Hi.
I paid around 4500 for an 05
Cupra R with 49k
Put new headlights on , water pump and timing belt( can't be too careful)
Brakes were screwed. Needed discs and pads all round.
Be warned. Mine had crashed at one point. Not a biggie but wing and bumper resprayed. Nothing in the receipts to show it had happened.
Also my turbo had damage to front blades and play in the rear.
This part has become costly as the recon turbo I have had fitted doesn't hold boost as it should and now it's coming out again.
Lastly Exhaust was in poor condition. Good reason to go custom!
All expensive stuff.
On the plus side. It's a great car with a sound engine. Looks fantastic.
Feels solid. Very rapid. Tons of smiles and very modable.
Things to look for are door seals failing which ends up giving you damp carpets inside. Also prone to leak from boot as connectors to rear wash wipe can come loose.
Door locking modules seem to fail on these too.
There are thousands of threads on here to deal with these issues your self.
I was lucky. There was a receipt for 700 quid from Seat who had done the door seals on mine.
Decent tyres will be 500. +
Recon the wheels if needed 200quid
Refurbishing Brembos is easy but still 50 yuid in paints and logos etc
Sadly you'll never get your money back on your investment I'd be looking a over 8500 to claw back what I've put in but it's modded up and mapped etc.
I only wish I'd get some of it back. Then I'd consider selling and doing another.
I've prattled on too long now. Hope it helps. Good luck with the hunt.
My readers ride has most of the stuff I have laid out here if needed.
I'll end by saying that 7 grand is way too much even for 30k I'd expect brand new everything on there to even consider that kind of price.
My advice would be buy one with about 50 on it and drop a grand or two making it perfect if you want to spend that kind of money.
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