Ive just had to sell my Superb sportline to fund anew bike.
Mine was a 2018 Sportline with the 2.0 220bhp petrol engine.
Lovely motor, really comfy seating position but the standard suspension was woeful. Lots of complaints online about the standard set up being too soft and wallowy. I replaced the shocks on mine with Bilstein B6 which helped massively but you still couldn't drive it in a spirited manner without it wallowing about. Saying that its not really designed for that.
I was getting about 600 mile out of a tank and it certainly felt quick enough. I know have a Seat Leon tdi 184bhp and it feels much slower.
Mixed feelings about the DSG box. Sometimes it couldn't decide what gear to be in and was slightly hesitant.
If you can afford or find a sportline plus in your budget I would jump over it. The LED headlights are much better than the HID fitted to the standard sportline.
We have a 2019 Superb hatchback, SE L model, and love it. Its a 2l petrol turbo 7sp DSG with about 190bhp, and wafts along really nicely. We typically see 40+ mpg, although on longer journeys we see over 50.
Its got plenty of go, the gearbox is pretty good, its very comfy, it is huge (you may have noticed), and its very quiet. The infotainment system is mostly really good. We get the occasional glitch with carplay but just disconnect and reconnect the phone then its fine. Otherwise we've not had any issues with it.
To be honest, I'm not entirely certain what I'd replace it with.
The only thing I would say is, that it isn't really a 'drivers' car, it is very softly sprung, so you do just need to sit back and relax, rather than attack a stretch of road.
Another owner here; 2010 2.0tdi, just passed 100k last week and absolutely drives like a new car; taking out decent, recent rentals for work is always a bit disappointing. Nicely run in now, it was a well preserved 42k at six years old when I got it and currently averages over 55mpg from fill to fill on V-power diesel. 65+mpg is genuinely achievable on longer runs. It's also been to the Alps a couple of times from NE Scotland; comfortably..
No electronic issues so far, but has needed a replacement EGR valve, which was expensive.
Everything else so far has been fair wear and tear, discs, rear calipers and a smattering of suspension components. Space is brilliant, I frequently load it up with an entire field hospital and it's totally unfazed.
Love it.
Had 3 Superb Estates in succession as company cards from 2015-2018 Back then I was driving approx 60k a year (worked in car rental as a Regional Manager covering 15 locations) and they were head and shoulders over any of the alternatives at the time. All mine were from new and swapped after 12months due to mileage.
Quiet, refined & comfortable. DSG and diesel would be my choice. Avoid Alcantara trim if possible as it gets grotty very quickly particularly if you are throwing bikes in the back and have kids that play sports. Had no real issues with any of the ones I drove apart from a few phantom EML lights being thrown on all of them.
With that being said and given the budget you are looking at it might be worth test driving a V90 to see if you like it. Far better refinement and road manners. Good infotainment and ADAS. In my mind a better piece of kit.
AUTOTRADER.CO.UK Also bear in mind that a 7 year old Superb pre COVID was a 10k max car. Market will eventually adjust, wouldn't be afraid of saving some money and buying one with 100k as they hold up well.
Best of luck with whatever you decide
My Octavia has been written off so in the market for a new car, was thinking of getting a Superb due to A) the Octy was rammed to the rafters on camping trips and holidays even with a 450 litre roof box fitted B) I'm 6'6" and as we are planning to keep this car for for as long as possible my kids are likely to appreciate the leg room in about 8 years time (appreciate this is slightly long term planning)
Use: about 7000miles a year which is a mix of big motorway trips to see family and go on holiday, and my wife's 3 mile each way jaunts to the swimming pool 2-3 times a week. We'd rather petrol as we have a ULEZ in our city, and I think the short journey's would likely kill an AdBlue Euro6 diesel. Managed to own the euro5 TDI 1.6l engine Octavia (sans AdBlue) for 9 years without killing the DPF**.
Does the hive mind have anything to say about this model/this particular car? (manual 1.5l TSI ACT SE technology if you can't be bothered to open the link). May just go with another Octavia, seems to be an awful lot of the 1.0l petrol ones around - any thoughts on those engines?
**I might be talking from my rear on diesels, not a big car person.
I have the 1.4Tsi estate 2018 version. Great car. Comfortable on long journeys. Got 56mph coming back from Pitlochry to Glasgow. More usual 52mpg on A roads and 48mpg motorways.
If you are looking at it check the brake discs. They were made of cheese. Mine needed the rears done at 25k miles. In contrast the front discs were replaced this year at 65k.
Other than that at 7 years old and 70k miles the only non wear and tear items was the water pump this year.. Got a coolant low warning. Water pump needed replaced £450. Apparently on my engine it is not the same side as the cambelt and not replaced if doing the belt. Known weakness.
I am 6ft 3 and there is ample legroom for a 6 footer behind me. Rear legroom better than almost anything on the road.Compared to my old Octy small improvements I like are - bonnet on telescopic strut rather than catch. Umbrellas inside front doors. Rear boot light is on a magnet and pulls off to become torch. Just a bit more rfined. Quieter and smoother ride.
Mine is on 17" wheels. Came as new with all seasons as £150 option. Changing to all seasons is about £150 a tyre on my size. Another usefull option is the front passenger seat folds forward going completely flat. This allows loads 3.2M long to be carried inside the car. Option for adjustable bootfloor height has the option of low giving max capacity and high giving load area flush with the boot lip.
2014 MK2 Superb was my favourite ever car. Most basic poverty spec but almost completely silent. Felt nice and solid, a relaxing drive.
Not at all relevant to your case but huge love here for them.
Holy thread resurrection.
Just for completion, we didn't buy a Superb in the end but we've had our Octavia VRS for almost a year. There's literally nothing I don't like about it. I've got my second trip to Morzine coming up next month. Last year's was the easiest, most comfortable trip we've ever done. (Not because the Octavia is the best car on earth we've just had loads of crap cars/vans).
The boot is enormous and we've packed it to the rafters regularly with children, biking and camping gear. I refuse to buy a roof box. I've told the Mrs that if it doesn't fit in the car it's not coming. Otherwise you end up carrying more and more junk.
Even the Mrs, who has never redlined a car in her life, has started to appreciate the turbo whoosh. She doesn't enter motorways at 50mph anymore. She even overtakes other cars occasionally.
I was thinking of taking it for a remap while she's at work one day and not telling her. I'd like to see how long it would take her to notice.
We had a Kodiac for a while with this engine and thought it was a bit weedy tbh. It was a tired hire car though so the overall experience wasn't great.
Which engine @chestrockwell ? The 1.0 litre or sharkattacks in the post above? 😂
We got a 1.6l Octavia estate se-l. It's a. Ex head office demonstrator so had a fair few extras. Prior to this we had a Focus estate in 1l spec.
The Octavia is a much more engaging drive . It still gets packed the the gunnels when camping.
It's probably crap compared to the flash German stuff that you lot drive but I liked it.
It’s all Audi underneath, or VAG, and as well built, if not better, than the German build vehicles.
Excellent car, acres of room in the back - I had an Octavia hatchback and I could get my bike in the back with the seats folded flat, and the seat pushed down in the frame, all I needed to do was put a blanket across the load area to keep it clean; the Superb is bigger.
