NW KREW '14 ride outs and leather clad man love
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Mr OCD said:
Jazoli said:
Nope, washing my hair/car/patio/the cat....I can't be arsed to be honest, I'm already on 900 miles for the week.
On two wheels!? - Good effort if so... 
(currently on 400 this week and counting)
Slightly OT but did you have/got a Leon Cupra? Are they any good? I need to get a car of my own as the missus is always out in hers and these seem to tick all the boxes.
Edited by Jazoli on Thursday 3rd July 16:35
Jazoli said:
Unfortunately not, in my van, at mostly 68mph, it sucks
Slightly OT but did you have/got a Leon Cupra? Are they any good? I need to get a car of my own as the missus is always out in hers and these seem to tick all the boxes.
Slightly OT but did you have/got a Leon Cupra? Are they any good? I need to get a car of my own as the missus is always out in hers and these seem to tick all the boxes.
Edited by Jazoli on Thursday 3rd July 16:35
Yes mate... I've owned my Leon Cupra for 8 yrs now... drop me an email with any questions.
Mastodon2 said:
I had a Leon Cupra R 225 taken up to 280bhp, quick enough, fairly comfortable but flakey electronics, and the doors leaked when I got it, which was a very common fault but only takes about 20 minutes to fix.
Nothing wrong with the electronics... It's uses the Bosch Me7 ECU which is reliable and some great features can be unlocked these days. Had no electrical problems on mine at all. Door seals can be suspect but easy to sort, as are coil packs but typical VAG engineering. I'd be wary of buying a used 'R' now myself...
Mr OCD said:
Mastodon2 said:
I had a Leon Cupra R 225 taken up to 280bhp, quick enough, fairly comfortable but flakey electronics, and the doors leaked when I got it, which was a very common fault but only takes about 20 minutes to fix.
Nothing wrong with the electronics... It's uses the Bosch Me7 ECU which is reliable and some great features can be unlocked these days. Had no electrical problems on mine at all. Door seals can be suspect but easy to sort, as are coil packs but typical VAG engineering. I'd be wary of buying a used 'R' now myself...
Its a choice between at LCR, Audi TT or Turbo Taxi (Octavia VRS) at the minute, essentially they are all very similar, there's nothing else comparable (in budget anyway) that has a turbo and can be tweaked with an fmic and uprated fuel pump, I'll probably end up with a TT 225 if I can find a good one, although a sleeper vrs estate appeals but they only have a 5 speed box.
Jazoli said:
cheers, that's what I've read, I guess they are not that different to my old mk4 Golf GTI, typical vag engineering doesn't really fill me full of confidence as my golf suffered with coil packs plus temp sensor failure and crappy drop links failing all the time, my Focus was far more reliable.
Its a choice between at LCR, Audi TT or Turbo Taxi (Octavia VRS) at the minute, essentially they are all very similar, there's nothing else comparable (in budget anyway) that has a turbo and can be tweaked with an fmic and uprated fuel pump, I'll probably end up with a TT 225 if I can find a good one, although a sleeper vrs estate appeals but they only have a 5 speed box.
Interesting I've had a Mrk4 GTI and build quality was good. Although they do have there common faults suppose like any car. Nicer to drive than my ST and a lot cheaper to run. Its a choice between at LCR, Audi TT or Turbo Taxi (Octavia VRS) at the minute, essentially they are all very similar, there's nothing else comparable (in budget anyway) that has a turbo and can be tweaked with an fmic and uprated fuel pump, I'll probably end up with a TT 225 if I can find a good one, although a sleeper vrs estate appeals but they only have a 5 speed box.
You won't go far wrong with any of the above
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