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My local dealer went bust in Basingstoke, so I have just ordered a new 2018 Polo GTi. Bye for now. Tony

I really like the FR SC suspension. It's firm, but the road handling is excellent. Tony

The reverse light is useless. I am going to try putting the hazards on tonight. Tony Tried that, not much help.

And it's virtually useless too. My Wife's Fabia has a great reverse light. Tony

Oh, thank goodness, they are still doing the 1.8 petrol DSG. I was looking on the phone website and could only find the 1.4 engine. Tony

What; nothing between 150 b.h.p. and 290 b.h.p. A disaster, I shall not be trading in my 1.8 petrol for another Seat; the Cupra is too expensive. May have to be a Golf or buy from the Far East, what a pity. Tony

The only setting on a non Auto LED Lights Leon where the panel lights stay on is headlights on. Tony

That's because I don't have auto lights and it happens when I don't have the lights on. So I now drive with the lights on permanently, throughout the year. Tony

SEAT's answer to my original complaint was that the panel lights dim to remind you to switch on your headlights and was a safety feature. I asked them 'what is safer both hands on the wheel or one hand on the wheel and one on the light switch and in high summer too'. They could not answer...

Don't put Rain X on the windscreen, you will have very poor vision at night in the rain; it smears badly. Great for side windows and mirrors and even better on shower cubicles. Tony

City Motor Holdings are now in receivership. That means no Seat, Skoda, Ford, Citroen, Peugeot, Honda dealers in Basingstoke. Nearest Seat dealer is 13 miles away, so no more pick up and return. I am hopeful that someone will buy it. Tony

Hi, Car called in for a Lamda Sensor change under a 'campaign'. Any others had the same? Tony

I found a setting deep in the menu which enables the panel lights to be dimmed and I generally drive around with the headlights full on to avoid the distraction of losing the dash lighting when a sparrow flies over the car! Tony

I recon ECO mode is dangerous, because you think you are driving a Leon SC 1.8 DSG and in fact you have the performance of a 2CV i.e. 0-60 mph eventually. Very easy to be lured into a dangerous situation on roundabouts and junctions. Tony

I did two identical journeys over two days. First as I usually drive, a mixture of Sport and Normal, returning 35.5 mpg. Second all in ECO, returning 35.4 mpg. Mixture of dual carriageway and urban about 15 miles. So ECO mode is useless and probably only used when testing on the rolling road...

Let your bank manager decide!

Will it be cheaper than the nice Skoda Yeti?

The previous comment 'not connected' is not entirely valid, as you can take complete control of DSG box by gearlever or paddle's and make much quicer and smoother gearchanges. Than manual of course.

There must be a little bit of technology I have not quite mastered after 6 months. The head unit was on and I thought I had pressed the left hand round knob. But heh, it's working again. Tony

This morning it came on OK, so I disabled 'Show clock on standby'. BTW I did nothing to turn it off. I searched the manual and could find nothing on how to turn Multi Function Screen on and off: how did you do it? Tony