Cupra 280 Pre-Purchase Questions

[Ocularis]

Did the dealer offer 24 hour test drives as an option?

Eventually... problem is i guess they get lots of people going in there asking for test drives just to hoon around in a car they cant afford, so they have to think you are serious before lending you a car for a day really (have a mate who changes his car every year pretty much, and he has 911's, s3's etc for weekends all the time cos they know he will buy one if he likes it).

I did the old "well my wife really needs to drive it and see how it does on typical daily use" kinda line... but they didnt fight too hard. We had already discussed price, how im paying etc so they knew as best they could I was really interested. I would say if you are really serious then say you cant make a decision without having one for an extended test drive, see what they say. You can always try another dealer if they dont play ball.

I had some new toys appear last night, fan washer jets, wheel covers/bags (for my summer/winter swop over) and a huge amount of overpriced cleaning/protecting stuff... just need the car to slap it all on now. Oh, and should also be getting my winter wheels/tyres today or monday

 

[Stever750]

Eventually... problem is i guess they get lots of people going in there asking for test drives just to hoon around in a car they cant afford, so they have to think you are serious before lending you a car for a day really (have a mate who changes his car every year pretty much, and he has 911's, s3's etc for weekends all the time cos they know he will buy one if he likes it).

I did the old "well my wife really needs to drive it and see how it does on typical daily use" kinda line... but they didnt fight too hard. We had already discussed price, how im paying etc so they knew as best they could I was really interested. I would say if you are really serious then say you cant make a decision without having one for an extended test drive, see what they say. You can always try another dealer if they dont play ball.

I had some new toys appear last night, fan washer jets, wheel covers/bags (for my summer/winter swop over) and a huge amount of overpriced cleaning/protecting stuff... just need the car to slap it all on now. Oh, and should also be getting my winter wheels/tyres today or monday

I've got some Vredestein Wintrac Extreme S fitted onto the 19" original alloys - I managed to get them for £165 a corner. not too bad, not found any snow (yet) to really see how much better they are on really slippery stuff.

 

[Stever750]

Stage1 really opened it up.. Stage2 is a massive power jump though.

The difference between Stage1 and 2 on these is like the difference between Stage1 and Stage2+ on the older TFSI engine.

Have you got that far yet? What have you changed, and how much was it, and of course the big question, what did you get out of it - must be over 400bhp on this basis? I'd have thought anytihng over 350/360 through the front wheels must be a practical limit?

 

[Ocularis]

I've got some Vredestein Wintrac Extreme S fitted onto the 19" original alloys - I managed to get them for £165 a corner. not too bad, not found any snow (yet) to really see how much better they are on really slippery stuff.

I went for separate wheels so its easier for me to swop over... 18" Momo something, prob gonna look horrid but i dont care for winter. They should come wrapped in Goodyear Ultragrip 8... no idea if they are any good, work out around £170 a corner. but for the summer the dealer should hopefully be sorting me the tyres from the Sub8 pack so being semi-slick really cant run them in the cold haha