Advice on buying a Cupra R?

[toptotz]

ok thanks, i'll have a look - any advice on how i add pictures in the for sale section, i'm on my 3rd go now as i for got to put price & contact details on first time & still can't figure out the pictures bit - gonna get shouted at at this rate!

 

[EmDee]

I'm also looking at a few LCRs right now, maybe you guys can answer a few questions for me:

Apparently the cambelt service is at 60k, if a car has lower miles should it be done prior to 60k since all examples are getting on a bit (04 plate for example)?

How much of a difference is there between a 30k mile car and a 40k car? would you pay £800 extra for the lower milage car? If it has low milage does this mean there are certain things that i should check for?

also how do I check the mpg they've been getting? is it obvious? What is a good consumption figure for a 225?

Thanks

 

[justsean]

Apparently the cambelt service is at 60k, if a car has lower miles should it be done prior to 60k since all examples are getting on a bit (04 plate for example)? Some say the cambelt should be done at 40k...as soon as you can afford it, go for it. it says "60k or 5 years" i think and 04 plate is getting towards 5 years now.

How much of a difference is there between a 30k mile car and a 40k car? would you pay £800 extra for the lower milage car? If it has low milage does this mean there are certain things that i should check for? the difference is 10k miles, quite alot of wear & tear can happen in 10k miles but it depends greatly on what state the 30k car is in, new tyres recently, brake wear etc etc. a 40k mile car with new brakes, cambelt done, and new tyres with FSH may be a better buy


also how do I check the mpg they've been getting? is it obvious? What is a good consumption figure for a 225?the end of the indicator stork has a controls for the computer, if you flick it up/down until you see MPG with a little symbol next to it (like a crossed out O) then thats the average MPG. theres a button at the bottom of the stork which selects between set 1, and set 2. Set 1 shows recent numbers, set 2 shows averages since last reset. ideally you want to look at the Set 2 MPG average. (mine is currently 29.2mpg over 4k miles i think) seeing what mileage his average is based on will give you some idea of how hes been driving it.


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[EmDee]

Apparently the cambelt service is at 60k, if a car has lower miles should it be done prior to 60k since all examples are getting on a bit (04 plate for example)? Some say the cambelt should be done at 40k...as soon as you can afford it, go for it. it says "60k or 5 years" i think and 04 plate is getting towards 5 years now.

How much of a difference is there between a 30k mile car and a 40k car? would you pay £800 extra for the lower milage car? If it has low milage does this mean there are certain things that i should check for? the difference is 10k miles, quite alot of wear & tear can happen in 10k miles but it depends greatly on what state the 30k car is in, new tyres recently, brake wear etc etc. a 40k mile car with new brakes, cambelt done, and new tyres with FSH may be a better buy


also how do I check the mpg they've been getting? is it obvious? What is a good consumption figure for a 225?the end of the indicator stork has a controls for the computer, if you flick it up/down until you see MPG with a little symbol next to it (like a crossed out O) then thats the average MPG. theres a button at the bottom of the stork which selects between set 1, and set 2. Set 1 shows recent numbers, set 2 shows averages since last reset. ideally you want to look at the Set 2 MPG average. (mine is currently 29.2mpg over 4k miles i think) seeing what mileage his average is based on will give you some idea of how hes been driving it.


Thanks

FANTASTIC! You are the man, I really appreciate your help!