03 Seat Leon Cupra R - Opinions

GazD

GazD

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I have a really good opportunity in purchasing one of the above cars. I currently drive a MK4 Golf GTI 2.0. The Seat can be had for £6200 shouldnt cost me that much for on insurance as renewal is nearly up.

So does anyone own one or have owned one of these cars, would like to hear your thoughts.

TIA
 
Lovely cars, great to drive much faster than your Golf much more sporty feeling. All in all a much better car.
 
paradigm said:
That's a rare bargain for that much cash, is there something amiss with it?
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I work at a car supermarket and have first option on purchasing cars that have been part-exd, it has had two owners. It came in for £6000 so I have to pay £223.50 ontop so they make a little bit of money.

The car seems fine to me, no major visible damage, it does need a NSF Tyre from what I have seen, I will probably take it for a road test tomorrow.
 
One thing I did notice is that the gear stick seems like there is a little play in it, doesnt seem as tight through the gears as my Golf, does this indicate anything?
 
What is the age and plate? (just first 4 digits will do).

Sounds like a great buy, just be aware that they aren't at all cheap to run.
 
paradigm said:
What is the age and plate? (just first 4 digits will do).

Sounds like a great buy, just be aware that they aren't at all cheap to run.
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Its 2003 DA03 ***, dont worry, my 2001 MK4 Golf 2.0 GTi is pap, it averages around 20-25 commuting to work, so this cant be as bad as that. Can it?
 
Er, yes. Depending on how you drive and the roads you drive, you will see anywhere from 12mpg to 35mpg, but getting over 30mpg is very tedious and boring, and would need to be on a long ish, A-road/motorway run.

Brakes can be eyewateringly expensive if you use decent pads and discs (and you WILL want to).

Tyres are expensive due to size.

Parts are expensive, assuming they coilpacks have never "gone" then expect a good £100 for that.

Etc etc etc.

It's a performance car with many highly strung components, its not comparable to the 2.0GTi golf in running costs. Fuel is not your only concern.
 
paradigm said:
Er, yes. Depending on how you drive and the roads you drive, you will see anywhere from 12mpg to 35mpg, but getting over 30mpg is very tedious and boring, and would need to be on a long ish, A-road/motorway run.

Brakes can be eyewateringly expensive if you use decent pads and discs (and you WILL want to).

Tyres are expensive due to size.

Parts are expensive, assuming they coilpacks have never "gone" then expect a good £100 for that.

Etc etc etc.

It's a performance car with many highly strung components, its not comparable to the 2.0GTi golf in running costs. Fuel is not your only concern.
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Thanks for your comments, I will have to get one of the mechanics to give it a good check over at work aswell as the road test. BTW the wheels on my Golf were 17's and was going to replace the Goodyear Eagles on it so I had an idea of tyre prices with the LCR aswell, but cheers for the heads-up on the other bits.

I shall post my findings maybe with some pictures tomorrow.
 
225/40/R18's are not cheap for decent rubber. Dropping to 17" gets you into a more common tyre size, and as a result, prices drop.
 
Its silly things like running it on premium petrol, servicing costs, extra insurance costs, you will get a lot less mpg, parts are really silly prices, everything costs more cause its bigger and better.

Take your golf running costs and more than double them imho, after all your going from a slow car to a quick one.
 
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