Hi all, new to the group. My v60 is facing repair bills that outweigh the cost of keeping it so on the hunt for a new used car and skoda superb estate is one of my choices. Father in law drives a 1.4 as a taxi and loves it.

My driving is typically 100 mile round x2 a weekcommute 90% motorway and then odd trip to softplay etc at the weekend. I will be travelling around the coubtry with my job so one off 300-500 mile round trip every now and then.

There are two superbs available one a 2021 2.0 tdi dsg with 50k on the clock (higher than id like and at the top end pf budget. Full service history and lpoks immaculate from photographs.

The other is a 2020 1.4 iv hybrid with 43k.

What is the better engine for motorway mileage my gut is saying the diesel as i feel 1.4 petrol might be a little underpowered as whilst hybrid would be great vast majority of my driving wouldnt be suited unless i went for a full ev?

Main question is on both vehicles (particularly the diesel) what are common faults to look out for/big repair bills etc which i should check theyve been serviced or replaced.

Thanks.

John

Edited 13 April, 20251 yr by Jmf68

Welcome.

The 1.4 TSI iV / PHEV is never going to be underpowered as a road car in the UK.

If you are carrying 4 passangers and luggage you will still be travelling at the speed others are.

But are you planning on charging it at home, or work?

Annual oil changes, 9,400 miles / service regime with them.

Spark plugs should be changed by now.

6 speed DQ400-e 6 speed DSG should have been serviced at 40,000 miles.

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The 2.0 TDI 7 Speed DQ381 DSG service regime is @ 80,000 miles.Plenty having premature failure.

Out of Manufacturers warranty @ 3 years.

You need a very good warranty covering either of the ones you are looking at IMO.

You'll be looking at a Mk3 Superb and this is the Mk4 forum - I've flagged for a moderator to move to the Mk3 forum where you should get more responses.

On 13/04/2025 at 10:47, Ootohere said:

Welcome.

The 1.4 TSI iV / PHEV is never going to be underpowered as a road car in the UK.

If you are carrying 4 passangers and luggage you will still be travelling at the speed others are.

But are you planning on charging it at home, or work?

Annual oil changes, 9,400 miles / service regime with them.

Spark plugs should be changed by now.

6 speed DQ400-e 6 speed DSG should have been serviced at 40,000 miles.

..................

The 2.0 TDI 7 Speed DQ381 DSG service regime is @ 80,000 miles.Plenty having premature failure.

Out of Manufacturers warranty @ 3 years.

You need a very good warranty covering either of the ones you are looking at IMO.

Planning to charge via granny charger for a couple of months. 90% of my driving is on the M6 so 50 miles each way twice a week with a trip down south once a month going forward. With work i can plug into there ev charge stations.

I took it out for test drive loved it but battery was dead so was just utilsing the petrol. Put my foot down at 70 and there was a fair delay before it moved. I tend to stick in inside lane at 60-70mph anyway but there are always times that you need a bit of extra power if someone is driving erratically to avoid an accident. Is this typical of the car or just because the battery was dead?

Is a 2l manual a better decision. Sadly i want something with lower miles but 3 other cars im looking at are 200 miles away. One skoda used which is 2l with dsg but at least is covered by warranty for the year. The others have 10k less miles both diesel and manual gear boxes.

I feel octavia may suit as a better all rounder/suffient for my needs but then i just see the superb as the better car overall.

Should add the 2l disel with dsg is a 2020 model and approved use car so im likely to put a reservation on that given the warranty. Is the 2020 model a wet clutch as ive asked the question on servicing to see if extended scope was taken. This has 43k.

Sorry for questions deal looks right for me just the drive up i dont want to do and the bank holiday gets in the way. Need to get shut of my car due to issues