Guest The Phoenix Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 If it was me I would keep the Civic,yes the Seat is a good car with VW running gear and bullet proof engines but 134k would make it a hard car to sell in the future. If the guy's offering a straight swap, I'd look out for the reason why. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkerbelle Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 If the guy's offering a straight swap, I'd look out for the reason why. My son is only looking for 3k for his motor and the Seat is worth about the same. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Phoenix Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 My son is only looking for 3k for his motor and the Seat is worth about the same. I appreciate that but nevertheless I'd still be suspicious and want get his car given a thorough professional check. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 03 type r > 05 seat Civics are the tits and the 03 2 litre type r is awesome 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie bobson Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I recently sold a Mitsubishi Pajero on Scumtree with a fucked overdrive Auto box, needless to say i netted over £600 profit, cheers paranoid lad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 My son has a Honda Civic Type R. It is on a 53 plate with 105k on the clock. He lives through the west but works in Edinburgh so he has a bit of a commute a couple of times a week. He has been looking to change the car for something more economical. A guy has offered him a straight swap for a Seat Leon FR TDi. It is on a 05 plate with 134k on the clock. It also has 10 months mot on it. I have seen pictures of the car and it looks very nice. Does anybody on here have any experience of these cars and if so what should we look out for on it? Both great cars, your son will certainly appreciate the 54 MPG on the Seat compared to around 30 on the Civic. Also a considerable saving in road tax from £280 PA to £125. One thing he will miss is the acceleration from just over 6 secs 0-60 on the Civic to 12.5 on the Seat! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie bobson Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Re Kia Ceed, i recently delivered one from East Kilbride to South Wales, all in i used £40 diesel and it was immense to drive on the twisty Welsh back roads, extremely frugal and surprisingly nippy, far better car than your expensive VW and Audi TDI'S (which only wankers drive anyway) + 7 year warranty, i know for a fact KIA are reporting record sale's on their diesel model's particularly the CEED'S. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie bobson Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 The SEAT being the FR code model also has an inferior 2.0tdi engine and they have severe problems with injectors, diesel particular filters f**k up all the time and the duel mass flywheels are pricey as f**k to change and prone to regular disaster, 1.9 PD TDI PD code engine's were the best upto 2003 ish. I would sell the Civic for £3000 ono and purchase a nice Passat / Skoda /A4 tdi estate from 2001-2003ish with a fsh and good bodywork for same money 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie bobson Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 No doubt the Micra is a 2003 or over ??? Fitted with the Renault engine, timing chain constantly fucking up on these Micra's, Primera's and Almera's of this generation, better with the older JAPANESE timing chain engine which never stretched and would do 250,000 + miles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie bobson Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 No doubt the Micra is a 2003 or over ??? Fitted with the Renault engine, timing chain constantly fucking up on these Micra's, Primera's and Almera's of this generation, better with the older JAPANESE timing chain engine which never stretched and would do 250,000 + miles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1888bhoy67 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 That'd be like exchanging fine steak for McDonalds. Tell Mr Seat Owner to go f**k himself. Sounds like his car's on the way out and is chancing his luck. Seat ain't bad motors but the build and reliability of Honda is far superior. Seat build quality is easily on par with Honda ever since VAG took them over, more so on newer cars, The Leon would be a fair swap if the condition of both cars is similar!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 That seat will have the VW PD 1.9 engine one of the best diesel engines around provided the timing belt has been done every 60k and the oil is changed using the right grade it will just keep going. Oh and they fucking fly it has more torque than a porsche boxster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1888bhoy67 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 That seat will have the VW PD 1.9 engine one of the best diesel engines around provided the timing belt has been done every 60k and the oil is changed using the right grade it will just keep going. Oh and they fucking fly it has more torque than a porsche boxster Aye, and with an ECU re-map and straight through exhaust it will shred a Boxster no sweat off the line and through 3rd and 4th gear!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieCon Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I have had an 07 plate Leon FR for the last two years and have no complaints. I have a 100 mile round trip every day and can get close to 60 mpg if I am being careful. Two things to check are that the timing belt has been done (as a couple of others have said) and that the injectors have been replaced if they car was part of the recall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerTon Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 If you are looking for an about the town car, buy a petrol. Many diesels have diesel particulate filters in-line in the exhaust to trap soot and they often get blocked in town / city driving situations You then have to take the car a blast up the Motorway or drive at 4,000 RPM or so to regenerate the filter (bake off the soot). Pain in the erse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Why did you buy a Nissan Micra Auto ? Your mum told me she liked the comfy back seats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 No doubt the Micra is a 2003 or over ??? Fitted with the Renault engine, timing chain constantly fucking up on these Micra's, Primera's and Almera's of this generation, better with the older JAPANESE timing chain engine which never stretched and would do 250,000 + miles Much like my team, the Micra is going to the scrappie on Wednesday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I have a turbo diesel and this has never happened with it. My mate used to have a Peugeot 306 though, and every now and then the injectors would clog with deposits from the diesel, and this would limit the power to the engine. A quick whizz down the motorway would always blast the crud out though. Pitfall of regularly filling up with diesel from supermarkets apparently. The reason it's usually dearer at BP, Shell etc is supposedly they put additives in it that make it a bit cleaner and better for your car. I always fill up at esso, only a couple of pence more than the supermarkets, but better for the car and I notice a difference in consumption. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Your mum told me she liked the comfy back seats.Oh, snap! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The myths about supermarket fuel being lower quality is just exactly that, a myth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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