Hi all, thought I’d introduce myself on here having been a lurker on this site for some time and finally an owner earlier this year in June.
Bit of background, I’ve wanted a Cupra hatch or ST for a few years now and in fact should have been an owner much sooner having ordered a manual ST a couple of years ago from Seat Birmingham. To cut a long story short I had a call from the dealer literally a few weeks before I was due delivery with some very bad news. The manual had been discontinued and my car wasn’t even built! Obviously communication had broken down somewhere along the line and I was left without a car.
The situation had left a bit of a bad taste but some 2 years later I decided to try my luck again and this time ordered a hatch 290 dsg, all be it not through Seat Birmingham! This was pushed back with Covid slightly but after 7 months from order to delivery I finally received a car!
I must say the effort was worth the wait and am really enjoying it. I have a modified vx220 turbo running similar power to the Cupra as a weekend/ summer toy so it’s nice to have something quick and fun as a daily to run along side it.
Last few years I’ve had a fair bit of variety in terms of daily drives , an m135i, Bmw 330e and a Volvo S90. It’s nice to get back into something like the Cupra having not had anything similar since the m135i, which I must say wasn’t as fun as I’m finding the Cupra is.
Here is a pic of the Cupra and the Vx....
Bit of background, I’ve wanted a Cupra hatch or ST for a few years now and in fact should have been an owner much sooner having ordered a manual ST a couple of years ago from Seat Birmingham. To cut a long story short I had a call from the dealer literally a few weeks before I was due delivery with some very bad news. The manual had been discontinued and my car wasn’t even built! Obviously communication had broken down somewhere along the line and I was left without a car.
The situation had left a bit of a bad taste but some 2 years later I decided to try my luck again and this time ordered a hatch 290 dsg, all be it not through Seat Birmingham! This was pushed back with Covid slightly but after 7 months from order to delivery I finally received a car!
I must say the effort was worth the wait and am really enjoying it. I have a modified vx220 turbo running similar power to the Cupra as a weekend/ summer toy so it’s nice to have something quick and fun as a daily to run along side it.
Last few years I’ve had a fair bit of variety in terms of daily drives , an m135i, Bmw 330e and a Volvo S90. It’s nice to get back into something like the Cupra having not had anything similar since the m135i, which I must say wasn’t as fun as I’m finding the Cupra is.
Here is a pic of the Cupra and the Vx....