Seat Leon FR or Ford Focus ST3

bengalknights

Personally id go with the leon as its cheaper and has slight more kit as standard

mcpitman

And at the danger of answering the OP's question.... Focus.

No other reaon than I prefer the look of it and had a Seat on hire once and was less than impressed with build quality (rattles whilst driving), interior plastics etc all things that matter when you spend a lot of time in the car.

motorguy

gilberto wrote: »

If you had bothered to read my initial post, you'll know that I simple stated a fact saying the 340i is far superior than the cars the OP mentioned - I didn't actually recommend the 340i to the OP unlike you.

As its a totally irrelevant fact, why bring it up at all?

Moto2

Thanks all (mostly )

It has to be a diesel, & given my budget, probably with a price tag of around 25K

The lease company has a deal on a A200 Merc they want me to look at when I get home.

Tothepoint.

Moto2 wrote: »

Thanks all (mostly )

It has to be a diesel, & given my budget, probably with a price tag of around 25K

The lease company has a deal on a A200 Merc they want me to look at when I get home.

Gilberto will be able to advise on that he bought an AMG one.

mcpitman

Moto2 wrote: »

Thanks all (mostly )

It has to be a diesel, & given my budget, probably with a price tag of around 25K

The lease company has a deal on a A200 Merc they want me to look at when I get home.

Lad at work has just changed from a Seat to one of these and seems reasonably impressed.

k3lvc

Moto2 wrote: »

Thanks all (mostly )

It has to be a diesel, & given my budget, probably with a price tag of around 25K

The lease company has a deal on a A200 Merc they want me to look at when I get home.

I stayed away from suggesting that given the BMW/Volvo were too expensive


Couple of wildcards from my similar experiences


Mazda 3 (good engine/spec but when I looked 3 yrs ago there was no auto option in diesel)


Citroen DS5 - sizewise mid way between your choices and Passat and not as sporty but a good, well equipped performer with hybrid

neilmcl

Moto2 wrote: »

Thanks all (mostly )

It has to be a diesel, & given my budget, probably with a price tag of around 25K

The lease company has a deal on a A200 Merc they want me to look at when I get home.

In which case, definitely take one for a test drive. I tried one myself when I was looking but ended up going back to the 120d M Sport xDrive, also should be within budget.

Tothepoint.

gilberto wrote: »

No a fan of the A class, B class or the CLA/GLA. They are all based on the FWD A class chassis and are all essentially overpriced tarted up eco-boxes. I once had a B class diesel auto AMG trim as a hire car for a few days. It was decent and the interior was also okay but for the price I don't think it's worth it. It doesn't compare to the C or E class obviously but for the price you get a lot more car for the money with the latter two.

Have you forgotten the one you bought on eBay?

I bet beenthroughitall hasn't.

Herzlos

Please stop.
BeenThroughItAll genuinely has owned those cars, but doesn't feel the need to bring them up all the time.