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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.

Thank you for taking the time to provide a comprehensive post. I would really like an L&K but not sure if my budget can strech to that and good ones are hard to find in trade sales. Although I could opt to pursue a purchase with a private, I'm slightly risk adverse so I would prefere a purchase with trade at the moment especially because I'm not familiar with Skoda. 190BHP would be good but 150BHP would probably suffice to us although we would like to take the car abroad to France/Spain/Portugal. Any thoughts what a longer journey would be like on these cars in terms of comfort and reliability? I have never heard of DCC, the models I have been looking at do not mentioned this. Is this some sort of Air suspensio? Could it be fitted if the car does not come with it? Preference is DSG which i believe is automatic. Manual is a no at the moment. You mentioned "vital services", what does a DSG vital service include? And does this mean if a car which has around 55/60k did not have this service/maintenace done, then I should not consider it? I guess I would need to find our which gear box would come with the car I'm interested to purchase. Any tips on how I can find this out? Regarding timing belt I would prefere to purchase a car where this work would have already been done. What is Skoda's new policy on the Superbs? Point noted on the Silica bag, I was not aware of this at all 😮 Spare wheel is prefered, what do you mean my a proper spare wheel? Are you referring to a space saver or a proper alloy wheel? I would probably rule out a car if it does not come with at least 2 keys. Thanks once again and apologies for the extra questions and/or if I have misunderstood anything.

Thank you, I will bear in mind both: Storm development in Aldermaston Phirm in Camberley. I had a quick look at the Phirm website and it mentions "Digital service records to the Volkswagen Audi Group Network", I'm assuming this relates to the updating VAGN with the service they perform in your car? I could not see anything around updating digital service records on Storm development unless I have missed it (apologies). Is it ok for one to assume Storm would update records with VAGN once a service is performed by them?

Thank you Point noted on the full service history and DSG/Haldex. There seems to be a shortage in used Superbs for sale at the moment or at least ones with full service history.

Hi all, I have just joined the forum, this is my second post (the first was the intro post). I'm looking to buy a superb MK III diesel (under 70K miles) and I will be going to dealerships to look at their superbs and hopefully test drive them. I'm looking at the following trims: SE L (2020 and after I have been advised that Skoda dropped the SE L Executive in MY 2020) SE L Executive (2018 and after) L&K (2018 and after) Wondering if there is anything in particular which I should pay attention too when buying used? Also are there many Skoda Independed garages or mobile mechanics around Reading/Wokingham which you could recommend? Thanks in advance. PS. Apologies if i have posted in the wrong section, If I did posted in the wrong section can a moderator move it to the correct section.

Hello I'm new to the forum as you may have already guessed. I have joined the forum as I'm looking to buy a Skoda Superb MK III diesel in the next couple of weeks therefore I'm sure i will be around to ask a few questions. I hope you Skoda fans can show me the way on how to look after my Skoda once I get hold of it. See you around Cycs