RE: Skoda Superb Estate 280: PH Fleet

[JakeT]

I love these cars. Neighbour has a 220bhp SE-L model and it looks seriously nice. I think the only options I would go for are the Canton audio and heated seats to keep it more Skoda prices.

[hornetrider]

harry020 said:

40k for a Skoda! Really!

No. Mid thirties... 30k achievable with discount.

[philmots]

I think these are awesome too, although I think they look so much better in the L&K specification.

Discounts aren't huge, I was looking at going for one instead of the Cupra 300'but the discounts were surprisingly a bit st.

[spreadsheet monkey]

article said:

Estates with roof boxes do look cooler as well, don't they?

Not to me, they don't. Just awkward and un-aerodynamic. I understand the need for an occasional bit of extra capacity, but I wouldn't leave a roof box on a car if I didn't need the space.

PH has a bit of an obsession with strapping stuff to the roof of its press fleet cars. You did the same with the 435i coupe a while back as well as that lovely F-type S.

http://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-fleet/bmw-4...
http://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-fleet/jagua...

Nice Skoda, though

[hornetrider]

philmots said:

Discounts aren't huge, I was looking at going for one instead of the Cupra 300'but the discounts were surprisingly a bit st.

Did you read my post mate? I went through coast2coast - specced to 37k, offer of 30k. That's what, 21/22% discount?

[only1ian]

I thought the PH fleet included a Duster for such jobs?

[James Drake]

only1ian said:

I thought the PH fleet included a Duster for such jobs?

Nope, whilst the Duster is handy (and remains MIGHTY), it is nowhere near big enough for carrying the event equipment. (about 400l less luggage capacity and it is not long enough to fit out event awning in, so we'd have to drive with the boot open!)

As I say though, it is so MIGHTY that we'll forgive it for not being very big.

JD

[Demonix]

VRS version available/coming?

[kambites]

Demonix said:

VRS version available/coming?

I very much doubt it.

[silentbrown]

Wild Rumpus said:

I don't think that the depreciation will be as bad as everyone thinks.

I just ran a WBAC "valuation" on the PH Superb with 3K miles. £20,690

I'd take that figure with a big pinch of salt, but it's not encouraging...

[nickfrog]

Vroom101 said:

silentbrown said:

Superb 280 looks like a great car if you can find a suitable lease deal. Not sure I'd fancy the depreciation on actually owning one of those.

Not wanting to turn this into one of those lease Vs owning threads, I thought it was generally accepted that what someone pays over the lease period works out to about same as the depreciation an owner suffers over the same period?

You're quite right. Lease can prove more or less expensive than cash indeed, depending on several factors but either way the depreciation is the same (as it's the same car, doh) and someone has to pay for it.

[kambites]

silentbrown said:

I just ran a WBAC "valuation" on the PH Superb with 3K miles. £20,690

It would be interesting to know what, for example, a moderately specced BMW 530i touring shows if you do the same test?

[superb280]

You could follow my example and take it to stage 3 for a nice 540ps (soon to be closer to 600ps)

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/416122-repor...

Edited by superb280 on Thursday 23 March 13:53

[Vroom101]

kambites said:

Demonix said:

VRS version available/coming?

I very much doubt it.

I think this is the VRS in all but name. Something about the fact it doesn't have the VRS badge makes it a little more desirable

[philmots]

hornetrider said:

philmots said:

Discounts aren't huge, I was looking at going for one instead of the Cupra 300'but the discounts were surprisingly a bit st.

Did you read my post mate? I went through coast2coast - specced to 37k, offer of 30k. That's what, 21/22% discount?

No I missed it, I priced one through car wow and the best I was offered was 13%.

That was on a L&K with bigger wheels and metallic.

I'll check coast2coast

[James Drake]

superb280 said:

You could follow my example and take it to stage 3 for a nice 540ps (soon to be closer to 600ps)

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/416122-repor...

Edited by superb280 on Thursday 23 March 13:53

You absolutely HAVE to bring that to our upcoming PH Sunday Service at Santa Pod, where we're hosting a "Run what you Brung" morning!!!!!!

Well played Sir, well played...

[Dave Hedgehog]

daveco said:

These really are fantastic VFM though they can get pricey if you decide to go for the 190hp engine with the DSG box with just a few extras. You can pretty much double the price of a boggo 150hp diesel manual of the same model!

i fail to see how 40k for a skoda is fantastic VFM

[kambites]

Dave Hedgehog said:

i fail to see how 40k for a skoda is fantastic VFM

Not everyone puts significant value on the badge.

[Wild Rumpus]

Dave Hedgehog said:

i fail to see how 40k for a skoda is fantastic VFM

Well, can you point out all the other spacious, well-equipped, reliable estates that do 0-60 in less than 6 seconds, can tow 2 tonnes and cost less than £40k? Oh, and you can get £6 or 7K of list price, so they don't cost £40K anyway...

[rtz62]

Drive The Deal quote £35k on the nose for this exact spec car, so, having used them before and knowing how competitive they are, is like to know how Coast2Coast getting another £5k off the list price?
(I used their configuratot and got a quote of £32,579 which is still £2.5k cheaper but shows what's available!)
Great car btw, and to me a better choice than a Golf R estate; after all, a superb does look superb as an aside, whereas a Golf R...doesn't.

Edited by rtz62 on Thursday 23 March 14:34