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I am back in a Skoda… this time in a rather lovely Black Magic L&K 2.0 TSI 190 DSG in 4x4 form! I love it

Sounds quite like my mark 2 Superb - Petrol DSG that shuddered in 2nd when pulling away. New mechatronic unit under warranty in my case, £2K. That particular car I bought in 2016 - was 5 years old with 15K on it ...

How do you do that? VCDS?

My boot is getting progressively worse so I ordered a pair yesterday and intend to fit them myself - it looks pretty simple

Yeah £216 is the best price I’ve seen on eBay for a pair. Surely they are the same as what Skoda would be selling - so why the markup on Skoda sourced parts or is that a rhetorical question ?

I got a quote for parts from Fish Brothers. £478 plus vat, EACH. Jesus wept!

Edit: that was me posting in frustration. Apparently new struts are only a couple of hundred quid so maybe the car can stay a bit longer.

My car has now decided that opening the boot all the way is now all too much for it and either it works or it'll stop nearly all the way open with 3 beeps. Mine's 7 years old next year and frankly I am not spending £1K on the boot - I didn’t spot the link to the £200 odd struts. How much of a job is this? Easy for a complete novice? What tools would one need?

I still have it in the shed, and I was in London last week............ D'oh