Lemur

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I have a 63 plate Superb 2.0 TDi 140. For the past few days, it has been very difficult to get the car into gear, especially 1st or reverse when setting off first thing in the morning. There is also a smell from the engine compartment. After driving for 15 minutes or so, the gears can be selected normally. This issue coincided with the current and recommended gear numbers no longer being displayed on the dashboard.

I bought a 1 year old elegance with 5000 miles on clock in December. After doing a further 1000 miles I am now noticing that the leather seat base is looking somewhat streched. Is this normally a problem on the Elegance? Is there anything I can do to mitigate it, as I'm planning to keep the car for a few years and hate to think what state the seats would be in after that time.