Morning all,
Well I've just been out and purchased this car from Aylesbury having sold my BMW 330i Touring the night before. (Some of you may know it, or the original owner may even be on here, it did have a private plate of M16 TTY I believe)?
A CupraR is a car I've always loved, ever since I was chased down the road by one in my EvoVI at the time (Around 2004) I couldn't believe this little black Seat was still so close to me having given it a boot full. I quickly realised there was more to it and basically kept an eye on them ever since. Over the years with a house purchase, trying to run sensible cars and then the addition of two lovely Children our circumstances just never quite allowed me to have one but luckily things have changed and I was finally able to convince the Mrs that it was a good option.
We had a lovely 2008 Leon FR for 3 years but sold it to fund the last house move so went down to one car for a while and I was always hoping I may be able to get a Leon as my Toy but I had to run an Estate car due to being a Car Detailer however now I've got my own Unit I no longer need to do so much mobile stuff so I've finally got my hands on one!
The Car is a 2003 (53) Platinum 210bhp R with 54k miles, 2 prev owners and also has a Bailey dump valve with a Revo Remap - all receipts to prove which was nice to see.
Here's a few pics from the advert.
I've got a fairly lengthy list of jobs to get done, in order of importance:
LED Lighting interior - DONE
Xenon / HID Headlight upgrade of some sort (no idea what the options are yet)
After market headunit to remove the old looking tape deck
R32 steering wheel upgrade
Wrap / Dip a few bits and pieces just to make it a bit different.
That's about it so far, loads to get on and do but I'm really looking forward to getting it looking factory fresh (or better)!
Well I've just been out and purchased this car from Aylesbury having sold my BMW 330i Touring the night before. (Some of you may know it, or the original owner may even be on here, it did have a private plate of M16 TTY I believe)?
A CupraR is a car I've always loved, ever since I was chased down the road by one in my EvoVI at the time (Around 2004) I couldn't believe this little black Seat was still so close to me having given it a boot full. I quickly realised there was more to it and basically kept an eye on them ever since. Over the years with a house purchase, trying to run sensible cars and then the addition of two lovely Children our circumstances just never quite allowed me to have one but luckily things have changed and I was finally able to convince the Mrs that it was a good option.
We had a lovely 2008 Leon FR for 3 years but sold it to fund the last house move so went down to one car for a while and I was always hoping I may be able to get a Leon as my Toy but I had to run an Estate car due to being a Car Detailer however now I've got my own Unit I no longer need to do so much mobile stuff so I've finally got my hands on one!
The Car is a 2003 (53) Platinum 210bhp R with 54k miles, 2 prev owners and also has a Bailey dump valve with a Revo Remap - all receipts to prove which was nice to see.
Here's a few pics from the advert.
I've got a fairly lengthy list of jobs to get done, in order of importance:
- Cambelt & Waterpump change - DONE
- Full service with new plugs, filters, oil, coolant, brake fluid etc. - DONE
- 4 Wheel laser alignment and adjust
- Sort out the faded calipers and paint the hubs, disc edges
- Get a new centre cap for one of the wheels
- Polish out a stain in the windscreen where some dirty water was dripping on it in a car park for 2-3 weeks.
- Wet sand a re-polish a few areas on the car that have some hazing, possible small smart repair.
- Get a the Dent guy out to sort out numerous small dings down both sides
- Proper 3 day ultimate detail covering the exterior, interior & engine bay finishing with Cquartz Finest paint sealant (Authorised detailers only) with 2 year warranty
- New badges all round
- Wheel refurb
- Lowering by 20-30mm, probably Eibach sportline (I had these on a Mk2 Octavia VRS and they were fantastic).
LED Lighting interior - DONE
Xenon / HID Headlight upgrade of some sort (no idea what the options are yet)
After market headunit to remove the old looking tape deck
R32 steering wheel upgrade
Wrap / Dip a few bits and pieces just to make it a bit different.
That's about it so far, loads to get on and do but I'm really looking forward to getting it looking factory fresh (or better)!
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