The Cupra (Black) Lease thread
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After a few hundred miles, I have to say I'm hearing a lot of stones rattle off the bottom of the car; more than any car I've ever owned. Especially on country roads.
I don't know how people are managing mid 30's MPG, I was sitting at 60 yesterday and was hitting 29mpg in comfort mode. Car is only on 750 miles, so hoping it loosens up a little.
I don't know how people are managing mid 30's MPG, I was sitting at 60 yesterday and was hitting 29mpg in comfort mode. Car is only on 750 miles, so hoping it loosens up a little.
Jonno02 said:
After a few hundred miles, I have to say I'm hearing a lot of stones rattle off the bottom of the car; more than any car I've ever owned. Especially on country roads.
I don't know how people are managing mid 30's MPG, I was sitting at 60 yesterday and was hitting 29mpg in comfort mode. Car is only on 750 miles, so hoping it loosens up a little.
It may get better I've hit 700 today and on a decent comfort run struggle with getting abover 30, 15 miles of slowish town driving today and I got 25I don't know how people are managing mid 30's MPG, I was sitting at 60 yesterday and was hitting 29mpg in comfort mode. Car is only on 750 miles, so hoping it loosens up a little.
jonwm said:
Jonno02 said:
After a few hundred miles, I have to say I'm hearing a lot of stones rattle off the bottom of the car; more than any car I've ever owned. Especially on country roads.
I don't know how people are managing mid 30's MPG, I was sitting at 60 yesterday and was hitting 29mpg in comfort mode. Car is only on 750 miles, so hoping it loosens up a little.
It may get better I've hit 700 today and on a decent comfort run struggle with getting abover 30, 15 miles of slowish town driving today and I got 25I don't know how people are managing mid 30's MPG, I was sitting at 60 yesterday and was hitting 29mpg in comfort mode. Car is only on 750 miles, so hoping it loosens up a little.
I've found eco mode to be my preferred engine mode as I really like the coasting function and find when pottering around town it selects better shift points than D mode on DSG. I actually wasn't getting on with DSG that well until I found that mode. This has surprised me as in my last 2 cars I never ever used the economy engine mode. In fact, the golf R spent 90% of it's life in Race.
So my preferred individual setup is comfort suspension, cupra steering, diff in normal, engine in eco. Then if the mood takes me I bump the gearbox from E to S. So despite the eco mode I'm still only doing about 26mpg.
I've been holding off saying much about performance given the weather. However, it's been double figures and dry here and my tyres now seem to be scrubbed in so I've now had a bit of a proper play with it. I'm pretty sure it's faster than the R on the roll. Id grown used to the power delivery in the R so didn't expect to feel a difference coming to this. It could well just be the efficiency of the DSG but it definitely feels more relentlessly willing to head but the horizon when the road conditions allow.
So my preferred individual setup is comfort suspension, cupra steering, diff in normal, engine in eco. Then if the mood takes me I bump the gearbox from E to S. So despite the eco mode I'm still only doing about 26mpg.
I've been holding off saying much about performance given the weather. However, it's been double figures and dry here and my tyres now seem to be scrubbed in so I've now had a bit of a proper play with it. I'm pretty sure it's faster than the R on the roll. Id grown used to the power delivery in the R so didn't expect to feel a difference coming to this. It could well just be the efficiency of the DSG but it definitely feels more relentlessly willing to head but the horizon when the road conditions allow.
If you're going to be a perfectionist then might as well get it right - further corrected. 
It's actually an Audi tyre. Presumably they raided the VAG parts bin rather than develop their own.
It's actually an Audi tyre. Presumably they raided the VAG parts bin rather than develop their own.
sumo69 said:
Corrected for you - I am a perfectionist!!
nunpuncher said:
Continental ContiSportContact 5P. Seem pretty decent.
simonh9 said:
Don't feel too bad. I have an unhealthy habit of looking at tyres - almost every car I pass in the street I notice what tyres it has. 
Thought it was just me Simon sumo69 said:
LOL!
I did not go out and check the car - that's my excuse. Too busy eating, drinking and "peeing"!!
I did not go out and check the car - that's my excuse. Too busy eating, drinking and "peeing"!!
sumo69 said:
LOL!
I did not go out and check the car - that's my excuse. Too busy eating, drinking and "peeing"!!
BTW my Golf R keys had a special end piece design with an R logo - the Cupra is a basic key the same as the lowest spec model in the range. Anyone have anything different?
It's almost identical to my Citroen C1 key lolI did not go out and check the car - that's my excuse. Too busy eating, drinking and "peeing"!!
BTW my Golf R keys had a special end piece design with an R logo - the Cupra is a basic key the same as the lowest spec model in the range. Anyone have anything different?
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