new daily Snotter - Seat Cupra 290
Discussion
thanks all.
I meant the snotter in jest. its a lovely car, quick, really well made, I like the interior, lovely quick manual box and love the seats and its new. before this we had an Audi Q5 diesel for 7 years as the family sofa which was a great car, reliable, cheap to run, economical, great in the alps on winter tyres etc. no fun though and it was getting leggy but owed me nothing.
I wanted sth smaller, more fun and cheap to run as the daily.
the wheels look a lot better in the flesh. crap phone pics. will be a pig to clean but that is what you get with the black edition.
LEDs not Xenons. correction noted. they do follow the direction which car is pointing so great for dark lanes and corners.
£2k down as deposit. usual on a new car and in fact less than dealers.
10k miles per year which is fine for me as use the train for work half of the week.
you just hand it back at the end of the term and get another one. not get out costs (only if you do this before the end of the 24 months - that is leasing!) I can extend if I want to
company is www.vehiclesavers.com. they have some great bargains. the Golf R is going for a song right now as is the estate version.
I was lucky with timing as had been watching for a while. I knew Seat were doing a facelift and as someone said before they dealers have stock they want to shift. I looked at the facelift and hardly any difference. small power uplift to 300 bhp and its only software mods.
apparently if you breathe on the 290 version lightly you can easily get them to 350/360 bhp which would be a riot ;-)
not everyone's cuppa I know nor is leasing but works for me right now and going to have a blast am sure.
I meant the snotter in jest. its a lovely car, quick, really well made, I like the interior, lovely quick manual box and love the seats and its new. before this we had an Audi Q5 diesel for 7 years as the family sofa which was a great car, reliable, cheap to run, economical, great in the alps on winter tyres etc. no fun though and it was getting leggy but owed me nothing.
I wanted sth smaller, more fun and cheap to run as the daily.
the wheels look a lot better in the flesh. crap phone pics. will be a pig to clean but that is what you get with the black edition.
LEDs not Xenons. correction noted. they do follow the direction which car is pointing so great for dark lanes and corners.
£2k down as deposit. usual on a new car and in fact less than dealers.
10k miles per year which is fine for me as use the train for work half of the week.
you just hand it back at the end of the term and get another one. not get out costs (only if you do this before the end of the 24 months - that is leasing!) I can extend if I want to
company is www.vehiclesavers.com. they have some great bargains. the Golf R is going for a song right now as is the estate version.
I was lucky with timing as had been watching for a while. I knew Seat were doing a facelift and as someone said before they dealers have stock they want to shift. I looked at the facelift and hardly any difference. small power uplift to 300 bhp and its only software mods.
apparently if you breathe on the 290 version lightly you can easily get them to 350/360 bhp which would be a riot ;-)
not everyone's cuppa I know nor is leasing but works for me right now and going to have a blast am sure.
Edited by DasChin on Thursday 19th January 08:49
I really like these. I'm gutted that i missed out on the deals on them. I think there's already some deals on the new face-lifted Cupra 300 that can be had.
I'm sure that some dealerships/brokers did no deposit deals for around £230 pm inc VAT so there's not necessarily always a big deposit involved for reference.
Is this the black edition btw? I'm not keen on the alloys but apart from that it looks lovely. Looks very inconspicuous so shouldn't get robbed like the Golf R's!
I'm sure that some dealerships/brokers did no deposit deals for around £230 pm inc VAT so there's not necessarily always a big deposit involved for reference.
Is this the black edition btw? I'm not keen on the alloys but apart from that it looks lovely. Looks very inconspicuous so shouldn't get robbed like the Golf R's!
yep black edition so you get the black mirrors, black edition wheels and exterior trim bits plus the bucket seats and a few other bits.
I would personally prefer 18s as I think manufactures are oversizing wheels for looks in favour of ride and handling plus bigger wheel = more weight (apart from BBS or team dynamics etc = non oem) 18s would go over the 340mm discs and callipers so maybe use some 18s for winter tyres if I need to.
I like the team dynamics 1.2 race wheels in 18s and if I owned it I would swap them out and sell the 19s.
I think the zero despot deals were more like £250/260 per month which puts an extra £100 per month on the PCM which is £2400 over 2 years so its there or there abouts. dealers aren't stupid and they find ways to get their ££
I would personally prefer 18s as I think manufactures are oversizing wheels for looks in favour of ride and handling plus bigger wheel = more weight (apart from BBS or team dynamics etc = non oem) 18s would go over the 340mm discs and callipers so maybe use some 18s for winter tyres if I need to.
I like the team dynamics 1.2 race wheels in 18s and if I owned it I would swap them out and sell the 19s.
I think the zero despot deals were more like £250/260 per month which puts an extra £100 per month on the PCM which is £2400 over 2 years so its there or there abouts. dealers aren't stupid and they find ways to get their ££
DasChin said:
yep black edition so you get the black mirrors, black edition wheels and exterior trim bits plus the bucket seats and a few other bits.
I would personally prefer 18s as I think manufactures are oversizing wheels for looks in favour of ride and handling plus bigger wheel = more weight (apart from BBS or team dynamics etc = non oem) 18s would go over the 340mm discs and callipers so maybe use some 18s for winter tyres if I need to.
I like the team dynamics 1.2 race wheels in 18s and if I owned it I would swap them out and sell the 19s.
I think the zero despot deals were more like £250/260 per month which puts an extra £100 per month on the PCM which is £2400 over 2 years so its there or there abouts. dealers aren't stupid and they find ways to get their ££
It definitely adds to it and finishes the rest of the car off.I would personally prefer 18s as I think manufactures are oversizing wheels for looks in favour of ride and handling plus bigger wheel = more weight (apart from BBS or team dynamics etc = non oem) 18s would go over the 340mm discs and callipers so maybe use some 18s for winter tyres if I need to.
I like the team dynamics 1.2 race wheels in 18s and if I owned it I would swap them out and sell the 19s.
I think the zero despot deals were more like £250/260 per month which puts an extra £100 per month on the PCM which is £2400 over 2 years so its there or there abouts. dealers aren't stupid and they find ways to get their ££
Yeah, the 19's are definitely overkill. It's a shame as the normal Cupra 280/290 wheels are really nice but they're just too big. 18's are usually a decent enough size and the biggest i'd want to go for ideally.
Ah yeah, fair enough. Come to think of it yeah it was more expensive and about that. I suppose it does make it look cheaper when it's actually not. I personally don't like paying more than 3 month up front on leases but that's just me.
The new Cupra 300 deals are about £286 up front and then £286 pm inc VAT for 35 months. Would be better if it was only for 2 years as that's over 10k over the term. Still not bad but nowhere near as good as they have been previously.
It just shows that you need to jump on these lease deals straight away. When you start to procrastinate you end up losing out and the next deals end up being more expensive.
kayzee said:
These deals always sound so tempting to me... then I work out, like the above that it's £6,000 over 2 years, then you have nothing to show for it!
I get it, I'm not a lease guy. But my car cost me £2,800 and will last me 4 years then I'll get that back at the end (I actually made a profit on my last car)
It's not a new car, of course. But I get it, I'm not a lease guy
Enjoy the car, they seem pretty awesome to me!
You cant compare prices on new & used, you have to compare like with like. So compare this deal with purchasing the vehicle outright, doing 20k over 2 years and then selling, depreaciation is likely to hit more than 6k from the purchase price (potentially) , if it does then thats why people lease versus buy.I get it, I'm not a lease guy. But my car cost me £2,800 and will last me 4 years then I'll get that back at the end (I actually made a profit on my last car)
It's not a new car, of course. But I get it, I'm not a lease guy
Enjoy the car, they seem pretty awesome to me!
2pad that is a really nice car and colour combo. its looks even more under-stated and calm than the white. that will surprise a few.
yeah contis are not great tyres but have seen them with Pirellis which are even worse. Cup2 would be a good choice but extreme. maybe the Michelin super sport? once they are a bit worn I will change mine. keep the contis with some tread on them for when I hand the car back and its needs to have some ok tyres on it.
I would wait for the 300 face lift to calm down a bit as vehicle savers and the dealers will reduce their rates to shift the stock.
as said before its worth watching from time to time as these crazy deals just pop up and you have to commit.
yeah contis are not great tyres but have seen them with Pirellis which are even worse. Cup2 would be a good choice but extreme. maybe the Michelin super sport? once they are a bit worn I will change mine. keep the contis with some tread on them for when I hand the car back and its needs to have some ok tyres on it.
I would wait for the 300 face lift to calm down a bit as vehicle savers and the dealers will reduce their rates to shift the stock.
as said before its worth watching from time to time as these crazy deals just pop up and you have to commit.
Edited by DasChin on Thursday 19th January 11:45
DasChin said:
thanks all.
I meant the snotter in jest. its a lovely car, quick, really well made, I like the interior, lovely quick manual box and love the seats and its new. before this we had an Audi Q5 diesel for 7 years as the family sofa which was a great car, reliable, cheap to run, economical, great in the alps on winter tyres etc. no fun though and it was getting leggy but owed me nothing.
I wanted sth smaller, more fun and cheap to run as the daily.
the wheels look a lot better in the flesh. crap phone pics. will be a pig to clean but that is what you get with the black edition.
LEDs not Xenons. correction noted. they do follow the direction which car is pointing so great for dark lanes and corners.
£2k down as deposit. usual on a new car and in fact less than dealers.
10k miles per year which is fine for me as use the train for work half of the week.
you just hand it back at the end of the term and get another one. not get out costs (only if you do this before the end of the 24 months - that is leasing!) I can extend if I want to
company is www.vehiclesavers.com. they have some great bargains. the Golf R is going for a song right now as is the estate version.
I was lucky with timing as had been watching for a while. I knew Seat were doing a facelift and as someone said before they dealers have stock they want to shift. I looked at the facelift and hardly any difference. small power uplift to 300 bhp and its only software mods.
apparently if you breathe on the 290 version lightly you can easily get them to 350/360 bhp which would be a riot ;-)
not everyone's cuppa I know nor is leasing but works for me right now and going to have a blast am sure.
2.4k down and 340 a month for a Golf R through them is not a song!I meant the snotter in jest. its a lovely car, quick, really well made, I like the interior, lovely quick manual box and love the seats and its new. before this we had an Audi Q5 diesel for 7 years as the family sofa which was a great car, reliable, cheap to run, economical, great in the alps on winter tyres etc. no fun though and it was getting leggy but owed me nothing.
I wanted sth smaller, more fun and cheap to run as the daily.
the wheels look a lot better in the flesh. crap phone pics. will be a pig to clean but that is what you get with the black edition.
LEDs not Xenons. correction noted. they do follow the direction which car is pointing so great for dark lanes and corners.
£2k down as deposit. usual on a new car and in fact less than dealers.
10k miles per year which is fine for me as use the train for work half of the week.
you just hand it back at the end of the term and get another one. not get out costs (only if you do this before the end of the 24 months - that is leasing!) I can extend if I want to
company is www.vehiclesavers.com. they have some great bargains. the Golf R is going for a song right now as is the estate version.
I was lucky with timing as had been watching for a while. I knew Seat were doing a facelift and as someone said before they dealers have stock they want to shift. I looked at the facelift and hardly any difference. small power uplift to 300 bhp and its only software mods.
apparently if you breathe on the 290 version lightly you can easily get them to 350/360 bhp which would be a riot ;-)
not everyone's cuppa I know nor is leasing but works for me right now and going to have a blast am sure.
Edited by DasChin on Thursday 19th January 08:49
those VW golf R deals seem to be long gone now. I was hearing deals of £200 per month all in with 8-10k miles. crazy money for a cracking daily A-B riot car.
1k miles in and its great fun. some dryer weather has been great for traction with the tuning box added. the front tyres are certainly getting scrubbed but the rears still look like new. have been told these engines do get better and better so looking forward to that.
am going to put a small front splitter on it and the performance pack side skirts on it as will finish off the car. I really hate looking at those side sills. only complaint really.
side skirts pics can see here:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&am...
http://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&am...
splitter:
http://www.triplercomposites.com/product/seat-leon...
1k miles in and its great fun. some dryer weather has been great for traction with the tuning box added. the front tyres are certainly getting scrubbed but the rears still look like new. have been told these engines do get better and better so looking forward to that.
am going to put a small front splitter on it and the performance pack side skirts on it as will finish off the car. I really hate looking at those side sills. only complaint really.
side skirts pics can see here:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&am...
http://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&am...
splitter:
http://www.triplercomposites.com/product/seat-leon...
Performance pack side skirts added as I hated those OEM side sills.
should have added these when I leased it but missed that tick box.
TRC front splitter added too to finish it off. £50 used from seatcupra.net
small subtle things but time to leave it alone now and wear those horrible Conti 5sp tyres out.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141191745@N03/
should have added these when I leased it but missed that tick box.
TRC front splitter added too to finish it off. £50 used from seatcupra.net
small subtle things but time to leave it alone now and wear those horrible Conti 5sp tyres out.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141191745@N03/
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