What mileage/age Cupra for £3.5k?

[rik_1968]

morning all

I've seen a couple of Cupras on Piston Heads and Autotrader from dealers around the £3.5 - 4k mark, 2001 with about 60k on the clock, FSH. Does that sound about right? I ask because there are also similar cars out there asking around £5k.

Also is there any real difference between 2001 models and 02/03?

Thanks in advance.

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

52 reg on is facelift so look a bit different.

 

[kupraking]

morning all

I've seen a couple of Cupras on Piston Heads and Autotrader from dealers around the £3.5 - 4k mark, 2001 with about 60k on the clock, FSH. Does that sound about right? I ask because there are also similar cars out there asking around £5k.

Also is there any real difference between 2001 models and 02/03?

Thanks in advance.

Ye mine is a pre facelift 51 LC picked up for 3k 52k miles, I did this as facelifts were going for around 6k. My plan was to spend 1.5k on bumpers,paint,alloys and keep the rest for mods and stuff. Here I am all done with money in my pocket. Turns out I saved myself 1k or so

 

[rik_1968]

So is there quite a big jump between the two based on cosmetics?

 

[kupraking]

I think so, personal taste I suppose, have a flick through autotrader and the difference is easy to see. Apart from looks and White speed dials I think the cars are the same mechanically. I wanted an LCR but for the sake of a quick map by Jabba it runs the same power roughly

 

[ScoobyJawa]

I got my 2001 75k miles in June for 3k. I prefer the pre facelift as its more of a sleeper car and really surprises a few people!

There seems to be quite a big jump to a facelift - 4k ish. I've seen plenty of sub 80k pre facelift for 2500 ish.

 

[rik_1968]

[QUOTEI've seen plenty of sub 80k pre facelift for 2500 ish.[/QUOTE]

There's one on Piston Heads, 2001, 88k for £3975. Does that seem a bit over the odds? I can't post a link yet as I haven't done 15 threads

 

[kupraking]

Sounds like I got a good deal, I wouldn't go to high a mileage as turbo's and cambelts come into the replacement bracket

 

[Phillc]

The cam belt should be done at about 60k, i wouldn't buy one without the cam belt having being changed, or money taken off, mines done 108000 now and the turbo is still going strong with a Stage 1 re-map. As long as its got the full service history i wouldn't worry about the mileage.

 

[kupraking]

I had a funny feeling I get a reply like that lol, i understand that your own personal car is fine however in general cars of a higher mileage are prone to faults etc. I'm sure high mileage cars built by vag are ok it's just that if a turbo goes then so does the money in the piggy bank. Hopefully mine will last well over 100,000 aswell touch wood.

 

[rik_1968]

What's your definition of high mileage?

How much do they sting you for a new cam belt?

 

[Phillc]

I had mine done the same week i picked it up, i think it was around £200 three years ago.

 

[Wolvotim]

i paid 4.5k for mine 3 months back. 03 reg 59k miles

 

[danny20vt]

As long as its got the full service history i wouldn't worry about the milage.

+1 on that.

Mines an X plate, I bought it for £1500, with cambelt already done, a year ago with 136,000 miles on it and its just ticked over to 147,000 in the past week, my repair bill, excluding servicing, stands me at £10.04 for a couple of brake light bulbs and a thermostat, it even passed its MOT first time.

 

[moojii]

01 reg 20vt cupra 76k fsh £3484 12 months mot 12 months warranty 6 months tax

 

[ScoobyJawa]

I've seen plenty of sub 80k pre facelift for 2500 ish.

There's one on Piston Heads, 2001, 88k for £3975. Does that seem a bit over the odds? I can't post a link yet as I haven't done 15 threads

Yes, trust me I've looked through the summer and keeping an eye on the game again for my sister and that car is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overpriced.

Like I said mines a 2001, had 75k, was chipped already and had a zorst and I paid 3k. Picked it up off ebay!

 

[ScoobyJawa]

01 reg 20vt cupra 76k fsh £3484 12 months mot 12 months warranty 6 months tax

Better but still 1k overpriced IMHO, just do a national search on Autotrader for 4k (or 3k) and under with sub 80k miles - quite a few! Be prepared to travel IMHO, I have for all my cars over the last few years, went to Macc from Guildford for my old Z4! Got my Cupra in Cambridge...

And IMHO theres a lot of cars on Pistonheads with their owners not aware of what cars really go for, just put them up for what they want for them....

 

[rik_1968]

There's an 01, 53k, FSH on Autotrader for £3,790. Still OTT?

 

[ScoobyJawa]

Thats not too bad based on the mileage. You'd probably get it down to 3500 which would be just about ok, be a good buy at 3000-3250 though.....

Is it private or a trader?

 

[rik_1968]

It's a trader. Apparently SEAT dealer stamps upto 40k.