Hi, I'm new on here, and since the first forum appears to be appropriate, I thought I'd post in here as a 'hello'. 

 

I'm currently driving a 2006 Saab 9-3, and my wife keeps saying I need to go for something newer. I don't disagree with her, it's just that I've never really considered a car as something to spend a lot of money on!! Anyhow, this time round I'm going for something I've been looking at for a while now, a Skoda. I first got to know Skoda's when I was looking at Saab's, as you can imagine the Octavia Vrs was a viable alternative. It was only beaten by the Saab due to the high number of complete nails that are out there. I'd either find something in my price range that was one RPM away from spitting it's engine parts all over the floor, or ones that were treated like close family members but with a price to match. At least with the Saab I could get something pretty healthy for a couple of grand.

 

This time round I thought I'd go for something comfortable rather than outright performance, so the Superb has bubbled to the top of the list. I can't go brand new, in fact the cars I'm looking at are around 8-10 years old. It'll be the 2.0 TDI CR engine under the bonnet (I remember the PD engine from my SEAT days), not bothered about auto or manual though.

 

But it has to be big spec, I'm thinking either Elegance at least. If I can get a Laurin and Klement version for my budget then even better. And an estate too.

 

Time to go hunting I guess!

Hello Slimy 👋

 

Happy Superb hunting 😎

 

The age you're looking at should see you clear of the BSS engine oil pump issues.  Worth reading up on just so's you're informed though.

 

Gaz

Thanks for the tip. BSS sounds like an older engine code, although it makes interesting reading.

 

The ones I've been seeing in Autotrader have been typically the 170 TDI CR engine, which I think is CFGB? the EGR sounds like the weak point on those, but that's similar to other cars. Unfortunately it's the location of it that causes the most issue.

 

DPF issues are the next one, but that just needs a bit of 'appropriate' driving...

I assume you'd be looking at the Mark 2? I had one for a while that was a 1.8TSI, I loved that car and ultimately regretted parting with it. But it's OK - I bought another one last week. Happy hunting, the Superb is truly a great cruising car capable of eating miles with ease. You will be pleased.

1 hour ago, g_tee said:

I assume you'd be looking at the Mark 2? I had one for a while that was a 1.8TSI, I loved that car and ultimately regretted parting with it. But it's OK - I bought another one last week. Happy hunting, the Superb is truly a great cruising car capable of eating miles with ease. You will be pleased.

 

Yep, it took me a while to understand when they changed (especially as there didn't seem to be a Mark 1 estate?) but yes i think I'm aiming for the dead centre of the Mark 2 life. 

I think 2008-2015 is the range for the Mk2. Mine was a 2011.

 

You are right, there wasn't any Mk1 Superb Estate.

4 minutes ago, g_tee said:

I think 2008-2015 is the range for the Mk2. Mine was a 2011.

 

You are right, there wasn't any Mk1 Superb Estate.

The mk2 Superb was launched into the UK September 2008 on a 58 plate (early cars) and I bought 3 first one March 2009 2.0TDi SE new on 09 plate then used Elegance hatch in 2012 and finally a facelift 2014 Elegance hatch in Silver which was the best looking of the 3 and had 119g/km emissions so road tax was just £30 per year.All shared the same 138bhp diesel engine and all were manuals.

Keep hunting, till you find one you like, I have been on the hunt for a while , found one, but lockdown stops me going for it.
Have seen a couple of others since as alternatives IF this one falls through.

Are you concerned about High milage Diesel ? if not there are some 2015 / 2016 at good / decent prices.

 

On 18/02/2020 at 15:27, Slimy said:

Time to go hunting I guess!

 

8-10 years old puts you firmly into worn DPF, EGR and turbo territory.

 

The EA189 emissions scandal means that your potential purchase will either have had the software update and either been OK, had it and suffered issues, hence it being for sale, or hasn't had it done, and probably be better for it so be sure to ask the question of the seller. Use the vehicles VIN number to check if its been done...

 

https://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/ea189-check-your-vehicle

 

Look for one that has been on fixed service intervals, or one doing sufficient mileage on variable service intervals to get serviced at least once a year. If automatic (DSG) be sure it's had the gearbox oil changed at the proper intervals.

 

The L&K, as nice as it is, means the panoramic sunroof is standard, it'll either have leaked in the past and been fixed, or will leak for the first time at some point soon.

 

8-10 years old, I'm guessing your budget is about the same, between £8-10,000?

 

Estate or Twindoor?

 

Top end (facelift)...

 

 

Bottom end, seems cheap...

 

 

Avoid the 1.8 TSI, it will probably end up excessively burning oil at some point...

 

 

Edited 13 April, 20206 yr by silver1011

Apologies, I should have updated this. I found one literally the weekend before lockdown. After all the digging and seemingly futile task of finding one within budget, I decided to abandon my budget restrictions and go for one with the spec I want. So I've ended up with a 2015 Superb, L&K estate. It is one of the last of the Mark 2's. 

 

It's got the cream interior, beige exterior and very well equipped. I'm not sure what comes with the L&K as standard but it's got TV, sunroof, DSG, towbar, heated and cooled seats, in fact the only thing I think it's missing is the powered tailgate.

 

It's been well looked after by the looks of things, I'm guessing a company car of some kind. So it's got a full Skoda service history as well as all receipts for other work (wipers, tyres etc). It's only got the 140 CR TDI engine but I'm getting old now, so slow and comfortable is fine. I might get it remapped if I get bored in the future.

 

Of course, I drove it 50 miles home, then the same again for one last trip to work, and that's been the bulk of the mileage so far! Hopefully I'll get to enjoy it soon.

Edited 13 April, 20206 yr by Slimy
engine info

1 hour ago, silver1011 said:

The EA189 emissions scandal means that your potential purchase will either have had the software update and either been OK, had it and suffered issues, hence it being for sale, or hasn't had it done, and probably be better for it so be sure to ask the question of the seller. Use the vehicles VIN number to check if its been done...

 

https://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/ea189-check-your-vehicle

 

Look for one that has been on fixed service intervals, or one doing sufficient mileage on variable service intervals to get serviced at least once a year. If automatic (DSG) be sure it's had the gearbox oil changed at the proper intervals.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the link, I've just checked my car and it looks like it's been done. It doesn't seem to have issues, is there anything I should look out for? I won't notice a drop in power as I wouldn't know what it would have been like before.

The main issues with the early adopters was that VAG were continually tweaking the update to get it right.

 

Early cars suffered increased fuel consumption, more frequent DPF regens, failing EGR's and a car that became jerky and almost impossible to drive smoothly.

 

Skoda implemented what they called a trust building measure, essentially an extended warranty, to cover the vast majority of the emissions system. I had a £1,000 EGR fitted for free on mine.

 

If your car drives nicely then you've nothing to worry about.

 

When was the EA189 update done? It might be worth checking so that in the event you do have an issue you'll know whether it'll be covered or not...

 

https://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/ea198-trust-building-measure

 

Edited 14 April, 20206 yr by silver1011

6 hours ago, silver1011 said:

When was the EA189 update done? It might be worth checking so that in the event you do have an issue you'll know whether it'll be covered or not...

 

 

I can't find anything in the service history report I got from the seller, so I guess it's yet another thing I need to get from the dealer. I've got an outstanding recall that looks like it's an indicator fix, once the world stops turning to p00p I'll get it booked in and get a full history. 

I have mine in the shop now and I gave them the go ahead...but they're having IT problems so need to download both recalls... it has taken a week which means I could get them to stop Monday, but I'm worried that I'll lose my used car 3 year warranty if I don't do it and/or fail NSW inspection in the future.  I would assume the bugs have been ironed out by now.  Am I off in assuming this?

A week to download two recalls? I used to have internet like that... last century!! 

 

I don't know about the NSW inspection, but there was meant to be something in the UK where a car would fail it's inspection (MOT) if there were any outstanding recalls. I'm not sure if they implemented it though.  (A quick Google suggests it is in place). 

 

I'm struggling with various warranties at the moment, how do they work with the whole lockdown thing. For example, we have a warranty for our front room couch, but I have a feeling it could actually lapse before we're able to claim on it. Are they extending warranties for the lockdown period, are we going to get a small time to claim, or is it just going to go straight out the window because companies can't afford to pay out on warranty claims?

 

 

Check your MOT history and there is the Recall link you can check.

https://gov.uk/check-mot-history

 

http://gov.uk/check-vehicle-recall

 

http://skoda-auto.com/services/recall-actions