what do you think guys? anyone heard if cupra is any good? which is cheapest to run?

 

What kind of scooby were you thinking about?

 

Cupra is probably cheaper to run, not as fast as scooby 0-60 or on the 1/4 but i bet its a differant story after 100mph!

 

wrx sportwagon got a dog need the space

 

Cupra with a AmD or Jabba chip goes very well !

I've had both an loved the cupra as it was cheap and cheerful. Scooby is alot more fun but that does come with alot more money!

 

i'm trying to do the maths just. but still cant decide... i wasnt even thinking of a scooby until i seen a new one in garage, now i think cupra r looks more like a skoda!! In saying that i took a cupra r with remap (270bhp) for a test drive a few weeks back and the accelation was like getting punched in the head very quick. I was out in a wrx yesterday and it didnt feel that quick so now i dont know. I think the guy who took me out yesterday was holding back though.

Chubbz what about reilablity in the cupra?

 

A Cupra with 270 bhp will seem, and will be a lot faster than a scoob with 225 bhp mate!
dave

 

yip your right mate but what im getting at is this mod on the cupra cost £400 for an extra 50 bhp. Can you remap a scooby for that kind of money?

 

what insurance group is the Cupra R ? better mpg with the Seat for sure

 

insurance group 17 mpg urban 22.6 x-urban 42.8 combined 32.1

Its the reliability though i've been told subaru is second to none.

 

Seem faster than an fq300 as well

 

still front wheel drive and I guess have issues putting that power down

 

i agree has traction control but still dont fancy sinking my boot coming out of aroundabout in the wet! scooby would just smile and keep gripping. seat you'd prob be on the wrong side of a flower bed.

 

I had a 180bhp Leon Cupra for 2 years. My mpg record was 36mpg for a tank, but it was a one off. Usually got around 32mpg. Enthusiastic driving sent the mpg down to mid to high teens.

If you are thinking of a modded one you won't achieve those figures unless you drive with an egg under your right foot.

It was perfectly reliable during those 2 years.

 

Is that a little dig mate? Yes it would seem faster than an fq3000 but it wouldn't be!! in fact My V would leave it for dead no bother!!!
dave






















Flame suit at the ready
dave

 

I thought the VAG 5 cyl 1.8t engine is supposed to be a bit....er average?

And yes 270bhp through the front would be....er interesting?

How come you did't drive the WRX only the dealer?

As already disscussd on SN upgrading a car seems to cost a lot more insurance than buying a faster standard car in the first place!

Jason

 

well if i had driven it jas i would have probably not driven it properly. i really only wanted to see what car could do. if i decide thats what i fancy then i'm gonna ask for an extended test drive take it to roads i know then floor it. plus the thing with the remap on the seat is there is no visable changes to the cars performance even when the dealer plugs your seat into his computer it doent tell him that its been remapped so what the insurance company dont know wont hurt them. Some seat dealers are doing this mod on the forecourts for customers who want it.

 

god if thats what you get from a 1.8t cupra what can i expect with wrx? it's all very well looking at stats, but it different when someone who owned one tells you the realistic mpg! what about wrx?

 

LOL Dave, just seeing if you are awake.

 

lol WRX = 20/25 mpg

drive it like you stole it = ?? 15mpg ??

 

fecking hell that low!! do they do a diesel? lol

 

single figures on a track day

 

being thinking of a cupra r (with remap) instead of a new Scooby (with ecutek), main think that puts me off the Cupra is the fact that they dont hold their value well (not that the scooby does !). Which is worse depreiator (SP??) between thw two

Richard

 

LOL!!! I was just nodding off mate.
dave

 

Think it depends how long you keep it - the Seat plastics look a bit cheap to me (cheaper than newage Scoobs IMHO). May end up getting rattles and stuff with the Seat??

Most petrols will suffer crap mpg when being ragged...

What about a VAG TDI ?? We've got a Fabia vRS which is really punchy as long as its not wet. Think they do a lesser model Fabia estate which you could get remapped??

I went from GT TDI Golf to Scoob because I NEEDED a Scoob - would I do it again?? mmmm can't answer that

 

whats a VAG TDI????

 

Volkwagon Audi Group 1.9 TDI engine... theres loads!!

What about that Seat 160bhp TDI FR thingy errr think its an Ibiza ??

 

vag - volkswagon audi group (vw, skoda,audi,seat )

tdi = turbo diesel injection

 

diesel scooby in the offing..............if its true ill be straight in

 

me too as long as it has 350+bhp