Coming from 2 Seat's previously, I always had to hold the bonnet up, find the metal pole, and prop it up. I was introduced to bonnet struts in my current Volvo car, i lifted the bonnet to the max, thinking, damn, this is a light bonnet, and went to look for the metal pole, couldn't find it...then thought, wait a sec, what if i let go, and it stayed there! oh the effort i needed to close it...haha