So on sunday I went to seat warrington to see a few 280 cupra on the used forecourt, they had 2 used on site, first was a white 3door with bucket seats, DSG and sub 8 pack. Second was a red 5 door manual, so standard as they come.
Seats - The bucket seats are nice, but not £1k nice as I have recaros in my fiesta ST as standard. - I felt like I needed the seat lower but it wouldn't move, the standard seats seem quite supportive, and also go lower than the bucket seats so are more comfortable driving position for me being 6'4. i'm disappointed the buckets don't have the same adjustability.
Interior - HARD PLASTICS, Hard Plastic everywhere! only the top of the dash is soft touch finish, it feels solids but it may be that in my fiesta and captur the plastics are thinner/bendy but don't look as harsh. My wifes comments that the interior doesn't look as sleek as my fiesta! yeah, wow.
The manual gearshift also looks a bit awkward like its a bit high and the plastic squared off gear nooob is a bit ugly. the DSG looks much nicer in the centre console. like they made room for the DSG unit, and had to just fill in where the manual is so it just looks like wasted space at each side where the dsg has the shift pattern. Steering wheel also loos nicer than it feels, hard fake leather....
Maybe some good cleaning products could bring it back to life a bit.
Didn't have a test drive as they were soon closing, but when sat in them, I could see myself in one, but I wasn't sat edging to go out for a drive, the cockpit just doesn't feel like your in something special or exciting or even a 30k car.
they look fantastic on the outside and on the sub 8 pack with the skirts , massive brakes and wheels, so that is a must for me now. Also the rear bench seat looks nice with the alcantara and the whole car fells spacious but with a good seating position.
I then went and sat in a spanker 290 in the showroom, nice car, but again, HARD PLASTIC everywhere. I need to go back for a drive and it might help me ignore the interior downfalls, however the dealer still hasn't called me back after I left my number on the way out. so that's the 3rd dealer now that just seem uninterested unless your sat over the desk signing there and then.
Seats - The bucket seats are nice, but not £1k nice as I have recaros in my fiesta ST as standard. - I felt like I needed the seat lower but it wouldn't move, the standard seats seem quite supportive, and also go lower than the bucket seats so are more comfortable driving position for me being 6'4. i'm disappointed the buckets don't have the same adjustability.
Interior - HARD PLASTICS, Hard Plastic everywhere! only the top of the dash is soft touch finish, it feels solids but it may be that in my fiesta and captur the plastics are thinner/bendy but don't look as harsh. My wifes comments that the interior doesn't look as sleek as my fiesta! yeah, wow.
The manual gearshift also looks a bit awkward like its a bit high and the plastic squared off gear nooob is a bit ugly. the DSG looks much nicer in the centre console. like they made room for the DSG unit, and had to just fill in where the manual is so it just looks like wasted space at each side where the dsg has the shift pattern. Steering wheel also loos nicer than it feels, hard fake leather....
Maybe some good cleaning products could bring it back to life a bit.
Didn't have a test drive as they were soon closing, but when sat in them, I could see myself in one, but I wasn't sat edging to go out for a drive, the cockpit just doesn't feel like your in something special or exciting or even a 30k car.
they look fantastic on the outside and on the sub 8 pack with the skirts , massive brakes and wheels, so that is a must for me now. Also the rear bench seat looks nice with the alcantara and the whole car fells spacious but with a good seating position.
I then went and sat in a spanker 290 in the showroom, nice car, but again, HARD PLASTIC everywhere. I need to go back for a drive and it might help me ignore the interior downfalls, however the dealer still hasn't called me back after I left my number on the way out. so that's the 3rd dealer now that just seem uninterested unless your sat over the desk signing there and then.