New car ordered for the Mrs

MrManor · 01-03-2024, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pond

I do like your posts MrManor, your attitude always makes me smile.

Anyway back to the car shit. Cupra my arse...it's a fecking Seat (that's see..at, not seat).

They couldn't even be arsed to change the Leon bit, lazy Germans (or Spanish or Czech, or whatever).

The 1.5 will be fine, 20 billion other VAG buyers can't be wrong!

The only downside I can see is losing it in a car park, as it looks like every other shopping hatchback.

Actually it doesn’t look like every other shopping hatchback which I suppose is a bit of their draw to be honest.

And I’m pretty sure I read SEAT is about to cease to exist so it will be Cupra

I’ve driven load of the 1.5 as I hire a Golf every time I go to Spain, they’re perfectly fine, but then again I probably won’t really drive it!

MashinBenzin · 01-04-2024, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MrManor

If it helps I’m currently browsing Discovery 4s with genuine intent….

Respect

DaveA · 01-05-2024, 05:25 AM

I had one of the latest Leon's for a couple of months when I was waiting for my 135...

I was very impressed with it and it came loaded with goodies on what was not the top model... Like you found out, stuff like the car play, wifi charging etc (although I found that my iPhone suited being plugged in better to charge as the charging stopped when on wifi for longer than a short time)... I did a fair few long runs and never felt like it was wearing on me...

It was still a Seat then, but am I right in saying that they are all Cupra now..?

It was that nice metallic red and it looked well smart.

The regular seats in the Leon were more comfy for me than the sporty ones in the Golf GTI I had just sold... I find the VW sorts seats have a metal frame that digs into the side of my thigh and that hurts after a while... I remember it from my Polo in the late 90's so heck knows how much(little) the seat frame has actually been redesigned since..!!! (never had this problem with the BMW seats)

JNW1 · 01-05-2024, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MrManor

If it helps I’m currently browsing Discovery 4s with genuine intent….

In that case why not revert to Plan A? Cancel the order for the Seat, give the missus her Golf back and swap her Merc for a Disco - sorted!

MrManor · 02-09-2024, 03:24 PM

Cancelled

un1eash · 02-10-2024, 12:55 PM

You cancelled the Leon?

We pick up a Cupra Formentor 310 next week.

MrManor · 02-14-2024, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by un1eash

You cancelled the Leon?

We pick up a Cupra Formentor 310 next week.

Yeah it’s just too similar to the Golf, we ideally need a bigger other car for things like my little lad’s bike and getting the ever increasingly immobile Mither In Law in and out.

un1eash · 02-14-2024, 10:56 AM

Your situation sounds similar to ours minus having to ferry the mother in law around. My partner does about 6k miles a year, I've only done 1500 miles in the last year as I work from home and just do school runs.
The Formentor will be the practical family car and I have my M235i convertible. We couldn't justify spending any more per month as we do so little mileage.

01-05-2024, 05:25 AM	#25
DaveA Brigadier General 1875 Rep 3,432 Posts Drives: BMW M135i xDrive Join Date: May 2013 Location: Teesside iTrader: (0)	I had one of the latest Leon's for a couple of months when I was waiting for my 135... I was very impressed with it and it came loaded with goodies on what was not the top model... Like you found out, stuff like the car play, wifi charging etc (although I found that my iPhone suited being plugged in better to charge as the charging stopped when on wifi for longer than a short time)... I did a fair few long runs and never felt like it was wearing on me... It was still a Seat then, but am I right in saying that they are all Cupra now..? It was that nice metallic red and it looked well smart. The regular seats in the Leon were more comfy for me than the sporty ones in the Golf GTI I had just sold... I find the VW sorts seats have a metal frame that digs into the side of my thigh and that hurts after a while... I remember it from my Polo in the late 90's so heck knows how much(little) the seat frame has actually been redesigned since..!!! (never had this problem with the BMW seats) __________________ CAR HISTORY - Golf GTI 245 - F30 340i M Sport - F30 330d M Sport MPPK - F30 320d Sport - 997 Gen2 GT3 - 987 Cayman S - 986 Boxster S - Ibiza Cupra - Polo 16v - E30 M3 (Official GB import) - Integra 16v - Mk2 Polo S - Mk1 Golf C
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MrManor Captain 539 Rep 616 Posts Drives: Fiat Stilo estate mapped Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: North West UK iTrader: (0)	Cancelled
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02-10-2024, 12:55 PM	#28
un1eash Captain 500 Rep 969 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Midlands, UK iTrader: (0)	You cancelled the Leon? We pick up a Cupra Formentor 310 next week.
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02-14-2024, 10:56 AM	#30
un1eash Captain 500 Rep 969 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Midlands, UK iTrader: (0)	Your situation sounds similar to ours minus having to ferry the mother in law around. My partner does about 6k miles a year, I've only done 1500 miles in the last year as I work from home and just do school runs. The Formentor will be the practical family car and I have my M235i convertible. We couldn't justify spending any more per month as we do so little mileage.
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