Behold the Bendee Stiq EVO.

Faced with the prospect of replacing your tailgate gas struts that may well cost more than the entire value of your car?

You need a Bendee Stiq EVO. It’s versatile too. Works equally well with bonnets. Only £99.99

Mercedes, BMW and Audi owners may prefer the Bendee Stiq EVO Deluxe. £199.99

You may think the Bendee Stiq was dreamt up by some mountain bikers who were lost in the woods unable to make a decision as to which trail to follow and you would be partially correct.

However extensive field testing with the Bendee Stiq EVO guarantees no more forehead to tailgate collisions.

I see you have the classic C5 tailgate lifter fail. Nice botch. Oh how i miss my C5 😐

I see you have the classic C5 tailgate lifter fail. Nice botch. Oh how i miss my C5

I can’t complain really, it owes me nothing. Having the Bendee Stiq Evo in the boot more than doubles it’s value.

A left hand drive version will shortly be available for export.

Bendee Stiq EVO is biodegradable and can be used in emergencies for kindling. Beware of imitations.

Objection! That’s a bodge, not a botch. Botching means doing something badly, bodging means doing something wrong, well.

what you want is a bungee running from the radiator grill over the roof and latched on to the lip of the tailgate

Think how exciting it’ll be every time you fit or remove it 😀

Audi just called. They want it.

Vorspung Tech Stiq.

“birch” tech stiq, surely ?

“birch” tech stiq, surely ?

😀

Meh, I’m holding out for the Evo Pro version.

Is it available in Enduro colours for those crazy Europeans?

I used the Compact version – the Cunning Old Broom Leverage EVO for a few months. It has the benefit of fitting in a Touran boot without resort to bending, and has better performance in windy conditions.