Yesterday was officially NEW CAR DAY...

 

I've (after much soul searching) parted company with my Mk 3 Superb , it's been a wonderful 3 years but after 3 X Superbs it was time for a change....Sold it privately to a current Superb Owner who wanted a change to a DSG......easy transaction and got a price I was happy with..... 

 

I test drove and tried out the following 

 

BMW  5 Series Touring

New Skoda Superb

Volvo V90

Volvo XC60

VW Passat

 

Eventually I decided, trained it from Leeds to Bury St Edmunds yesterday and picked up my new ride

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/A9744PKbHvQsuiq36

 

I will miss my Superb a lot it was tested against the best and held it's own to the point I was considering cancelling my car and keeping it........

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sJuiu2yBqDPjmMFs8

 

As ever I can't help leaving things alone and on Friday it's having it's windows Tintied by globaltint.co.uk and I have order a new console in Open Pore Black Ash to replace the crummy Piano Black Plastic. The reason I went for this one is because some kindly ticket the Driver Assistance Pack Plus Option  so I do not loose my Safety Systems fitted to the L&K.

 

Being a Premium Plus it also gained a Pano Rood and a Burmister Stereo, coming from a Canto sound system it was a must to have something meatier than standard, after 4 hours driving home yesterday I can conclude the Burmister Stereo is awesome but gets totally trounced by the Canton in Superb....I will need to investigate added a sub......!!

 

The ride in E220 is really good, equally if not more comfortable than the Superb but certainly deals with potholes, intrusions and uneven road surfaces without crashing through them like the Superb used to....Its also quieter than the Superb, but not by much ......

 

I will continue to lurk around these quarter.. I can certainly say the MB owners Forum is not as good as this one.!

 

Thanks for all the advice along the way ...Its been emotional 

Edited 10 December, 20196 yr by Zenbasses

Lovely Merc, great spec.  Enjoy your new car! 👍

Lovely car, before and after.

 

Whilst not an identical scenario, mine is pretty close. I recently went from a MkII Superb to a W212 E-Class.

 

The E-Class is an improvement over the Superb in a few areas, but it isn't as much of a step-up as I'd hoped.

 

The biggest eye-opener is the increased servicing costs. We're talking 3, 4 or 5 times more expensive for routine servicing. Even independants are double what I was paying for Skoda main dealer servicing.

 

Reliability is a big one for me, the Superb was impeccable, only time will tell with the Merc.

 

 

Edited 13 December, 20196 yr by silver1011