Hi Guys
As promised on my 'hello' post a week or so ago, I've now had a test drive.
The dealer, Kings SEAT in Portsmouth had booked me in for 9am on Saturday - and there waiting for me was the car looking great in white and had also been fitted with the K1 bodykit - looked nice at the rear, not too sure about the front though.
Now my current daily drive is a 2003 Lotus Elise which I've had from new and of course anything feels civilised after that - although it has been a superb, reliable car (believe it or not) which in the right conditions is unbeatable as a drivers sports car. But I need to change for a number of reasons.
The Cupra only had 20 miles on the clock, so was very 'tight'.
I'd had a good look round it in the showroom the week before and it certainly seems well finished and screwed together.
A good test route consisting of motorways and back roads gave me the impression of how well planted the car feels, excellent cornering, lots of available power.
The one REALLY amazing aspect was the brakes, which when I first used them nearly put me and the salesman through the windscreen
- the calipers and discs seem huge when you look at them and my Elise has no servo so requires a different technique to stop i.e. push the pedal bl**dy hard.
The power delivery was smooth, liitle or no lag from the turbo but a nice wave of useable torque.
A little burble from the exhaust too which was nice.
Anyway, long story short, after the normal negotiations I signed on the dotted line
I have gone for a white model, only option being a sunroof - however this would mean a 2-3 month wait, so I said if they could find one without I would take it, as I want it soon!!
Had a call this morning to say one is on a dockside somewhere, but has been allocated to another dealer - if they can 'prize it' off them it will be mine in a couple of weeks -
So I will be desperatley sad to see the back of the Elise - I've never had a car so long, nearly 4.5 years, but at least the wife and kids can now enjoy the odd 'spirited drive' too.
I'll update you all when it arrives.
As promised on my 'hello' post a week or so ago, I've now had a test drive.
The dealer, Kings SEAT in Portsmouth had booked me in for 9am on Saturday - and there waiting for me was the car looking great in white and had also been fitted with the K1 bodykit - looked nice at the rear, not too sure about the front though.
Now my current daily drive is a 2003 Lotus Elise which I've had from new and of course anything feels civilised after that - although it has been a superb, reliable car (believe it or not) which in the right conditions is unbeatable as a drivers sports car. But I need to change for a number of reasons.
The Cupra only had 20 miles on the clock, so was very 'tight'.
I'd had a good look round it in the showroom the week before and it certainly seems well finished and screwed together.
A good test route consisting of motorways and back roads gave me the impression of how well planted the car feels, excellent cornering, lots of available power.
The one REALLY amazing aspect was the brakes, which when I first used them nearly put me and the salesman through the windscreen
- the calipers and discs seem huge when you look at them and my Elise has no servo so requires a different technique to stop i.e. push the pedal bl**dy hard.The power delivery was smooth, liitle or no lag from the turbo but a nice wave of useable torque.
A little burble from the exhaust too which was nice.
Anyway, long story short, after the normal negotiations I signed on the dotted line
I have gone for a white model, only option being a sunroof - however this would mean a 2-3 month wait, so I said if they could find one without I would take it, as I want it soon!!
Had a call this morning to say one is on a dockside somewhere, but has been allocated to another dealer - if they can 'prize it' off them it will be mine in a couple of weeks -
So I will be desperatley sad to see the back of the Elise - I've never had a car so long, nearly 4.5 years, but at least the wife and kids can now enjoy the odd 'spirited drive' too.
I'll update you all when it arrives.
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