style letters installed, I kept the 2017 Greenline badge as it was the black edition already  - that GB is a mag sticker BTW

 

 

 

 

7. The new (chinless) number plates are an improvement, and the bonnet emblem completes the look

 

Very nice! Where did you get the badges??

 

[CB_4x4]

13 minutes ago, dohboy78 said:

Very nice! Where did you get the badges??

 

http://www.kopacek.com/     formerly known as SuperSkoda:

 

 

Cat. number	Entry name	€/piece	Quantity	€ total
5JA853687-F9R	Genuine Skoda Auto,a.s. rear emblem ´SKODA´ - MONTE CARLO black version	19.99	1	20.00
3V0853687-BLK	Superb III - Genuine Skoda Auto,a.s. rear emblem ´SUPERB´ - SPORTLINE black version	29.99	1	30.00
O3-ZNK-INT	Superb III - original Skoda emblem - I.N.T. version - FRONT Colour: S9R Moon white	44.99	1	45.00
S3-ZNK-RR-INT	Superb III - original Skoda emblem - I.N.T. version - REAR Colour: S9R Moon white	44.99	1	45.00
Delivery and payment costs:				17.00
Total €:				157.00

[Legacy]

I picked this up last Friday, got the rear windows tinted yesterday, fitted mudflaps and gave it a wash and first coat of sealant/wax today.

 

[CB_4x4]

Yes. Quality is 100% far better than any others I've seen. It's a remade OEM part, and the paint matches exactly too.

 

I listed my shopping list from them in an earlier reply ^