Hello all,

New on here but third skoda, and 5th in family.  Always used this site to find information, but now look forward to posting.

Just taken delivery of a new FL Skoda Superb SEL IV

On 28/06/2020 at 00:51, GCN7 said:

Hello all,

New on here but third skoda, and 5th in family.  Always used this site to find information, but now look forward to posting.

Just taken delivery of a new FL Skoda Superb SEL IV

 

Hi...was it a factory order and if so when was it ordered. I have an L and K iV on rder since February and no idea when I will get it.

The dealer managed to find one from the dealer network.  So the wait was only dictated by the lock down.  That was one of the reasons I did not specify any options,  but now I wish I had specified the TRS even if it meant waiting.  The L&K will have this as standard so you will be able to enjoy the new Pedicitive Cruise Control function.  Definately worth the wait. 

TSR is a £90 option even on the L and K. I must admit that when I specified it on the order I did not realise that it was neccesary for PCC. It is not at all clear in the brochure. How are you finding the hybrid otherwise. I am a bit worried about the mpg I will get on a long journey compared to the 53 ish I get in my diesel pasatt.

The hybrid can do just over 30 miles on electric.  With the battery depleted to around 10% in hybrid mode you only get around 40 miles per gallon.  My daily commute will be less than 30 miles daily so as long as I charge my battery every night I can stay fully electric.  I have found that even with the battery fully charged and set to hybrid mode it will primarily use the electric mode unless you over-ride this with a manual setting. Unless you regularly charge your battery you will not match the fuel economy of a diseal.  My previous superb was the greenline version with the very efficient 1.6 diesel engine.  65 miles per gallon on a long run.  Miles per gallon figures can be misleading unless you factor in the cost of charging.  Bearing in mind the higher cost of a hybrid,  the fuel savings will mean at best you break even compared to the cost of a diesel and its associated fuel costs.  You are really paying for the feel good factor of being greener,  not for a real world financial reason. 

Mine is a company car and the reason I opted for the iV was the BIK saving. As I do a mixture of short private and long business journeys I will be happy if the overall fuel cost per mile is about the same as my diesel. At the moment I can only claim 11 ppm for business jouneys so I will need to get about 43 mpg to break even. That doesn't include the cheaper electric miles so shouldn't be far off. For me the big saving is BIK. The bonus will be all my local jounneys on electric only at about half the cost of petrol.

The Hybrid as a company car makes the most sense.  It drives very well. I am sure you will enjoy it. Definitely worth the wait. 

Yep...looking forward to it...just taking a bit too long. At the moment I'm stuck paying the higher BIK😂