When one goes past you will understand why people turn and stare especially in low light. Everytime I see one I think 'f*ckin hell that looks nice' then I remember I'm sat in one ha
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Clocked a Formentor coming out of a private garage today then went past each other a couple of minutes later. I was flashing the headlights and waved and the woman driving it looked like she was thinking ' erm hi, do I know you?' ha felt like a bit of a Muppet, I'm guessing she doesn't use this forum ha and I don't mean to sound sexist but I'm assuming it was her fellas car.
Been a proper purple patch of seeing a couple recently.
Been a proper purple patch of seeing a couple recently.
Simone Sama drove it hard on the Nurburgring. Video found on Facebook. Car is stock VZ 310 but with Michelin Cup 2s. Ideal laptime just under 8 minutes BTG.
And it looks like the car can fly!
And it looks like the car can fly!
Awesome video. I like the porsche giving him a little toot to come by lol. 240kmh spotted on speedoSimone Sama drove it hard on the Nurburgring. Video found on Facebook. Car is stock VZ 310 but with Michelin Cup 2s. Ideal laptime just under 8 minutes BTG.
And it looks like the car can fly!
, you can see how nice and flat the car stays through the bends.
From my experience, women rather don't read car forums and are not car enthusiasts, so don't expect waving or light flashing ;-) Of course there are some exceptions but in last 20 years of going to different car meetings, there's usually max 1-2 female drivers in the group (except me) or none. Depends on the car brand/ model.
Picked up the car today. First impressions are good. Have a couple of thoughts/ things to ask when I get more time to put a post together. In the meantime, I thought I’d throw up a couple of pics. Kids wanted to go for a spin, so an excuse to nip to the park.
Very nice indeed. I wanted to ask how it went today as I have a V2 on order as well.
Please keep up the news as reading the other thread today is making me rethink and I am honestly tired of car talk this year with all the changes.
Thanks!
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Following on from my post last night, I thought I'd share some initial impressions...... (Sorry if it's a long post, i'll try to keep it to the point)
Picked the car up from the dealer yesterday afternoon and had a circa 60 mile journey back home, which was pretty grotty. Busy motorways and rubbish weather over the snake pass.
To set some context, its the 1.5 V2 DSG and I've jumped out of a Peugeot 3008. Ordered the car having never seen or test driven it, as we were in lockdown , so these really are some early initial impressions.
Good bits
- Love the size of the car, quite deceptive. From the outside it looks considerably smaller than the interior feels. Looking at the dimensions, its pretty much the same as the 3008, just with a lower roofline. I think there maybe a bit more legroom in the back, the compromise being a smaller boot. Its more like a high riding estate (i'm thinking A4 Allroad, V60 Cross country) as opposed to an SUV, which I really like. I was worried it might be a squish as a 6ft 3, rugby player build guy, but no issues at all.
- As a result of the above, I really like the driving position. You feel like you sit in it, rather than on it.
- Ride is much firmer than the 3008, but I guess it's a different style of car so to be expected, but as a result, to me i really like the handling. Sharp, direct, good feedback and way less body roll than the 3008. The Pug was set up more for comfort, that's for sure,
- The 1.5 engine is perfectly well suited and most people don't need any more power. I did debate ordering the VZ2, but I also have a a Lexus ISF coming in a couple of weeks, which is on ld school 5.0l n/a V8, which can scratch the power itch. Whilst more power is always welcome, I'm not feeling disappointed that I didn't order the VZ2, so no regrets. The new 190 4wd could well be the sweet spot of power/price
- Love the silver / blue colour combo. Having ordered blind, I wasn't 100% convinced, but really glad I did now.
- No infotainment issues (yet). CarPlay worked straight away and set up Cupra connect with no issues.
- Whilst there is a lot to learn, I've found the infotainment pretty easy to get to grips with. I can see why some of the reviewers have criticised it's complexity and maybe this mean my perception was it was going to be terrible, but it's not too bad I don't think. Like anything, you get to grips with it soon enough.
- Rather frustratingly, I noticed when I got home that the "oil change service due" indicator came up. Dealer said this wouldn't have come up in the PDI, so needs to go in to be reset. Annoying, but not the end of the world. Will get it booked in with my local dealer, as luckily I have 2 Cupra dealers nearby.
- Road noise seems quite loud compared to the 3008. I assume it's due to it's more "sporty" focus and bigger wheels.
- Keyless entry. I'm probably doing it wrong, but locking by touching the outer bit of the handle doesn't seem that responsive. Also, when I tried to unlock yesterday evening from, the passenger side, the door unlocked but the rear wouldn't. This could well user error.....
- Could not get to grips with the Cruise Control on the motorway, I couldn't even set it at first, but again, not necessarily a "bad bit", more user error. A quick look at the handbook helped, but not had chance to try it yet.
- Seat base side bolters.....Whilst the seats are comfortable, I'm not sure how well the base side bolters will hold up, as I find myself catching them on entry and exit. Maybe just my big arse
- Is there a feature so wing mirrors auto dip when reversing? I liked that in my 3008. Yes there is the reverse camera, but I still like to use my mirrors and only really use the camera for seeing how close I am to a wall/car
- What is the little key symbol printed into the plastic in the cup holder?
- Car seems to have an auto parking feature....never new this was included. Will never use it, but will no doubt try it for pure novelty factor.
- In the section where you can choose driver settings "comfort", "Sport" and "individual" there is an option to choose settings for ACC. I thought the V2 didn't have adaptive suspension, or is in referring to Adaptive Cruise Control? and if so, what does it do? I think the options are sport and comfort, but can't remember now.
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When using keyless and unlocking, if you don't open the door, rest of the doors (rear ones) remain locked. Just unlock and open the door, rest will unlock.
Yes, there is dipping of the mirror - you can set it up. I don't remember the exact method to do it, but it should be in the manual. Your mirror indicator should sit on R (or for you probably L).
Little key icon is probably just to indicate that your key fits there. It doesn't have a function as far as I know.
ACC = adaptive cruise control - it makes the car accelerate harder to maintain distance and speed if you are in a sportier mode.
The key icon is if your key has lost battery power...the car will start if the key is pressed/left on this symbol to stop you being stranded.
I've been told by the dealer that in that case I need to hold my key next to where the ignition would be (on a normal car). I can see in the manual that this is wrong. You are right.
BTW I thought we were talking about that small area near the gear level, I haven't noticed this
.Put mirror into L position and car into reverse, then adjust the mirror position to the preferred reverse position. The passenger mirror will now always move to that configured position when in Reverse (mirror must be left in L setting).
Just as an FYI, once the mirror is in reverse position, it will not return to normal until you either put the car into P or start driving forward a short distance/speed.
Regarding the key symbol, as mentioned it’s a NFC transmitter/receiver module that acts like contactless card payment when your key battery has died. This used to be located on the steering column in previous VAG vehicles (at least in my MK7 Golf GTD).
Just as an FYI, once the mirror is in reverse position, it will not return to normal until you either put the car into P or start driving forward a short distance/speed.
Regarding the key symbol, as mentioned it’s a NFC transmitter/receiver module that acts like contactless card payment when your key battery has died. This used to be located on the steering column in previous VAG vehicles (at least in my MK7 Golf GTD).
Yes or that, but realistically you will leave the mirror in L at all times so the feature activates automatically.
Thanks for this.Following on from my post last night, I thought I'd share some initial impressions...... (Sorry if it's a long post, i'll try to keep it to the point)
Picked the car up from the dealer yesterday afternoon and had a circa 60 mile journey back home, which was pretty grotty. Busy motorways and rubbish weather over the snake pass.
To set some context, its the 1.5 V2 DSG and I've jumped out of a Peugeot 3008. Ordered the car having never seen or test driven it, as we were in lockdown , so these really are some early initial impressions.
Good bits
No so good bits
- Love the size of the car, quite deceptive. From the outside it looks considerably smaller than the interior feels. Looking at the dimensions, its pretty much the same as the 3008, just with a lower roofline. I think there maybe a bit more legroom in the back, the compromise being a smaller boot. Its more like a high riding estate (i'm thinking A4 Allroad, V60 Cross country) as opposed to an SUV, which I really like. I was worried it might be a squish as a 6ft 3, rugby player build guy, but no issues at all.
- As a result of the above, I really like the driving position. You feel like you sit in it, rather than on it.
- Ride is much firmer than the 3008, but I guess it's a different style of car so to be expected, but as a result, to me i really like the handling. Sharp, direct, good feedback and way less body roll than the 3008. The Pug was set up more for comfort, that's for sure,
- The 1.5 engine is perfectly well suited and most people don't need any more power. I did debate ordering the VZ2, but I also have a a Lexus ISF coming in a couple of weeks, which is on ld school 5.0l n/a V8, which can scratch the power itch. Whilst more power is always welcome, I'm not feeling disappointed that I didn't order the VZ2, so no regrets. The new 190 4wd could well be the sweet spot of power/price
- Love the silver / blue colour combo. Having ordered blind, I wasn't 100% convinced, but really glad I did now.
- No infotainment issues (yet). CarPlay worked straight away and set up Cupra connect with no issues.
- Whilst there is a lot to learn, I've found the infotainment pretty easy to get to grips with. I can see why some of the reviewers have criticised it's complexity and maybe this mean my perception was it was going to be terrible, but it's not too bad I don't think. Like anything, you get to grips with it soon enough.
Questions I have....
- Rather frustratingly, I noticed when I got home that the "oil change service due" indicator came up. Dealer said this wouldn't have come up in the PDI, so needs to go in to be reset. Annoying, but not the end of the world. Will get it booked in with my local dealer, as luckily I have 2 Cupra dealers nearby.
- Road noise seems quite loud compared to the 3008. I assume it's due to it's more "sporty" focus and bigger wheels.
- Keyless entry. I'm probably doing it wrong, but locking by touching the outer bit of the handle doesn't seem that responsive. Also, when I tried to unlock yesterday evening from, the passenger side, the door unlocked but the rear wouldn't. This could well user error.....
- Could not get to grips with the Cruise Control on the motorway, I couldn't even set it at first, but again, not necessarily a "bad bit", more user error. A quick look at the handbook helped, but not had chance to try it yet.
- Seat base side bolters.....Whilst the seats are comfortable, I'm not sure how well the base side bolters will hold up, as I find myself catching them on entry and exit. Maybe just my big arse
I'll stop waffling on now, but all in all, my first afternoon of ownership and impression of the car is great. Only real nag is the inconvenience of having to get the oil service indicator reset.
- Is there a feature so wing mirrors auto dip when reversing? I liked that in my 3008. Yes there is the reverse camera, but I still like to use my mirrors and only really use the camera for seeing how close I am to a wall/car
- What is the little key symbol printed into the plastic in the cup holder?
- Car seems to have an auto parking feature....never new this was included. Will never use it, but will no doubt try it for pure novelty factor.
- In the section where you can choose driver settings "comfort", "Sport" and "individual" there is an option to choose settings for ACC. I thought the V2 didn't have adaptive suspension, or is in referring to Adaptive Cruise Control? and if so, what does it do? I think the options are sport and comfort, but can't remember now.
I am following closely as looking at the trouble @AndyCupra93 has been having...made me start enquiring on other cars
Had no idea the auto park assist was included in the V2 ...is that a new spec change?
Will be keen to hear on the MPG.
Thanks
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