Skoda Superb, wow.

picking up my 170PS Superb Elegance this week

- it's not a bad looking car in fairness. But yes the spec if off the charts. The equiv in an A4 or Passat would be between 40k and 50k euro.

TheColl

flamegrill wrote: »

picking up my 170PS Superb Elegance this week - it's not a bad looking car in fairness. But yes the spec if off the charts. The equiv in an A4 or Passat would be between 40k and 50k euro.

post pics and a bit of a review when ya get it, seems to be a hell of a lot of car for the money! i'm a long way off owning something like the Superb, but one day...

Goes to show what a rip off the equivelant Audi that costs €20k more is.

kindalen

i will own one of these...but because i'm poor it will prob be in 3 years time.would love one now.

Even the Greenline model has a nice amount of kit.

I think VW deliberately made the styling horrible in places (rear lights especially) so as not to compete with their other products.

I have a few photos of her from the show room that I took of the car when it came into stock...

Stevie Dakota

Pity the rear end is just so ugly, but I guess if they made it anyway good looking Audi and VW would have been in real trouble. You can't have it all as they say.

The rear of the estate isnt tha bad

The dual opening boot is what swong it for me. We almost went with the Opel Insignia 160PS but the boot in the Superb and all the extras won me over. That and it was 4500 euro cheaper than the Opel.

testicle

flamegrill wrote: »

picking up my 170PS Superb Elegance this week - it's not a bad looking car in fairness. But yes the spec if off the charts. The equiv in an A4 or Passat would be between 40k and 50k euro.

It's still a Skoda, no matter how you try to dress it up as a Passat or A4

nightster1

the umbrella in the rear door is a nice touch

testicle wrote: »

It's still a Skoda, no matter how you try to dress it up as a Passat or A4

Only a badge snob would say such nonsense!

Even if they got rid of those lights on the boot door it'd look so much better, as it is they don't quite match up.

BEFORE

AFTER

testicle

flamegrill wrote: »

Only a badge snob would say such nonsense!

Only someone with an inferiority complex would say that it's an A4/Passat only cheaper

or this, well I did one light :P

Its a rought draft that Ill send to Skoda lol

testicle wrote: »

Only someone with an inferiority complex would say that it's an A4/Passat only cheaper

Considering I own a passat currently you're clearly grasping at straws!

TheColl

i actually quite like the rear of the Superb! i must be the only one! i tend to like cars that are slightly different though, like the rear of the Volvo c30, or the front of an Alfa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzsDvLhzD-A

TheColl wrote: »

i actually quite like the rear of the Superb! i must be the only one! i tend to like cars that are slightly different though, like the rear of the Volvo c30, or the front of an Alfa.

Yeah, I dont think it looks bad. Id change it if I had the chance but Im always like that with cars. But if I had the money Id get the estate which I really like the look of so I wouldnt be struggling with me ugly arse. . . When im in the car. da dum tish . . .

unkel

flamegrill wrote: »

I have a few photos of her from the show room that I took of the car when it came into stock...

And that last photo doesn't do the car justice. It was probably taken with the front seats the furthest back. I had a look in one today in the dealer and the leg space in the back is comparable to a Merc S-class or BMW 7-series.

And it even parks itself :eek:

TheColl

unkel wrote: »

.......

And it even parks itself :eek:

yeh has anyone experienced this? i hear there's a similar system in some Lexus models?

unkel wrote: »

And it even parks itself :eek:

Meh, The Prius had that in 2004....

TheColl wrote: »

yeh has anyone experienced this? i hear there's a similar system in some Lexus models?

Used it in the Prius years ago and it was such a novelty, dunno how often you'd actually use it though.

Used it on the Lexus LS600h and it's definitely useful on a car that size. Dunno how Top Gear managed to crash theirs into a wall when reversing

-Corkie-

testicle wrote: »

It's still a Skoda, no matter how you try to dress it up as a Passat or A4

I have a 07 passat highline and its no great shakes, it gave enough trouble aswell. paid 36k for it and its worth 14k now with only 80k kms. sister has an a4 and its a horrible plain thing. il b buying a suberb next

ShadowHearth

i would love one of these.... they look ugly, but damn they look comfortable!

but i would only be able to afford second hand...

pcardin

flamegrill wrote: »

picking up my 170PS Superb Elegance this week - it's not a bad looking car in fairness. But yes the spec if off the charts. The equiv in an A4 or Passat would be between 40k and 50k euro.

trust me it's one of the ugliest cars ever made (puke)

mike65

The surround detail on the multifunction thing in the first pic looks like the quality of a 28 grand "luxury" car.

that trim looks better in real life , but there's a load of colours and textures going on there.

Alanstrainor

I have to say i don't think it looks that bad, i quite like it actually. I'm not saying it looks amazing or anything, but just that it's not as bad as people are making out.