[Closed] New car time Leon Estate 1.4tsi Real world mpg? Anything to know or look out fir

I think that is a very common engine across the vag group so should have lots of people with experience with it.

In the same car, I get ~45mpg in winter, ~50 in summer.
This doesn't actually vary much depending on journey type for me (typically hilly 13mile commute, mix of traffic and open road, or longer mixed country and motorway journeys), but I can get 55 on a long motorway journey if going steady.

p.s, with bikes on the roof, I'm lucky to get 40MPG.
Oh and that's the ACT version with cylinder deactivation.

I had one in a Polo Blue GT DSG. Long term average of 45mpg (13,000 miles), with 50mpg on a long run and 32mpg on a spirited country drive.

p.s. mine's manual, not DSG

The Spanish 1.4T petrol is not VAG's best engine for long term reliability; the German built 1.6 or Czech 1.2 are better bets for the long term user. Fine if you're only likely to keep it 2-3 years at that age/mileage.

i'll echo the economy dropping drastically with bike on roof. however when i have put it in the car, its obviously spacious enough and the level or dropped away floor is handy. with tinted rear windows and couple a black throws over the bike its very hard to tell theres actually a bike in there. if you want to leave it inside for a period of time.

(Can't help with fuel though as I have a 65 plate Leon ST Ecomotive, the 1.6 euro6 diesel. totlally tax free, get pushing 60 mpg with regular spirited motorway driving on my 20 mile commute)

The in car blueooth stype stuff is decent. i've driven the '18 petrol version (1.0?) though when mine was being serviced. quieter, sluggish and the in car stuff although the same with a big screen actualy seemed a bit worse due to the screen being a bit crap.

We hired one of these in France and rally liked it; a great mid-sized estate.

I've got the SC (That's the 3 door version) 1.4l ACT version. I can average 50 on a long trek if I'm careful. It's tricky though, since it's a deceptively grunty little car and reacts very happily to being driven hard.

Golf Tsi here about 45 on motorways and about 45 urban. Not sure why that is.

I’ve a 5dr FR, average 40-50mpg depending on the type of journey. I commute in and out of a city centre and don’t find it too bad fuel wise. Mine’s a DSG too.

It’s a decent car overall. As mentioned above, it feels quite eager and has decent torque.

I get similar economy from the 1.8 so that engine might be worth a look also. Plus it's fairly potent.

I've had a 2L TDI (148) since October 2016. I've done 30,000 miles on it so far, no issues so far. DPF light has been on a few times but that's as it was doing a succession of 1-2 mile runs. It's done Bike Park Wales twice from Glasgow with between 2 and 4 bikes and 1-3 passengers and still averages 55mpg over the 800odd miles..

If buying again the only reason I'd consider the 184 FR (not the 148) is the better rear suspension, when you push it over the rougher roads it can skip a bit. I haven't driven one though so can't say if its worth the extra.

I paid about £13k for mine at 11 months old and 8,500 miles I think.

Leon FR 1.4 ecoTSI and getting ~45 mpg. That's a 20 mile A road and motorway journey in the morning on generally clear roads then a 16 mile stop/start A road journey back home. (I have different routes for morning and evening)

I have the Leon ST FR with the 184ps diesel, manual. I get around 48-52mpg depending on journey type. Can also confirm that bikes on the roof take 10-15% off the range.

I've got an Octavia estate ordered (company car) with the new 1.5tsi engine with DSG. I'm hoping for mid 40's at best.

Can get a new one for £13500 with the 1.5 engine if your not fussy about getting a FR form drive the deal

The Spanish 1.4T petrol is not VAG’s best engine for long term reliability; the German built 1.6 or Czech 1.2 are better bets for the long term user. Fine if you’re only likely to keep it 2-3 years at that age/mileage.

I think the current generation 1.4 TSI (the belt driven version, not the older chain drive) are all produced in the Czech Republic.

The chain (and to lesser extent high EGT) were the main problems with the old design. The new unit is far better engine.

I had one in a 2016 Golf (125 Ps, I think). It was great. A combined 35 mpg without trying and 50 mpg on the motorway.

Subdued supernova new one for 13500 bevery interested, where from at that price

Mrs B has a 2016 Octavia with the 1.4tsi and gets about 47mpg at this time of year, and more like 54mpg in summer - that’s on a steady 60mph A road commute. We’ve been really impressed with the engine - pulls from low revs and feels pretty brisk for a 1.4. You might be in luck with a 64 plate and be on the £30 a year road tax.

We test drove a Leon estate 1.4 with ACT and preferred the look of the car to the Octavia, but it had an electrical gremlin with the parking sensors, and the dealer bullsh**ed us about it, so we just walked. (local Seat dealer doesn’t have a stellar reputation, so it pushed us towards Skoda).

I "had" a 1.8 for a month, nice car but...

had an electrical gremlin with the parking sensors, and the dealer bullsh**ed us about it,

Only the gremlin was the GPS. Dealer BS also, ended up threatening them with court action and I rejected it and got all my money back. Nice car though, and I don't think it's endemic to the model, just issues with the particular dealer and to some extent Seat UK's mandated "repair" procedures.

Karnali - drive the deal

Hmm..that’s interesting IA.

Sounds like you had a lucky escape - Good to hear you fought them and got your money back.

I guess this illustrates how important it is to try all the electrical features on the car at the point of sale.

try all the electrical features on the car at the point of sale

"And if you'd just like to enter your PIN.."
"Hang on..... can I have the car keys again?"