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Hello All, Just bumping this thread as I'm wondering if anyone else knows any independent garages in or near berkshire.

Thanks MarkyG82, I believe it was yourself who made me aware of both Storm and Phirm. I'm glad to head that you are happy with Storm. Do you know if they now have the software to update the digital service book for VAG? I'm also looking to service my DSG so please let me know how you get on with Phirm when you get it done.

Hello, I'm looking to get some work done in the future on my superb and I would like to know any independent garages in or near berkshire (I'm closed to Reading/Wokingham). I have been has the follow one recommeded to me: Storms Developments (Aldermaston) The Phirm (Blackwater) I have also heard of MDM Technik Ltd (Marlow) and Clive from CN Tuning (Wokingham), however for the latter i cannot find any contact details. Does anyone know if Clive is still running CN tuning? Can you recommend any others please? Thanks in advance.

Oops, I have a DSG but I don't know which one, can you advise on can I find out which one I have in my car?

Thanks Laurus. Do you mean you ended up with a leak rather than a lemon?

Hi GordoGT, Apologies, I have been fairly busy over the last few days so did not have the chance to respond to you. Yes, I'm a proud owner of Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI 150 DSG SE L Executive MY19. I have done about about 150 miles on it (purchased with 62k miles) and I'm loving it . Compared to our E class, the Superb is so light and just takes off when you apply some pressure on the pedal. The suspension is not as great as our E class (has air suspension), however it is not bad compared to some of the BMW I have driven. I believe my Skoda does not have DCC as I cannot see a setting for Comfort mode drive but then I don't know if that is the only way to check. The car has came with a spare tyre too however my wheels are 18" and the spare tyre is only 16". The car has some main dealer service history (up to 32K) and according to the dealer who I purchased the car from, for the remain 30k it has been serviced by a local garage (this was mentioned by the previous onwer). The car drives well, the engine sounds good and I could not see any issues with it from my investigations but I'm not a mechanic so would be good to get some advice from a independent VAG near me. Let me know your thoughts on the above.

Thanks for sharing the tread, it is very interesting and informative. So far all the Superbs I have been looking at either have 18" or 19" wheels. Mostly L&Ks or Sportlines have 19" wheels. From information available in the thread you shared, it seems that there is no optimum space saver wheel as standard from Skoda so ideally one should consider having a proper spare wheel I believe. If the car I purchase come with 18" wheels then I would prefer to have an 18" space saver but based on the information available in the thread it seems that it would not be safe in any axle.

I was thinking that for such a journey one would stop for at least 2 nights, so when you say that you are not spring chickens I can understand the 4 stops on your return to Wales. By the way, I have a friend who now lives in Brecon and he tells me that its a beautiful place to live and I'm sure you would agree. I have yet to plan a visit to Wales so I can get to see all the beautiful places and who knows I might just get to do that in a Skoda 😉.

It is great to know that the car has been reliable to you. Just out of curiosity, how long does it take you to drive to Lithuania?

Hmm interesting, it is beyond my understanding as to why would a manufacturer would issue a spare wheel which is not the same size as the rest of the wheels on the car. Was it just the cruise control that caused you inconvinience or something else went wrong too? I might have a go at searching for other threads, but if there is one in particular you feel i should look at then I would appreciate if you would share the link to it please.

How does one know which gearbox they have? Is there a way to find out?

You are so right and to ensure that servicing and maintenace was done to manufacturer's guidelines/advice is one of the main reasons a person should at least consider doing the service with the main dealer or a reputable independent dealer approved garage. I wonder how often the extra checks are done when a car goes to main dealer for service.

Thank for the prompt update. Your advice is sound, I shall give Storm a call in the near future 🙂

Thanks for your advice but what does "weak on the 2.0" mean?

Wow Thanks for sharing this it is very informative.