Patrir40

I would agree, I have been very lucky to have the brake fault identified. There seems to be no other damage. Many thanks

Your perseverance did pay off and your message will give hope to others that there is light at the end of the tunnel. .. Your car suffered a significant amount of damage- I was so so lucky, it was just the brake calliper and discs. I am going to get the tracking checked again. When I had it done previously, the assistant showed me how it all worked and how a computer assessed each wheel. it was really illuminating and he put so much effort into correcting the offside front wheel. The charge was about £40 for all four wheels but it is well worth it. Thank you for your really helpful reply.

Many thanks for your response. I am so relieved to have the car fixed and back on the road. The website you highlight is very informative.

Forum members might wish to note my recent experience of going over a pothole which I failed to see in heavy rain in the dark. From the thud, I knew I had hit a bad one and was most annoyed having just had the tracking done on the car and a new set of all season Vredestein tyres fitted a few weeks earlier. Further investigation when I arrived home, revealed the front wheel hub was quite warm and the disc was too hot to touch. Managed to limp it to my local auto repair centre the next day. As I suspected, the car needed a new brake calliper, two new front disks and brakes pads. I probably got off lightly as there was no damage to the suspension. Will probably have to get the tracking done again. Just demonstrates how damaging these potholes can be.

Have become a proud custodian of a used Skoda Superb Estate estate, having previously owned a Skoda Roomster. Still getting to know the car - first time to use a DSG gearbox!. I am amazed by the size of the interior luggage space and the car drives very smoothly. Looking forward to learning as much as possible on the proper maintenance of this model from what is an invaluable website.