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Manish Boricha
on 06 Aug, 2009 at 03:07 PM
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Dear Mr Banwari Lal Sharma
Incase you were taking the trouble to find these details, thought should lighten you from that load.
Had written to Skoda on the above mentioned queries and have received a response from them.
They have clarified that neither the bluetooth will be functionality nor can i retrofit the Park assist system on the Indian Skoda
Thanks
REgards
Manish Boricha
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Manish Boricha
on 03 Aug, 2009 at 09:42 AM
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Dear Mr Sharma,
Thanks! Your words are reassuring!
I drive the car (infact any car - earlier had a M800/ Palio/ City and now Superb) very very smoothly - no fast acceleration / braking, etc and rarely had a mechanical issue with any car (apart from scratches/ dents because of rough driving by others).
Will keep the 10K as maintenance cost for a service, which i agree is not much.
Also needed your assistance in getting a inputs on:
a) park assist - am sure you would be aware that the international Superb has a "park assist feature". In India they have only provided "parktronic". Any possibility of "Park assist" being introduced on Skoda Superb. It would be extremely comfortable and also had read somewhere that it would be available in India (review pre launch) and which costs around 30K.
b) somehow have not been able to connect my mobile to the car bluetooth. The dealer said that that function has been muted and they have no idea on how to enable it.
And thanks once again for providing excellent feedback which motivated me to buy the Superb!
Regards
Manish
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Banwari Lal Sharma
on 02 Aug, 2009 at 11:15 PM
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Manish,
When someone says "Fabia is expensive to maintain", I node in comeplete agreement. But Superb is not expensive to maintain by any means. Nor is Laura. Yes, Octavia is a bit expensive to maintain (just a bit). I remember people saying, "Don't buy an Octavia, clutch goes very quickly and costs two lacks." Well it doesn't goes on its own, but yes it can't withstand abuse. Typical repair cost is above one lakh rupees. This is very much applicable for Superb as well.
Keep aside 10k (on higher side) for a service.
My suggestion to you is, enjoy your Superb's superb drive without bothering about maintenance cost. It may sound high for many but it's definitely not high for a person who can afford to buy it. It's no Merc, Beemer or Audi. Trust me.
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Manish Boricha
on 02 Aug, 2009 at 06:53 PM
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Dear Charles or anyone who could assist,
I have recently bought the Skoda Superb 1.8 petrol. Have written a review on the same on Carwale and so will not repeat that am thriled with the drive/ comfort. Your reviews and comments btw were one of the primary reason i could zero in on the Superb. Thanks!!
Just a concern - i have been hearing on this site that Superb is expensive to maintain. Could anyone pls elaborate on how expensive is expensive - so just in case i have an issue am mentally prepared. Something like standard maintenance cost. I had a Honda earlier and they would make me service the car every 3 months. The Skoda Superb needs to be done only after 1 year... would that not reduce the overall cost? Am confused and would appreciate a balance response.
Incidentally i asked 2-3 unknown people who had Laura's (generally caught them in the parking) and they were not complaining and said normal servicing costs around 6-7K... which doesnt seem too high.
Thanks
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Amit
on 27 Jun, 2009 at 12:59 AM
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Thank you indeed, Charles. I greatly appreciate and value your input. Taking your advice, I will TD Laura as soon as opportunity becomes available but it seems it is low on extra fine features, relatively, but has same 1,8TSi (?) engine. I also noticed Skoda provides less variety in petrol than diesel. I never owned a diesel car nor plan to do so. Superb features, fit and finish are excellent (superb) in picture but a quick look at your data sheet revealed that 80-0 distance is about 2 car length more than acceptable in this class.
Earlier, I mentioned of Sonata, because I test drove it 3-4 years ago and I liked it overall and felt good VFM. But who am I, you are the expert here. After surviving the accident with my Accord, I can't afford to compromise on safety issue and take ESP, TC etc. as granted in my car. Germans or European cars have distinct driving characteristics which I love and is different than Honda. But German could not beat the reliability of Honda. You have to take Europeans cars to dealer more often than Honda and Skoda is no exception that way and dealer work on German cars is not cheap and time can be an issue. And another problem with German cars is that common mechanic will not work on them but they survive better in crash (in general) and are more fun to drive. Services on German cars may not be easily available and driving 100 miles for oil change is unwarranted half day of fun. IMO, Accord may not get A+ on any parameter but they never go below A- on any parameter, so overall they remain A grader and a car of choice with lot of buyers including me.
I honestly wish that all Indian cars must have seatbelts with ERL and pretensioners not only top model - first line of effective protection without any increase in car cost due to mass production.
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Charles
on 23 Jun, 2009 at 04:33 PM
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@Sandeep: I'm waiting for the Accord V6 myself, Honda is aware of our request. We'll have to be patient, is all.
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Banwari Lal Sharma
on 23 Jun, 2009 at 12:50 PM
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When I said trashing, I meant being ruthlessly blunt in describing shortcomings, making the review look like as if there is not a single reason to buy this car. I have read such reviews, in Indian publications as well as in the ones abroad.
We are completely unbiased at our hearts. Maybe a little more detailed reviews will help us show that in reviews as well. CarWale stands for car buyers.
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Steeroid
on 23 Jun, 2009 at 12:15 PM
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I did not get the impression that there is a tendency to 'hide', but there is definitely (from the reviews I've read) a tendency not to talk about its weaknesses. This in my opinion does not give a complete picture to the reader.
You must be fair in all respects - if we plan to be fair to the manufacturer and highlight their strengths, we should also be fair to the reader and the end-user by educating them about the weaknesses. In a manner that it does not become a 'trashing' of the manufacturer, yet clearly highlighting the weaknesses as well as we praise its strengths.
If we only sing praises of every car, we are only serving the purpose of advertising it. A clean, unbiased review, on the other hand, is what the end user is looking for.
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Kiran
on 23 Jun, 2009 at 10:46 AM
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Nice review....
It's really "SUPERB"
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Sandeep Sarangi
on 22 Jun, 2009 at 10:42 PM
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oops..sorry...forgot to see page 2 of the discussion  
m just a kid still waiting for a driving license n far from buying ma 1st car  
@banwari..u rock..thnx bro 
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