Leon Cupra Buying Guide

cordobabrendy

FOOORRREEE!
Aug 24, 2001
7,642
1
belfast
if its a private buy, ask whether its been remapped or not, see if its got any uprated parts etc, plus the usuall youd apply to any 2nd hand car.
 

RikH

Texas Cowboy
Oct 17, 2005
2,474
0
Yorkshire
from what i found when i was looking for a cupra

coil pack issues (not sure if its just MY03s)
wet carpets as mentionned
duff OEM stereo's that had a fault
any other receipts of warranty work

general issues when looking at a 2nd hand car in general as mentionned

Heated seats-i dont think any have ever had it
Washer jets for lights-quite safely say no (drives me a bit mad having to clean the lights frequently as i do alot of motorway and long distance trips).

Nice cars, VAG build and reliability so you cant go too far wrong.
 

traumapat

Leon Cupra IHI
Jul 24, 2005
5,925
4
sunny sussex
when i was looking the two main probs seemed to be leaky door seals and coil packs. mines a jan01 and ive had no problems. coil packs were changed by the previous owner under warrenty.
ive been told that early years had poorer dvs. ive put a forge 007p on mine but my stock one seemed ok.

happy hunting! good car choice btw.
 

Robin4

Guest
hey

Coilpack
foggy windows
foggy frontlights
MAF
windowsraisers(expensive to repair at stealers! £375 with labour pr window in Norway )