Buying Seat Leon 1.4 140 or 150 EA211

[westyer]

Hey folks,

Thinking about joining the SEAT crew after 8 years with a 2011 VW Tiguan 1.4 150 (and one full engine rebuild – cheers for that, VW). Time to move on.

I’ve done some digging into engines and it seems like the 140ps and 150ps models from 2014 are the best bets.

Now, I’ve seen a few options in Germany – 140 engines with around 60k km on the clock priced similarly, or sometimes way cheaper, than the 150 engines with 90k+ km. Can someone explain why?

Surely a 3-5k euro price difference isn’t just down to MirrorLink and 10 extra horses, is it?

What’s your take? I’m leaning towards a 1.4 140, 2014 model with 60k km – seems like a solid choice for a few years of hassle-free driving. What do you reckon?

Cheers!

 

[SuperV8]

I would go for the best condition car - either 140 or 150 will both be nice and I would say regarded as being reliable.
They have the same max torque - so day to day driving should feel the same.
I think you can get both with or without ACT (cylinder deactivation) might effect which tax bracket they are in?

 

[Mr Pig]

The engines seem pretty reliable. Some have reported needing the intake cleaned as they are direct injection. Seems like an inevitable issue to me but I'm close to 80k without a problem yet. The ACT system works really well and gives you near diesel economy.

There is little difference between the facelift and pre-facelift cars and to be honest, I think the older car is better. Most of the changes are cost cutting and you're not gaining much functionality. Although the high-beam is better.

A 1.4 tsi act FR is a very well rounded and enjoyable car.

 

[westyer]

I would go for the best condition car - either 140 or 150 will both be nice and I would say regarded as being reliable.
They have the same max torque - so day to day driving should feel the same.
I think you can get both with or without ACT (cylinder deactivation) might effect which tax bracket they are in?

I don't care about tax lvl, the difference will be not really minded. Thanks a lot!

 

[westyer]

I don't care about tax lvl, the difference will be not really minded. Thanks a lot!

thank you bud. You've been driving 1.4TSi (150) DSG. Right? or had exp. with 2014-2015 years also?

 

[MA1601]

The engines seem pretty reliable. Some have reported needing the intake cleaned as they are direct injection. Seems like an inevitable issue to me but I'm close to 80k without a problem yet. The ACT system works really well and gives you near diesel economy.

There is little difference between the facelift and pre-facelift cars and to be honest, I think the older car is better. Most of the changes are cost cutting and you're not gaining much functionality. Although the high-beam is better.

A 1.4 tsi act FR is a very well rounded and enjoyable car.

What are signs that the intake needs cleaning?

 

[Mr Pig]

What are signs that the intake needs cleaning?

It hasn't happened to me yet but people report poor running. Missing, jerkiness, loss of power but from what I can gather it has to be fairly bad before you notice anything major. I'm thinking about getting it done as a precaution but I'm not sure how long I'm keeping the car. Typical cost seems to be about £400, if you can find someone to do it.