Interesting opinions
I'd say drive the Leon Cupra 225 and see what you think first. When I had my Civic Type R (EP3) we went and test drove a Cupra 225 for the missus (this was back when the EP3 was new and the Cupra 225 was just released).
We drove the Cupra 225 as we had tried a standard Cupra and it was pants.
The 225 felt boring too - big, heavy and like a boat. Power was not impressive either. Neither I or the missus liked it at all and it felt rubbish coming from the Civic.
We tired all the ususal hot hatches and in my opinion, at that time, nothing could touch the EP3 and we were at pains to part with cash for a 2nd car that wasn't going to meet our expectations. We ended up test driving a brand new Scooby - Pro Drive monster - which was good and we would have bought that if insurance hadn't being madness for it.
As things turned out - we had more kids and bought a people carrier instead in the end !!
I recently bought an old EP3 type R again and am 'doing it up' still puts a smile on my face and all this talk or no torque is nonsense in the real world when driving the car. The engine is an absolute joy.
04-07-2012
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