I like having a wee sift through cars for sale, looking for a “bargain” I don’t need. This morning I found this rather cheap and very practical big Skoda. These are fantastic big family cars, they cost buttons to run, they’re huge inside and they ride very well. With a range of around 200 miles and the ability to fast charge from 20-80% on around 20 mins, they’re very much capable of fulfilling the main family car duties.
I really rate these as a used buy, and prices are getting very appealing. That it only needs a service every two years and has an 8yr battery pack warranty (assuming it has been serviced) only seals the deal.
Obviously I haven’t looked at this particular car in the metal, I’m just using it as an example of how much value can be had with used EV’s now.
www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508015052141?u...p
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I was hoping you had found a Mk1 Superb with the 1.9 engine SLO . In my eyes perfect .
700 miles from a tank of diesel , nice ride , engines last up to 200 k
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That's a lot of car for the money, looks a treat, nice find!
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AI images and Cinch? A no from me.
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AI images and Cinch? A no from me.
We bought our Leaf from Cinch. Thousands cheaper than the local dealer for the same thing, it was delivered to the door and was exactly as described. Couldn’t fault them. But you do need to scrutinise the description and pictures plus noted defects to be sure you know what you’re buying. They do give you a money back guarantee to make sure you’re happy enough too, though I’ve no experience of having to exercise said guarantee.
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AI images and Cinch? A no from me.
Those are not AI images on Cinch. What makes you think they are?
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Seriously? Have you seen the shadows, the wheels tyres (nice slicks), the lack of any photos of the vehicle?
Cinch is WBAC. Stock AI heavily edited images and they deliver the vehicle with that plate on it.
Edited by daveyjp on 22/08/2025 at 23:19
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Seriously? Have you seen the shadows, the wheels tyres (nice slicks),Cinch is WBAC. Stock AI heavily edited images and they deliver the vehicle with that plate on it.
The only thing not real about the pics of that car is the background, and that is very common these days. And those number plates have definitely not been edited on, those are the actual plates on the actual car.
the lack of any photos of the vehicle?
Apart from the 26 provided of course
;-)
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Seriously? Have you seen the shadows, the wheels tyres (nice slicks), the lack of any photos of the vehicle?
Cinch is WBAC. Stock AI heavily edited images and they deliver the vehicle with that plate on it.
Yes, seriously - they are not AI images.
They do look a bit 'odd' though but think that's because they are done inside with all the backgrounds removed. I'm always surprised they don't invest in something better as the phots on the site are quite important.
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I was hoping you had found a Mk1 Superb with the 1.9 engine SLO . In my eyes perfect .
700 miles from a tank of diesel , nice ride , engines last up to 200 k
Great cars, but now sadly lives in the past. The cost of going 700 miles would be substantially higher too, unless in that once in a lifetime event where you were doing it all in one day.
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I was hoping you had found a Mk1 Superb with the 1.9 engine SLO . In my eyes perfect .
700 miles from a tank of diesel , nice ride , engines last up to 200 k
Great cars, but now sadly lives in the past. The cost of going 700 miles would be substantially higher too, unless in that once in a lifetime event where you were doing it all in one day.
One on eBay right now, 155k miles, 12 months MOT, £1895 (also a 1.8t on eBay and a 2.5tdi and a ((rather pricey)) 2.0tdi on Autotrader)
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Crumbs. I promise I’m not being sponsored by Cinch, but they do have some cracking buys. A low mileage two year old long range MG4 for under £14k. Not a lot of money for a car with a realistic 250 mile range.
www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202508205612541?u...p
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They’re images of the car itself, but with the background replaced.
Used a lot by the used car industry, it just means they can create a uniform look to their images, and loses the need to move the car to somewhere photogenic.
Multiple apps available to do it, with varying degrees of success.
In days of old, dealerships would have a photographer come in once a week to photograph stock, now it’s anyone with a phone and something like CitNOW.
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They’re images of the car itself, but with the background replaced. Used a lot by the used car industry, it just means they can create a uniform look to their images, and loses the need to move the car to somewhere photogenic. Multiple apps available to do it, with varying degrees of success. In days of old, dealerships would have a photographer come in once a week to photograph stock, now it’s anyone with a phone and something like CitNOW.
If that's the case, they're very poor images - low definition, lots of pixellation - simply not good enough to tell if there's any surface damage.
Frankly they aren't as good as a first-timer with a smartphone - let alone a professional business.
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They’re images of the car itself, but with the background replaced. Used a lot by the used car industry, it just means they can create a uniform look to their images, and loses the need to move the car to somewhere photogenic. Multiple apps available to do it, with varying degrees of success. In days of old, dealerships would have a photographer come in once a week to photograph stock, now it’s anyone with a phone and something like CitNOW.
If that's the case, they're very poor images - low definition, lots of pixellation - simply not good enough to tell if there's any surface damage.
Frankly they aren't as good as a first-timer with a smartphone - let alone a professional business.
They zoom in on any imperfections on the website. More importantly, they will take the car away again if you don't like it.a
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They’re images of the car itself, but with the background replaced. Used a lot by the used car industry, it just means they can create a uniform look to their images, and loses the need to move the car to somewhere photogenic. Multiple apps available to do it, with varying degrees of success. In days of old, dealerships would have a photographer come in once a week to photograph stock, now it’s anyone with a phone and something like CitNOW.
If that's the case, they're very poor images - low definition, lots of pixellation - simply not good enough to tell if there's any surface damage.
Frankly they aren't as good as a first-timer with a smartphone - let alone a professional business.
I've seen a lot worse, both businesses and private sales!.
They aren't brilliant, but they certainly aren't that bad. I'd say they were about average, maybe slightly below. Though I guess it maybe also depends on what you are looking at the pics on?. On my tablet, they are OK.
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