VW to Skoda ...

[Ozsko]

Buy a late model Statesman if you want leg room. It is the same as the Superb in my experience of owning both. The rear airbags may be an issue as I am not sure if the Statesman has them.

[DionM]

The only issue I have with the Statesman is the sheer size - they are a bit big.

[Ozsko]

Surprisingly they are just about the same length as a Superb but they are a bit wider.

[DionM]

Surprisingly they are just about the same length as a Superb but they are a bit wider.

Yep, that's the tricky bit with parking. They also seem to age badly for some reason?

Ironically I went and tried an A8. No go.

[hitman]

at your height I wouldn't bother looking at an Octavia. I'm 1.9m and if have the seat back nearly all the way then the seatbelt is about 3cm-4cm off the front of my shoulder because the pillar is too far forward.
Superb is a brilliant car and perfect for the bigger fellas, especially in the back, it has ridiculous amounts of leg room.

I'd steer clear of a Statesman as well, the fuel bill alone would scare most off but wait till you have to replace a tyre as they are about $500 a corner

[woofy]

There was a 2yr old superb ambition wagon for sale at the local VW dealership for 25k recently. For that sort of price you can't go wrong.the wagons have the auto parking and are the same length as the sedan.

[DionM]

So went and looked at a 2yo Superb V6 wagon today. Arrived too late to test drive it but will do next week. I like the face level rear airvents, that's a very nice touch.

Decided if I'm going to seriously look at a Superb, it has to be the version with a bit of poke. And buying used takes the sting out of new depreciation. Weirdly though, there are a few 1-2yo Superb V6s on the used market ... but none older?