Driving along in my 1.8TSI manual this morning changed from second to third and the clutch pedal sank to the floor. I hooked my foot under the pedal and tried again and the car reluctantly went into gear. I managed to get the car to the home but something's definitely not right - I suspect perhaps master or slave cylinder, as I can get all the gears when the engine is off and once your up and running it's possible to get most of the gears okay but the clutch pedal is very light and all the travel is right at the bottom of the pedal.

As the car has done 50000 miles and is just over two years old I called Skoda Assist who came out very promptly and have taken the car to the dealer for diagnosis/repair. The dealer were unable to provide a car at such short notice, but Skoda Assist have arranged for Thrifty to drop off a hire car, which has just arrived.

Although I am a bit miffed at having to miss a meeting this morning I am very impressed with the support so far!

The Skoda Assist tech said that master cylinders were a known gremlin?

Justin.

We have been through two Master Cylinders in three years. Both failed in almost exactly the way that you describe.

Is the Mat underneath in good condition?

We suspect a contributory factor with ours was there was a hole warn in the mat which the heel tended to catch in

(especially when getting in and out) and which also makes it harder to operate the clutch.

We have some new mats now.