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General => General discussion => Topic started by: johnnyvr6 on 21 April 2012, 23:31
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hi folks my mrs ford focus derv has been breaking alot recently so its time to go,my mrs wants a mk5 gti but i have been looking at the seat,the golf she is looking at is a 05 65,000 miles £7,850 but the seat is a 56 plate 58,000 miles £6,600 also for some reason the seat insurance quote is 460 the gti is 720 why they have the same 200 bhp engine what do you guys think is the best bet,i have a mk4 1.8t so we will be swaping cars every week so we both can drive it,as i will be paying half of everything now as im married lol i know its a golf site so no biased ops :wink:
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go for the golf mate :smiley:
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i like them i just think they are overpriced compared to a seat leon and the leon has better reviews apart from the interior,going to look at some tomo and test drive what power can these be made to on a stage 1 map
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i like them i just think they are overpriced compared to a seat leon and the leon has better reviews apart from the interior,going to look at some tomo and test drive what power can these be made to on a stage 1 map
was the inside that made me sell a leon cupra after a month or so
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tbh i dont think its that bad just a bit to plasticy,i think the leon is the better looking car especially with the touring car body kit
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Wud have to depend on spec I suppose...does one have more than the other?
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tbh i dont think its that bad just a bit to plasticy,i think the leon is the better looking car especially with the touring car body kit
Totally agree. the touring kit looks brilliant:
(http://www.autoweb.co.uk/dealer_sites/car_pix/used-seat-leon-13322011549063.jpg)
(http://www.autoweb.co.uk/dealer_sites/car_pix/used-seat-leon-13322011745156.jpg)
And they have more power than the standard GTI. The only thing that lets it down is the interior. :sick:
I wonder if you can transplant GTI dash into the Leon?
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tbh i dont think its that bad just a bit to plasticy,i think the leon is the better looking car especially with the touring car body kit
Totally agree. the touring kit looks brilliant:
(http://www.autoweb.co.uk/dealer_sites/car_pix/used-seat-leon-13322011549063.jpg)
(http://www.autoweb.co.uk/dealer_sites/car_pix/used-seat-leon-13322011745156.jpg)
And they have more power than the standard GTI. The only thing that lets it down is the interior. :sick:
I wonder if you can transplant GTI dash into the Leon?
that looks mint that leon,i am totally sold on the leon i am going to show the mrs this pic and try change her mind also why are they a group 14 and the golf is group 17 my mk4 golf 1.8t is more to insure than the leon lol
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You all keep going on about the interior... she'll be going from a f@cking Ford f@cking Focus to a Sexy SEAT. WIN, motherf@cking WIN. :cool:
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I think they are about the same in terms of materials used and design/layout. So it might not be so noticeable then.
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You all keep going on about the interior... she'll be going from a f@cking Ford f@cking Focus to a Sexy SEAT. WIN, motherf@cking WIN. :cool:
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the seat would be my choice over the mk5 all day long very under rated cars and apart from interior knocks spots off the golf in looks :cool: all down to personal choice at the end of the day tho
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Golf cost more at the outset, but will sell for more too when you've finished with it. Insurance is the simple fact its a Golf GTI, therefore the thiefs of yester year used to steal them lots, and they got thrashed by boy racers. Its just about the name and whats associated with the brand of car. I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and say that fr body kit looks like a 17 year old with a bit of cash has been given licence to run amock! :undecided: I would go with the Golf personally despite the higher insurance quote. Just my opinion though. :smiley:
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You all keep going on about the interior... she'll be going from a f@cking Ford f@cking Focus to a Sexy SEAT. WIN, motherf@cking WIN. :cool:
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thats what i think also :laugh:
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Seat hands down, except I'd get the Cupra K1. The k1 is the touring kit. Interior is basic, seats I found nice but the dash was basic but more than adequate for use.
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I like the Leon's.
For standard models, I think the Leon is much better looking that the Golf. I like how it keeps a good useful shape whilst still being very stylish (the Astra 3 door for example looks good but isn't as practical).
For performance models I prefer the subtlety of the GTI over the Cupra models. The K1 is great looking both in pictures and on the road but it's just a bit aggressive for my own taste.
Interior wise I'd say the Leon falls a bit short of the Golf but I have to say, it's hardly something to complain about. Having been in a friends K1 it's not exactly a bad place to be. I actually quite like the Leon interior. It's just that I prefer the Golf's.
To be honest, of the two cars you have suggested, I'd go for the Seat. It's a bit more unusual (most FR's are diesel), it's a bit younger (age/less miles) and it's cheaper for insurance. The saving in cost is also a bonus.
Just don't put a K1 kit on it. Leave that for the folks that actually have the K1.
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My parents have a Leon TDI140.
Great car, goes very well and fuel economy's OK (not THAT good though).
I absolutely wouldn't have one though. All of the frequently touched soft-touch contact points have fallen to pieces. It is singularly not durable and for that reason I would hate owning it myself. The exterior's not that bad - you only see it when you walk up to the car, but all the time you're in the car you can see the interior and it'd annoy the hell out of me.
Go Golf - you won't regret it.
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right looks like were going for either a gti or ed30 with dsg only she does not like the leon at all :shocked:,are the dsg boxes reliable what year to avoid looking at 05 onwards to say 07-57 plate
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Ill let you know how they drive on Friday when I go to pick an 06 plate one up :wink:
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:cool:
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right looks like were going for either a gti or ed30 with dsg only she does not like the leon at all :shocked:,are the dsg boxes reliable what year to avoid looking at 05 onwards to say 07-57 plate
Have a wander over to the Mk5 section. they might shed a bit more light in terms of DSG reliability. Mine has not had any problems since I got it in 2008. The only problem is that when I stick in Sport mode it's a right beast.
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Just picked up an 06 plate FR for a friend of mine, They drive very well, Very responsive, Steering is nice & light, The seats in the FR are very very comfy,
Drove back for 120 miles mainly on Motorway & got an adverage of 35.8 mpg,
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The K1 has the ED30 engine, the newer models got the S3 engine!