What did you drive before you joined the LEON stable?

RickyD1975

Audi A6 2.0TDI 170 S-Line
Jan 2, 2008
572
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North East
Starting from my 1st car when I was 17, now 32 and still counting:-

'82 X Austin Mini City "Cooper Look-a-Like" 45bhp
'89 F Toyota Carnia 1.6 16v 95bhp
'94 L Vauxhall Astra 2.0 MK3 Convertible 115bhp
'97 R Subaru Impreza 2.0 Turbo 208bhp
'98 R Golf GT TDI 110bhp
'00 X BMW 330d 184bhp
'05 Ford Focus Zetec Zetec Ti-VCT 115bhp
'07 Seat Leon Cupra 240bhp:lol:;):D

A right mix of cars, the least liked was the Focus as it didn't feel special at all.
 
Jul 10, 2007
1,267
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Leeds
Looks like quite a few people have come from a Celica to a Leon.

My full list is:

B Austin Metro 1.3L
D Escort 1.1 Popular
L Citroen ZX 1.4 Pzazz
R Ford Fiesta 1.25 Flight
T Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec
02 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SRi
04 Toyota Celica VVTi
07 SEAT Leon Cupra
 

vern987

Guest
Audi s3 then a Nissan 350z but a women at the work called it a penis extension put me off a bit, went for the cupra ,wanted a land rover defender but the wife put her foot down .lol
 
Jan 18, 2007
518
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West Of London
'99 Punto GT Turbo.
Nice car, fond memories, lots of stories that should not be posted on a public forum.

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Ghost

Full Member
Nov 28, 2005
53
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Hampshire
I think I have the worst car(s) in my automobile history!

X Citroen Dyane
A Austin Metro 1.0 City
Y Citroen 2CV
F Rover Metro 1.3
K Citroen AX 1.4
K Citroen BX 1.6
N Citroen AX 1.5D
V Ford Focus 1.8
03 Ford Focus ST170
03 BMW Z4 3.0
06 Seat Leon TDi Sport
 

Rampage

Trainee Northener
May 24, 2003
1,033
2
Audi s3 then a Nissan 350z but a women at the work called it a penis extension put me off a bit, went for the cupra ,wanted a land rover defender but the wife put her foot down .lol

She was probably jealous (of not having a penis).
 

Igor23

Growing old disgracefully
Dec 7, 2006
495
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Loughborough
Starting with my 1st car:

A reg ford escort mk2 (92) a flintsones car with no floor...
B reg Volvo 343 (93) broke the half shaft...
3 C reg Nissan Cherrys' (93-5) cheapest motoring ever, kept one to fix the working one....
C reg VW Passat (95-99) went really well with an Audi transplant....
G reg VW Passat (99-01) leaky sunroof and dodgy starting....
J reg VW Golf GTI mk2 (01-03) last of the big bumpers, got the modding bug here.....
G reg VW Corrado G60 (03-06) just the most fun on 4 wheels(apart from the Cupra&Lupo)...
51 reg VW Lupo GTI (03-Present day) Rocket powered rollerskate, terrific fun....
02 reg Fiat Stilo Arbath (05-07, what was I thinking!!!) great handling, torque, fully loaded, piss-poor electrics and dealer support......
 

LeonGTI

Back to the green pump...
Jan 16, 2008
74
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Warwickshire
Good topic thread dude!

'88 Mk2 Golf 1.3 Tornado Red (GTI lookalike!)
'92 Mk2 Golf GTI 8v Oak Green
'91 Mk2 Golf GTI 8v Royal Blue
'56 Skoda Fabia VRS Black Magic
'07 Skoda Fabia VRS Silver
'57 SEAT Leon Ref Sport Zenith Grey
'08 SEAT Leon FR TFSI Luna Grey (On order)

I miss the old golfs actually, great fun and no ESP/ABS to slow you down... :)
 

cuprascott

Leon FR DSG 150 Tdi
Nov 28, 2006
238
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Mk1 MY03 Leon cupra
Mk3 APR tuned Ibiza Cupra
Saxo VTR
mk5 Escort 1.6 Zetec
rover 214si
mk4 escort 1.4
82 polo 1.1 GL When it started which was not often!

Not counting several company cars and the wifes cars.
 

Adrian_T

Guest
Mini Cooper S 55 plate facelift model.

For those who moan about the harsh ride of a FR on 18" wheels all I can say is its like moving to driving a Jag in comparison!

Seriously though, I loved the Cooper S but day to day driving it returned 25 mpg. The FR Tdi does just a smidge under 40mpg so nothing like what the figures say but still a major improvement. Oh and the Road tax is lots cheaper too. Strange thing is though it feels faster....
 

Adrian_T

Guest
Oh and very impressed with Igor23 running an abarth. Serious respect due.

Why oh why are italian cars so crap?

3 cars back I had an

Alfa 33 Sportwswagon 1.716v 137bhp. Weigh 999kg.

Went like stink (occasionally) but had no brakes to speak of and nearly killed me a few times

Never ever ever again will I buy an italian - unless it has a trident on the front!
 
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