Another great Skoda review, big fan of Skoda despite my current vehicle being a Seat. Superb aptly named, few mates ran them as taxis and raved about them, a copper pal says they loved having Superbs and Octavias, hated when service changed to Astra and insignias. The estate versions of all Skodas are cavernous.. I loved my Octavias and Fabias and would have gone Skoda again but the Ateca equivalent was still long way off. Happy Christmas to you Mr Lloyd and to Mr Coleman et al. 🎄
Yes, Skodas and Seats are incredibly similar cars. Octavias and Superbs are ridiculously roomy for their size, whether they are the hatchback/saloon or estate variant. Happy Christmas to you as well, two more reviews still to come this week, including the Christmas Special.
First of all, thank you Paul, you are correct to be proud of your Superb. My sister has had the 1.9 TDI on an Octavia and the 2.0 TDI on a Rapide both with DSG and found them comfortable reliable and very well appointed inside. Genius Joseph, this is possibly the most Sensible of Sensible Secondhand Reviews. A hatchback that's a saloon, now that's clever. Also why would you pay a fortune more for a similarly equipped Passat that is smaller.
Yes sir! Very sensible transportation, but also the ultimate in luxury. Paul loves it, and I completely understand why. I don't think the Rapid had any engine bigger than 1.6 litres, so it may have been the 1.6 TDI, but the Octavia definitely had the 1.9 engine until relatively recently. I don't know why you would need a Passat or an A8 if you had one of these. You could also save a fortune by choosing one of these over those.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I stand corrected. It is actually a 1.6 TDI and she finds it really good on a 65 mile commute. The Superb is a different animal completely. The estate is cavernous.
@@seancooke4127 , yes, the Rapid is almost identical to the old Seat Toledo we had, and so I know them very well indeed. The Toledo was also really good as a long distance car. The boot of the standard Rapid/Toledo is 550 litres, so it is not far off the Superb, actually, although the car is physically a lot smaller. The estate is a different matter altogether.
Got a 2011 hatchback elegance 1,8 tsi end of may this year and have driven almost 8000kms since. It is a brease to drive and everyone riding infront or back enjoys it, especially with the amount of legroom in the back. I even ask my friends and family to drive it so I can sit in the back and enjoy the ride :) It is nice to drive and it has enough power to get you through and it gives decent milage too. Also, it doesn´t feel like a big car, it doesn´t feel heavy. The soundsystem isn´t to shabby either. Never had park assist and I must say, its realy something. With all its features it is a bargain.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! Yes, I do like the 1.8 TSi Elegance version. The amount of space inside is absolutely ridiculous. They certainly are brilliant value for money, aren't they?
Must be one of the best value cars out there both new and used. Like you I think the boot is my favourite feature and I always thought the umbrella in the door was a lovely touch. When it was launched I remember our boss at the Skoda dealership put one exactly like this on the road as his demo car and spec'd it with lots of options, thinking he'd have it for a while, only for one of the salesmen to sell it in a week.
Yes, so many wonderful little features on this car! Paul has kept his in lovely condition. Definitely good to go for a high specification one if you can to have all this luxury. I like the look of the current Superb as well.
What an absolutely brilliant review! The façade reminds me of US Buick LaCrosse or Regal (which is a Vauxhall Insignia), but all of that equipment for £5,000 previously owned? An absolute bargain! Everything you stated throughout the review I agree 100%! Thank you very much Joseph!
Yes, absolutely huge, bigger than a Vauxhall Insignia or Buick Regal! The value is astonishing, one of the best cars I have tested for a while for less than £5000.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Another of the many reasons why I watch AND enjoy your channel! You are extremely fortunate vehicles like this are available, unlike the US.
No wonder they are called Superb. The downsides as you mention Joseph are the sheer size of the car, I bet parking in a multi storey car park is good fun. Good review sir.
Yes, that self parking feature may help out in a multi-storey car park, actually! I think I would probably go for an Octavia Laurin and Klement Edition as I don't need the extra space of this one, but I still absolutely love it.
I won't be making a habit of featuring cars powered by the forbidden fuel, but this did at least provide some content where there may have been none. It is a very nice car as well. Please send me an e-mail at the address in the video, and we will see if we can sort something out, Northampton is fine.
I drive a 2009 Superb Elegance, same engine but manual transmission. Black colour with beige interior. It’s quite a limousine. I love it! Btw: you forgot to mention about the premium Sound System, which is doing a pretty good job
They really are Superb and seem to be built to last. Lovely colour, cappuccino beige. I had a 2008 Fabia in that colour with beige interior! Although it may have been a gimmick the boot mechanism was a wonderful piece of engineering and probably was quite useful. Would love a petrol one, but in reality it's a bit to big for me. ( maybe a Yeti ).
Yes, I think I need a 1.8 petrol Laurin and Klement in my life now... It is a little bit huge for us as well, probably the Octavia would suffice. The engineering of the boot mechanism is brilliant, unfortunately it does eliminate the rear wiper, though. The colour actually suits it quite well, I need the beige interior!
A lovely car, so good I heard you say the ride was not quite as good as an S class or A8. For it to be even thought of in terms of that quality speaks volumes. Skoda's are really good cars, so good one wonders why anyone would go to the expense of buying a VW?. I would have liked your thoughts on DSG (sorry if you included that in other reviews) but DSG is such a lovely gearbox to use. Great review, really enjoyed that.
Thank you, yes, a lovely car with extraordinary amounts of luxury and space for the money. I skipped over the DSG deliberately: they are lovely, but they do need regular gearbox oil changes (despite what Volkswagen may say otherwise) and specialist maintenance if they go wrong. I think that will suffice for now! Very nice when they work, though, as you say. I certainly think this car would replace an S-Class or an A8 for a lot of people at a much, much lower price.
Just found a couple of superbs on autotrader with 50-75k on the clock in Elegance trim for £5k I also think the Jetta of similar vintage is an underrated car, I had one for 5 years and only had the dreaded ABS switch failure.
@@nathanstevful , yes, please! Can you send me an e-mail using the address which appears in the video? I am due to go to Cardiff to film a couple of reviews next year when the restrictions lift already!
I loved driving Paul's Superb! An absolutely lovely car for less than £5,000. I think the mileage on the one you mention is similar to his. I do hope that it turns out to be good, thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting.
This 2012 is £4,990 if memory serves me right which seems a tad high, We Buy Any Car value it at £2,888, but I now the dealers got to make a profit on it and prepare it for sale but it's only coming with a 1 month warranty so hopefully we can negotiate something longer .....
@@petersmith7126 , yes, see if you can get a better warranty. We Buy Any Car is notoriously unreliable in terms of its values, so I wouldn't set much score by it. Rather, if you can see what comparable Superbs are priced at elsewhere, that would probably help. I find cars for people on a professional basis, so if you do need any more assistance, my e-mail address is displayed in the video after about a minute.
I genuinely thought this model was saloon only. That’s a neat party piece. Although I was surprised about the size of the boot. Wasn’t the Rapid/your Toledo rated at 550L, a car that is approx 40cm shorter. I thought this would be 600+
Yes, the Toledo and Rapid (not the Rapid Spaceback) were 550 litres. An enormous amount of space, which we miss to this day! Yes, this is not as big as some others, but still far more capacious than most of its competition. It's an interesting dual boot opening, but it does mean that it is impossible to fit a rear wiper.
Why are people comparing this car to a 7 series in these comments, it's not a super big car, it's smaller than a 5 series! Just uses it's space extremely well as it has a relatively short bonnet and larger back-end. Well worth over the Octavia in my opinion
The interior space is massive, much bigger than an Octavia, particularly in the back. High Peak Autos recently did a review of the estate version of this, and I don't think there is even now something else out there which offers this level of space and luxury for the money, although my choice would be a petrol model. I did very much like it, and would happily have one for myself.
One of my favourite cars- such size, luxury and slightly odd styling which set it apart from the standard VW/Audi group clones. Better than the Mk1 which was a blatant rebadged Passat and now sadly the newer model has reverted back to just a stretched Octavia in styling
Yes, the Superb Mk3 does look similar to an Octavia, doesn't it? The facelifted Mk2s look a bit better than this, in my opinion, but it is still an attractive car. As you say, who needs a Passat?
@@lloydvehicleconsulting have to love a capacious saloon or especially a cavenous estate in a world full of SUVs. In this case one can control their enterprises in comfort, style and relative performance. As Furious Driving might say "forget a body in the boot you could get a whole cemetery in the Superb Estate"
@@johnedwards3198 , Mr Richardson would certainly say something like that. I can't think of a more complete car than a four wheel drive Superb Estate, really.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting if only VW would allow the Golf R maps and mechanicals in a Superb Estate it would be unstoppable! But a Skoda that beats it's parent company cars would be unthinkable!!! There are pros and cons of the VW group umbrella 😭
Iike most Skoda products I wouldn't exactly say it is handsome car and that interior is too dark for my tastes too, but a without any doubt a fine vehicle nevertheless. Great value for money at 5k and that rear hatch arrangement is a thing of wonder - why can't all cars of this class do that?
Thanks Gary! It is a fantastic car, I would have preferred a beige leather interior, but this one was still lovely. You can get them for less than £5,000 now as well. The split tailgate is some really impressive engineering, that is for sure!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes, first gen Superb was basically a rebadged Passat, MK2 ( my car ) however was based on the Audi A4 chasis, MK3 is standing on the multi purpose MQB chasis from VW.
I imagine the 1.4 engine with only 125 bhp would be quite underpowered for this cars size considering the 5 series size Edit:Because you said it was a 7 series size which means the 1.4 would feel even more underpowered
@@lloydvehicleconsulting me neither. I have also heared that the 1.4 VW group engine has quite a lot of reliability problems. I have to say this and I am very sorry but the diesels are the most reasonable choice. But I would personally have one with the 3.6 V6 engine with the Lauren and Klement spec
@@terrificspokesman7416 , we are going to have to keep our discussions about the forbidden fuel to a minimum, sir. Let us just focus instead on the 3.6 V6!
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Another great Skoda review, big fan of Skoda despite my current vehicle being a Seat.
Superb aptly named, few mates ran them as taxis and raved about them, a copper pal says they loved having Superbs and Octavias, hated when service changed to Astra and insignias. The estate versions of all Skodas are cavernous..
I loved my Octavias and Fabias and would have gone Skoda again but the Ateca equivalent was still long way off.
Happy Christmas to you Mr Lloyd and to Mr Coleman et al. 🎄
Travelling in the back of a Superb Estate taxi is like being chauffeured. There is so much knee room and the driver seems really far away.
The legroom is 100% ridiculous, I loved it!
Yes, Skodas and Seats are incredibly similar cars. Octavias and Superbs are ridiculously roomy for their size, whether they are the hatchback/saloon or estate variant. Happy Christmas to you as well, two more reviews still to come this week, including the Christmas Special.
First of all, thank you Paul, you are correct to be proud of your Superb. My sister has had the 1.9 TDI on an Octavia and the 2.0 TDI on a Rapide both with DSG and found them comfortable reliable and very well appointed inside.
Genius Joseph, this is possibly the most Sensible of Sensible Secondhand Reviews.
A hatchback that's a saloon, now that's clever. Also why would you pay a fortune more for a similarly equipped Passat that is smaller.
Yes sir! Very sensible transportation, but also the ultimate in luxury. Paul loves it, and I completely understand why. I don't think the Rapid had any engine bigger than 1.6 litres, so it may have been the 1.6 TDI, but the Octavia definitely had the 1.9 engine until relatively recently. I don't know why you would need a Passat or an A8 if you had one of these. You could also save a fortune by choosing one of these over those.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I stand corrected. It is actually a 1.6 TDI and she finds it really good on a 65 mile commute. The Superb is a different animal completely. The estate is cavernous.
@@seancooke4127 , yes, the Rapid is almost identical to the old Seat Toledo we had, and so I know them very well indeed. The Toledo was also really good as a long distance car. The boot of the standard Rapid/Toledo is 550 litres, so it is not far off the Superb, actually, although the car is physically a lot smaller. The estate is a different matter altogether.
Great motors and well equipped and superb value for money, a bit like the Phaeton, now that’s a car we’d have tomorrow.
Yes, a bit like a cut price Phaeton. I think that the V6 was shared by both cars from what I recall.
Got a 2011 hatchback elegance 1,8 tsi end of may this year and have driven almost 8000kms since.
It is a brease to drive and everyone riding infront or back enjoys it, especially with the amount of legroom in the back. I even ask my friends and family to drive it so I can sit in the back and enjoy the ride :)
It is nice to drive and it has enough power to get you through and it gives decent milage too. Also, it doesn´t feel like a big car, it doesn´t feel heavy. The soundsystem isn´t to shabby either. Never had park assist and I must say, its realy something.
With all its features it is a bargain.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! Yes, I do like the 1.8 TSi Elegance version. The amount of space inside is absolutely ridiculous. They certainly are brilliant value for money, aren't they?
Must be one of the best value cars out there both new and used. Like you I think the boot is my favourite feature and I always thought the umbrella in the door was a lovely touch. When it was launched I remember our boss at the Skoda dealership put one exactly like this on the road as his demo car and spec'd it with lots of options, thinking he'd have it for a while, only for one of the salesmen to sell it in a week.
Yes, so many wonderful little features on this car! Paul has kept his in lovely condition. Definitely good to go for a high specification one if you can to have all this luxury. I like the look of the current Superb as well.
Is the elegance the highest spec outside of the Laurent and Klement?
What an absolutely brilliant review! The façade reminds me of US Buick LaCrosse or Regal (which is a Vauxhall Insignia), but all of that equipment for £5,000 previously owned? An absolute bargain!
Everything you stated throughout the review I agree 100%!
Thank you very much Joseph!
I like the thoughtful touches of the air vents in the B pillar, which is typical of Volvo. Everything about this Superb is just that: superb!
Yes, absolutely huge, bigger than a Vauxhall Insignia or Buick Regal! The value is astonishing, one of the best cars I have tested for a while for less than £5000.
It certainly is Superb in more ways than one!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Another of the many reasons why I watch AND enjoy your channel!
You are extremely fortunate vehicles like this are available, unlike the US.
@@frothe42 , yes, we do have a nice diverse car market, don't we?
Have the 2013 elegance, the glove box doubles as a cooler for those hot days .had a 5 series before I'd never go back ❤
They aren't particularly common, but they are very comfortable.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting they are were I live .. loads about
No wonder they are called Superb. The downsides as you mention Joseph are the sheer size of the car, I bet parking in a multi storey car park is good fun. Good review sir.
Yes, that self parking feature may help out in a multi-storey car park, actually! I think I would probably go for an Octavia Laurin and Klement Edition as I don't need the extra space of this one, but I still absolutely love it.
so glad your coming to the darkside... your welcome to do a test on my 2008 crv and 2007 swift sport if your ever in northampton area
I won't be making a habit of featuring cars powered by the forbidden fuel, but this did at least provide some content where there may have been none. It is a very nice car as well. Please send me an e-mail at the address in the video, and we will see if we can sort something out, Northampton is fine.
I drive a 2009 Superb Elegance, same engine but manual transmission. Black colour with beige interior. It’s quite a limousine. I love it!
Btw: you forgot to mention about the premium Sound System, which is doing a pretty good job
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting! Due to copyright issues, we don't tend to demonstrate stereos on this channel...
Considering its a 7 series size and it was available in an estate you can easily know that there will be a lot of space
Yes, ridiculous amounts of space in both versions!
They really are Superb and seem to be built to last. Lovely colour, cappuccino beige. I had a 2008 Fabia in that colour with beige interior!
Although it may have been a gimmick the boot mechanism was a wonderful piece of engineering and probably was quite useful.
Would love a petrol one, but in reality it's a bit to big for me. ( maybe a Yeti ).
Yes, I think I need a 1.8 petrol Laurin and Klement in my life now... It is a little bit huge for us as well, probably the Octavia would suffice. The engineering of the boot mechanism is brilliant, unfortunately it does eliminate the rear wiper, though. The colour actually suits it quite well, I need the beige interior!
Also live the colour and would only accept another Octavia in beige after my first one was written off
Best review I've seen of this wonderful car
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! I did very much enjoy filming this special Skoda.
super review even though it has the d word lot of car for little money
I know sir! Despite being powered by the forbidden fuel, it is an absolutely lovely car.
Nice review and have a wonderful Christmas
Thank you very much indeed! Two more reviews to come this week, including the Christmas Special.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting exiting
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I will hopefully see them
@@terrificspokesman7416 , one will be going up tomorrow and the Christmas Special on Friday!
A lovely car, so good I heard you say the ride was not quite as good as an S class or A8. For it to be even thought of in terms of that quality speaks volumes.
Skoda's are really good cars, so good one wonders why anyone would go to the expense of buying a VW?.
I would have liked your thoughts on DSG (sorry if you included that in other reviews) but DSG is such a lovely gearbox to use. Great review, really enjoyed that.
Thank you, yes, a lovely car with extraordinary amounts of luxury and space for the money. I skipped over the DSG deliberately: they are lovely, but they do need regular gearbox oil changes (despite what Volkswagen may say otherwise) and specialist maintenance if they go wrong. I think that will suffice for now! Very nice when they work, though, as you say. I certainly think this car would replace an S-Class or an A8 for a lot of people at a much, much lower price.
Merry Christmas 🌲 great review of a great car.
Thanks ever so much indeed, Nathan! Merry Christmas to you, two more reviews are coming out later this week too.
Just found a couple of superbs on autotrader with 50-75k on the clock in Elegance trim for £5k I also think the Jetta of similar vintage is an underrated car, I had one for 5 years and only had the dreaded ABS switch failure.
@@nathanstevful , yes, any Jetta is an underrated car. Would definitely like to feature one on the channel if I was offered it.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I'm in South Wales if you ever wanted to drive an old 2004 Jeep Cherokee 3.7 V6 you are very welcome. 76k on the clock
@@nathanstevful , yes, please! Can you send me an e-mail using the address which appears in the video? I am due to go to Cardiff to film a couple of reviews next year when the restrictions lift already!
I'm going took.at a 2012 Elegance tomorrow, Fri 1st May 2021, full Skoda History and 126,000 miles with 1 owner and I hope it's as nice as this one
I loved driving Paul's Superb! An absolutely lovely car for less than £5,000. I think the mileage on the one you mention is similar to his. I do hope that it turns out to be good, thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting.
This 2012 is £4,990 if memory serves me right which seems a tad high, We Buy Any Car value it at £2,888, but I now the dealers got to make a profit on it and prepare it for sale but it's only coming with a 1 month warranty so hopefully we can negotiate something longer .....
@@petersmith7126 , yes, see if you can get a better warranty. We Buy Any Car is notoriously unreliable in terms of its values, so I wouldn't set much score by it. Rather, if you can see what comparable Superbs are priced at elsewhere, that would probably help. I find cars for people on a professional basis, so if you do need any more assistance, my e-mail address is displayed in the video after about a minute.
I genuinely thought this model was saloon only. That’s a neat party piece.
Although I was surprised about the size of the boot. Wasn’t the Rapid/your Toledo rated at 550L, a car that is approx 40cm shorter.
I thought this would be 600+
Yes, the Toledo and Rapid (not the Rapid Spaceback) were 550 litres. An enormous amount of space, which we miss to this day! Yes, this is not as big as some others, but still far more capacious than most of its competition. It's an interesting dual boot opening, but it does mean that it is impossible to fit a rear wiper.
I have the 2.0 ea888 tsi 197bhp elegance. They are hens teeth but some were sold.
Yes, the petrol ones are much less common.
Why are people comparing this car to a 7 series in these comments, it's not a super big car, it's smaller than a 5 series! Just uses it's space extremely well as it has a relatively short bonnet and larger back-end. Well worth over the Octavia in my opinion
The interior space is massive, much bigger than an Octavia, particularly in the back. High Peak Autos recently did a review of the estate version of this, and I don't think there is even now something else out there which offers this level of space and luxury for the money, although my choice would be a petrol model. I did very much like it, and would happily have one for myself.
This Superb mk2 is 4.838mm & is slightly smaller than the 2009 BMW 5 series 4.899mm. 2009 BMW 7 series is 5.072mm.
I did review an F10 530d on the channel back in 2019, and that did seem even bigger, so I am sure that you are right!
One of my favourite cars- such size, luxury and slightly odd styling which set it apart from the standard VW/Audi group clones. Better than the Mk1 which was a blatant rebadged Passat and now sadly the newer model has reverted back to just a stretched Octavia in styling
Yes, the Superb Mk3 does look similar to an Octavia, doesn't it? The facelifted Mk2s look a bit better than this, in my opinion, but it is still an attractive car. As you say, who needs a Passat?
That extra size pays dividends in terms of legroom and boot space, doesn't it?
@@lloydvehicleconsulting have to love a capacious saloon or especially a cavenous estate in a world full of SUVs. In this case one can control their enterprises in comfort, style and relative performance. As Furious Driving might say "forget a body in the boot you could get a whole cemetery in the Superb Estate"
@@johnedwards3198 , Mr Richardson would certainly say something like that. I can't think of a more complete car than a four wheel drive Superb Estate, really.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting if only VW would allow the Golf R maps and mechanicals in a Superb Estate it would be unstoppable! But a Skoda that beats it's parent company cars would be unthinkable!!! There are pros and cons of the VW group umbrella 😭
Id love you to review my superb mk2 2.0 tsi dsg elegance 96k rosso brunelo
Do send me an e-mail, I think my address may well be in the video somewhere....
Iike most Skoda products I wouldn't exactly say it is handsome car and that interior is too dark for my tastes too, but a without any doubt a fine vehicle nevertheless. Great value for money at 5k and that rear hatch arrangement is a thing of wonder - why can't all cars of this class do that?
Thanks Gary! It is a fantastic car, I would have preferred a beige leather interior, but this one was still lovely. You can get them for less than £5,000 now as well. The split tailgate is some really impressive engineering, that is for sure!
This car also sold well considering its a luxury car with a not very premium badge. Probably of its low starting price
I don't know what the sales figures were, but I do see a fair few Mark IIs around, so they must have been a bit of a success...
A lot of car for the money and best in "heavy oil" variants.
Ah yes, sir! Not sure if it is best powered by the Forbidden Fuel, but those versions certainly were the most popular.
Nice review! Are leather seats confortables for long road?
Yes, very, very comfortable indeed!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Thank I'm not sure if I tale Alcantara or leather seats for this car!
@@TwoCho I think that is up to your personal preference!
you forgot the bi-xenon headlights.
Probably...
The older gen Superb just looks like a streched Passat.
Absolutely, based on the B5.5 Passat, I believe.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting
Yes, first gen Superb was basically a rebadged Passat, MK2 ( my car ) however was based on the Audi A4 chasis, MK3 is standing on the multi purpose MQB chasis from VW.
@@Jesko_VRS , thanks for the clarification, excellent explanation.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting
Thanx! Great video btw👍🏻
Car tax price?
Not sure, I am afraid...
I imagine the 1.4 engine with only 125 bhp would be quite underpowered for this cars size considering the 5 series size
Edit:Because you said it was a 7 series size which means the 1.4 would feel even more underpowered
The 1.4 engine was only available in the base model. I probably wouldn't recommend that one.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting me neither. I have also heared that the 1.4 VW group engine has quite a lot of reliability problems. I have to say this and I am very sorry but the diesels are the most reasonable choice. But I would personally have one with the 3.6 V6 engine with the Lauren and Klement spec
@@terrificspokesman7416 , we are going to have to keep our discussions about the forbidden fuel to a minimum, sir. Let us just focus instead on the 3.6 V6!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting the V6 must be quite nice. Even better if they put a V8
That isnt elegance trim i dont have the flappy paddle but i have everything else
Optional extra maybe
Could be, this was quite a highly specified car.