Hi all,
Before I start I just want to say that I don’t know a hell of a lot about cars unfortunately so I’m hoping you all can help...I currently drive a 2007 fiat punto which is my first car that I bought and had it for 3 years but it only causes trouble and needs major repairs at least once a year...it’s just sh*t and I need an upgrade asap.
My budget is about £6000-£9000(most likely on finance) and the car should have a bit more power than my 90bhp fiat.
I’ve been looking at all kinds of makes to see what I like the most and seat is one of them - I looked at Mini Cooper S as well but i don’t think I’ll be happy with how small they are and apparently they can be expensive to maintain. However i also found 2013-2014 Seat Leon - the 1.4 or 1.8 TSI FR (I want something with a bit more power). They look so good and have great looking interiors with awesome extras that other cars I looked at don’t offer. It just seems like that a Leon might the right car for me.
I just still have some questions about it at all as I want to make sure I know as much as possible before committing to a seat - I hope you guys can help a bit.
Are there any models that I shouldn’t touch at all? What are things to look out for when buying a Leon and what are the running costs like?
Is it still good to go for a car that came out in 2013/14 or should I get a newer?
And what mileage is good - I’m looking at under 40.000 miles because I think that there should be less problems as it hasn’t been running as long as at 60.000 or is that not relevant at all and worth looking at up to 60k miles as well?
Are automatics good or are manual models better? Like would automatic transmissions cause more or less problems compared to manual ones? Because my current car needed the whole gearbox and clutch fixed a year ago which cost a lot and I wanna avoid that from happening again....obviously I don’t know what the 6 previous owners did to the car.
As I never owned a “sporty” car is there anything that I should be aware of running cost wise? As there are probably a few things that will be more pricey compared to owning a 90bhp punto.
I hope you all can help me with this!
Before I start I just want to say that I don’t know a hell of a lot about cars unfortunately so I’m hoping you all can help...I currently drive a 2007 fiat punto which is my first car that I bought and had it for 3 years but it only causes trouble and needs major repairs at least once a year...it’s just sh*t and I need an upgrade asap.
My budget is about £6000-£9000(most likely on finance) and the car should have a bit more power than my 90bhp fiat.
I’ve been looking at all kinds of makes to see what I like the most and seat is one of them - I looked at Mini Cooper S as well but i don’t think I’ll be happy with how small they are and apparently they can be expensive to maintain. However i also found 2013-2014 Seat Leon - the 1.4 or 1.8 TSI FR (I want something with a bit more power). They look so good and have great looking interiors with awesome extras that other cars I looked at don’t offer. It just seems like that a Leon might the right car for me.
I just still have some questions about it at all as I want to make sure I know as much as possible before committing to a seat - I hope you guys can help a bit.
Are there any models that I shouldn’t touch at all? What are things to look out for when buying a Leon and what are the running costs like?
Is it still good to go for a car that came out in 2013/14 or should I get a newer?
And what mileage is good - I’m looking at under 40.000 miles because I think that there should be less problems as it hasn’t been running as long as at 60.000 or is that not relevant at all and worth looking at up to 60k miles as well?
Are automatics good or are manual models better? Like would automatic transmissions cause more or less problems compared to manual ones? Because my current car needed the whole gearbox and clutch fixed a year ago which cost a lot and I wanna avoid that from happening again....obviously I don’t know what the 6 previous owners did to the car.
As I never owned a “sporty” car is there anything that I should be aware of running cost wise? As there are probably a few things that will be more pricey compared to owning a 90bhp punto.
I hope you all can help me with this!