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[Transporter]

Transporter you are right about other makers maybe having a better reputation but I would never own a Toyota Van , bricks on wheels are not my scene .

Neither is mine.

[Skoda VW]

Have to agree about the training.

My Skoda had an intermittant fault with the dash dinging and telling me the tailgate was open when going over small bumps. Dealer had a look told me it was a tailgate latch and ordered a new one. The weather cooled down and when the part turned up 6 weeks later I had never had a problem during that time. Fast forward 10 months and the first hot day of summer it starts again. Take it back to the dealer, but it is now out of warranty and because the car has CANBUS it will cost about 5 - 6 hours of labour at $120/hr to apparently trace the wiring and find the problem.

Lucky I am an electronics tech and found the problem in an 1.5 hours (With the help of some wiring diagrams). Turned out to be solder balls stuck to the PCB lacquer where the wiring from the tailgate connects into the CCM (Comfort Control Module). Brushed away the solder and away it went. No doubt would of been charged $$$ for a new CCM plus labour. I am not VW trained so ......5 to 6 hours?

The hardest thing I have found is getting hold of the info required to do your own work (Wiring diags, parts listings and in VW case VCDS).

I have since bought VCDS just in case and hope the Multi and Skoda don't give too many headaches in the future.