Advice on a Leon Cupra R..
Discussion
Hi there guys..
Not too long ago, we welcomed a Honda Accord into the family, and we are very happy with the purchase. The problem is - the wife loves the car more than me, and has since managed to swindle the V5C and keys! Unfortunately, it never had enough grunt for me!
Down the road from me is a beautiful unspoilt Seat Leon Cupra R, the 225.. Done approximately 52k miles - and the chap is wanting £5k.. Brand new tyres all round, new discs and pads. Just had a service.. (FSH) lots of receipts. It has a non-standard exhaust on.. But very tidy for an 05 plate.
I am pretty settled on one of these little beasts, but I wanted to ask you experienced owners what these cars are like to live with? Have they enough grunt? Tunability? Comfortable? Decent handling?
I am a complete new-comer to the VAG, none of my family have ever owned a VAG group car, and I've never had experience with one - so it's a bit of an unknown for me!
I appreciate any guidance!
Not too long ago, we welcomed a Honda Accord into the family, and we are very happy with the purchase. The problem is - the wife loves the car more than me, and has since managed to swindle the V5C and keys! Unfortunately, it never had enough grunt for me!
Down the road from me is a beautiful unspoilt Seat Leon Cupra R, the 225.. Done approximately 52k miles - and the chap is wanting £5k.. Brand new tyres all round, new discs and pads. Just had a service.. (FSH) lots of receipts. It has a non-standard exhaust on.. But very tidy for an 05 plate.
I am pretty settled on one of these little beasts, but I wanted to ask you experienced owners what these cars are like to live with? Have they enough grunt? Tunability? Comfortable? Decent handling?
I am a complete new-comer to the VAG, none of my family have ever owned a VAG group car, and I've never had experience with one - so it's a bit of an unknown for me!
I appreciate any guidance!
I had one of the first 210's, they are bloody great, handle way better than their mk4 Golf and A3 brothers and i think caused the mk2 Leon to be dumbed down a bit. Tuning, you can get 275hp with just a map, theyre not slow even in standard form. Any chance for a quick pic 
i'd not hesitate to have another one.
i'd not hesitate to have another one.
Beautiful cars in my opinion! The one I'm looking at is the dark grey, looks stunning!
A friend at work had one for a while before getting his Integra - I believe his was mapped.. He said it was more than capable of embarrasing many cars..
How does it compare to a CTR? Or the type-r's in general? I Would presume once the turbos kicked in, it takes off compares to having to rev the tits of a type-r?
A friend at work had one for a while before getting his Integra - I believe his was mapped.. He said it was more than capable of embarrasing many cars..
How does it compare to a CTR? Or the type-r's in general? I Would presume once the turbos kicked in, it takes off compares to having to rev the tits of a type-r?
I also had a 210. The 1.8T revs quite well but its not going to rival the type R.
As said it seems they handle quite well compared to the partner cars. IIRC it had some sort of electronic diff in ?
Check prices on brake replacement, when I had mine they were only obtainable from the dealer and we a bit pricey. I expect they are available elsewhere now.
225s were the BAM engine, which was in the TT.
Early cars had water ingress problem with the back door seals, but I think it was all sorted by the time the Cupras came out.
A mate also had one and he had water get in the front passenger side, the pollen filter is under the scuttle and hadn't been put back together properly, causing a leak, worth checking.
It was a good little car. I got rid of mine at four years old and it apparently needed suspension top mounts, might be worth a check.
As said it seems they handle quite well compared to the partner cars. IIRC it had some sort of electronic diff in ?
Check prices on brake replacement, when I had mine they were only obtainable from the dealer and we a bit pricey. I expect they are available elsewhere now.
225s were the BAM engine, which was in the TT.
Early cars had water ingress problem with the back door seals, but I think it was all sorted by the time the Cupras came out.
A mate also had one and he had water get in the front passenger side, the pollen filter is under the scuttle and hadn't been put back together properly, causing a leak, worth checking.
It was a good little car. I got rid of mine at four years old and it apparently needed suspension top mounts, might be worth a check.
I had a 2005 225 for 3 years, I absolutely loved it and I only sold it due to moving abroad.
Mine was very reliable over the 3 years/35000 miles, the only real issue was a couple of blown coilpacks.
Living with it, they're very practical with the five doors, and have a large boot too. I managed to get 2 bikes, 3 snowboards and 3 people to the alps for 2 weeks with nothing on the roof
quick enough, decent mpg (averaged 32mpg for the entire time i had it) look nice and have aged well. I'd say go for it!
Mine was very reliable over the 3 years/35000 miles, the only real issue was a couple of blown coilpacks.
Living with it, they're very practical with the five doors, and have a large boot too. I managed to get 2 bikes, 3 snowboards and 3 people to the alps for 2 weeks with nothing on the roof
quick enough, decent mpg (averaged 32mpg for the entire time i had it) look nice and have aged well. I'd say go for it!
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