is this a good buy?

[Athanasios]

hello everyone in this forum. I am looking to buy a used family hatchback around 6000-8000 Euros (im in sweden so taht is roughly x10 in crowns , so 60000-80000 kr). From googling and extensive search, i think that the leon mk3 would really suit my needs, driving naturally mixed (both city + highway commute), and having a family with 1 newborn. i have checked also Octavia and Ceed mostly, and rejected Focus due to the various issues reported with the ecoboost 1.0 in the models i am checking.

im looking into 2011--2015 models for the range of money i got. i have found this one, for 77.000. thats 7400 in euros.

what do you think? is it worth it ? also i must say that the seller is very trustworthy and offers 6 months service guarantee.

NZZ758 - SEAT León 1.2 TSI Manual, 105hp, 2014

NZZ758 is a grey SEAT León from 2014, currently in traffic. It has a petrol engine with 105 hp (103 bhp) power and a manual, 6-speed transmission. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 10.1 sec. The combined fuel consumption is 4.9 l/100km and the average emission is 114 g/km.

www.car.info

EDIT: my obvious and only concern is the high mileage. ( 144,600 kilometers, = 89850 miles )
EDIT 2: its worth noting that i can find a similar mileage mk2 of 2011 for around 50.000 kr ~~ 4800Euros

 

[Athanasios]

i hoped for at least some feedback maybe i posted too much irrelevant info. Can anyone at least say how trustworthy are mk3 with this much mileage? (144.600 kilometers -- 89.850 miles ). Thanks..

 

[Woody_72]

My Mk. 3 diesel is on 82,000 miles and it's been as reliable as a well oiled sewing machine ever since I got it at 32,000 miles. You may find shock absorbers are getting tired and wheel bearings start to go but they're pretty standard issues and easy fixes.

 

[pompeydave]

Go for as new as possible so mk3 over the mk2 if you can.
I had a 2013 1.2 tsi but it had very low mileage , about 30k. Sold it a year ago but it was a very reliable car.
Issues I did have were 1.rattle in door cards , 2. rattle on dash 3. Clutch pedal often went flat to the floor.

I sorted the rattles with double sided tape in most places but didn’t get to the bottom of the clutch . Possibly slave cylinder but sold car before I looked at it.
The 1.2 tsi is a very reliable engine , good on fuel and cheap insurance.Mine was an early 105bhp but I think they went to 115bhp a little later. No doubt the ever popular 1.4 is the better engine but little 1.2 shouldn’t be dismissed.

 

[BigJase88]

It has had 6 previous owners which would concern me

 

[Peller]

I'd take the Kia if you can find one with any remaining of the 7 year warranty. I've just had an Kia Proceed with a dual clutch gearbox and found it to be better than the equivalent Leon FR.

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