why should i buy a leon cupra? help

[182nic]

hi. im nick i curently own a clio 182 cup. (i hate it)it handels crap, gets no looks & i think its slow. in the very near future i will be changing my car either to a megane sport,focus st or a leon cupra. ive always liked the beefy look of the leon trouble is ther aint that many round my way to look at or even go & see on a forcourt. i prefer the mk1 especialy as the mk2 is now out it should be a bit cheaper hopfully.lol. can any one tell me what they are like to live with, reliability, as an everyday car, trackday toy, long distance & on the twisties also a rough fuel economy would be very helpfull. cheers all. nick.

 

[Mike Green]

I am picking my LCR up at the weekend. I have driven loads and they are just great fun. They are a little cheaper these days but are still high but you do get a lot for your money.

I can't say much for the others you mentioned but I was looking bewteen the scoob, LCR, CTR (only briefly) and focus.

I think the best allrounder for VFM, fun, speed, looks, MPG is the LCR. Maybe I am biased because I am buying one but hey. I know what you mean there are not a lot around some areas. I am having to drive miles to get mine.

 

[182nic]

cheers bud. theres only 1 or 2 round my way i know a lad with a ibiza which looks awsome but i fancy the leon cupra r.

 

[chriz1]

i had a lcr before my focus rs i own now and have to say it is a good car,however i did find the lcr a little too easy going for my liking compared to the focus rs i have now,this is more hardcore and you feel part of the drive,depends what you like really a car you can really get involved in or something that is quick and smooth..(lcr)

 

[nibbles]

u will not be dissapointed mate
great fun car,quick ,family freindly,and makes me grin everytime i look at it

 

[182nic]

i know wat you mean about the focus rs chriz1 im a member of the rsoc & have driven 1 that is in my local group. i jst cant aford a frs at this point otherwise id snap 1 up straight away.,lol what are the lcr's like for tuning? i know the frs & fst are easy to get hold of tuning bits for. i like seing figures over 250bhp. my old erst was running 230bhp. with ease.

 

[chriz1]

no worries mate,you wont be disaapointed with a lcr that for sure
What sort of £ have you got to spend?

 

[chriz1]

try jabbasport's website for a remap,
see what you can gain,

 

[182nic]

looking to spend around £6500 probly push it up a bit in the next month or so but thats wat is in my back pocket @ min. you a member of the rsoc chriz?

 

[BEOWULF]

looking to spend around £6500 probly push it up a bit in the next month or so but thats wat is in my back pocket @ min. you a member of the rsoc chriz?

to be honest m8 u wont get a lcr for that maybe a lc as i have just over £7500 saved up plus my lc to get a lcr and i am going to wait until next year now looking round i want one what as been modded a bit try pistonheads m8 there is a few on there
i love my lc
but i like the lcr a bit better but i could not afford one at the time

 

[stpete]

Clio 182, crap handling? Is yours broken? wifes 182 cup went round twistie better than my LCR's and her Clio Trophy is better still!!! But I still love my LCR!!!

 

[182nic]

to be honest m8 u wont get a lcr for that maybe a lc as i have just over £7500 saved up plus my lc to get a lcr and i am going to wait until next year now looking round i want one what as been modded a bit try pistonheads m8 there is a few on there
i love my lc
but i like the lcr a bit better but i could not afford one at the time

i have my rcs to put on top of that aswell mate.

i think its that my old cars were set up perfect to why i think the rcs is poor handling. & i aint spending no money on modifing it with coilovers ect as i am serius about gettin rid of it.

 

[BEOWULF]

so u will be ok m8 i would sell the clio private m8 and i deffo would not buy a new lcr of the main seat dealers as they are pants

 

[chriz1]

in that case you can afford a focus rs mate,they are as low as ever at the moment,yeah im a member of rsoc

 

[skahigh]

the lcr is a great car, fast and smooth but it doesnt feel anywhere near as connected to the road as a focus (i've just sold my focus to get the lcr). if handling is what you're looking for then i'd say the focus everytime. i havnt driven an lcr with arb's etc. so i dont know how much difference that stuff makes if you fit it.

the lcr looks better in my opinion and can be attained far more cheaply but i reckon if it was a straight choice between the lcr and an rs im afraid i'd have to go with the rs.

 

[LiCkWiD]

Focus RS > LCR. Imo, much rarer, also. Plus it has mental parts as standard. Quaife ATB, anyone?

 

[skahigh]

on the other hand...have you seen the interior of the rs???

 

[ElasticTangent]

Focus RS > LCR. Imo, much rarer, also. Plus it has mental parts as standard. Quaife ATB, anyone?

I know they were made in limited numbers but I see a lot of them in Cheshire . A friend had an FRS for a while and it was a nice bit of kit. The only faults I found with it were that it had a lot of torque steer for a 212bhp car and that it was a little wild at speed on less than perfect roads.

I guess the other problem you're going to find is buying one that hasn't been modified. I'm all for modding but I prefer to be the one doing it.

For the money I don't think you can do much better than an LCR IMO.

 

[182nic]

cheers folks yous have given me a bit to think about. is the lcr in the same insurance group as the frs?

 

[ElasticTangent]

The LCR is group 17 and I think that the FRS is group 16.