Dave A
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from what ive seen they look the same, have the same spec as the 1.8t and come with the cupra badge, but they are a 150 bhp 1.9 turbo diesel.
looking for a car for the missus and she likes the cupra but the 1.8t petrol would be wasted on her as she only drives about 4000 miles a year, plus the insurance is HALF on the diesel.
any opinions?
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jr
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PD lumps are so so good
150 version is IMO
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Ry_B
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They're absolute beasts, reliable engines, do 65mpg+ on a run, 40 round town and with a remap are as quick as Civic Type R's, Clio Cups etc 
So yea, do it
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Dave A
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http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=301872454
found that one
love it, need to go and see one tho, and they are all £10K+
[Edited on 21-04-2006 by corsa808]
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Ry_B
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Go for a 55 plate with the newer wheels if you can afford it IMO
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Dave A
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do the td ones come with the brembo brakes?
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Ry_B
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Nope
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Steve
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thats a cupra so no
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Mertin
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how about the ibiza fr?
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MarkM
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Cupra R with Brembo's
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MarkM
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Oh and I love these....
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by corsa808
from what ive seen they look the same, have the same spec as the 1.8t and come with the cupra badge, but they are a 150 bhp 1.9 turbo diesel.
looking for a car for the missus and she likes the cupra but the 1.8t petrol would be wasted on her as she only drives about 4000 miles a year, plus the insurance is HALF on the diesel.
any opinions?
its the car I would have bought had I not needed a bigger boot
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Steve
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i find the boot in mine actually very big, cant see that yours will be muchos bigger
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Steve
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go take a pic of your boot and i will do the same
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Dave A
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bootwars
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Paul H
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the diesels are great cars i nearly bought the Leon FR diesel instead of my LCR as seat had a special offer on for £13500 brand new
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corb
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Get an FR+ with CupraR wheels and kit. Or some of the later FR's had Smart Nav in them from new.
65+mpg is a little optimistic, on a run I'd say 55mpg tbh. Takes SEAT's 'combined' figure, generally thats what you'll get on a run in the real world(proper conditions, not a completely flat, open test track!)
Mertin, Ibiza FR is a completely different car, size is a LOT smaller, easily noticeable and the drive of a Leon is a thousand times better, feel much more comforable in one than Ibiza.
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TNM
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my old man hit 77mpg in his fabia which has the pd130 which has not long been run in.
And i dont mean it has 77mpg for a few seconds it was returning 77 for 20 odd miles on the A1
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corb
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im not calling you a liar, but without experiencing that myself I'd doubt that figure tbh, having had multiple 1st hand experince with a few different 1.9 vw group cars(well, SEATs actually!) And i dont think those trip computers are entirely accurate either 
Maybe we'll have to agree to disagree before this gets carried away!
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Steve
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those trip computers speak boolarx, thats probably what he was going on, i could make my megane coupe 2l 16v hit 100mpg
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corb
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ive had more than 100mpg up on a new shape leon, was downhill with wind behind me, feathering the throttle, but a reading none the less.
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
go take a pic of your boot and i will do the same
it is significantly bigger. remember my bro in law has a leon. the pushchair bearly fits in his goes in easy to mine. I can get the dog and the pram in no problem.
oh and that pushchair will go in sideways left to right.
I also have more leg room and width to the car.

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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by corb
Get an FR+ with CupraR wheels and kit. Or some of the later FR's had Smart Nav in them from new.
65+mpg is a little optimistic, on a run I'd say 55mpg tbh. Takes SEAT's 'combined' figure, generally thats what you'll get on a run in the real world(proper conditions, not a completely flat, open test track!)
Mertin, Ibiza FR is a completely different car, size is a LOT smaller, easily noticeable and the drive of a Leon is a thousand times better, feel much more comforable in one than Ibiza.
mine gets 40 round town and 55mpg on the motorway at 70mph. the fabia would easily beat that and the leon would be better aswell.
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corb
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that is a hell of a lot bigger tbh steve.
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by corb
that is a hell of a lot bigger tbh steve.
no shit lol I'll get a pic tomorrow of them together hopefully
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