what did you and your mk3 leon do today

[PHILMEWAGON]

Easing into Cupra ownership from my FR. It's everything I hoped for.
Only gripe would be that it came on Contis - better than the alternatives but they struggle a bit for grip, and a couple of early slides on the front end have made me a little over cautious when cornering.

 

[Damo H]

Easing into Cupra ownership from my FR. It's everything I hoped for.
Only gripe would be that it came on Contis - better than the alternatives but they struggle a bit for grip, and a couple of early slides on the front end have made me a little over cautious when cornering.

Conties are a weak link on the Cupra.

 

[PHILMEWAGON]

Conties are a weak link on the Cupra.

Aye, always ran Michelin on the FR. Might just have to get a set, store the Contis, then hand the lease back with them

 

[Damo H]

Would anyone else be up for a group buy on some Michelin PS4S’s or Super Sports in 235/35 R19.

I know @paddy6789 would be game. So that’s 8 tyres already.

 

[Maypack]

Would anyone else be up for a group buy on some Michelin PS4S’s or Super Sports in 235/35 R19.

I know @paddy6789 would be game. So that’s 8 tyres already.

I could possibly be in on this.

 

[Deleted member 103408]

I would be interested in two if they were cheap enough

 

[Damo H]

I could possibly be in on this.

I would be interested in two if they were cheap enough

Shall I see what places are near Blackpool

 

[Maypack]

Shall I see what places are near Blackpool

Not a bad idea. They could be in for a busy day

 

[kiddo]

I'll take 4 ps4s's if the price is right

 

[Stephenator280]

I could possibly be in on this.

Out of interest what kind of savings can we get from group buys such as this? Getting my (non-group buy tyres fitted today), could I just have missed out on a cracking deal ?

I ended up paying around £150 a corner fitted for mps4s from black circles with the current Michelin discount applied


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[Damo H]

Out of interest what kind of savings can we get from group buys such as this? Getting my (non-group buy tyres fitted today), could I just have missed out on a cracking deal ?

I ended up paying around £150 a corner fitted for mps4s from black circles with the current Michelin discount applied


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I don't honestly know to be honest, Black Circles was the cheapest I could find with that discount at the moment. I'd hope to at least get them to £140 a corner, but I honestly don't know.

 

[Deleted member 103408]

i wont need them fitted just getting ready to replace front ones when time comes

 

[Maypack]

i wont need them fitted just getting ready to replace front ones when time comes

Don’t you need racing slicks?

 

[Deleted member 103408]

yes but they are not cheap will have to save for that.

 

[Stephenator280]

New tyres put on

Bye bye bridgestones, you won’t be missed

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The guys also sorted out my exhaust as a freebie while I was there.

The baffles were not happy, so were pulled
Out

All out so I can now see through the exhaust to the first bend

Got alignment done too

Was all a bit out,

On the drive back (2 miles 30-40 mph) obviously not much to report, although I did get the impression that the road noise was reduced when compared to the mpss.


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[Blowski]

Strange why a company would go to the lengths of building a flag ship fast model for all the press to report saying how good it is apart from the tyres. You'd think that SEAT would want top marks from the outset and now they aren't offered as an upgrade just offer them from standard.

Interestingly though when I last had new tyres I bought the Falken FK510 as it's a good tyre for the price point and they offer a good warranty with them. Whilst I was there the fitter said later that day he had four Focus RS coming in to take off and replace with the Falken's. Maybe the Michelin's just don't suit that car?

 

[Damo H]

The guys also sorted out my exhaust as a freebie while I was there.

The baffles were not happy, so were pulled
Out

All out so I can now see through the exhaust to the first bend

WTF is all that! Looks like someone has stuffed something up your exhaust.

 

[Smolyneux85]

New tyres put on

Bye bye bridgestones, you won’t be missed

Some more pics

The guys also sorted out my exhaust as a freebie while I was there.

The baffles were not happy, so were pulled
Out

All out so I can now see through the exhaust to the first bend

Got alignment done too

Was all a bit out,

On the drive back (2 miles 30-40 mph) obviously not much to report, although I did get the impression that the road noise was reduced when compared to the mpss.


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How old is the car? That’s not good if the baffle has gone already


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[Damo H]

How old is the car? That’s not good if the baffle has gone already


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Photo shows its a 280 ST so a 2015 car

 

[Stephenator280]

Photo shows its a 280 ST so a 2015 car

Yeah it’s not great news. My hope is that removing the blockage will keep the car running ok for a while. I envisage getting a new exhaust at some point so I’m not too worried. That is of course until someone on here points out that what I just did is bad for some reason....

Unfortunately for me I didn’t get it checked out while it was still under warranty, as I’m pretty sure that it could have been fixed properly then.


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