Slick, you're entirely right and I am very aware that my name crops up on these sort of threads a lot. But what bugs me isn't the 'which should I buy' questions that keep cropping up, it's the fact that inaccurate facts are posted by people in defence of their cars.
If people come onto this forum asking for advice, it's usually fair to assume it's because they don't know the specific facts about what they are asking. So when somebody posts things which aren't 100% true or accurate, I think it's right to point that out and post the true facts.
Of course, the sensible thing to do would be search before posting a thread like this. I guarantee that searching for 'Cupra TDi' or 'FR TDi' would bring up a massive load of results about the car in question. Heck, there is even a dedicated diesel section full of good info!
But whilst people carry on asking the same questions... and people carry on giving false information... other people - me included - will carry on with these discussions.
The one thing I do try and do, above all else, is ensure I post facts and not opinions made out to be facts.
I agree Rob, i understand from where your coming on the fact people put up there Opinions and not Facts, but then sometimes the newbie has asked people opinions on the cars and not facts, hence the opinions are raised and hence, me and you alike post straight up to correect or support the opinions with facts about the cars.
I think the main concern for anyone out there to buying a FR or Cupra R, is one, they have come to this forum asking the questions and "normally" the majority percentage of those are people are those who like to modify or at least like to tinkle with there cars.... so when you think of buying a car they are asking whats available for modifing it, this in turn opens a can of worms as the whole arguement of modded against standard?! The only defence i have to this, i found two dealers willing to remap a TDI from brand new as the deal, but none that would do that with the Cupra R.
And finally two is that, really why in the hell are we comparing two different models in different fuel types, you dont see half as many posts saying FR petrol and a Cupra R comparsion.. which to me, makes me think, the reason that Dervs are raised against a Cupra R, is the techonogly has brought the dervs into the limelight...and personally if your comparing a Cupra R and a Derv then you should buy the Derv, becuase if you are thinking about a Derv in any certain terms it means that your trying to save money somehow or do alot of miles.... two things you aint gonna get with a Cupra R, as basically your comparing a top of the model range car against a 2nd model range car... unfair in my eyes.
Also to touch on the fact that, sometimes, some Cupra R owners and also TDI owners dont know all the FACTs about the opposite cars, as they havent owned them, and this can lead to "missunderstandings" un needed, becuase Cupra R and FR TDI owners feel there cars are being attacked becuase of it... which is unneccessary.. no one is attacking cars they are just giving a fair opinon, facts or not...
I think only people that should be able to post is people that have owned both... but not many of them...
Ok i'll better shut up now.. but i needed to get that off my chest... sorry for hijacking your post lexie... hope you find resolution on which Leon to get, either way you will end up with a fantastic car....
