Cupra as a daily?

[MidnightBlack245]

Since I picked up my Cupra 300, I’ve been looking for every excuse to drive it. I used to take the mrs 1 lite Ibiza FR to and from work, and any trips I could to avoid racking up the miles on my old car. But, if I’m paying for it, why shouldn’t I use it as a daily! Does anyone else use theirs day to day, and have any issues?

 

[BigJase88]

Thats what it’s made for it’s not a ferrari its a daily everyday car

 

[Hickery1995]

Since I picked up my Cupra 300, I’ve been looking for every excuse to drive it. I used to take the mrs 1 lite Ibiza FR to and from work, and any trips I could to avoid racking up the miles on my old car. But, if I’m paying for it, why shouldn’t I use it as a daily! Does anyone else use theirs day to day, and have any issues?

As far as i know, most people daily them, ive had my 68 plate 290 since new (around 2 years almost) racked 20k miles on it and its running perfect.. just depends on how willing you are to spend most of your time at fuel stations though, can be expensive but worth the fun

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[motty225]

It's a hot hatch not a koenigsegg, it was designed to be used everyday, it'll be fine ??

 

[MidnightBlack245]

As far as i know, most people daily them, ive had my 68 plate 290 since new (around 2 years almost) racked 20k miles on it and its running perfect.. just depends on how willing you are to spend most of your time at fuel stations though, can be expensive but worth the fun

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what’s your preferred mode? I’ve heard people saying that you’re not meant to switch it to sport/cupra until the engines warmed up, in order to prevent component damage

 

[Hickery1995]

what’s your preferred mode? I’ve heard people saying that you’re not meant to switch it to sport/cupra until the engines warmed up, in order to prevent component damage

Usually comfort, until i see something worth winding up, then sport or cupra, just yeah let it warm up first, although i've been guilty of sport/cupra before its warmed up enough

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[Deleted member 123864]

what’s your preferred mode? I’ve heard people saying that you’re not meant to switch it to sport/cupra until the engines warmed up, in order to prevent component damage

Mine's permanently in Cupra mode, with the DSG in D which is default on startup.

 

[eltawater]

I've put 66 thousand miles on mine in 3 and a half years, cupra mode in S as standard.

It's been in muddy fields, playing in the snow and touring the coasts.

Just drive it and enjoy it

 

[motty225]

what’s your preferred mode? I’ve heard people saying that you’re not meant to switch it to sport/cupra until the engines warmed up, in order to prevent component damage

No more power in any mode, its just throttle response that changes, and obviously gearbox if its dsg, so you can run it in any mode at any time that suits you

 

[MidnightBlack245]

No more power in any mode, its just throttle response that changes, and obviously gearbox if its dsg, so you can run it in any mode at any time that suits you

Do you see any difference in MPG compared with comfort mode and cupra mode?

 

[Kirky]

Do you see any difference in MPG compared with comfort mode and cupra mode?

Personally I do as in comfort it idles at lower RPM and also shifts gears a lot earlier. You can be in 7th at 40mph in comfort but that's not going to happen in Cupra as it will keep you in a decent gear ready to accelerate quickly.

 

[Kibby]

Have had mine coming up to 2 years abd its a work horse running from site to site across ireland. Its my everyday car and weekend toy. The car is so versatile it just meets every requirement, im considering a stage 1 remap but concerned that the clutch might not handle it, 82k miles on the clock with no clutch slip so far hahah

 

[motty225]

Personally I do as in comfort it idles at lower RPM and also shifts gears a lot earlier. You can be in 7th at 40mph in comfort but that's not going to happen in Cupra as it will keep you in a decent gear ready to accelerate quickly.

You can have it in Cupra and knock the dsg back into D, then it will change gear as it would in comfort

 

[CupraGeezer]

You can have it in Cupra and knock the dsg back into D, then it will change gear as it would in comfort

But then it changes the engine back to comfort. This irritates the piss out of me.

 

[MidnightBlack245]

But then it changes the engine back to comfort. This irritates the piss out of me.

Could you not set up the individual profile with the Cupra settings, but the gearbox in Comfort? I’ve got a manual so I’m not sure if there’s an option to set the gearbox on the DSG’s.

 

[CupraGeezer]

There is no direct control of the gearbox in the profiles. Set the engine to sport or Cupra and it'll put the DSG into sport mode but, if you use the lever to knock the gearbox into drive, it'll change the engine to comfort even though the screen says it's in sport or Cupra. This drives me mad.

 

[motty225]

There is no direct control of the gearbox in the profiles. Set the engine to sport or Cupra and it'll put the DSG into sport mode but, if you use the lever to knock the gearbox into drive, it'll change the engine to comfort even though the screen says it's in sport or Cupra. This drives me mad.

What do you think is changing within th engine when the mode changes?

 

[Kirky]

You can have it in Cupra and knock the dsg back into D, then it will change gear as it would in comfort

Isn't this just the same as having it in Comfort as the throttle response changes too.

 

[motty225]

Isn't this just the same as having it in Comfort as the throttle response changes too.

I'm not sure tbh, because that can't happen with a manual so I don't see why it would on a dsg, my guess would be the gearbox goes in D but the throttle response stays in Cupra, not 100% though, doesn't make sense to me if it's only throttle that changes in the first place, may feel like the throttle response has changed due to not having the alertness of the gearbox being is S

 

[Kirky]

I'm not sure tbh, because that can't happen with a manual so I don't see why it would on a dsg, my guess would be the gearbox goes in D but the throttle response stays in Cupra, not 100% though, doesn't make sense to me if it's only throttle that changes in the first place, may feel like the throttle response has changed due to not having the alertness of the gearbox being is S

I'll have a play when I get chance.