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Title: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Sharman on February 15, 2010, 08:42:45 pm
Left work tonight, driving steady and a Leon Cupra R 54reg gets behind me, fog lights on just to look that extra sporty I guess. Anyway, turns on to a good straight bit of road and after me taking no notice(engine still cold) he bats past me and puts his hazards on, Why? Anyway he goes off, then when he realises I'm still ignoring him, he slows in a village waiting for me to catch up. He then proceeds to go really slow! Guess he wanted to show me his rear Cupra R badge. Am I missing something or do they seem to have a complex?? I had a similar incident with a Leon FR a few weeks back.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Greeners on February 15, 2010, 08:44:06 pm
 :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: MAT ED30 on February 15, 2010, 08:44:45 pm
Must have just been a knob in the car pure and simple  :smiley:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: mortygttdi on February 15, 2010, 08:45:54 pm
Not sure but ask some of the Leon owners on here :grin:

Im sure its just the minority to be honest its not the car its the driver,  obviously an pupessent(sp) idiot out in his dads car.

Darren
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Greeners on February 15, 2010, 08:46:54 pm
Nearly as bad as Audi drivers!  :laugh: :grin:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: QD MBE on February 15, 2010, 08:47:12 pm
:popcornsoda:
:popcornsoda:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: SteveP on February 15, 2010, 08:48:15 pm
Nearly as bad as Audi drivers!  :laugh: :grin:

How rude  :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: scotta on February 15, 2010, 08:50:09 pm
Nearly as bad as Audi drivers!  :laugh: :grin:

Oii Watch it or ill set the wife on you.   :fighting2:

If you had said BMW driver well then thats a different story... :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: QD MBE on February 15, 2010, 08:51:46 pm
Nearly as bad as Audi drivers!  :laugh: :grin:

Oii Watch it or ill set the wife on you.   :fighting2:
:popcornsoda:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: candy turbo on February 15, 2010, 09:38:53 pm
Nearly as bad as Audi drivers!  :laugh: :grin:
dont tell me .....with revo software  :P
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: wigit on February 15, 2010, 09:42:02 pm
a drive around boredesley green in birmingham will answer this question :burberry smilie:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Phil Mcavity on February 15, 2010, 09:43:00 pm
Awaiting  Poverty to give an accurate answer to this baby :signLOL:

any spare stokey?  :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: jhtrophy on February 15, 2010, 10:03:49 pm
sad to say that whenever a hot hatch gets older and cheaper all the knobs buy em! LCR is a good example loads by me with seat right back :signLOL: dont think its a complex thing as often seats are better than the equivalent v dubs, defo with the LCR at the time. as with the cupra v mk5 gti.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: rubber toe on February 15, 2010, 10:11:31 pm
better ? Or just more power ?  :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Aldo on February 15, 2010, 10:19:01 pm
As the advert says....like a Golf, but not a Golf    :innocent:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: scotta on February 15, 2010, 10:21:17 pm
Ive had an ibiza and two Leon's and i now have a golf.....What does that say?

 :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: VC on February 15, 2010, 11:05:02 pm
its the renault drivers who are the worst at it  :popcornsoda: :popcornsoda: :grin:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: RedRobin on February 15, 2010, 11:18:09 pm
I'm generalising [which means I can say what the fuk I like and get away with it], but some Seat drivers seem to think they've got something to prove whenever they come across a GTI. I tend to slow down and ignore them, let them get on with it.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Poverty on February 15, 2010, 11:41:38 pm
Left work tonight, driving steady and a Leon Cupra R 54reg gets behind me, fog lights on just to look that extra sporty I guess. Anyway, turns on to a good straight bit of road and after me taking no notice(engine still cold) he bats past me and puts his hazards on, Why? Anyway he goes off, then when he realises I'm still ignoring him, he slows in a village waiting for me to catch up. He then proceeds to go really slow! Guess he wanted to show me his rear Cupra R badge. Am I missing something or do they seem to have a complex?? I had a similar incident with a Leon FR a few weeks back.

 :congrats:

SEAT drivers  :grin:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Poverty on February 15, 2010, 11:44:14 pm
Ive had an ibiza and two Leon's and i now have a golf.....What does that say?

 :popcornsoda:

Still cant afford the audi?  :P
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 15, 2010, 11:48:29 pm
Left work tonight, driving steady and a Leon Cupra R 54reg gets behind me, fog lights on just to look that extra sporty I guess. Anyway, turns on to a good straight bit of road and after me taking no notice(engine still cold) he bats past me and puts his hazards on, Why? Anyway he goes off, then when he realises I'm still ignoring him, he slows in a village waiting for me to catch up. He then proceeds to go really slow! Guess he wanted to show me his rear Cupra R badge. Am I missing something or do they seem to have a complex?? I had a similar incident with a Leon FR a few weeks back.
:congrats:SEAT drivers  :grin:
@Poverty
is this what you mean about night time exploits :grin:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Poverty on February 15, 2010, 11:55:37 pm
Left work tonight, driving steady and a Leon Cupra R 54reg gets behind me, fog lights on just to look that extra sporty I guess. Anyway, turns on to a good straight bit of road and after me taking no notice(engine still cold) he bats past me and puts his hazards on, Why? Anyway he goes off, then when he realises I'm still ignoring him, he slows in a village waiting for me to catch up. He then proceeds to go really slow! Guess he wanted to show me his rear Cupra R badge. Am I missing something or do they seem to have a complex?? I had a similar incident with a Leon FR a few weeks back.
:congrats:SEAT drivers  :grin:
@Poverty
is this what you mean about night time exploits :grin:

No way! Going by what the OP has posted its obvious the SEAT driver is an unworthy chav not worth the petrol to have a quick blast, enthusiast to enthusiast! My night time exploits attracts 700hp skylines, a rs4 driven by a ex rally driver who likes to drift round roundabouts, the new GTR, tons of hothatches, audi r8's, 997 turbos, M3's, AMG's and countless big bhp classics like the oldschool cossies ans v8 powered volvos.

Lowly mk1 SEAT leons driven by a baseball cap wearing chav wouldnt even get a look in  :wink: :signLOL:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: VC on February 15, 2010, 11:58:35 pm
Ive had an ibiza and two Leon's and i now have a golf.....What does that say?

 :popcornsoda:

Still cant afford the audi?  :P

 :congrats: :signLOL:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Hurdy on February 16, 2010, 12:00:06 am
And just when you think you've lost them on the road.......



































































They all turn up on the forum....Seat's , Skoda's, Audi's......... :chicken: :evilgrin: :signLOL: :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: MAT ED30 on February 16, 2010, 12:02:35 am
Ive had an ibiza and two Leon's and i now have a golf.....What does that say?

 :popcornsoda:

Still cant afford the audi?  :P

 :congrats: :signLOL:
no it's more like could afford the Audi but found it dull and boring  :P

Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: tony_danza on February 16, 2010, 12:04:35 am
You just book yourself on a SEAT trackday and drive around them all like they're rolling chicanes.  :evilgrin:

Idiots are simply just that, no matter what they drive. I stay well away from people like that.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Poverty on February 16, 2010, 12:06:44 am
Ive had an ibiza and two Leon's and i now have a golf.....What does that say?

 :popcornsoda:

Still cant afford the audi?  :P

 :congrats: :signLOL:
no it's more like could afford the Audi but found it dull and boring  :P


Thats what my GF said about the golf  :laugh:

Dont hurt me guys her words not mine  :scared:

K1 body, Ed30 dsg drivetrain and audi interior, my dream VAG hothatch  :love:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: scotta on February 16, 2010, 12:07:26 am
Ive had an ibiza and two Leon's and i now have a golf.....What does that say?

 :popcornsoda:

Still cant afford the audi?  :P

Nope we have an audi as well! :booty:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Poverty on February 16, 2010, 12:21:29 am
Ive had an ibiza and two Leon's and i now have a golf.....What does that say?

 :popcornsoda:

Still cant afford the audi?  :P

Nope we have an audi as well! :booty:

So what does that say?

Couldnt afford two audi's  :rolleye:

I remember when I was at the Surrey rolling road, and as we were leaving there were these Golf GTI's chasing after this SEAT, think they wanted danGBs 400hp Leon to play aswell, but we didnt take the bait. We didnt feel the need to take part in that inferior complex game  :wink:


Just all fun and games lads, at the end of the day we all drive the same mass produced cars withslightly different pricetags and creature comforts  :drinking:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: scotta on February 16, 2010, 12:33:01 am

[\quote]
Just all fun and games lads, at the end of the day we all drive the same mass produced cars withslightly different pricetags and creature comforts  :drinking:
[/quote]

absolutely!! on my list at the time of buying the golf was a K1, Edition 30, S3 or Focus ST.

Almost bought an S3 but it had the recaro buckets and there was no way i would have got the wee mans car seat past them. As it turns out two weeks after i looked at it my mate bought it for his misses!

Eventually saw my Ed 30 and it ticked all the boxes plus its got a few extra toys on it from the factory so bought it!
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Greeners on February 16, 2010, 09:00:29 am
Ive had an ibiza and two Leon's and i now have a golf.....What does that say?

 :popcornsoda:

Still cant afford the audi?  :P

 :congrats: :signLOL:
no it's more like could afford the Audi but found it dull and boring  :P


Thats what my GF said about the golf  :laugh:

Dont hurt me guys her words not mine  :scared:

K1 body, Ed30 dsg drivetrain and audi interior, my dream VAG hothatch  :love:

Thats the funniest thing I have read on here for ages!!  :signLOL: :laugh:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Poverty on February 16, 2010, 09:34:02 am
Think it might be a case of you being the only one laughing mate as I mean that I wish vag made a hothatch with those attributes, it's not what I think I have lol :wink:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Greeners on February 16, 2010, 09:46:16 am
Think it might be a case of you being the only one laughing mate as I mean that I wish vag made a hothatch with those attributes, it's not what I think I have lol :wink:

Your right that is also amusing!  :grin:

Can't knock me for thinking you would think that though!!  :wink: :happy2:

Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: T88OMM on February 16, 2010, 10:18:28 am
I find the worst offenders are the Leon 170 FR diesel drivers, everytime I see one they are always inches off my back bumper  :mad:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: scotta on February 16, 2010, 11:18:13 am
I find the worst offenders are the Leon 170 FR diesel drivers, everytime I see one they are always inches off my back bumper  :mad:

How do you know its the diesel?
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: T88OMM on February 16, 2010, 11:20:52 am
Because they say TDI on the front wing  :wink:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: scotta on February 16, 2010, 11:25:55 am
Because they say TDI on the front wing  :wink:

Anything newer than 57 doesnt have a tdi badge.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: DanGB on February 16, 2010, 11:26:02 am
I'll have you know im a very sensible driver, just ask poverty lol ;)

I think your generalising a bit too much, all marques have cocks driving them  :signLOL:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: DanGB on February 16, 2010, 11:27:16 am
Because they say TDI on the front wing  :wink:

Anything newer than 57

You can get a 56 plate FR TDI 170, probably even a 06 but not many around.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: T88OMM on February 16, 2010, 11:28:58 am
Because they say TDI on the front wing  :wink:

Anything newer than 57 doesnt have a tdi badge.

I will remember that for the future then, it may save my life on day! I must have come across older ones then  :happy2:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: T88OMM on February 16, 2010, 11:30:04 am

I think your generalising a bit too much, all marques have cocks driving them  :signLOL:

JoesGTI prime example  :P :P
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: scotta on February 16, 2010, 11:30:40 am
Because they say TDI on the front wing  :wink:

Anything newer than 57

You can get a 56 plate FR TDI 170, probably even a 06 but not many around.

dunno what happened there - ppost saved halfway though typing.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Golfgirl on February 16, 2010, 05:42:42 pm

I think your generalising a bit too much, all marques have cocks driving them  :signLOL:

Correct, including VW drivers!
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: jhtrophy on February 16, 2010, 05:55:17 pm
its the renault drivers who are the worst at it  :popcornsoda: :popcornsoda: :grin:
we got a lot to prove!!! :signLOL: best when those 32s go understeering into the bush trying to keep up :P
have to say you do drive depending on what your driving, my poor little vts :grin:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: RedRobin on February 17, 2010, 10:57:07 am

Lowly mk1 SEAT leons driven by a baseball cap wearing chav wouldnt even get a look in  :wink: :signLOL:


....Oi!! Nothing wrong in wearing baseball caps!

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Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Hibs on February 17, 2010, 11:17:24 am
 :congrats: well said Robin!
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Richn83 on February 24, 2010, 02:24:09 pm
Have you ever seen the interior of a Mk1 leon!  He was more than likely trying to sneak a peek into a car that isnt all black shiny plastic!! 
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: MAT ED30 on February 24, 2010, 02:25:44 pm
Have you ever seen the interior of a Mk1 leon!  He was more than likely trying to sneak a peek into a car that isnt all black shiny plastic!! 

cupra r has the audi s3 dash
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Richn83 on February 24, 2010, 02:28:24 pm
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What this dash???? 
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: MAT ED30 on February 24, 2010, 02:31:30 pm
yes
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: bowie on February 24, 2010, 02:42:43 pm
yes

But made of shinier plastic than the S3 though .

Chris.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: scotta on February 24, 2010, 02:54:35 pm
yes

But made of shinier plastic than the S3 though .

Chris.

Not in the old ones - exactly the same. I used to own one and have been in an S3.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Richn83 on February 24, 2010, 03:05:36 pm
Well that is news to me never seen the inside of an old S3, but I know that dash as the Leon MK1, and I really am not its biggest fan (especially in shiny plastic form  :wink: ) If I was sitting with that in front of me, I would be looking out of my windows for things to race!
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: MAT ED30 on February 24, 2010, 03:06:28 pm
i had one too and defo not bad at all
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: djhorace on February 24, 2010, 04:02:12 pm
 :sleepy:

If you are getting in to the whole SEAT interior thing on the MK1 Leon, remember it had the uprated TT K04 engine and Brembo brakes over the MK4 Golf 1.8T :wink:

The snobbishness of the odd VW fanatic about other VAG marks kinda bugs my happiness to be honest especially when Audi is the premium brand in the group  :P
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Greeners on February 24, 2010, 04:14:35 pm
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 :grin:
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 24, 2010, 04:16:20 pm
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What this dash???? 

i actually reckon that looks better than the current cupra interior.  Love the cupra from the outside but couldnt stand the inside. 
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on February 24, 2010, 04:28:08 pm
 :popcornsoda:

Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: tony_danza on February 24, 2010, 04:32:59 pm
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Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: winrya on February 24, 2010, 04:34:33 pm
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What this dash???? 

i actually reckon that looks better than the current cupra interior.  Love the cupra from the outside but couldnt stand the inside. 

I agree, my money was almost down on a K1 in black with black wheels 10 months ago but I just couldn't because of the interior quality.  I'm told the facelift has improved plastic quality?
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Poverty on February 24, 2010, 05:48:13 pm
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What this dash???? 

i actually reckon that looks better than the current cupra interior.  Love the cupra from the outside but couldnt stand the inside. 

I agree, my money was almost down on a K1 in black with black wheels 10 months ago but I just couldn't because of the interior quality.  I'm told the facelift has improved plastic quality?

facelift interior is better, shame about the new front end though.

Thing is the leon interior is just as good/bad as that of the focus and astra which it competes against.

So tell me lads, if you had 20k, would you buy the cupra, the astra vxr or the focus ST?
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 24, 2010, 06:04:21 pm
before i bought mine i test drove the Golf GTI, Cupra, Astra VXR, focus ST, mazda 3 MPS and a diesel octavia vRS. 

im not a huge fan of the golf anyway, but wanted to try the engine as it was the same as the vRS petrol.  hated the VXR apart from its pace. Liked the drive from the cupra, absolutely loved everything about the ST, hated the interior and drab style of the MPS, loved the interior and shape of the vRS but wasnt keen on the diesel engine.

The result was either going to be a an ST, cupra or petrol vRS.  the ST was really common in germany, so my thoughts the vRS as it would remap past the cupra with no issues, damn i wish i knew about the turbo differences.

Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: RobH on February 24, 2010, 07:04:44 pm
Dont see where this threads going tbh, it started out as rather subjective anyway and now its just handbags, doent entirely see the reason it was brought back up either :stupid:. I aint bothered about the crappy interior, the solid engine mount soon gets rid of it anyway :signLOL:.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: bowie on February 25, 2010, 12:00:57 am
[quote Not in the old ones - exactly the same. I used to own one and have been in an S3.
[/quote]

Not exactly the same materials. Shape yes. Materials were much much better. Had two S3s and three friends with Cupra Rs.

Chris.
Title: Re: What is it with Seat Leon drivers?
Post by: Richn83 on February 25, 2010, 10:54:20 am
Very fair point RobH, and the thing is all of us are on here through a love of fast cars, and driving.  And this is all about some un-tasteful driving and nothing to do with the car they were in.  I will retract my leon interior statement, as it was at least on a par with audi's of the time, and we all know they do good interiors.