Turboboy's facelift mk5 cupra

Well I've been on the forum many years and I've never done a readers ride thread for a specific car but decided to do one for my brand spankers facelift mk5.

So here it is, my first brand new car and I'm over the moon with it, such a good car and effortless to drive and can be involving when you want it to be. It feels good to be back in a petrol and the engine is a cracker I just hope it stays that way (touches wood,digs out 4 leaf cover and rabbits foot)

Pics of the day I picked it up with 9 miles on the clock and then some slightly better picture.spoiler and side skirts are to be fitted soon as we'll, just waiting for a call from the dealer.









It wasn't long before I started fiddling with the car but I'm going to try and keep things to simple thing that make big differences to the car, more oem+ than completely messed about with.

So far I've done

*led interior light (miles better than the yellow)
*team Hekos (I wasn't sure on these but now I love them)
*20mm rear spacers
*whiteline 24mm rear arb ( a must do upgrade to any car without a rear arb standard)

I have H&R springs to fit to sort the ride height looking into 11mm spacers for the front and I think that will be about it, just keep it clean, enjoy and show it. I have a set of 312s but unsure if I'm going to fit them, I don't want to mess about with the car too much.





Comments good and bad (constructive) are welcome.

At least someone is interested lol, I was thinking whoops ill get my coat.

Thanks mate, I was really nervous about getting it due to past issues but I just really wanted one.

I wasn't that keen on the wheels either but they really have grown on me, I prefer the per facelift ones.

20mm each side, looks too much at the moment at this ride height but I'm sure it will be ok when I'm lowered. Jc I really hope so as well, all is good so far though (it does any have 120 miles on the clock though)

Hello mate, I know I'm bad arnt I, the things I've done arnt too intrusive though.

Inside I prefer the facelift dials and steering wheel but I prefer the pre facelift seats, inside is nice and the sat nav display has extra gauges on it.

The facelift comes with quite abit more as standard, it's well speced up.

Thanks for the kind comments. Fitted led number plates tonight and they look as good as expected.

The rear spacers need to come off until its lowered as it looks ridiculous, the girlfriend keeps taking the wee out of me saying it looks like a beach buggy/dune buggy but tbh she's right, I don't understand why these are soo high her a1 sline is lower :-(

Skrilla Weston said:

The car is really nice, I actually like those alloys.

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Thanks mate

Dropped the cupra off yesterday to have the body kit fitted, its going to look awesome when its back.

Till then I have this little beut..



I whole 1.2 3cyl and about 50bhp, I regret buying the cupra, I should of just got one of these

They didn't notice at work last night lol, are mine the same as yours then?