Eccles
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I'm the proud owner of a March '07 Leon Sport TFSI finished in metallic grey (Lava grey?) and fitted with electric sunroof, rain (etc.) sensor, reversing sensors and bluetooth. It was bought a month ago from a main dealer having been originally owned by Seat UK and has just over 4,000 miles on the clock.
Having previously had a Mazda 6 diesel (a fine car it has to be said), I am relishing the extra toys to play with (very similar to an Audi A4 I once had - no prizes for guessing why) and I'm loving the power - and the very reasonable insurance too, although the fuel consumption is a slight shock compared to an oil burner!
As a new owner though, I have a few potentially silly questions - please be gentle with me!
1. The rear wheels look quite markedly 'splayed' out at the bottom to me (negative camber?) - possibly a couple of degrees or so - I haven't spotted this on a colleague's non-Sport model (but haven't been able to look closely). I'm hoping this is normal, can someone assure me please? Or has the previous owner been driving over speed cushions too quickly and I ought to get it back to the supplying dealer pronto? I'm assuming if it is right, it's done for handling.
2. I only drive about five miles to work (and the same back) each day. The brake discs look huge to me and I don't tend to brake particularly heavily; am I going to get problems with rusting discs etc. The front pads look 'angled' to me, by that I mean at rest they don't sit flat on the disc (to my eyes) - what's all that about. The brakes also seem quite noisy - is that usual? I do make a long journey at least once a month (100+ miles), by the way.
3. The paint on the underside of the bonnet has flaked off to reveal beige primer in a couple of areas about an inch square and also where the sound proofing rubs - is this usual? Is it anything to worry about?
4. According to the computer, I'm averaging around 28 mpg on my short trips (although the weather's still warmish) and about 34 on a run at 70-80 mph - are the figures reasonable? I'm quite satisfied with them for a car with 185 bhp.
Many thanks in anticipation for any comments of any kind received.
Eccles
Having previously had a Mazda 6 diesel (a fine car it has to be said), I am relishing the extra toys to play with (very similar to an Audi A4 I once had - no prizes for guessing why) and I'm loving the power - and the very reasonable insurance too, although the fuel consumption is a slight shock compared to an oil burner!
As a new owner though, I have a few potentially silly questions - please be gentle with me!
1. The rear wheels look quite markedly 'splayed' out at the bottom to me (negative camber?) - possibly a couple of degrees or so - I haven't spotted this on a colleague's non-Sport model (but haven't been able to look closely). I'm hoping this is normal, can someone assure me please? Or has the previous owner been driving over speed cushions too quickly and I ought to get it back to the supplying dealer pronto? I'm assuming if it is right, it's done for handling.
2. I only drive about five miles to work (and the same back) each day. The brake discs look huge to me and I don't tend to brake particularly heavily; am I going to get problems with rusting discs etc. The front pads look 'angled' to me, by that I mean at rest they don't sit flat on the disc (to my eyes) - what's all that about. The brakes also seem quite noisy - is that usual? I do make a long journey at least once a month (100+ miles), by the way.
3. The paint on the underside of the bonnet has flaked off to reveal beige primer in a couple of areas about an inch square and also where the sound proofing rubs - is this usual? Is it anything to worry about?
4. According to the computer, I'm averaging around 28 mpg on my short trips (although the weather's still warmish) and about 34 on a run at 70-80 mph - are the figures reasonable? I'm quite satisfied with them for a car with 185 bhp.
Many thanks in anticipation for any comments of any kind received.
Eccles
