Good morning

as per the title, I have already watched several youtube reviews however I'd like to know your opinion please

This will be doing mixture of motorways and city (around 1k miles a month)

Shall i go for petrol 1.5 or diesel 1.5 (do they both come with the same gearbox model) and is the consumpion a huge difference between the 2?

It will be a 2 wheel drive preferably comfortable and quiet enough (I am tempted by the se-l trim due to better seats, however it seems the entry se drive comes with smaller wheels, any big difference in comfort and noise between the se and the se-l wich comes with 18 inch tyres?)

cheers

jon

Do you mean a 1.6 TDI diesel? (Do they still do these? ) They would have the same gearboxes. 1.5 TSI ACT. Have you looked at PHEV,s petrol plug in hybrids? Could you charge at home? That is a different DSG from a 1.5 TSI ACT. A 2.0 TDI is a 7 speed wet clutch DSG.

Edited 20 June20 Jun by Ootohere

@kannanni If you're only doing 1_000 miles per month, I'd say petrol and sidestep the issues a DPF or a LEZ Zone can cause.

Any I've been in had 17" wheels, and rode very comfortably.

I’m looking at 2 superb estates at the moment both latest facelift.

1 is a petrol 1.5 tsi 150bhp with mhev

The other one a 2.0 tdi 150bhp

Both are 7 Auto DSG however I’m not sure if they are both dry or both wet and which one is better and more reliable?

The TDI is SE-L with 18 inch tyres

The petrol is SE drive technology with 17 inch tyres (both have window insulation)

Which one should I go for guys?

Is the petrol gutsy enough for motorways and to pull away all that big car? I’m not planning to race it.

Where I live there is also a slight hill which I have never had any issues before with other cars however this estate looks really big..

Edited 21 June21 Jun by kannanni

3 hours ago, kannanni said:

The petrol is SE drive technology with 17 inch tyres (both have window insulation)

As already discussed it'll ride better, and have fewer issues with being jarjared with emissions gear and with LEZ Zones.

To answer my own question

I test drove both 1.5 petrol and 1.5 diesel (Both SE-L) and the diesel wins (1.5 petrol almost stalled going uphill) diesel is better suited to this big car in my opinion after the test

@kannanni Do you mean a 150 PS Petrol (1.5 TSI ACT) and a 150 PS Diesel (2.0 TDI)

There are no 1.5 diesels.

Is it a manual car you are buying? How steep was the hill the petrol car almost stalled on?

2.0 tdi 150 bhp

Same hill for both cars quite steep and long I specifically asked to drive it there

Both dsg 7 speed autos 2025

@kannanni

That was good getting test drives in the Alps.

Or there was something very very wrong with that 1.5 TSI.

10 minutes ago, Ootohere said:

@kannanni

That was good getting test drives in the Alps.

Or there was something very very wrong with that 1.5 TSI.

Might have been a combo effect of being paired with crappy dq200 too not too sure to be honest but I spent almost 40 mins on each and the diesel won. Picking her up next week

The DQ200 is not crappy, it is out of 1st by 6 mph and revvy, and for short sharp or longer hills there is back to S to hold the RPM.

To me it felt crappy on my driving test. That’s all

The best car for you is the one you like driving most.

I hope you enjoy your new Superb.

(EDIT: I misread the 1000km / month as 1000km / year. 😄)

Edited 29 June29 Jun by EnterName

One more plus on the diesel is that I will not have to press the horn when going close to pedestrians and cyclists 😆