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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: MAT ED30 on January 08, 2009, 11:42:00 am

Title: dealer fit mods
Post by: MAT ED30 on January 08, 2009, 11:42:00 am
check this out as i just seen it on seat forum

SEAT UK are considering a dealer fitted power upgrade to 300 bhp and LSD to compete against the new Focus RS and to comply with the Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup modifications. No mention of when or how much though !
Title: Re: dealer fit mods
Post by: RedRobin on January 08, 2009, 01:32:36 pm
....

Sounds like it would have to be the Quaife 'LSD' - :happy2:
Title: Re: dealer fit mods
Post by: tony_danza on January 08, 2009, 02:22:13 pm
Finally cottoning on...

How many Minis have been through JCW with a full factory warranty, how many of us would do the same with a Golf/Leon/S3 etc..
Title: Re: dealer fit mods
Post by: MAT ED30 on January 08, 2009, 02:30:23 pm
Quote from: tony_danza on January 08, 2009, 02:22:13 pm
Finally cottoning on...

How many Minis have been through JCW with a full factory warranty, how many of us would do the same with a Golf/Leon/S3 etc..

i would for defo  :happy2:
Title: Re: dealer fit mods
Post by: SteveP on January 08, 2009, 08:19:10 pm
^^^ Yep me too, I am sure in the current climate the dealers would welcome the chance to make a few more £££  :smiley:
Title: Re: dealer fit mods
Post by: 182_blue on January 08, 2009, 08:21:32 pm
My old Ford dealer did Wolf options on the ST, you could have upto 360 bhp from your Ford dealer if you had the cash
Title: Re: dealer fit mods
Post by: cmdrfire on January 09, 2009, 12:02:23 pm
This is becoming quite common. Fiat will upgrade your 500 and Punto Arbaths to the Esse-Esse spec, and Ford offers some Mountouneononeone (read: Roush) parts for your Fiesta ST. Makes sense for Seat to start offering this as they're being positioned as the sporty yoof brand of the all-power VW group.
Title: Re: dealer fit mods
Post by: E30m3 on January 10, 2009, 08:01:40 pm
Definatly the dealers are understanding what they are missing out on !

Ford and Vauxhall were the first to realise this a year ago, now Mercedes and BMW have started, i think it great if the VAG brand start it too !   :happy2:
Title: Re: dealer fit mods
Post by: Snoopy on January 10, 2009, 09:40:55 pm
Quite a few SEAT dealers use to offer upgrades to the mk1 leon Cupra R back in the day as well as upgrades to tsome of the TDIs
Most the Vauxhall ones were on the 1.9 diesels which of cause were fiat engines.
Also back in the early 80s VW use to offer an oettinger 16V conversion for the mk1 GTIs.   :evilgrin:

In todays climate Its a good way for the manufacturers to get round CO2 emissions  :smiley:
Title: Re: dealer fit mods
Post by: BeezerDiesel on January 11, 2009, 12:58:40 pm
BR Motorsport were official SEAT tuners back in the mid nineties for a while.
GTI Engineering were sort of semi official tuners to VW and Audi back in the 80s (spot the connection!)