Commenting to follow. I am interested in a Leon Cupra estate near me so might benefit from some of the tips you get OP.
Whats wrong with 25k miles? Especially if you're looking at a 2017.
Condition over mileage every time!
Would you rather a car that's pootled to the shops and back with stop-start traffic and not warming up properly, or a car that's sat on the motorway in 6th gear for thousands of miles?
There's a cupra estate just down the road from me......no Rodders, no!
All's I can say, I have the 2017 diesel variant is the level of kit is impressive.
Assume the petrol needs the cambelt and water pump replaced every 5 years, else budget £500 into it.
There's a plus, right there thenThe 1.8 is chain driven
1.8 is a dry clutch DSG if you are looking at automatic, which doesn't officially have a service interval but generally considered less reliable than the wet clutch boxes.
Water pump and thermostat housing is a common issue on EA888 Gen 3 engines. Apart from that though they are good cars and generally reliable.
There's a plus, right there then![]()
If I go 25k, why not 30k etc..
I'd like the DSG, I am tempted by that. What can be done to make it less unreliable if there's no service schedule? A little off putting...
Do it!!! Do it!!!!!![]()
I thought all DSG 7 speeds were the wet clutch variant though, but i'm probably wrong on that!