The last video on the Cupra; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5iReMp30LuqlIU.html

Bit of a tip for the windows here. Hold the window switch down until the window goes all the way down then press and hold whilst the window is down for 2 secs. Repeat for putting the window back up. Sometimes the door control modules forget the max and min position of the window regulator. Hope it helps

Great catch up with the Cupra really enjoy your input and time on the camera bro 👏👏👏

My drivers window switch plays up on our Mk2 VW Tiguan R Line def a vag issue. I know where you're coming from, hence why i don't own an RS yet. A nice house and family holidays etc will always come 1st. Looking foward to see this new daily. All the best.👍

When I see you putting your hands together Gary, it always reminds me of the time you got stung by a wasp 😅 Still loving the colour of your Cupra and I hope you get the warranty work done without issue

Will be interesting to see what’s coming up. I’m in a similar situation I have an RS like yours and an ST for a daily, cracking car but don’t want 2 similar, Im thinking suv something like that for daily. Good luck with it 👍

I have a 65 280 6 speed manual, cupra estate, with all the same problems you have had, front and rear DCC shocks weeping / misting, all brake discs / pads, front and rear bushings all needed replacing and just last week my window buttons stopped working too! I paid £23,000 for mine today it's worth apparently £12,000 with 40,000 miles.. I won't be selling it anytime soon, the used market for seats just isn't there, they are underrated and under appreciated. That said always fun to fly past a badge snob in thier £60,000 saloon :)

Great video some good point and detail in this 👌

I want to say Thankyou for your review I wanted one of these and we have one but one thing your helped with was making me think about buying extended warranty luckily we got it and on day one there’s a wheel bearing noise now. Cheers man Nice car we’re twins 🤣

Hi Gary, I seem to be having the same issues as you, weeping shocks and my drivers window switch is very intermittent on auto down only, if you exercise the window up and down a few times it then starts working properly, an MOT tester told me that VAG shocks are a very common issue across the board with weeping, and has seen many 3 year old first MOT VAG cars with the issue, never had these kind of issues with any of my Ford cars, just rattles!!!

I've had mine now for about 3 yrs ,same colour and also 18 plate ,had a few issues similar to you. But in general been a great car,and as you say on open road not much can keep up with it . I went Stage 1 only as I had it on my previous mk2 Cupra R and it made such a difference all round . It pulls so well in all gears ,and the DSG is so good ,although service was quite expensive but now done for 4 yrs I think . I did have the coolant pump fail ,but done under warranty. Good luck whatever you go for in p/x.

What you replacing it with? My Cupra 290 is going back in September and I really have no clue what to go for next

Sorry for my English, I have a windscreen washer leak under the car, behind the front wheels, and under the heat shield of the exhaust and only the car is rotating. can you help me please friend

Such a nice car - we really need to get our Cupras together!

Just over a year in I’ve owned my 2017 focus st now covered 40k. I’ve added the Draamscience cat back on and mapped it just shy of 300hp. No issues with it whatsoever.. just come back from the east coast it was doing 45 to 50 miles to the gallon at 65 to 70mph.. can’t fault it. Was thinking of the Leon/Cupra but glad I didn’t!

Weeping shocks should be a feature in the brochure of any vag cars.

Hey mate not sure if I’ll get a reply, I’ve been looking at this car for years and finally in the right space to get one, was wondering overall is the 290 or 300 version better is there any major differences (other then hp of course) like tune ability, insurance, fuel. Much appreciated!

Have you tried the reset function on the windows? Restoring one-touch opening and closing - The automatic open and close function will not work if the battery has been temporarily disconnected. The function can be restored as follows: - Close the window as far as it will go by lifting and holding the electric window switch. - Release the switch and then lift it again for one second. This will re-enable the automatic function. If you push (or pull) a button to the first stage, the window will open (or close) until you release the button. If you push or lift the button briefly to the second stage, the window will open (one-touch opening) or close (onetouch closing) automatically. If you operate the button while the window is opening or closing, it stops at this position.

Question- thanks for the honesty and talking through the pitfalls. I’ve been really interested in buying one. 2018 onwards model. Do you recommend the DSG version over the manual? And yes- how did it fair insurance wise????

Hello Gary that year has certainly flown by hasn’t it? I really enjoyed the two Golf GTIs I owned (especially the mk5) but they did have niggling faults, nothing major but still annoying! Realities of life at the moment mean we’re all aware of our finances too! You can still take comfort in that 5 pot sound mate. 👌🏻 Looking forward to seeing what you get next. 👍🏻

Did you notice any loss in power with the Cupra over the time you had ?

I’ve had my 280 for a year n a half now. Amongst many other things, one of my front shocks went last year, and now the other front one is weeping. Both the result of potholes unfortunately… My chain was bad shortly after I bought the car. Garage said it needed replacing with a new chain. Warranty company wouldn’t cover it cuz it hadn’t completely failed. And they said if you don’t fix it now, and let it fail, we won’t fix it then either cuz you know there’s an issue now… I paid just shy of £15,000 for mine at 80,000 miles. It’s on ~104,000 miles now. There are a lot of mk3 Cupras on AutoTrader at the moment so that doesn’t help their value. I’ve thought about selling mine too.

I'm after a cupra now and this is literally exactly what I'm looking for! Is this a black edition? Styling just looks slightly better then others iv seen.

Mate does it burn oil like the Audi?

Great video !! But I definitely know your dilemma !!

What about the bag of silicon in expansion tank?

I have the same but then 4drive ST version. Honestly the car is pretty good, but goddamn the comfort is so bad. Ive had multiple GTI’s and some different “faster” cars but this one takes the crown. On a straight good road its really amazing. But if you come into a residential or worse roads everything feels like falling apart. The suspension squeaks, pano roof cracks, doors squeak going over bumps etc. Honestly i dont know how long i can ‘ignore’ all these things since I am using it as a daily and we dont have the best roads here. My €600 fiesta has less sounds driving with it.

Is the next car going to be ford lol good car the cupra but as you say everything is going up gary

If we had shocks that were leaking under warranty we would replace them straight away. We wouldn’t wait for them to fail, that’s just stupid.

The problem with the windows switches. You have to recalibrate them. It’s not broken

You didn't clean the boot shut 👻

Get a golf gtd or 3 series diesel

I just cant trust any VAG products. They must make a fortune from parts and repairs.

The missus got into his head 😆

I’m trying to get my missus to get a Cupra

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