EddScott

We've got a MK1 Leon TDI and its been a great car.

We quite like the look of this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-SEAT-LEON...item2c5901f715

And its only local. Has anyone got one or had experience with one?

mamoon2

That one looks iffy to me! 2006 model with only 15000 miles?

DPF (Diesel Particle Filter) are a problem on these. Basically they are not designed for short trips around town and the filter clogs up which puts the car into a regenerative cycle. The DPF is not covered under warranty.

So if that car has only done 15000 miles, then it has likely been driven around town on short trips and may have DPF issues. It can be costly to fix (talking £xxxx)

Jamescsti

That car looks dodgy to me, I own a Leon Reference Sport on an 07 plate with 35k on the clock and paid £8700 recently which is the going rate if you check autotrader.

That car does not have the reference sport front or rear bumpers, they have put Leon FR bumpers and side skirts on it, which they havent mentioned in the description, the wheel arches look more flared than a reference sport too.

It maybe that he has spent quite a bit of cash on a bodykit, but you would expect him to mention it, seems too cheap to be genuine to me, I would beware.

Reference Sports are fantastic cars, I love mine but I wouldn't buy that one

Jamescsti

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...65ha?logcode=p

See the link above for a good example of what the Leon Reference Sport should look like

Mitchy260

Car has been clocked, I'd put money on it.

Any TDI with low mileage should set alarm bells ringing.

It's so easy to do, just clock it before its main service and no one is any the wiser. At 15,000, the car should still be on its original rubber, if it's not and the tyres are all mis matched, good sign that its been clocked.

Saying that, it's a nice example, body kit is nice and price looks good.

Mitchy260

I should have read the description, the car has definitely been clocked.

I just sold a 2009 TT TDI with the 170bhp unit remapped to 210bhp/350lbft.

I had done 20,000m in it and there was still 4.5mm left in all 4 of the original tyres. This car has done 15k, is FWD and has just had all 4 tyres replaced. Why all 4? In FWD cars, the fronts wear 33% quicker than the rears, the rears should not be getting touched until 35/40,000, the fronts, not any less than 25,000. Depending on power, even more in some cases.

In my opinion anyway.

mamoon2

The fronts will need replacing at around 15k. My 2009 Leon FR TDi 170 is getting ready for a set of fronts at 13k, so by 15k they will be needed. But like you said the rears should be fine