Last day with Superb

[philsmith]

I will take my last drive with my 280 this morning to pick up the new car in Kettering.

A Peugeot 508SW Hybrid.

I was offered a deal I could not refuse when an old friend put me on their Frends & Family scheme, £4.5K dicount and £216/month for two yeares.

 

Will report back here with a bit of a comparison of the two cars.

 

The Skoda has been absolutely reliable with no creaks or squeeks and the only fault being the cable disconnecting between the rear seats and the remote lever in the boot!

[Kenny R]

Can’t be much of a “friend “ putting you in a Peugeot

[philsmith]

After owning a Skoda for over four yeares I can assure you that 'Peugeot' jokes are not really as funny as 'Skoda' jokes!

[penguin17]

Funnily enough...I said to my wife yesterday that if that Peugeot 508 PSE ever sees the light of day then I'd seriously consider getting one.  I do like the current 508, especially the SW.  What colour did you go for, Amazonite Grey? 

[philsmith]

Don't do greys, went for Ultimate Red with red interior, looks fantastic, will post some pics tommorrow.

Fitst impression of the car after 120 mile journey home, very quiet, much more so than the Superb, plenty quick enough with the electirc motor and very quick of yhe line on electric power only.

Seats suit me very well and I can actually see all the dials as they are above the steering wheel, somehting I haver not been able to do since the days of the Citroen CX.

[penguin17]

22 minutes ago, philsmith said:

Don't do greys, went for Ultimate Red with red interior, looks fantastic, will post some pics tommorrow.

Fitst impression of the car after 120 mile journey home, very quiet, much more so than the Superb, plenty quick enough with the electirc motor and very quick of yhe line on electric power only.

Seats suit me very well and I can actually see all the dials as they are above the steering wheel, somehting I haver not been able to do since the days of the Citroen CX.

Nice. The ‘grey’ is actually a green (to my eyes at least) 

[philsmith]

Some pictures of the new car. Interior is very nice and very modern and I think the red  with red looks fantastic. Frameless windows are a nice touch.

I've had a very happy four years with the Superb and this forum has been great and very informative, there is nothing like it for the Peugeot unfortunately!

May be back in 3 years as I won't be keeping an electric car past it's warranty and by that time the Superb S4 may tempt me.

 

Edited 10 March, 2020 by philsmith

[mandp]

VERY nice...but I think I'd rather have that blue Citroen!

[philsmith]

Well, I have both!

[penguin17]

Looks great @philsmith.  I like that a lot. 

 

Enjoy the new car 

[freelunch]

7 hours ago, philsmith said:

... there is nothing like it for the Peugeot unfortunately!

 

You're right about that! I joined Peugeot Forums two years about to ask about the 508. To date, only 9 posters and 26 posts. My test drive in a red First Edition fell through when I was only offered a drive around the block. Also since then, I've decided to hang on to my rather excellent Sportline until Southwark Council installs curb-side charging points in my neighbourhood.

 

Nice Citroen. I used to see loads of that model parked outside a repair specialist under the arches near Waterloo East Station. Classic car, but I think they're supposed to be in black with a Lugar in the glove box.

[philsmith]

The Citroen is a Slough built car exported to South Africa when new and is the original colour. Not true that they were all black, but French ones normally are. The UK built cars came in all sorts of colours and you could also buy one in primer and have it painted by your local garage, this probably applies to mine. The garage you are thinking of is John Gillard's Classic Citroen Repairs now moved to Tonbridge Wells. Mine has extensive service history from him with receipts totalling more than £25K from a previous owner. 

Edited 10 March, 2020 by philsmith

[penguin17]

I wonder if Skoda intended me to have mine painted by a local garage 🤔

[RickTT]

10 hours ago, philsmith said:

Some pictures of the new car. Interior is very nice and very modern and I think the red  with red looks fantastic. Frameless windows are a nice touch.

I've had a very happy four years with the Superb and this forum has been great and very informative, there is nothing like it for the Peugeot unfortunately!

May be back in 3 years as I won't be keeping an electric car past it's warranty and by that time the Superb S4 may tempt me.

 

 

Looks nice, this was on my replacement list for my superb, however due to the order date it was not possible. 

 

What's the engine combo with the hybrid? 

 

Enjoy it. 

Edited 10 March, 2020 by RickTT

[philsmith]

1.6L petrol 177hp and 108hp electric motor. 

Edited 10 March, 2020 by philsmith

[BriskodaJeff]

53 minutes ago, penguin17 said:

I wonder if Skoda intended me to have mine painted by a local garage 🤔

I thought you liked the "August in Yorkshire" option...

[penguin17]

2 hours ago, BriskodaJeff said:

I thought you liked the "August in Yorkshire" option...

Sounds like a Radio 4 drama series. 😀

[BriskodaJeff]

16 minutes ago, penguin17 said:

Sounds like a Radio 4 drama series. 😀

"51 shades of Lawrence" - produced in Bristol by David Attenborough's second cousin, three times removed. 

 

Who said Briskoda wasn't educational? 

[Bap33]

 

4 hours ago, philsmith said:

The Citroen is a Slough built car exported to South Africa when new and is the original colour. Not true that they were all black, but French ones normally are. The UK built cars came in all sorts of colours and you could also buy one in primer and have it painted by your local garage, this probably applies to mine. The garage you are thinking of is John Gillard's Classic Citroen Repairs now moved to Tonbridge Wells. Mine has extensive service history from him with receipts totalling more than £25K from a previous owner. 

There were some Ivory white, grey and dark red ones. The latter were often with black wings (and sometimes with roof and bonnet too) indeed.

 

 

 

 

Or this way :

 

If yours in blue is in an original color, it's very rare!

 

Edited 10 March, 2020 by Bap33

[philsmith]

I will miss the space that I had in the Superb and how practical that space was. Already had to remove some brackets for the boot cover (always the first thing I take out of an estate car) from the rear of the back seats which would have stopped you from stacking boxes nicely.

btw worked out at £1.32 to chrge overnight and that is on a 11.8p tarrif, I will change to a EV tarrif at some point which should give arounf half that price whilst charging overnight.

Edited 11 March, 2020 by philsmith

[penguin17]

1 hour ago, philsmith said:

I will miss the space that I had in the Superb and how practical that space was. Already had to remove some brackets for the boot cover (always the first thing I take out of an estate car) from the rear of the back seats which would have stopped you from stacking boxes nicely.

btw worked out at £1.32 to chrge overnight and that is on a 11.8p tarrif, I will change to a EV tarrif at some point which should give arounf half that price whilst charging overnight.

Are you yet to decide if you're missing the 276bhp and/or AWD?  Or does the 508 have other benefits which make the power deficit less of an issue, e.g EV torque?

I'm not sure how much longer I'll keep mine and any car that will offer similar performance is either a much smaller hot hatch or a very expensive super saloon.  

[philsmith]

I never noticed that the 280 had 4wd, probably becuase it worked so well!

As the 508 is still new I have not been giviing anywhere near full throttle but it seems to handle it's power ok so far and of course the electric motor is very quick and very smooth off the mark.

The car does not seem any slower so far but I am guessing it will not have that kick that the 280 had.

[KeteCantek]

I seen one in grey yesterday. Very pretty and sporty looking estate. Interior is way better looking than superb for sure. 

[D-Cunningham]

On the subject of old Citroens, here's one that I saw back in 2015 while on holiday in the Beaujolais area of France outside our hotel. It was one of those "this looks so eccentric, I'll take a snap of it" moments. 

 

 

[philsmith]

A Rosalie I think, the model before the Tractiion in 1934.