Buying a SEAT Leon Cupra - what should I look out for?
I currently have a Mk 1 2001 Seat Leon TDi, which I've had for 4 years and while I'm really pleased with it, it's time to get something a bit newer and with a petrol engine (as I'm doing less than 12,000 miles a year)
I'm a massive fan of the Mk1 Leon and I have been looking at a couple of 2004/2005 Cupras and Cupra Rs (with the standard Cupra being harder to find for a later model year) in the £4000 price bracket
I've read your review on the standard car but would you recommend the R over the standard car? Or does the additional power, bigger wheels and larger brakes make them less reliable? If so is there anything I need to be aware of in particular?
I'm a massive fan of the Mk1 Leon and I have been looking at a couple of 2004/2005 Cupras and Cupra Rs (with the standard Cupra being harder to find for a later model year) in the £4000 price bracket
I've read your review on the standard car but would you recommend the R over the standard car? Or does the additional power, bigger wheels and larger brakes make them less reliable? If so is there anything I need to be aware of in particular?
Asked on 4 September 2013 by alanboot
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Honest John
The Cupra R has bigger brakes, which the car really needs, but these necessitate bigger wheels with lower profile tyres which destroy the ride,
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