Now now Al, that's a bit harsh. Just because it has different bumpers from yours doesn't make it a bad car.
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How to tell if your K1 is Real
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Never said it did - read it again 
The bumpers on the car delivered as a Cupra K1 (often with Cupra 240 on the V5) quite often had poorly painted/fitted Aero kit.
My point was that if people believe paying more for a car SEAT might not be arsed to confirm started as a Cupra K1 which when they were released at first often had poorly painted/fitted Aero kit or a Cupra that has since had the same Aero Kit fiited along with the K1 badge and central exhaust, then more fool them as the Cupra K1 is no different than a Cupra with the same body kit badge and exhaust other than it will probably be finished better. Remember neither the Cupra, Cupra K1 or Cupra R were a limited/numbered run model. The only one from the three that should hold a premium price is the Cupra R.
The bumpers on the car delivered as a Cupra K1 (often with Cupra 240 on the V5) quite often had poorly painted/fitted Aero kit.
My point was that if people believe paying more for a car SEAT might not be arsed to confirm started as a Cupra K1 which when they were released at first often had poorly painted/fitted Aero kit or a Cupra that has since had the same Aero Kit fiited along with the K1 badge and central exhaust, then more fool them as the Cupra K1 is no different than a Cupra with the same body kit badge and exhaust other than it will probably be finished better. Remember neither the Cupra, Cupra K1 or Cupra R were a limited/numbered run model. The only one from the three that should hold a premium price is the Cupra R.
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Dear Mr Wood
Thank you for your recent contact via www.seat.co.uk regarding your SEAT Leon.
Having checked our internal database I am pleased to confirm that your SEAT
Leon is an official K1.
I do hope this information proves useful to you; however, if you require any
further assistance, please do not hesitate to
contact me on the details below and I will be more than happy to help you.
Kind Regards
Fiona Hankin
Customer Relations Advisor
SEAT UK
Tel 0500 222 222
Thank you for your recent contact via www.seat.co.uk regarding your SEAT Leon.
Having checked our internal database I am pleased to confirm that your SEAT
Leon is an official K1.
I do hope this information proves useful to you; however, if you require any
further assistance, please do not hesitate to
contact me on the details below and I will be more than happy to help you.
Kind Regards
Fiona Hankin
Customer Relations Advisor
SEAT UK
Tel 0500 222 222
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thanks for the info! ive just put mine up forsale & someones been to view it & said can u prove its real! ive just done a parkers valuation & its come up K1! . happy happy! as it was chaffing mi! its confirmed so buzzin!
I think you are correct. The "real" K1s were supplied as is ready to go.
But that didn't stop dealers fitting the parts as they were available as options before the concept of a K1 was even thought of.
"Real" K1s will be confirmed by SEAT and will show K1 on V5 and insurance databases.
Technically "fake" K1s are modified Cupra's so you should use modified insurance to cover the exhaust and bodykit changes.
But that didn't stop dealers fitting the parts as they were available as options before the concept of a K1 was even thought of.
"Real" K1s will be confirmed by SEAT and will show K1 on V5 and insurance databases.
Technically "fake" K1s are modified Cupra's so you should use modified insurance to cover the exhaust and bodykit changes.
I tweeted SEAT UK (@SEAT_cars_UK) to confirm if my K1 is genuine, I got a reply in a couple of hours and they confirmed it was. I found this the quickest method to find out from the horses mouth.
Another way is to use Parkers Free Car Valuation and put in the cars original registration number. If it comes up with "SEAT Leon Cupra (07-11) 2.0 16V T FSI Cupra K1 5d" then you're in luck!
Another way is to use Parkers Free Car Valuation and put in the cars original registration number. If it comes up with "SEAT Leon Cupra (07-11) 2.0 16V T FSI Cupra K1 5d" then you're in luck!
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