Hello everyone !

[Fred280]

Hello to all !

 

Happy to join Briskoda. Coming from Luxembourg with a Superb Sportline 280hp 4x4 and hope will contribute and help the group ! 
 

Cheers !

 

Fred. 

[Vlady]

Hey there! Welcome to forum Fred!

Tell us more, why Skoda, why Superb, what you had before? I am not sure about all others but I am always curious what made people choose what they choose.

Good luck with reading all (most) the threads on the forum! 

Vlad

[Fred280]

Hey Vlad,

 

Thank you for your nice welcoming ! I am a petrolhead since childhood and owned some very different kind of cars let say.
 

Owned a BMW e60 530D (Incredible engine, super comfy but without M chassis it was not sporty at all), then I had a Ford Fiesta ST 182hp for more than 8 years and I just loved it: not great for the comfort but driving it was a real pleasure, the ones who owned this car will know what I mean.

Then when time came to replace it, I was asking myself what will be the next one? I was looking for a mix of both of my previous cars but with a maximum of boot space etc. Started by looking at Octavia VRSs (from 2017/less than 100k km on the odo) but wanted to have a 4WD and diesel is not an option as I do a lot of small trips. Then found that the Superb 2.0 280 was a great candidate and price-wise really close to the octavia vrs prices. 
 

Recently found a Superb combi with the 2.0 280 in Sportline trim with the DCC and a lot of extras so quite happy. It is quite an upgrade regarding the power, comfort, room space and equipment but I really hope it will feel sporty enough even though it is much bigger and heavier than the Fiesta ST. 
As soon as I have some feedbacks, will be happy to share them ! 
 

ps : on the side I also own a Mercedes 320CE from 1993, I do not drive it enough but cant make up my mind to sell it. 

Fred. 

Edited 28 April by Fred280

[Vlady]

Hi Fred, I used to own an e60 myself, before I moved to Lexus GS for almost 4 years and Skoda Karoq a couple years back.

Superb 280 must be good, defo spacious and comfortable, not sure about sporty.

Good luck and I hope you will like it, do keep us updated.

 

[leolito]

Welcome and great choice ... I've followed a similar path to get to my 280 as well!

 

I do not own a W124 CE but I've worked on them (various repairs and a full restoration, which literally killed me🤪 luckily the customer was a friend so we manage not to lose the friendship over it 😄)

Wonderful car, from a bygone era. Nothing came close to it afterwards in the shiny star world. And you got a cool power plant!

If pristine keep it, it needs little (but precise) to get going ...