I drove a new 1.4 FR TSI 5 door and was very impressed by the performance and comfort of the car. The handling was absolutely brilliant. The one I drove had the cylinder deactivation technology but this behaved itself well and didn't notice it going to 2 cylinders at any point.
I used to own a BlueGT but mine had some serious issues where it seemed to be forever stuck in 2 cylinder mode. Unfortunately BlueGTs seem to have a bad rep as there's a lot of them floating about for sale on auto trader with many of them having done less than 10k miles and some with 2 or more owners.
Might explain why the BlueGT was only made by VW for 3 years before they called it a day. Have also had experience of seeing engine management lights being displayed on other BlueGTs.
Anyhow i'm in the market for a new car and wondered whether I should be concerned with the Leon 1.4 FR. Hasn't it got the same type of engine as the BlueGT? Has it got potential long term reliability issues? when I say long term I mean 4+ years and having done at least 10k per year.
How does the 1.8 FR TSi 5 door compare to the 1.4? is it as comfortable to drive. If buying new would want it on 17s not 18s.
I used to own a BlueGT but mine had some serious issues where it seemed to be forever stuck in 2 cylinder mode. Unfortunately BlueGTs seem to have a bad rep as there's a lot of them floating about for sale on auto trader with many of them having done less than 10k miles and some with 2 or more owners.
Might explain why the BlueGT was only made by VW for 3 years before they called it a day. Have also had experience of seeing engine management lights being displayed on other BlueGTs.
Anyhow i'm in the market for a new car and wondered whether I should be concerned with the Leon 1.4 FR. Hasn't it got the same type of engine as the BlueGT? Has it got potential long term reliability issues? when I say long term I mean 4+ years and having done at least 10k per year.
How does the 1.8 FR TSi 5 door compare to the 1.4? is it as comfortable to drive. If buying new would want it on 17s not 18s.