On the road again ; The Seat Leon test drive continues, as Matt Joy sends the trusty car off for its well-deserved first service

Tough love is the best way to describe how this Seat Leon FR TDIhas been treated in the past month. Its abilities have not waned orsuffered as the months have rolled by and it is just as appealing,if not more so, than the first day I took it home, but the sheerdiversity of weather and the hefty amount of ground it has had tocover has meant it clearly felt a bit sorry for itself. So do I. Thescariest part is that the Leon has been clocking up about 2,500miles a month - that's more than twice the average. Scary becauseit's hard to remember where all those miles have gone, but more sobecause the Leon clearly does a fine job of massaging those milesaway and avoids you …