Agreed with all of those. I have a luna grey Fr and doesn't look dirty unless you get up close. I think black is the best colour, but know what a swine it is to keep clean. Red is also nice but maybe not so good for resale, as I found out with other cars in the past.
When you chip the car the performance will transform from 'reasonable' to 'nippy' in that I've played with a subaru 225hp, Boxter (non S) and 3.2 Merc SLK, and surprised myself with the cars' ability to stay with them, though of course corners would show the Leon up a little, especially with Scooby and Boxter. Should be quite a bit quicker than your Ford, though fords make up with great handling etc, and decent build quality these days.
Best of all is range on tank, I usually get between 520 and 600 to a tank, but booting it all the time will drop that to around 450 (this is with venting every time though). The car isn't the fastest thing on the road, but the combination of nippy performance, decent mpg, good reliability and so far, great service from the dealer (JCT in Yeadon - they surprised me so far) and reasonable insurance makes the car a nice package.
The new model (2.0 tdi) is much better built, but heavier and slightly slower, I feel, though handles tidier and will be better on residuals. Interior Quality is several steps up from Mk1, though you won't get any bargains on one yet.
£14995 is a great price for the car, especially with the run out bits on 'em. I'd be cheeky and ask them to throw in cruise, auto dim mirrors/rain sense wipers (or centre arm rest) and some mats, tell them you will sign up right there, right then, if they can do that for 14995. You don't get if you don't ask...
When you chip the car the performance will transform from 'reasonable' to 'nippy' in that I've played with a subaru 225hp, Boxter (non S) and 3.2 Merc SLK, and surprised myself with the cars' ability to stay with them, though of course corners would show the Leon up a little, especially with Scooby and Boxter. Should be quite a bit quicker than your Ford, though fords make up with great handling etc, and decent build quality these days.
Best of all is range on tank, I usually get between 520 and 600 to a tank, but booting it all the time will drop that to around 450 (this is with venting every time though). The car isn't the fastest thing on the road, but the combination of nippy performance, decent mpg, good reliability and so far, great service from the dealer (JCT in Yeadon - they surprised me so far) and reasonable insurance makes the car a nice package.
The new model (2.0 tdi) is much better built, but heavier and slightly slower, I feel, though handles tidier and will be better on residuals. Interior Quality is several steps up from Mk1, though you won't get any bargains on one yet.
£14995 is a great price for the car, especially with the run out bits on 'em. I'd be cheeky and ask them to throw in cruise, auto dim mirrors/rain sense wipers (or centre arm rest) and some mats, tell them you will sign up right there, right then, if they can do that for 14995. You don't get if you don't ask...