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I've found the guys at ECU Testing and although not specifying the Octavia, they do a rebuild for the DQ381 Mechatronic unit for the Tiguan and claim to use better parts. Cost is £368 plus postage with a lifetime/unlimited mile warranty. Pretty bold IMO. Has anyone went down this route on here? If so what's your experience?

Thanks for that. I've since been in touch with a reputable independent local to me who has confirmed it's a box with issues and as I've read, with particular attention to be paid to the mechatronic side of things. I find it absolutely baffling there's a cracking car sitting at a Skoda dealer for 20k plus with a potential ticking time bomb of a gearbox being used (albeit on the electrical side) that hasn't been improved on/sorted out by now. Would a mechatronics failure be included under warranty? I feel as though it would be a fight to get it through a warranty claim. I've actually just quickly done a quote for extended warranty on a named component - £650 per year! Sounds an absolute nonsense in all honesty. Feel a bit deflated at the moment.

Hi folks. The time has come to get rid of my 2008 170k mile Audi A4. To be honest I absolutely hate the thing now and looking to get something modern, previous workhorse was a 2008 Civic 2.2cdti which had 180k miles on it before needing to be sent to the car graveyard (corrosion). I've seen a 2019 model from a dealers with circa 35k miles on the clock. It's priced keenly in my opinion but I do like the car. It has a pan roof amongst other toys, heated windscreen, seats plus more. I do ~20k miles a year and need the economy of the diesel and also the convenience of an auto box, with this model having the DQ381 DSG. I can't visit the car to check it before buying as I'm a fair distance away however I don't think I'll be disappointed. What I am miffed about is that I've been sent the warranty book (1 year warranty with the car) which looks absolutely worthless in my opinion. Am I being harsh in that respect or is that a shared feeling? I intend on keeping whatever car I get next for at least 5/6 years but don't want to jump into something blind. I've never bought a vehicle outright with the kind of money I'm looking to spend before so trying to do as much due diligence as possible. What are the biggest issues I should look out for with this model, engine and gearbox? Other replacements I've been looking at are Mondeo's and Focus's from 2017 onwards but I'm vastly drawn to the Octavia VRS even though slightly pricier. Any opinions/input welcome. Thanks.

Hi folks, first post here. I'm in the process of preparing my wife's 64 plate Fabia to sell and I'd like to sort the following issue out beforehand. I have done some searching but can't find anyone with the same issue/fix as me. The passenger side electric window operates normally from the passenger side control. However both driver side and passenger side isn't working from the drivers control. My wife says she attempted to put the drivers window down during a very cold morning in December (may well have been frozen) and since that point, the drivers side window hasn't moved although when the weather warmed up a bit, I tried the switch again and I could hear a faint clicking. That has now gone as well, it's completely dead. A further mystery to add is that the passenger side was still able to go up and down from the drivers switch up until a couple of weeks ago. I've checked the rubber casing between the door and pillar, no signs of leaks and all cables intact. I've pulled the drivers side switches out of the arm rest and disconnected/reconnected the wires but no luck. Fuses all good too. I'm thinking of buying the switch box as the next step and try and eliminate that. Then probably the motor but that doesn't explain why I can't operate the passenger window from the drivers side! Any help is much appreciated :)