The only 130 PD engine fitted to the manual Superb was the 1.9 litre AWX and this is the one to have. All AWX engines will have Bosch solenoid actuated unit injectors. These engines were also mated to the 5 speed manual transmission which, in my view is a better long term proposition than the 6 speed unit. The top gear ratios are almost the same.

Do not, under any circumstances whatever, buy a Superb with a 2.0 PD engine. These suffer oil pump drive failure and VAG dumped these engines on Skoda customers to minimise corporate damage. The higher output 2 litre units were 140 BHP.

If you buy a Superb, folding rear seats, fitted model year '05>, considerably improve its utility (although they don't fold properly, at least you can carry long objects) but you must research and fix (properly) the rain water ingress problem. It takes a couple of hours of easy DIY to do and costs peanuts - a strip of mastic and the removal of drain bungs.

My Superb is model year '05 (10th digit in VIN) and has the AWX + folding seats. There is a narrow window of time in which this combination was available. Cruise is an easy and desirable retrofit if liked - it makes the car an excellent motorway cruiser and works very well. The higher spec models had it as standard but are not worth the extra cost for most users as the base model is well equipped.

659.

Edited by 659FBE on 04/04/2011 at 23:26