i bought a 54 reg vrs 30k, at the end of feb 08. i bought with the driver lock barely working with the key fob and the stereo display not working properly and being very slow to react. after variuos investigation my friendly local garage changed the central locking motor then found that the part of the door locking in the window motor wasnt working (the windows didnt open and close with the key either). the central locking was still not working and they have now found variuos corroded wires which they say looks like from a water leak. they have replaced these wires but now say it is some part of the bus wiring (or sommit like that). he is trying to find exactly where the break is as he said changing the wiring coil is a big job. i am lucky because he is not charging me for labour costs as i use the garage for work vehicles, but does this sound reasonable. is the stereo problem also connected?

he has suggested that there has been a leak at some poing or possibly the vehicle stood in water - he is also going to look at the seals on the windscreen

i would be grateful for any advice!!!!

also while investigating this problem at the skoda garage i reported a tapping noise which the skoda garage told me was a loose timing chain, more common in tt's apparently. this scared the cr*p out of me when he told me the cost! i took for a second opinion at my local garage again and he said it fine and explained the variuos tapping noises. its still at the back of my mind though. is there a way of knowing for sure????

thanks to anyone who can help

sometimes water gets in the wiring from the door to the inside of the car, i.e the rubber flex hose in the door shut, this carries the wiring inside the car, can be a bit of a pita to find all the corroded ones, have you hpi'd the car just to make sure it hasnt been written off due to water damage?? all them floods we have had??

i did think that especially as i bought the car from yorkshire area but the hpi was all clear. the garage has checked all the wiring today and they are all good now so are fitting a new control unit!! hopefully this will fix it!

thanks for your response