It's with a heavy heart I have to say I'm no longer a Skoda owner. After 9.5 fabulous years my 2014 Skoda Superb 1.4tsi mkII is under new ownership. 

 

Now I'm retired we've been trying to downsize to one car and even though Mrs BJ loved being a passenger she found the Superb too big to drive. The recent Octavia was ruled out as basic functions such as heating etc were on the touch screen. The Scala was considered but I was worried about the long list of comments re issues with the infotainment/screen/SOS and even though it's reasonable the boot isn't quite big enough for going camping etc which strangely we've got back into in our old age now retired. I ended up buying a very nearly new Suzuki Swace (26 miles on the clock - Toyota Corolla hybrid in drag) for a stonking deal as in 2025 Suzuki are reducing the range of cars to SUV's (no thanks) and electric only cars (not yet?) due to the manufacturer fines being introduced re % of electric cars. I've had the Swace a few days now and am still getting used to it -  just had my first long trip away.  Economy - wow!! although petrol tank is smallish. Boot is fabulous, the compromise is rear passenger space compared to the Superb but these days it's mainly just two of us. However the Superb will be missed.

 

Edited 19 July, 20241 yr by bigjohn

Had a good run with the Superb then 👍

 

I'm recently-ish retired too, and should really come down to one car, but Mrs Gaz isn't interested in driving the V70, and I'm not ready to give up my Golf yet.

 

All the best for many happy miles in the Swace.

 

Gaz

Edited 20 July, 20241 yr by Gaz
missing word

Good choice.

I was looking at these and they are a Corolla, even built in the same factory.

Edited 20 July, 20241 yr by classic

11 hours ago, Gaz said:

Had a good run with the Superb then 👍

 

 

 

I had a 2003 mik I Superb for 10 years before that, oh and a mkI Octavia. We've been a Skoda family since 2001 - so this is a big change!

 

My first Skoda was a 2005 Mk1 Superb 😎

 

G

9 hours ago, classic said:

Good choice.

I was looking at these and they are a Corolla, even built in the same factory.

 

Yup, I've been eyeing up the Toyota hybrid gubbins for a while but I didn't fit in many Toyotas. I found the driving comfort / position fabulous and boot space is the same size as the mkII Superb, albeit different. So for us Swace seems great - time will tell.

On 20/07/2024 at 10:19, classic said:

Good choice.

I was looking at these and they are a Corolla, even built in the same factory.

 

Fuel economy seems to be consistently good - trip around Norwich and back up to Yorkshire. Boot a good size and shape- it's more or less the same as the Corolla Touring Sport.

 

Edited 21 July, 20241 yr by bigjohn

They are excellent, the drivetrain is very reliable and like you say a large boot. It was the rear legroom that wasn’t enough for us when I looked at a Corolla Touring Sports, but I saw you could buy a new Swace for thousands less than even a year old Toyota and it is literally a different badge stuck on at the factory.

Enjoy.