Hi all,
I am back in the Seat club after about 18 months
This was my FR:
Which i sold to pay for my HGV test, which i passed
So with the money left over i had to get another car and went for this:
(Which is for sale btw, 2007, 46k, FHSH, £7000)
Anywaaaaaaay....
I saved up enough money from my new job to be able to afford to treat myself to a new car. I absolutely loved my previous Leon so was set on a K1 as i no longer needed to commute to work. Then i saw a few Cupra R's falling into my price range. I needed to up the budget a little more than i wanted to but had to be done to get the R, as they have the edge on the K1 IMO.
I was hunting for a few months and nothing was coming up with what i wanted, i wanted the Xenon's, Nav etc. I then come on to this forum hunting the readers ride section, PM'ing a few owners seeing if they would sell lol...
I then come across RossHutchie who was thinking about selling his, i PM'd him, agreed a deal. Then off i went from Sunny Cornwall, 800 miles to Northern Ireland...
Set off at 3.30am
To Exeter airport.
Landed in Manchester, on to another plane then onto Belfast.
Ross had agreed to pick us up at the Airport and take us to his home about 100 miles away. Saw the car for the first time and instantly knew i had made the right decision to make this epic trip.
Got to Ross's done the deal. ross was kind enough to throw in all the standard parts, along with a Vagcom, camera which records everything and a new set of mats.
Then off we went. Had an hour drive and 2 hours before i boat left the docks.
Made it with the hour to spare, so got a few pics:
...and then went to a local bar for some well deserved pub lunch.
Anyway, got to the docks:
Was Chilly!
Then on to the boat:
A nice 3 hour trip to.... Scotland Baring in mind i live in Cornwall lol
Arrived in Scotland at 6pm, then off we set home.
7 hours later we arrived at Exeter to pick my friends car up from the Airport and another 1.5 hours we were finally home! What a day that was...
Car home:
Next day was raining, but i didnt care, had to get 800 miles worth of rain, salt, sleet, etc we faced on the way home.
All washed:
Then decided to give the interior a once over, mainly the rear of the seats
Now being from NI, cars over there dont need an MOT till they are 4 years old. Over her in England its obviously 3, so got in for an MOT.
Passed with 0 advisories:
Phew, was dreading that!
Also i have a dog so a boot liner was a must. Oh and a matching blue towel to cover the paint while he jumps in...
...So yea that was my 1600 mile trip, to buy an LCR!
The basics on the car:
2010 - '60' plate
16,000 miles
FSSH
12 months MOT
11 months TAX
Milltek Turbo back exhaust including decat (decat not on the car)
Eibach sportline lowering springs
MY12 LED rear lights
I have a few plans for the car which include:
BTCC side skirts (ordered)
Triple R splitter - (ready to fit)
Coilovers
Wheels painted in gloss black
Full machine polish/correction
Seat badge on front grill done in Speed Blue
Stage 2 Revo, and decat fitted.
Thanks for reading guys, i will be updating as i play with the car![[B)]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/shades.gif "Cool [B)]")
I am back in the Seat club after about 18 months
This was my FR:
Which i sold to pay for my HGV test, which i passed
So with the money left over i had to get another car and went for this:
(Which is for sale btw, 2007, 46k, FHSH, £7000)
Anywaaaaaaay....
I saved up enough money from my new job to be able to afford to treat myself to a new car. I absolutely loved my previous Leon so was set on a K1 as i no longer needed to commute to work. Then i saw a few Cupra R's falling into my price range. I needed to up the budget a little more than i wanted to but had to be done to get the R, as they have the edge on the K1 IMO.
I was hunting for a few months and nothing was coming up with what i wanted, i wanted the Xenon's, Nav etc. I then come on to this forum hunting the readers ride section, PM'ing a few owners seeing if they would sell lol...
I then come across RossHutchie who was thinking about selling his, i PM'd him, agreed a deal. Then off i went from Sunny Cornwall, 800 miles to Northern Ireland...
Set off at 3.30am
To Exeter airport.
Landed in Manchester, on to another plane then onto Belfast.
Ross had agreed to pick us up at the Airport and take us to his home about 100 miles away. Saw the car for the first time and instantly knew i had made the right decision to make this epic trip.
Got to Ross's done the deal. ross was kind enough to throw in all the standard parts, along with a Vagcom, camera which records everything and a new set of mats.
Then off we went. Had an hour drive and 2 hours before i boat left the docks.
Made it with the hour to spare, so got a few pics:
...and then went to a local bar for some well deserved pub lunch.
Anyway, got to the docks:
Was Chilly!
Then on to the boat:
A nice 3 hour trip to.... Scotland
Baring in mind i live in Cornwall lolArrived in Scotland at 6pm, then off we set home.
7 hours later we arrived at Exeter to pick my friends car up from the Airport and another 1.5 hours we were finally home! What a day that was...
Car home:
Next day was raining, but i didnt care, had to get 800 miles worth of rain, salt, sleet, etc we faced on the way home.
All washed:
Then decided to give the interior a once over, mainly the rear of the seats
Now being from NI, cars over there dont need an MOT till they are 4 years old. Over her in England its obviously 3, so got in for an MOT.
Passed with 0 advisories:
Phew, was dreading that!
Also i have a dog so a boot liner was a must. Oh and a matching blue towel to cover the paint while he jumps in...
...So yea that was my 1600 mile trip, to buy an LCR!
The basics on the car:
2010 - '60' plate
16,000 miles
FSSH
12 months MOT
11 months TAX
Milltek Turbo back exhaust including decat (decat not on the car)
Eibach sportline lowering springs
MY12 LED rear lights
I have a few plans for the car which include:
BTCC side skirts (ordered)
Triple R splitter - (ready to fit)
Coilovers
Wheels painted in gloss black
Full machine polish/correction
Seat badge on front grill done in Speed Blue
Stage 2 Revo, and decat fitted.
Thanks for reading guys, i will be updating as i play with the car
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