Does anyone know if Skoda revised the shocks, with so many complaining of the ride compliance, I was wondering if they have updated the OE shocks at all?

I was told by Skoda that if I change to say the B6 shocks this could void my extended warranty

Skoda will naturally say that - in reality the onus is on them to prove the shocks were the cause of the fault. The question is whether you want to set yourself up for that potential argument.

FWIW, I went into the purchase of my Sportline in full knowledge that the stock dynamics were a steaming pile of ****, and that I'd be ripping the shocks out the moment I got it home. Within the first year I had 2 warranty claims approved (driveshaft guibo and Haldex), nobody batted an eyelid at the B6s.

I always thought that seeing as Monroe did the shocks for Skoda and Seat and KYB did the VW and Audi versions, then maybe getting the latter would be a higher quality OE style replacement.

I don't think it's that straightforward - I've seen Monroe-branded shocks on a brand new Mk7 Golf, for example. VAG have a number of OE suspension suppliers and use them interchangeably to meet production requirements.

Edited 4 December, 20254 Dec by AlistairCookie

So you couldn't use the Areton shocks if non DCC and fit those with the issue gone, again you could have the same issue.

The B4 shocks are not worth it and might as well just go to the B6's?

If anything like the other day where the battery failed and it wasn't an approve Skoda battery where the car had been checked via Skoda Approved, the AA chap said thats a Banner battery, cheap and cheerful. Ended up saying I have only had the car just over a month to Skoda with then the Sales Manager using his credit card to pay AA over phone so I could have a new Yuasa battery fitted there and then and not wait 2 days for Skoda to get a battery in stock. So as you say Warranty does beg the question on what is checked.

As an approved used car, the answer is "Not a lot" - this is true for pretty much all manufacturers now. The reputation has been built that AUCs are somehow better quality, and the dealer network is trading on that. The reality is there's no incentive for them to do anything over the bare minimum; if the buyer spots it then they'll take care of it but everything the buyer misses is money back in their pocket.

One upside is that the warranty does tend to be slightly better to deal with - less faffing around and "you pay us up front for the repair and we'll reimburse you".