Picked up my new Leon FR Tdi on Friday (coming from an Altea Sport Tdi DSG).
So far mixed impressions.
Car looks good (Zenith, 18") and goes very well indeed (although clearly still tight). Handling (from what I can tell) is also great (like on rails etc..). Build seems ok although noticed the clanging passenger seatbelt buckle when driving one-up.
But ....
1) Ride is poor - thought it would feel similar to my Altea (and seemed that way on test drive) but it is considerably firmer - first thing the wife said. Must be the 18" wheels (plus the dire state of the rounds round where I live!)
2) Noisy - car clearly has a sport tuned exhaust but it but it sounds boomy to me. On the motorway at 70-80 it is noticeably noisier than the Altea (which wasn't the quietest but acceptable) - have to raise our voices over the road and engine/exhaust noise
3) Its a manual - OK as manuals go but missing the DSG already
4) Glovebox is tiny - can't even get the handbook wallet in there!
5) Noticed that when Stereo is in AUX mode there is a noticeable background humm/hiss (at normally listening volumes) - Not see this mentioned before on the forum before?
Hoping I get used to the ride/noise - we will see. I really do want to love the car. Am I being too picky?
So far mixed impressions.
Car looks good (Zenith, 18") and goes very well indeed (although clearly still tight). Handling (from what I can tell) is also great (like on rails etc..). Build seems ok although noticed the clanging passenger seatbelt buckle when driving one-up.
But ....
1) Ride is poor - thought it would feel similar to my Altea (and seemed that way on test drive) but it is considerably firmer - first thing the wife said. Must be the 18" wheels (plus the dire state of the rounds round where I live!)
2) Noisy - car clearly has a sport tuned exhaust but it but it sounds boomy to me. On the motorway at 70-80 it is noticeably noisier than the Altea (which wasn't the quietest but acceptable) - have to raise our voices over the road and engine/exhaust noise
3) Its a manual - OK as manuals go but missing the DSG already
4) Glovebox is tiny - can't even get the handbook wallet in there!
5) Noticed that when Stereo is in AUX mode there is a noticeable background humm/hiss (at normally listening volumes) - Not see this mentioned before on the forum before?
Hoping I get used to the ride/noise - we will see. I really do want to love the car. Am I being too picky?