6 hours ago, Cyclone said:

Hi GordoGT,

 

Apologies, I have been fairly busy over the last few days so did not have the chance to respond to you.

 

Yes, I'm a proud owner of Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI 150 DSG SE L Executive MY19. I have done about about 150 miles on it (purchased with 62k miles) and I'm loving it . Compared to our E class, the Superb is so light and just takes off when you apply some pressure on the pedal.

The suspension is not as great as our E class (has air suspension), however it is not bad compared to some of the BMW I have driven. I believe my Skoda does not have DCC as I cannot see a setting for Comfort mode drive but then I don't know if that is the only way to check.

 

The car has came with a spare tyre too however my wheels are 18" and the spare tyre is only 16".

 

The car has some main dealer service history (up to 32K) and according to the dealer who I purchased the car from, for the remain 30k it has been serviced by a local garage (this was mentioned by the previous onwer).

The car drives well, the engine sounds good and I could not see any issues with it from my investigations but I'm not a mechanic so would be good to get some advice from a independent VAG near me.

 

Let me know your thoughts on the above.

Oh man. That is great news. Good Job! The 150TDi is a sound choice and all SE Ls are well equipped. 

You've done your research and chewed over all of all of the posts, so as long as you're happy then its a winner.

I think the Spare Wheel size (16") which you have is fine (IMO, not everyone's), but there's always the option to buy larger if you so wish...

Thanks so much for the update.

Edited 28 June, 20241 yr by GordoGT

On 28/06/2024 at 22:56, GordoGT said:

I think the Spare Wheel size (16") which you have is fine (IMO, not everyone's), but there's always the option to buy larger if you so wish...

Assuming it has the standard 205/55/R16 tyre then it's fine inasmuch as it will get you home safely (but ideally at reduced speed) but won't enable you to use cruise control.

Changing the tyre to a 205/65/R16 as I have done enables use of cruise control and TPMS (and makes me happier to go a bit faster) but obviously I understand these aren't important things to everyone.

On 28/06/2024 at 16:56, Cyclone said:

Thanks Laurus.

 

Do you mean you ended up with a leak rather than a lemon?

The coolant loss was the most serious issue, but a deeper inspection while diagnosing the coolant issue revealed a number of other problems. The mechanic was pretty blunt saying I had been sold a lemon and he was right. Dealer took it back and gave me a full refund considering the state of it.

 

I'm near closing on a MY19 Superb 2.0 TDI 150 DSG SEL just like yours actually. Let's hope I have better luck this time.