Seat Leon

Leon TDI SE (110). Not just a cheap, boring diesel...

Advantages: Massive economy, handles well, good reliability, solid, great value for money.
Disadvantages: Lacking a little power, some trouble with cold starts, slight problem on door seal.

Well it is a bit boring, but it's not bad compromise considering the benefits. The economy, quality and second hand price more than make up for the fact it's not exactly a race car. At about 50-60 mpg, I can hardly blame it if it isn't terrifyingly quick, though the fact it handles pretty well lets you have some fun on those narrow, twisting country roads. It's a great all-rounder with only a couple of let downs. Although I adored my previous car, ...
...the petrol station every 3 or 4 days, having only covered a couple of hundred miles, and throwing more money down the drain. It was time for a change and after many hours trawling the net, the leon seemed like an attractive option. It hasn't disappointed me and although it has less soul and character than some other cars I've had, it is impossible to dislike a car that is this economical. Performance: As I said, it's not staggeringly fast in a straight ...

dm0242 28.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of SEAT Leon 1.9 TDi

Cupra 1.8 20vt...Go for it...!!

Advantages: 180 ps,VW Group AUQ engine,Better than Golf GTI equiv
Disadvantages: ...not a Cupra R225.ps...half the 2nd hand market price...!!

..I can only suggest reading the Car mag reviews....but for the money....beats Golf GTI & Audi A3 1.8T HANDS DOWN...!!.... I am a fully trained VW Group Technician...though I've worked for BMW & Mercedes...I can only state with my inside product knowledge this is the bargain quality performance car...5 Doors also !! ..Yes it's not 100 %....but what is...Jap models quality is only a Customer ''perceived perception''...NOT an absoute truth and or ...
...Ford Focus ST170,,,(boring to look at....) ...Pound for pound ...you get a very,very GOOD value with a SEAT... A friend of mine bought a VW Golf GTI 150 ps...for £9000.00 !!!...same year as my SEAT...soond as he saw SEAT...he said...WHY oh WHY did I spend £3K MORE than you...!!!!!!...ENOUGH said I think.... ...

desmondman 06.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of SEAT Leon 1.8 T

was a big fan

Advantages: lot of VW Audi parts A3 / Golf interior
Disadvantages: reliability

...dash. I liked the firm seat that you get with German cars and what I though would be good old German engineering. The first thing to go wrong was the windscreen. In all I think I had 4 fitted all under warranty. I just kept getting cracks appearing in the glass on the near side. There was no sign of impact just cracks coming from nowhere. The next thing to go wrong was a coil failed (common problem I am told) so I had all 4 replaced at my expense. ...
...made me fail my MOT. Seat came up with some ridiculous price for a new one so I just got a generic one fitted for a fraction of the price. The last thing a little minor but annoying is the rattles from the dash and the chrome coming off my hand brake. Apart from all these faults I still like the car, although don't think I would buy another. ...

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Review of SEAT Leon 1.6

nippy, economical reliable car

Advantages: torquey engine, easy run
Disadvantages: could be a little tighter on corners

i have owned my seat leon tdi (90) for a year now. the car is easy on diesel, easily allowing me to achieve around 600 miles on a full tank. the seat leon looks good although in electric blue scratches can become evident very easily. in terms of power the car is lively and revs well especially when the turbo kicks in at around 1500-2000RPM meaning that during normal driving the power is on tap without having to change down a gear. sometimes in ...
...little unforgiving but i guess that could just be my driving style! one thing i would say is be cautious of the 60,000 mile service as this will prove costly at a dealer-timing belt, water pump and ancilleries all need changing-but essential for the cars life. i have read a lot of complaints about doors leaking-i can see how this is a problem as the doors hold qite a bit of water therefore if seals weaken its all going into the footwell.... i simply ...

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Review of SEAT Leon 1.9 TDi

Seat Leon and its uses

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: It isn't a Ferrari

My Dad bought one of these befire the new model came out. So he got it cheap and with a full body kit. It has a great engine that growls like a Tiger. And it kept up and beat a Porsche Boxster getting out of some traffic lights. My Dad says that he has driven 50,000 miles with and it's still going strong and he also still gets excited when it accelerates. And it's good for a family car, my family of 5 can fit in there without it getting hot and sticky ...

Carson14 17.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of SEAT Leon 1.9 TDi