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Offline SteveS

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why skimp on the breaks?
« on: 09 March 2008, 19:07 »
why did they? atleast on the edition 30... i.e the ren 197 has brembos and the cupra has them too... this car is mroe powerful and doesnt... is there a reason for this?
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Offline k4ith

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Re: why skimp on the breaks?
« Reply #1 on: 09 March 2008, 19:10 »
Its Vag group buddy the Seat Leon Cupra mk2 has the R32 brakes, and they are plent good too imo.Its what i am replacing my oem set up with but i think VW should have an option with them to spec bigger brakes. 
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Re: why skimp on the breaks?
« Reply #2 on: 09 March 2008, 19:12 »
the ed30 brakes must be quite bad because I dont think the R32's are that great but nobody has really complained about them. Quite a few of you seem to have brought this up...

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Offline john_o

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Re: why skimp on the breaks?
« Reply #3 on: 09 March 2008, 19:16 »
costs as ever , bit like using the same wheels (18inchc BBS ch) already seen on audis.
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but yes the std brakes are 'nearly adequate' std , remap and def not .....
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Re: why skimp on the breaks?
« Reply #4 on: 09 March 2008, 19:24 »
i think the breaks work ok, but then i dont knwo what better breaks would feel like. anyway. its the fact that all these cheaper cars have better breaks then this? wtf
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Offline Hurdy

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Re: why skimp on the breaks?
« Reply #5 on: 09 March 2008, 19:34 »
If they had just matched the R32/Seat Cupra then all would have been fine. As it is I will be upgrading as I've found them wanting on more than one occasion.
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Offline MikeGTI

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Re: why skimp on the breaks?
« Reply #6 on: 09 March 2008, 19:39 »
I had the 3.2 Audi, and felt a lot more confident slowing from high speeds than I do now in my standard GTI.

I've had all sorts of hot hatch material in the past and this is the first time I've ever considered uprating the brakes.
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Re: why skimp on the breaks?
« Reply #7 on: 09 March 2008, 20:18 »
upgrading the breaks, fine, but we should have to, its not like we skimped on the cash for the whole car. i could have paid 17 or something for the 197 or cupra and had better breaks.. heck, i bet the corsa vxr has better breaks. i feel scammed. lol
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Re: why skimp on the breaks?
« Reply #8 on: 09 March 2008, 20:21 »
Quote from: SteveS on 09 March 2008, 20:18
upgrading the breaks, fine, but we should have to, its not like we skimped on the cash for the whole car. i could have paid 17 or something for the 197 or cupra and had better breaks.. heck, i bet the corsa vxr has better breaks. i feel scammed. lol

Yes but then you would have had a Renault :sick: or a Vauxhall :sick: :sick:
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Offline TagnuT

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Re: why skimp on the breaks?
« Reply #9 on: 09 March 2008, 20:30 »
I'm sure that I have read one review that said that the brakes were not up to much on the new Cupra and were prone fading due to poor cooling. Seat had problems getting the cooling right.
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