reliability

Hi, I went to a showroom a couple of weeks ago to look at a Seat Ateca, but ended up falling in love with the Formentor. Only problem is that I’ve never been an early adopter of new technology and some of the horror stories I’ve read online (including on this forum) have put me off. Before...

So I'm looking at buying a 2015 Seat Ibiza Cupra 1.4L TSI for around £10,000 with circa 35,000 miles on the clock and I just wanted to know if the later 1.4L engine was any more reliable? I've read a few horror stories regarding the engine but perhaps it only happens to the older models, or if...

Hi Guys, I am on the verge of buying an Altea XL Stylance TDI 140bhp. I had dismissed the automatics but a dealer has one with a DSG box for about the same money as the manuals are going for. I currently have a Zafira 150bhp cdti with a tuning box and love the torque of the motor but cannot...

How reliable do people find the onboard computer in terms of MPG and miles left in the tank? Also how long can you go on "0" miles fuel? Cheers.

Fancying going for one of these, seen a few high mileage ones advertised recently but in the past they have all been quite low...and obviously pricey. How reliable are these once they are knocking on for 120k upwards. Any particular things to look out for, any common faults/issues. What...

Hello :) I've been sent this way by the helpful people in the off topic section... I'm thinking of buying a PD150 VAG car and I was after some advice. I've searched the forum and I've come up with cam shaft wear issues along with the usual VAG traits but not much specific towards the PD150...

Am going to be buying a leon cupra r 225 soon. I am still researching. I would like to know in your experiances what the running costs are to own these cars? what are they like for parts, what are most common things to go wrong and how much roughly to fix? Are they easy to work on yourself...

Anyone else's Leon just letting them down? My 55 plate Tdi Sport is going through a rough patch 1. ABS Pump failed. £1000 fix. Thankfully Seat UK coughed up 80% so it *only* cost a couple of hundred quid. 2. A couple of days later glow plug and fuel line went, another 150 notes Drove...

Just wondering what power people are running on there hybrid turbos and what faults if any are you getting as spoke to a tuner and they said hybrid turbos don't last that long as high egt cause failure within the turbo an get quite a few problems. Could people tell me what miles they have put on...

Just wondering what power people are running on there hybrid turbos and what faults if any are you getting as spoke to a tuner and they said hybrid turbos don't last that long as high egt cause failure within the turbo an get quite a few problems. Could people tell me what miles they have put...

Hi all, thought i would let you know that my ATP GT28RS has finally died at the grand old age of a year, and 12000 miles (ish). bent impellor spindle, collapsed bearings and a cracked housing. all looked after correctly and installed proffessionally, and only completed 1 and a half...

How much more expensive is it to run a Big turbo car over a standard equivelent? In the ideal world where the conversion has been carried out to a high standard, on a 50k ish mile car (ibiza mk4/polo), running a IHI at 320 bhp and 470nm, how likely is it to bend/break rods, valves (or other...

Beginning to give up with my Cupra TDi had it since new on a 07 plate done 67,000 miles Had no end of problems which have all been covered by warrenty luckily Problems: Seat Belt frayed. Airbags not connected so light came on. Seat frame replaced as it was brocken. Wrong boost...

Since i bought my car last year i have always found the cd changer in the glove box extremely unreliable. If i put a new cd in its like a 70-30% chance it will say 'error' and not work. Also if i change cd's during a song there's a chance it wil say 'error' and not work. Is the cd changer...

Hi all i am still currently looking for my 1st ever cupra r - i will be buying in about 4 weeks or so thats when i'll have the cash to do it I just wanted to hear 1st hand from the owners, whats the reliability like? What do i need to look out for? Are the turbo's strong? Engine parts strong...

Hey all my first post here, I'm looking into purchasing a leon 1.8T in the next few months as i'm 23 now & would like something a little more sensible.. (& pref a turbo :funk:). My mind is set however i just have a few questions, how reliable are leons? Also what can i expect MPG-wise...

A few years back i had a mk3 ibiza cupra and ever since i have kinda missed the charateristics of the 20v turbo lump. Ive seen a leon cupra r with high miles (100k) and was wondering what this mileage is like on a cupra r? It has FSH but how does the engine cope with this mileage? Is it...

Hello all, before i take the plunge and have my 2005 1.9 tdi fr 150 remapped, id be obliged if you all could state if you've done yours, and had any problems arise because of it, or if all has gone well.... was it dyno tested after... if so what was the power reading then? ive made 2...

How reliable are these cars?ive just bought myself a mk3 cupra 20v T

Hi, Newbie and haven't yet found much on gearboxes and their unreliability. Plenty of clutch problems for those who've modded and fettled their motors. Had a year 200 1.4 Leon MI and only after acquiring it were we informed they all gave gearbox problems. mentioned when in with a local...