Howdy fellas,
I am in the market of buying a Cupra estate and given the pretty much same cash value on the market, I would love to get an opinion on which one should I go for, since currently on the market locally for me there are 0 of either, so going for a drive and figuring it for myself is difficult - it will be an import.
To give you some background my car history includes:
An Ibiza 1.2 Sys Porsche
My first car - a '97 1.6 Cordoba
An 01 Cordoba Cupra
An 01 Leon Cupra 4R.
After a whole bunch of Seats, I ended up getting a 01 1.8T Skoda Octy 4x4, which I still own, but is currently pretty much just a track car.
8 years ago I met a gal, whose parents lived across the country on the seaside and when we were young we used to go every other weekend (550ish kms). Doing so many long highway trips made me sell the Cupras and get a proper boat. Ended up with an '15 Jag XF 3.0 SC AWD. It did its part and covered many miles with no effort (especially after doing dual pulleys on it), but nowadays we have a kid, travel much less frequently, but we do it with a lot of luggage and mostly on B-roads. Hence a fun to drive estate kind of is exactly what I need.
Question is - is there someone around who has gone from a 3.5 (preferrably an R) to a Mk4?
I have a feeling the matherials in the MK3.5 are actually nicer, but I guess the older platform is a bit worse in NVH. Whichever I get, I will probably throw some extra soundproofing and of course is getting at least a hybrid turbo.
Any input is welcome, thanks.
I am in the market of buying a Cupra estate and given the pretty much same cash value on the market, I would love to get an opinion on which one should I go for, since currently on the market locally for me there are 0 of either, so going for a drive and figuring it for myself is difficult - it will be an import.
To give you some background my car history includes:
An Ibiza 1.2 Sys Porsche
My first car - a '97 1.6 Cordoba
An 01 Cordoba Cupra
An 01 Leon Cupra 4R.
After a whole bunch of Seats, I ended up getting a 01 1.8T Skoda Octy 4x4, which I still own, but is currently pretty much just a track car.
8 years ago I met a gal, whose parents lived across the country on the seaside and when we were young we used to go every other weekend (550ish kms). Doing so many long highway trips made me sell the Cupras and get a proper boat. Ended up with an '15 Jag XF 3.0 SC AWD. It did its part and covered many miles with no effort (especially after doing dual pulleys on it), but nowadays we have a kid, travel much less frequently, but we do it with a lot of luggage and mostly on B-roads. Hence a fun to drive estate kind of is exactly what I need.
Question is - is there someone around who has gone from a 3.5 (preferrably an R) to a Mk4?
I have a feeling the matherials in the MK3.5 are actually nicer, but I guess the older platform is a bit worse in NVH. Whichever I get, I will probably throw some extra soundproofing and of course is getting at least a hybrid turbo.
Any input is welcome, thanks.
