Ben26

Thinkin about gettin a more modern car.
Been lookin at the cupra r 225's.
What are peoples thoughts on them with everyday living and tuning potential ?
Heard 270 is easy to get with a few bolt on mods and a re map.
I think for the money they look very very smart. I just want something more modern.

There are some great examples out there for cheap ish money

Cosworth Lad

Hi mate no digs nice car but wast of time had a go with one in my merc cos 2.5 16v left it lol bmw e46 330d one good car cheapish to buy insure,

Ben26

Thats a shame. They r just under 1400kg as well so there not that light either. But i would think the re mapped ones 260/70bhp must go ok.ish

Rick

250 with a map, 270 with full exhaust/downpipes. Then it's time for a hybrid turbo and injector change for upto 350. After this you need to look at the bottom end. Great engine though, I have a customer running 550bhp.

Rick

Oranoco

They go very well indeed with a few bits. The VAG 1.8T lump is pretty tweekable. Leon is a good option too if you want something a bit bigger.

BM08

Lol at the above, its a waste of time because a Merc cossie is faster, yeah definitely not worth having then!?

That's like saying I can't buy a two bedroom house because my mates got a three bedroom and its better

If you like it buy it, I think there nice looking motors

doga-ot

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Very quick car handle great and huge power gains for little money solid engine being a vag

Gazzonator

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Either the person driving the Cupra R couldn't be arsed or there was something wrong with it.

Gazzonator

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I liked the Cupra R's when I worked for a Seat dealer, my only real criticism of them would be about the interior, I thought the seats were shite (unless you get one with the optional Recaro's - rare as hens teeth) and the material they were trimmed in is dire!!!

I thought they were good cars on the whole though. They go quite well as standard and I worked on quite a few remapped ones and they went very well indeed!

furry

cracking little motor made even better with a few tweets. mate of mine has one that he's spent a fortune on. Did the ring in low 8's

Ben26

Ok lads thats goood to know. The interior has to be better than my fiesta ffs !
I just think u get alot of car for little ish money. But its not a ford lol.

xr2wishy

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quickish tunable car, i'd buy one if i felt the need for a small hatch again.
remap and a few other tweaks they are much better.
i do sort of agree with the 330d though, i have a 330 petrol and goes well, the diesels after a remap would be surprisingly quick, rwd fun and a bit more status than a vw.

Gazzonator

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The dashboard is better but that's about it!!

salsheikh

I had a 53 plate Leon Cupra that was mapped to 230bhp and i loved it. You might wanna go to GTI International this weekend to check out the VW's/Seat/Audi's on show!

doga-ot

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There's also a hell of a lot cupra r lookalikes about as well! My leon cupra r was tweeked not majorly and would have pissed a merc cossie

Gazzonator

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A standard Cupra R would piss a standard Merc 190 Cossie IMO.

I've driven both and the Seat was the better car but then again they're both very different cars and from very different era's.

Shings

Shody build quality - watch for the leaking through the doors.
Clutch pedals are made from monkey metal and shit plastic and do break which is fun.

Other than that - yeh, smart and cheap and quick enough.

salsheikh

the leaking doors are from door seals going over time and is cheap and easy to fix.
The pdeal issue can be fixed by a quick weld on the weak brake pedal issue
some cars do suffers electrical gremlins (coil packs) but they do come with a nice Brembo's, a decent Recaro interior and look good.
GTI Inters is only £15 and free for under 15's!
I'm going on sat with my mates now so cant wait as the weather will be top!

if you're deffo soing to get one then join the seatcupra.net forum fo further info. some decent peeps on there

JamesH

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I had a Leon TDi, and other than the leaky door seals, I couldn't fault it

chettle

For the money a cupra R goes for, could you not get an ST? Thats where my money would go!

Ben26

I think the ST would swollow to much money to get good bhp as they r only a shit 230 bhp and with all the problems of weak blocks crackin and that. Ive never come across a fast ST .
Even been lookin at mazda mps i know they are very similar to the focus.

Cosworth Lad

lol at that I too liked the leon ages ago when they came out new now the bmw is cheapish to buy better car to run around in aswell my mate just sold one 54 plate just over 3500 last week but perfer the bmw over a seat thats all,

Cosworth Lad

lol at this too that leon was a stage one remapp and my merc cossie was std the mercs have gartrack dogbox proiper track I gave the car death all the 2 years iv had it proper racing pedigree I love them so much iv bought another this ones going megasquirt hubusa throtel bodies and lol if anyone on here wants a go with a leon when my mercs done bring it on lol Ps the I own both saph cossie and merc cossie the mercs a better car by far thats for sure.

BigErn

Ive got a 2001 Cupra (AUQ engine) as my daily, had it nearly a year now and it had leaky door seals when I got it but that was an easy fix and apart from that all I have done is change the thermostat, a pair of bottom arm bushes, ball joints and both rear wheel bearings. Just servicable items really, no mechanical issues. Its Revo mapped and its never going to win any land speed records but has enough go to be able to entertain yourself on twisty roads and is pretty decent on fuel too when on a run and liveable round the doors. Mine cost me £800, with some history, it had a recent belt service done and still had 9 months tax and test on it. I would consider an R after owning mine.

Cosworth Lad

REVO the best mapp for vags mate in my oppinion had my mk4 golf mapped by them it done over 100k with mapp still running when smashed 80mph in to a wall still drove the car 5miles to my home vags are good cars but once you drive a bmw as a daily just changes the way you think of vags are alot cheaper to run but bmws are cheap enough now lol

BigErn

I had an E39 M5 as my daily for 2 years mate, awesome car and only sold it as it was just not financially viable for me at the moment.... My Leon is waaaaay cheaper to run

Cosworth Lad

Yep iv now got a e39 530d and love it the m5 is manual I love the spec on mine with the auto box lol and it's not too bad to run as a daily though.

salsheikh

what years yours and how much did you pay for it?

i'd love one of these!

Rod-Tarry

If you lads went to Google we would not have all this crap.

Cupra R
0-60 6.9
0-100 16.0
MAX 150

Merc Cosworth
0-60 7.3
0-100 16.1
MAX 143

No way a tuned Cupra will get beat by a standard Merc tank another bullshitter outted im afraid.

T.E.D. Jordan

^ nice one - was about to do that myself.

Jordan

Ben26

Google . Ending arguments since 1998

BM08

Lol sad but true

Rudders666

You've never come across a fast ST? Really?? I know one running 450bhp with NOS, and one running 500bhp! And I'm currently running 320-330 and would bury a Cupra R with ease. The mods aren't massively expensive for large power increases. Once you get over 350 it's time for hybrid turbo but that's high enough for most

Cosworth Lad

rod go to sleep on the road its a diff story like I said im getting this machine ready il even bring it to santapod when its ready anyone with a leon can come an try lol google what ever you want silly old boy supprised you never mentioned your saph on this thread like you always do

Cosworth Lad

2002 mate and just over 3300 not bad if you think of it these were over 30k when new lol alot of car really.

xr2wishy

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204bhp these merc cosworths aren't they, not exactly up with standard power of 225bhp on a cupra r is it really, hell my 330 would beat that and it weighs a bloody tonne!

cupra r's are fair quick off the shelf, never mind a remapped one.

Cosworth Lad

lol let me get this beast ready il prove it these cars are underestimated when I had my last one I only bought it to make money right now I miss my old car bloody loved that car you only regret it when its gone lol its the way the power comes in and that gearbox just awesome was going down the turbo route with this one but its got all the bits throtel bodies and standalone ecu but if I turbo this thing @ low boost they make big power mate.ps I think there only 197bhp lol.

Cosworth Lad

lol put them around a track no dought itl beat it on a straight hence which iv done on a track it the merc will run rings around it and the merc I always used 2nd to take off not 1st,

Glenn_

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I thought you wanted a focus rs.Thats what you said in your fezza for sale post lol.

Rudders666

Look for a Mk1 RS cos you can't pick up a good Mk2 for less than £21k-£23k+