So today I have sold my Seat Leon FR 150ACT after 21 months of ownership, I really enjoyed the driving and the power from the superb 1.4 turbo engine but knackered knees and back problems meant that I needed a higher seating position. I looked at the Ateca with the same engine but expensive lease prices and long lead times for a factory build put me off so I have gone for a VW Tiguan 150ACT SE Nav which from order to delivery is about 9 weeks and leasing costs were much lower, I can only assume that because the Ateca is slightly newer and the order books are quite full they are not doing any cheap deals.
The downside is that with leasing I wasn't able to PX my car but had to sell it to whoever came up with the best price, I don't like advertising privately you tend to get the tyre kickers and not serious buyers. I tried Tootle,only had 1 offer which was low, WBAC price was an insult as the car was immaculate with only 4K on the clock plus it had the balance of the 3 year service plan. I ended up going to Evans Halshaw who gave me a reasonable price albeit slightly lower than their online valuation but it was still over £1K more than WBAC.
I still enjoy my cars so will still come on the forum to see what's happening, maybe in 2 years time I might get a better deal on an Ateca and come back to the Seat Brand.
Cheers.
The downside is that with leasing I wasn't able to PX my car but had to sell it to whoever came up with the best price, I don't like advertising privately you tend to get the tyre kickers and not serious buyers. I tried Tootle,only had 1 offer which was low, WBAC price was an insult as the car was immaculate with only 4K on the clock plus it had the balance of the 3 year service plan. I ended up going to Evans Halshaw who gave me a reasonable price albeit slightly lower than their online valuation but it was still over £1K more than WBAC.
I still enjoy my cars so will still come on the forum to see what's happening, maybe in 2 years time I might get a better deal on an Ateca and come back to the Seat Brand.
Cheers.