SEAT Altea Hatchback (2004 - 2015) 2.0 TDi Sport 5d DSG (2004/54) Owner Review
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Summary
What does this car say about you?
What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?
Most of them liked it because it looked sporty.
Would you buy this car again and why?
No I wouldn't. I would buy a Golf though as they are more relaiable.
What are you likely to buy next?
Probably a Honda Legend, 7 series BM or a Lexus LS...somthing like that
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Buying experience
Type of dealer you bought from?
Franchise
Did you buy this car new?
No
What price did you pay?
£11,000
When did you buy the car?
August 2007
Did you get a good deal and why?
I got a good deal I thought becuase I got decent money for my P/X and I got a TOMTOM One Europe on top of that which I thought was nice as I had only just moved to a new city.
Is there any special reason why you bought this car?
I needed a car that I thought would be reliable, Cheap to run and very good on fuel.
What was the dealer like?
Friendly, Helpful, No problems with Test Drive
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Driving it
What's it like to drive?
Its ok to drive but you need fairly decent tyres otherwise you will have problems when it is moist when you go into a corner to quickly. The car will then just go straight on even if you are turning the wheel. It is also very loud on the motorway and diesel engines arent quiet either.
What's it like to park?
It was ok to park as I had parking sensors fitted which obviously helped a lot.
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Living with it
Have you had any problems with the car?
I bought the car and within a few thousand Miles the Aircon stopped working (only the cooling). The Air vents would shut when I turned it to 17C. Cruise control worked for a while but then didnt any more. Fixed it myself thanks to a forum but it kept cutting out. Seat wanted to charge me £167 to fix it.
What's most practical about your car?
The fact the it has a decent boot and that you can store little things underneath a cover whichs is solid so you can put your day to day stuff in the boot without it getting mixed up with screwdivers, warning triangles and so on.
Favourite gadget, option or accessory?
DSG Box is the best automatic gear box I have ever had. It is sooo smooth and relly shifts the car if I need to. I also had parking sensors which helped alot.
