Thats a fairly broad statement mate, to be honest speaking for myself here now the reason i bought my LCR was i saw one a few years ago, probably not long after LCR was launched driving towards me, black one and it looked well good, remember thinking at time that they looked very aggressive and sporty and have liked them since, when time was right and i could afford it i went out and bought one. To be honest it could have had any
badge on the front and i wouldnt have cared, to me it looked **** hot and drove nice.
The fact is yeh they share many common parts with other group cars but i think seat pulled a blinder really by picking and choosing the best bits from the others parts bins and also out sourcing some better parts along the way, how many other of the vag range vw,audi or skoda came with brembo as standard?.
Dont think ive ever thought im pleased its got the audi s3/tt engine in as its so reliable, im just pleased that they had a free hand to build a good car. Yes it was cheaper to buy than the audi s3 or the vw despite sharing many components,but if it looked or drove shite then i wouldnt have bought it. I think the LCR was a win win situation for seat and blew audi & vw completely out the water both in terms of cost and performance. Something which i think they are not very likely to let happen again.