So I debated whether or not to create a readers ride for my new Leon. It’s never going to be a 400bhp track car, I’m not even sure it has roll bars. But it’s a Seat. I’m thinking for every souped up beast on here, there must be a dozen stock Seats. So I’m creating this readers ride for my new daily driver. I’ll post up some pics of the interior, exterior and engine. Go through what I wanted from a car, the inspection process, what was good about it, what's bad about it. I plan to keep this car entirely stock. But over the next 6 months bring it’s maintenance entirely up to date and make it the safest car possible (going to share it with my son when he passes his test).
So firstly, why did I pick a 12 year old 1.6L 100bhp Leon. So I didn’t feel like I was cheating on the community here, it had to be a Seat. It had to be <£2000, be in fairly decent shape and the less on the clock the better. I’m hoping to get 40+mpg out of it (compared to the motorway 20mpg in my Cupra). And it’ll be run completely on Shell fuel save (£1.21 a litre vs £1.37 for v-power). So in that respect, I hope within 2 years for it to pay for itself.
I chose petrol over diesel for the simpler, cheaper engine. No EGR / DPF issues on the horizon and it doesn’t even have a turbo (which means no remapping – not that I already checked). Replacement parts are cheap, complex gadgets and electrical systems few. Extras include: cd player and a seat belt warning light.
So firstly, why did I pick a 12 year old 1.6L 100bhp Leon. So I didn’t feel like I was cheating on the community here, it had to be a Seat. It had to be <£2000, be in fairly decent shape and the less on the clock the better. I’m hoping to get 40+mpg out of it (compared to the motorway 20mpg in my Cupra). And it’ll be run completely on Shell fuel save (£1.21 a litre vs £1.37 for v-power). So in that respect, I hope within 2 years for it to pay for itself.
I chose petrol over diesel for the simpler, cheaper engine. No EGR / DPF issues on the horizon and it doesn’t even have a turbo (which means no remapping – not that I already checked). Replacement parts are cheap, complex gadgets and electrical systems few. Extras include: cd player and a seat belt warning light.