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What a good idea! I'm in two minds about bringing a full size wheel with me due to the extra weight but I've been thinking of buying some nicer wheels anyway so maybe could do something like this with the original wheel.

I could source a full size Steelie for the arona as that's got a full depth wheel well but the Leon doesn't. Has to be a space saver. A little odd but I guess it's because of the different suspension on the 1.8.

My FIL had a puncture in his Arona last week after some random nice chap :mad: had left a vaping cannister in the road and it when straight through his tyre leaving a 3cm ish wide tear in the tread and was rattling around inside. And after myself getting a puncture last year in my leon which the...

We recently moved to northern Ireland and are moving into the east coast area of Antrim. I am now imminently in need of somewhere to get a 12 month service done (1.8 FR). Any good recommendations for specialists. Many thanks.

Hi i thought i'd try the ESC sport mode over the weekend to see if turning off the traction control made much (if any) difference and i noticed that on a particular roundabout i got a little tyre squeal and the subtle but noticeable 'line tightening' of the default setting XDS didn't seem to be...

I'm on the 17's too (our roads are just too **** for rubber bands :no:). Yep i think it will be back to the comfort setting of 36.

Had new tyres fitted last week (Toyo T1r's 94Y XL) to the front and i was checking the tyre pressure. Under the filler cap it says 2.7 bar or 39 Psi for the fronts which surprised me a bit so tried that and on the motorway the steering felt disconcertingly light and OK in sport. So i dropped...

Got rid of all the dirt and replaced it with two layers of wax... shiny. But noticed more bloody scratches and chips, the paint seems to be made from Swiss cheese.

If the top mounts been changed that could probably account for a change in castor. Unless of course someone who's actually had their struts off can correct me there to see if there's room for adjustment on the mount. Was a four wheel laser alignment done after changing those parts to check...

If the steering feels heavier there's a not unreasonable chance the castor angle has been knocked out (increased) by hitting the kerb. This would likely be either a bent ball joint or track rod end or less likely a twisted wishbone. If you can get a tape/ruler/micrometer get under the car and...

Yep I'm the same here give it a wash and the following day is covered in pollen and dust!

That's a great reply thanks for the insight. I usually rinse the car with a hose first then with a microfiber noodle duster thingy wash the car with shampoo and wax presently being liberal with water solution application and never use it on the wheels too. (they're washed separately). But i...

I've recently picked up a MK3 Leon fr in moonshine black or midnight black whatever it is (paint code LY9T anyway) and I'm loving it but I've noticed the paint seems easily scratchable. Within a week of having the car we did a roadtrip to Scotland and a stone or a peice of asphalt has lightly...

I don't think my 1.8 has this?! :think::thumbup:

Right trigger pulled. I am now the owner of 1.8 Fr in Black. Although i was surprisingly sad to see my MK2 go.

Thanks for the advice guys. I went to see a 1.8 today and it was much better. So much so i put a deposit down.

Yep all have been 150, its only one of them that seemed noticeably more responsive when driving down a country lane, i'm sure i was in sport then too. But back on the dual carriageway its didn't seem to have the same liveliness as a few minutes earlier. Didnt see the ACT thing flash up either.

Yeah there is that but then i could also be really paranoid and go what if i get that coolant leak thingy, what if the chain tensioner lets go, what if it drinks a bit of oil (of course i'd learn that last one pretty quickly). Briskoda has a whole page with a worrying long list of people who's...

Thank you for your replies so far. I'd sooner go for the 1.8 if i can be comfortable that those main niggles are negligible. I've test driven a few 1.4's now and found them to be a real mixed bag in performance. Most of them have had pretty poor throttle response except one which weirdly felt...

Returning here after a while sorry if this is the wrong place but i currently have a 2008 leon fr TFSI 2.0 and i like it but the time has come to move up to a mk3. I'm getting really stuck on engine choice though i've heard that the 1.4 in this 2014 model year onwards is pretty good, doesn't...