To new (Leon FR) car or not to new car... That is the question!

[SeanyK]

Hey folks,

The dilemma I have is I want an FR, i'd say Cupra, but they don't do heated seats on the Cupra, as petty as it sounds, it's a deal breaker for me. Ideally I want a 6 month or 1 year old car, but finding one with that spec is nigh on impossible (loads about just no heated seats! Do people really spend thousands on options, then miss out a £300 winter pack option!?)

Anyway!

The FR fits the bill nicely, but trying to find one to my spec is proving to be a nightmare! What I want is;

2009+ model (facelift model)
Heated Seats
Must be Black
Low-ish miles

Non deal breakers but would be nice;

Bluetooth & Sat Nav
Parking sensors
Electric folding mirrors (do they all do this anyway?)

It seems to be so hard to find one with heated seats! Out of all of them, bar one that is about £19k! 1K shy of a new one!

Im not bothered about petrol or diesel, but the 211 PS one would probably be best due to me doing about 12-15k a year not really diesel mileage.

Anyway, I priced a fully loaded one up on Broadspeed, and it was £20,300 all in.

I'd need to finance around 10k for that, but its pushing my budget a bit. Suppose could try a dealer to see if they can better the broadspeed quote... If it was 18k i'd probably go for it.

What you reckon folks, keep trying to find a nearly new one or take the plunge on a new one?

 

[dannychapman10]

Folding mirrors are standard, although you'll struggle to get one with heated seats
Seems no one really bothers with them like with VW, Audi etc.
The new 211 TSI engine is nice and smooth to drive but so is the new CR170 diesel

 

[SeanyK]

Hi Danny, yeah it's just something I don't understand, because it costs so little when your paying out thousands on a car, it's worth just ticking the box!

My Golf didn't come with them, I retrofitted a leather interior along with the wiring and panel for heated seats, it was a total pain, not something i'd want to do on a 1-2 year old car!

After thinking I wouldn't need them (never had them before the Golf) I now wouldn't go without them! I even used the heated seats last night as it was freezing on the way home and that's not even Winter weather!

I might ask a SEAT dealer if they can lookout for one get them to check all their stocks etc!