Like many, I have been an active ‘viewer’ of SCN for a number of years now but have never posted a Reader’s Ride thread; the reason for this I am still unsure. But putting this aside, I have enjoyed reading and learning from other people’s Reader’s Ride threads so I hope whoever does read this (hopefully someone…) will enjoy my thread.
I’m now 27 years of age and live in Ely, Cambridgeshire. I’ve owned my Seat Leon Cupra R since 2005. It’s a 2003 registration and is the 210 bhp version. As you will see from the pictures, it’s ovni yellow. Now, when I was looking for a new car, many manufactures came into mind but there was just something about the LCR that stood out (build quality, solid appearance, engine performance, spec list and value for money). I originally wanted a red LCR. I test drove one at Willoughby Seat in Nottingham and was certain that that car was the one. I think at the time it was priced near the £12,000 mark. However, walking through the dealership’s courtyard, I noticed a dirty ovni LCR parked up in the corner and happened to casually ask, “how much is that one? ” The dealer had informed me that it was roughly £1,000 cheaper, owing to it being an ex-demo car that had a few more miles on it (26,000) in comparison to the red LCR. I bought the ovni LCR. When people ask “why did you get a yellow car?” I reply with “because it was cheaper”. I actually really like the colour of my car, especially when it’s clean and sunny outside. The car has one previous owner from new.
Since 2005 it had been my daily driver up until last year when I bought a ’97 VW Polo 1.4cl off eBay for £501.01p. The penny is important lol! The reason I bought the polo was because I was racking up the miles over bumpy country roads on the daily commute to work. I kind of felt sorry for the LCR, so it became a weekend car.
The car came in the original 210 spec-list. It also came with the rear bucket shaped seats, which I like. Looking through my photo albums, these are a couple of the earliest pictures I have of the car.
I’m now 27 years of age and live in Ely, Cambridgeshire. I’ve owned my Seat Leon Cupra R since 2005. It’s a 2003 registration and is the 210 bhp version. As you will see from the pictures, it’s ovni yellow. Now, when I was looking for a new car, many manufactures came into mind but there was just something about the LCR that stood out (build quality, solid appearance, engine performance, spec list and value for money). I originally wanted a red LCR. I test drove one at Willoughby Seat in Nottingham and was certain that that car was the one. I think at the time it was priced near the £12,000 mark. However, walking through the dealership’s courtyard, I noticed a dirty ovni LCR parked up in the corner and happened to casually ask, “how much is that one? ” The dealer had informed me that it was roughly £1,000 cheaper, owing to it being an ex-demo car that had a few more miles on it (26,000) in comparison to the red LCR. I bought the ovni LCR. When people ask “why did you get a yellow car?” I reply with “because it was cheaper”. I actually really like the colour of my car, especially when it’s clean and sunny outside. The car has one previous owner from new.
Since 2005 it had been my daily driver up until last year when I bought a ’97 VW Polo 1.4cl off eBay for £501.01p. The penny is important lol! The reason I bought the polo was because I was racking up the miles over bumpy country roads on the daily commute to work. I kind of felt sorry for the LCR, so it became a weekend car.
The car came in the original 210 spec-list. It also came with the rear bucket shaped seats, which I like. Looking through my photo albums, these are a couple of the earliest pictures I have of the car.
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