BMW 316d Sport Tourer v Skoda Superb 150bhp Tdi L&K

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Company car dilemma!

I've received an extensive car list from the company I work for and have narrowed it down to the 2 cars above. What's important to me:

• an involving drive
• space for 2 kids and related luggage
• comfort for long drives

I have a dedicated track car so although poke is important I can get my licks elsewhere.

I am very much swinging toward the Superb due to the spec and am test driving both but wonder what PH would go for?

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Ah, I wasn't expecting that response! I was expecting lots of get the BMW with the odd MX5 comment thrown in...

I'm in agreement that the Superb is ideal and if it's okay to drive then there's no question

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I agree, I like the idea of driving another BMW. I had an E61 3ltr petrol 5 series a while ago and it was awesome... but a 316d won't compare. I'm going to test both this weekend to either get the BMW out of my system or, it may surprise me. That's probably unlikely, I don't think a 116bhp diesel has the capability to surprise anybody, irrelespective of the brand.

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Casa1862 said:

The Superb L&K surely is in a different price bracket, isn't the list on the Skoda over £33k. I've had the 318d whilst ok it's certainly not the ultimate driving machine, 316d estate is going to be even worse .Are you adding the extra's on the BMW to make it equivalent, i.e. Leather, sat Nav, heated front and reat seats, xenon, others I can't think of.

Edited by Casa1862 on Monday 20th February 21:22

Pretty much same price (~31k P11D) with the following spec:

Superb L&K
316d Sport with promedia pack.

Super Slo Mo]The 3 series isn't [i]that[/ said:

involving to drive. It's a little better than the Superb but not significantly in my view, and definitely no where near enough to make up for the deficiencies in interior space (Superb could get the 3 series on the back seats, almost!), engine power or driving position (3 series is a bit skewed).
For an all rounder the Superb is hard to beat, i can't think of a single reason why a 316d even enters into the equation.

The only reason it's in the equation is the driving experience, which if not good means the Superb is the car I go for... which I'm further expecting to be the case based on this

Edited by Potatoes on Monday 20th February 22:05

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Test drive now booked in both 316d and Superb estate 2.0TDI (150).

Still expect the Superb to come out well ahead of the 316d but let's see!

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All very interesting reading. There really isn't much comparison between the two, it's just my concern around driving position/experience with a little badge snobbery thrown in no doubt.

Testing an actual 316d on Saturday and a Superb 150bhp 2.0tdi on Sunday. This is a one horse race but it's good to be thorough when testing a car I'm going to be doing 80,000 miles in over the next 3 years!

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I test drove an SE 2.0TDI (150) yesterday and was very pleasantly surprised by the refined engine, the lack of sound from the engine and the poke. I'm now completely sold on the car, the engine & driving position were the final factors I needed to test and I'm very happy.

Now the long wait to order the car and take delivery

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The BMW was underwhelming on a few fronts. I expected the engine and spec to be so wasn't surprised but the driving experience (steering feel/driving position) was not on par with the Superb SE I drove so will be even less off par from the K&L spec Superb I'll be getting.

Very excited to get my hands on the Superb and it's great to hear that the wait times might actually be less than stated if I'm lucky.