Hi,
Recently had a simmilar decision to make re Passat, Avensis or Skoda Superb.
I drove all three and went with the base model superb with alloy upgrade. It was a great buy 29K for a 1.9 desiel as opposed to 33k for a simmilar spec passat. It has climate control, electronic retracting mirrors, small leather pack, good sound system to name but a few also is very comfortable, bigger than avensis and nearly as big as new passat.
Overall a great buy.