Passat Estate - Alternatives?

My parents run Passats and Tourans - dunno if the Touran is worth a look seems like a better vehicle and otherwise not a million miles removed from the Passat. Passats are kind of meh but they just keep on going.
 
I'm driving a Superb on a lease. £195 pm for 2yrs 8000mpa inc maintenance, business se, 2.0l manual (but dsg would have been same price).

It's a very good car, and skoda customer service has been very good. I haven't tried the Passat.

I should have got dsg, and if you're doing more miles then don't hesitate.

Boot is a wonder.
 
BaZ87 said:
I popped into my local Skoda dealer this morning and had a brief look around a Superb Estate. I'll be honest I was fairly impressed. I didn't get a chance to have a test drive but possible next week I'll have a chance. I went through a few figures with the salesman. Initially we looked at a 2.0 TDI SE L Executive DSG and the price was coming in at around £270+vat on a 3+35 @ 12,000 miles per year. I noticed on the Passat that R line trim was working out cheaper on lease than the SE Executive so I asked for a price on the Sport Line trim on the same terms and I was pleasantly suprised with the response. £235+vat!

At that price, if the test drive goes well then I might just ignore the badge and go for it.
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Theres a reason why so many taxis, police and fleet cars are skodas, glad you at least took a look, theyre no longer the butt of the joke sheds on wheels of old
 
Rroff said:
My parents run Passats and Tourans - dunno if the Touran is worth a look seems like a better vehicle and otherwise not a million miles removed from the Passat. Passats are kind of meh but they just keep on going.
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We had a Touran before and I'll be honest, I hated it. I know the Passat isn't spectacular but it just needs to do the job and the Passat ticked all the boxes. I'm starting to be swayed towards the Superb.
garnett said:
I'm driving a Superb on a lease. £195 pm for 2yrs 8000mpa inc maintenance, business se, 2.0l manual (but dsg would have been same price).

It's a very good car, and skoda customer service has been very good. I haven't tried the Passat.

I should have got dsg, and if you're doing more miles then don't hesitate.

Boot is a wonder.
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That's + vat I guess? Still a very nice price if DSG was no extra. Once I have the test drive I'll shop around and see what I can get because although the Sports Line is nice, the majority of kit isn't needed. It's only going to be used for the business's so as long as it has the basics then price will be the deciding factor.
 
When I was at school everyone talked about Skoda in the same breath as Lada, but those days are gone. If you look at online reviews for estate cars you will see the Superb and Octavia consistently come out either on top or near the top as overall package. The general consensus is you can't buy better estate cars for less money (new).
 
BaZ87 said:
That's + vat I guess? Still a very nice price if DSG was no extra.
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Nope, 193.83 inc Vat (plus a deposit of £863.08) (its a personal lease).

I got my local dealer to match an offer these guys had:-

http://www.simpsonsskoda.co.uk/new-car-offers/new-superb/
http://www.simpsonsskoda.co.uk/new-car-offers/sportline/

Their deposit figure seems to have gone up a lot.

You could always see if thy're match prices from an independent lease place, like these:-

http://www.freedomcontracts.com/Skoda-Superb-Estate-2.0-TDI-SE-Tech-5Dr-Personal-Lease/668
 
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Rroff said:
My parents run Passats and Tourans - dunno if the Touran is worth a look seems like a better vehicle and otherwise not a million miles removed from the Passat. Passats are kind of meh but they just keep on going.
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How can the Touran be a better vehicle than the Passat? It sits lower in the range. It's a Golf based MPV. Whilst it might offer a bit more practicality than a Passat, fundamentally the Passat is simply a better car - as you'd expect given it's position within the VW model range.
 
The ride feels a little more comfortable than the Passat - atleast to me - though only a little and the use of space seems better internally - IIRC my parents have the top spec Tourans while middle spec Passat which makes it a bit difficult to compare.
 
Adam said:
I have one of these: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/my-vw-passat-alltrack-190-dsg.18730187/

Fantastic family cars.
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Yea, I remember that deal. If only something like that pops up again.
garnett said:
Nope, 193.83 inc Vat (plus a deposit of £863.08)
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That's an incredible price. Still haven't had a chance for a test drive yet but I've been looking around and I think my local dealer made some kind of mistake on the quote he gave me on the Sport Line - everywhere else I've found are quoting upwards of £280 plus vat on a 3+23 or 3+35 basis. The SE Technology looks the best bet - they're going from as little as £210 plus vat on a 3+23 basis @ 10,000 miles per year.

I'll probably have to start looking around again from scratch as I'm not going to be in a position to go for anything until I've signed a contract for this new business which won't be until early April by the looks of things.
 
I ran a diesel vRS Octavia estate for 3 years (PCP) - 40k, zero issues, dog, kids, bikes etc etc - no issues, free servicing, one set of tyres, not the quickest but did a cracking job. 51mpg over the 40k - Drove to Southampton one Friday from Scotland, back up Sunday, never felt anything but easy driving and got out the car after each journey and was great - very comfy and roomy.

Seriously - get over the snobbery of the badge and you'll enjoy it.
 
Had the test drive this morning and it ticked all the boxes. The boot and space in the back really surprised me - I know all the reviews say it's big but I honestly wasn't expecting it to be quite as big as it was. I have to admit that the badge is still stopping me from fully commiting to it though but I'm definitely leaning towards it right now. The decision will come in around a months time once my new business is up and running and it will all depend on what offers are out there.

As I predicted, the dealer made some kind of mistake with the quote on the Sport Line. He ran the quote again today and it was coming out at £290+VAT rather than the £220+ he initially quoted me.
 
Bit of an update. I've started to question the suitability of an estate altogether. As well as going to exhibitions I'm likely to be going to various county shows and the like and could do with something with a bit more off road ability. Nothing extreme but I'm not sure how a Passat or Superb estate will cope driving through a muddy field. Secondly and most importantly though, all the extra space the Passat and Superb have over the competition is likely to be useless to me as the max load weight will be reached before I run out of space. Going to these shows and exhibitions I'm going to be carrying all the marketing junk but also a fair bit of stock and the 650(isk)kg max load weight possibly won't be enough.

Something like a Pickup truck crossed my mind, for the off road ability and greater load weight but I'm a little unsure about how well they drive and how comfortable they'll be on long journeys.
 
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