Hi all,
New member here but I've had a mk3 Leon FR ST 2019 until recently. Sold it for a very good price at Arnold Clark but bought a grey mk4 Leon FR Sport hatch back yesterday, 72 plate pre-registered with 20 miles on it.
I test drove a similar car and all was fine but noob mistake I didn't test drive the car I purchased and as soon as I left the garage it didn't feel right. The front end of the car seemed to be bouncing all over the place on the slightest bump and yet the slightest pothole was met with a violent smash. This car has the 18 inch wheels but so did my last and that was firm but ok. This new one is so bouncy. I should have gone straight back to the garage but I had the bairn in the car and my wife was already making her way north in her car.
Thing is I thought it was just the dampers needing setting but another noob mistake, I hadn't realised my new car didn't have active dampers unlike the last car. Got it home (40 miles later) and then realised I'd f'd up. Furthermore, the car seems to be sitting really high at the front compared to the back. Is this normal? I thought it was meant to have lowered suspension.
Honestly, it's got me sick with worry thinking I've bought a lemon despite a warranty.
I've attached some pics with the gaps in the arches, the bigger gaps being the front, which look ridiculous being able to see all of the top of the tyre. It's not just the way the car is sitting on the drive, because it looks the same if not worse on the flat.
Can anyone advise please? Is this normal? Is it just because the car is new and needs to settle in?
On another note - another noob error was assuming all the FR Sports had the animated light bar and dynamic indicators, I've since found out mine doesn't - or at least I can't find where the setting is to switch on.
Many thanks.
New member here but I've had a mk3 Leon FR ST 2019 until recently. Sold it for a very good price at Arnold Clark but bought a grey mk4 Leon FR Sport hatch back yesterday, 72 plate pre-registered with 20 miles on it.
I test drove a similar car and all was fine but noob mistake I didn't test drive the car I purchased and as soon as I left the garage it didn't feel right. The front end of the car seemed to be bouncing all over the place on the slightest bump and yet the slightest pothole was met with a violent smash. This car has the 18 inch wheels but so did my last and that was firm but ok. This new one is so bouncy. I should have gone straight back to the garage but I had the bairn in the car and my wife was already making her way north in her car.
Thing is I thought it was just the dampers needing setting but another noob mistake, I hadn't realised my new car didn't have active dampers unlike the last car. Got it home (40 miles later) and then realised I'd f'd up. Furthermore, the car seems to be sitting really high at the front compared to the back. Is this normal? I thought it was meant to have lowered suspension.
Honestly, it's got me sick with worry thinking I've bought a lemon despite a warranty.
I've attached some pics with the gaps in the arches, the bigger gaps being the front, which look ridiculous being able to see all of the top of the tyre. It's not just the way the car is sitting on the drive, because it looks the same if not worse on the flat.
Can anyone advise please? Is this normal? Is it just because the car is new and needs to settle in?
On another note - another noob error was assuming all the FR Sports had the animated light bar and dynamic indicators, I've since found out mine doesn't - or at least I can't find where the setting is to switch on.
Many thanks.