Seat Altea 1.9tdi Stylance

When you think of all the great car producing countries around the world you automatically think of the USA, Japan, Germany & that once great car producing country, the UK. Spain is not one you think much of but in actual fact both Nissan & Ford produce cars in Spain & the country has been producing its own cars since 1953, namely Seat (pronounce it See-at). Early Seat models were made under license from Fiat in Italy but it helped to kick start their motor industry, Seat vehicles were only sold in Spain. It wasn't until the mid 1980s that Seat took the brave step to produce a model of its own, the Ibiza. This 'supermini' was ...  Read the complete review

SEAT ALTEA STYLANCE 1.9TDI-COULD BE GOOD,BUT..................... I've been running my Altea for 2 years now,and have covered 70,000 mostly trouble free miles.I decided to buy one to replace my Renault Megane 19 DCI coupe,which although fast and sexy,was not practical enough for my new family.I chose Lunar Grey metallic,and ordered an electric sunroof,a steal at £310. On taking delivery of the Altea,i was shocked when i started it up.The engine was SO NOISY.I had a Golf TDi once,which had the same powerplant,but VW fitted much better sound insulation.Driving the car,i also noticed road noise was excessive,compared to most other cars. The ...  Read the complete review