advice on buying a leon fr tdi

[senor jones]

i am looking at buying a leon fr tdi but hear alot of issues with the dpf.
i only drive around town about 100 miles a week is it a bad idea getting 1 of these cars?

[fatboy b]

blocked dpf = good excuse for a hoon

[Zippee]

fatboy b said:

blocked dpf = good excuse for a hoon

Exactly. We've done 26k in our 08 model and had no problems at all, either with DPF or the car as a whole.
Main problem with the DPF is people using the car for constant short journies and not getting the engine hot enough to burn the crud off once in a while. The car will warn you as the DPF light will show on the dash, then a good and long spirited hoon should resolve it. The issue only occurs when people ignore this warning light and carry on driving.

[senor jones]

thanks for the advice. got quite a heavy right footy anyway so hopefully it shouldn't cause much of a problem