ok make thats what a wanted to hear a am going to look a t a civic type r on the same day its 1k more but less miles.
Night and day difference in favour of the Seat in my opinion. Yes I know the CTR handles really well and would leave the LC for dead on a track, but it's no contest for me. I was thinking of a change a while back and took a 54 plate CTR for a test drive....handled brilliantly but the complete lack of torque and having to thrash it to the readline to make progress was just tiring after half an hour let alone longer.
Got back in my 04 LC for the drive home and instantly realised I'd made the right choice!! And with the extra torque from a remap makes it an even better decision for me!
Main thing is buy the one you personally prefer, but I think the seat will do you well!
Edit: my Lc is on 70k and has been remapped since 38k pulls strong and runs better than when it was new so don't worry about the mileage as long as the history is good