Hi – I’m a newbie to this forum but thought I’d throw my oar in! I’m a 52 reg Leon
Cupra (not R) owner from the Chester area and I’ve got similar issues with ‘local’ dealers who seem to be dropping like flies, which is strange in the face of the trillions of SEAT adverts everywhere – where are people going to buy them from?! Anyway, bought mine from Runcorn (Picow Farm Road) and when they closed I went to Warrington for a while. I think some of the Runcorn staff ended up in Warrington and I found both dealerships to be efficient and helpful. However I work in Liverpool, and Wazza was not really convenient anymore so I started using Arnie Clark but suffered the same situation as rubble2. I booked Leon in for some work, duly sat in Mersey tunnel traffic to get there and found a new bathroom showroom in place of the SEAT
dealership when I arrived! They’d only bl££din omitted to tell me when I telephoned and booked in, that the whole shebang had closed and moved to Arnie Clark Nissan on the other side of Liverpool!
Anyway, drove round to Nissan (just slightly annoyed) and they’ve been ok so far but it’s not ideal is it? And a head honcho at SEAT HQ should have had the decency to send letters to existing customers informing us of the closure.
Which brings me to my second point. I love driving the car and for the money, it’s an amazing amount of kit & spec but have I had problems with it??! Sure have – two failed ignition coils and now the same excess pollution light on the dash is telling me (well, it’s telling Arnie Clark Nissan) that I need a new engine temperature sensor. I know the coils have been reported elsewhere as a common
problem, but I also had a mini-swimming pool under the carpet of the driver side footwell thanks to a leaking bulkhead and a further leak behind the fuse box. I don’t think these leaks match the commonly reported faults of either poorly fitted pollen filters or waxing up of drains under the door seals.
Maybe mine is just a Friday evening Leon they knocked together after a Friday afternoon siesta?!
Sorry for the rant guys (& girls), but it’s just a frustrating situation and I wanted to let off some steam! Thanks for reading!
cy