Leon Cupra 180bhp. Fast but flawed.

I've had my Cupra for just over two years. It had 3 previous owners with a full service history.
I was attracted to the Leon because it looked better and was less common than the Golfs I'ld been looking at. It was also much better value.
The Cupra is a bargain when it comes to performance. It's quicker and cheaper than a Golf GTi which only has 150 bhp. Even though it shares most of the Golf's running gear, it's a sharper drive.
The engine is one of VW's best. Smooth, powerful with and a nice, muted, 'warble'.
The ride is fine for a performance hatch. The suspension is quite firm but the trade of is flat, composed cornering.
Being a 2002 model, it doesn't have ESP but does have traction control. It also has sports seats, climate control, a 6 disc changer, electric windows all round, front and side airbags, etc.
It's not the most spacious car but it's fine for my needs.
The interior is lifted from the an Audi A3 of that era and looks ok. The facelift models had white dials and silver trim which gives it a more sporty appearance. They also gained a bodykit, colour coding all round and bigger wheels which gave it a more menacing appearance and helped differentiate it from the lesser models.
The economy is ok for the type of car. If drven with restarint i can get around 28 mpg in town driving. Use your right foot and that goes down.
My biggest complaint is the build quality. The interior creaks and rattles from everwhere! Having had a look at a few forums this is not uncommon. My Leon also suffers from the interior windows misting up. Again, another common problem. I've also had the wipers stop working, the remote key fob needing replaced, new front shocks, new front coil springs, an ew turbo pipe, the electric mirrors stopped working, the engine management light come on which showed the throttle body needed replacing. I had this cleaned the light went of only to come back on. The car drives fine so I've not bothered investigating it further.
All these problems have taken the shine of what is otherwise a very good car and is why i wouldn't recommend it.
I'll be buying Japanese when I come to replace it!