Thinking of buying a Seat leon Fr

[kirkyboy3]

Hi there,

Im new to the forum, love my Seat's however never got around to owning one however the opportunity has come around at my local dealer to buy a Seat Leon Fr 2.0ltr petrol '06 plate. It has had one lady owner from new and has only covered 30,000 miles. FSH and serviced last week. MOT till next OCT 2011.

Its up for £9695 however are taking three hundred quid off that price throwing six months tax in and 3 months warranty.

Iv checked the value of the car on what car valuation and its come up at £8840 from a dealer.

How close is this valuation?I thought the price i was offered is decent and am tempted however do you think it is worth less??

Also if i look at buying it i will get it stage 1 remapped, which is the best for performance gains?

thanks

Dan

 

[rockape]

Had a quick look on autotrader but just in a 100 mile radius of where I live. There are a few 06 plates around that price with lower mileage and a few 07/56 with slightly higher mileage but up for less. Like these:

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...leYearOfManufacture=200o7&vehicleRegLetter=56

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...cleYearOfManufacture=2006&vehicleRegLetter=56

 

[Mr Cellotape]

Why not buy a cupra?

 

[gazmania1]

I think that's a bit high. I've got an 07 plate petrol FR with only 19k on the clock and all the valuation websites tell me to expect about £8500 if I sold it.

As for a stage 1 remap, about 240 bhp is the norm I believe.

 

[kezFR07]

my old petrol fr was quality get it when i bought mine it was a 56 plate with 14k on the clock paid about 13 for it

 

[Scotty_FR]

hey , i bought a 56 reg crono yellow leon Fr two months ago, i paid 8600 with 30k on clock with full history and 18 inch andromeda wheels.it was up for 9000 but haggled a little.
would have bought a cupra k1 or cupra R if i could have issured one !

 

[Kuzaweed]

Scotty..
you seem to have got your FR for quite a fair price with such low mileage.

im lookin for a RED FR and after having a look on autotrader the cheapest one is 8k with 80k on the clock. i wouldn't mind a yellow fr though.

how u finding the fr?

 

[Scotty_FR]

kuzaweed , i am loving it ! i had a 08 reg focus 1.6 before but all my friends are VAG mad so fort i would join the club.
i got the leon to be different and dont regret it one minute.the yellow just stands out and get sheads turning
i searched for ages and ages then haggled like mad to get a bit of discount but it paid off!

 

[prezf]

there is quite few on ebay as well like that

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEAT-LEON-2-0...4968187?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item19c1c30dfb

just not sure what ''V'' means

there's that as well

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-06-Seat-...6759105?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item20b3e00f41

 

[M6TT F]

been looking for an FR for almost 2 months now - most 07/57 cars start around 9K right up to 12K! for trade sales. I want one with the Andromeda alloys and preferably with bluetooth. I can't find anything that fits the bill thats not the opposite end of the country. It seems hardly anyone went for the optional 18"s from new??

 

[Kuzaweed]

prezf : Im after a Tdi, i didnt know the petrol ones were so cheap. i was Goin to go derby today and look at a TDi Sport 140bhp , and he wanted 5,500 for that. it had a turbo changed and cambelt at the last service. i've got a new job just on the out skirts of Bham so a diesal would be ideal.

scotty - show us some pics mate, i really want a Red fr or a red tdi and put the btcc kit on. just trying to find the right one ....

Matt - it's annoyin trying to find the right car with everything you want within your budget ! ...

Whats your opinions Guys, because i relli want a red fr TDI and thinkin of puttin the btcc skirts and spoiler, or shud i just get a standard TDI black and put the WHOLE BTCC Kit On ..theres some nice ones our there on this site aswell ...

 

[Gazza_24]

there is quite few on ebay as well like that

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEAT-LEON-2-0...4968187?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item19c1c30dfb

just not sure what ''V'' means

there's that as well

Is there something wrong with the front of this one, dunno if it's just be but the panel gaps between the bonnet and bumper don't match up very well

 

[Kuzaweed]

Is there something wrong with the front of this one,

There is mate, its a v car (damaged repaired) and clearly the job was a bodge job by some back alley garage lool!!!

no wonder the car is on for so cheap..i hate damaged cars always had back luck with em and wud never get one ever again... Great spottin tho' mate

 

[Gazza_24]

That would explain why then lol,

I can honestly say I would never buy a car that's been crashed and repaired even if it was a top end repair

 

[Scotty_FR]

hey lads , seems i was lucky to find my leon ! i would stay well away from that car aswell! i will get some pics up tmrw, my car is completely standard except from the optional 18s.

thinking of getting the black grill and maybe black mirror caps ?

 

[Scotty_FR]

kuzaweed do u really need a TDI ??
i love the 2.0 tfsi, ?

 

[Kuzaweed]

Yes scotty mate, i do need a diesal. im sick of petrol cars, thought id give a tdi a try.
im swaying towards a red fr again now. with a budget of 7500. im going to have a look at the tdi sport once the weathers better and if i get it for the right price i'd get it . if not i guess the hunt for a red / yellow Fr is on

Car Hunting is sucha pain in the backside , hpi checks , questions , service history checks then the trip to see a car ! going to the bank to withdraw money!! the list is endless ! it's worth it in the end once you'v got a nice motor and ur happy seeing it on a sunday parked on ur drive

 

[kirkyboy3]

Hi guys. Iv got a good price on my Insurance so iv Gone for the fr!! I'm thinking about getting it remapped in feb 2011. Iv also haggled 12 months warranty instead of three. Next I'm going to try and haggle the tax to 12 months Instead of 6!! See how that goes!

Thanks for the replies.

Dan

 

[Kuzaweed]

kirkyboy..what deal you gettin on the fr? mileage, spec , etc

 

[Gazza_24]

When I was looking for my FR, I found there were alot of 140bhp TDI references for sale with the BTCC kit, which look nice but I wanted the extra bhp plus the seats are sportier in the FR.