Time to enjoy simple pleasures

Life with the Superb. By

JUST AD BLUE

With the mileage slowly approaching 10,000 it’s time to give the Superb a slurp of AdBlue. As prices are wildly inflated at fuel stations it’s worth having some in your garage, or doing a bit of internet buying if you’re able to. Mine was sourced from Euro Car Parts.

DECLUTTERED

Rear passengers get generous legroom, which counts for a lot, but little else in the way of luxuries here in this mid-spec SE L version. No heated seats, no charging points, no independent rear climate control. BYOL (bring your own luxuries) makes sense in a Skoda.

OFF PISTE

I think it’s safe to say the ski hatch is very unlikely to see any actual ski action in this Superb, but it does come in very useful on those runs to the DIY store. With the boot closed you can safely, securely carry proper adult skis, or in my case skirting boards.

A BIGGER SPLASH

After years of getting into the habit of paying other people to wash my cars, I currently have the time to do the job myself. Thankfully it’s not an SUV but you soon appreciate its size (4862mm long, 1864mm wide) when cleaning it by hand. Might need a bigger bucket.

Alex Tapley