RE: SOTW: SEAT Ibiza Cupra Sport
Discussion
ArnageWRC said:
Ah, I had a black one from new in 1998 - and had it for 10 years. Smashing little car, and great value for money!! The turning point for Seat??
I think that is a fair comment, the CUPRA designation is certainly something that turned Seat into a trendy brand and the low cost meant that you could buy the Cupra 2.0 16v model for the same as what other people were splashing out on 1.6 saxos!EarlOfHazard said:
Cupramax said:
EarlOfHazard said:
My dad had one back in 2001, I (as an 18 year old back then), loved driving it - not that I was allowed to that often 
You drove a car when your dad was 18??? 
YAY! Finally a SOTW that I've owned! In fact I've owned 3!
Got a massive soft spot for these, I've owned two 8 valves and a 16 valver. The 8 valves are 115bhp and are actually quite nice to drive, a lovely smooth engine with enough grunt to see off things like BMW 318's and Merc 180's. The 16v is a mental thing, VERY rare thing these days, mine was a GTI rather than a Cupra so had a sunroof, aircon, passenger airbag etc in place of the leather seats.
Good cars either way, very reliable and robust machines. Oh and that kiwi green is a bloody awful colour, best off having it in black, looks much nicer.
Having finished writing this I do quite miss my old 16v, had lots of fun terrorizing the people who underestimated it
Got a massive soft spot for these, I've owned two 8 valves and a 16 valver. The 8 valves are 115bhp and are actually quite nice to drive, a lovely smooth engine with enough grunt to see off things like BMW 318's and Merc 180's. The 16v is a mental thing, VERY rare thing these days, mine was a GTI rather than a Cupra so had a sunroof, aircon, passenger airbag etc in place of the leather seats.
Good cars either way, very reliable and robust machines. Oh and that kiwi green is a bloody awful colour, best off having it in black, looks much nicer.
Having finished writing this I do quite miss my old 16v, had lots of fun terrorizing the people who underestimated it
CAR magazine were fans back in the day. Did James Ruppert run as a long term test car? In a comparison test did quite well in a test against the Alfa 145 1.8 TS and Rover 200 vi.
They said that the reason they could get the 2 litre in there came about via the choice to use a Golf windscreen which meant a proportionally sized bonnet which gave sufficient room.
It's dated? I am not sure I'd agree. It's a Giugiaro design and looks very clean and functional to me, I can't say details that date leap out to me. The facelift hardly improved on the looks. If you'd said it about the previous Ibiza, which to my eyes had echos of the Mk1 Golf I'd possibly agree, but perhaps that could look less dated without those multispoke wheels the upper spec. ones had.
I quite like this SOTW. I'm not sure about the price.
They said that the reason they could get the 2 litre in there came about via the choice to use a Golf windscreen which meant a proportionally sized bonnet which gave sufficient room.
It's dated? I am not sure I'd agree. It's a Giugiaro design and looks very clean and functional to me, I can't say details that date leap out to me. The facelift hardly improved on the looks. If you'd said it about the previous Ibiza, which to my eyes had echos of the Mk1 Golf I'd possibly agree, but perhaps that could look less dated without those multispoke wheels the upper spec. ones had.
I quite like this SOTW. I'm not sure about the price.
Edited by carinaman on Friday 20th July 14:21
With a mild adjustment in the price, surely a value-for-money way of getting a car that won't embarrass itself at the (soon to be closed?) 'Ring (notwithstanding stripping the interior, proper seats n belts, uprated suspension and brakes.....)???
Owned one a few years back and felt it was a smaller more agile version of a Golf. Or Polo..
Owned one a few years back and felt it was a smaller more agile version of a Golf. Or Polo..
Oh and for the money this one is a better bet, looks in far nicer condition (baring the rear bumper crack) and in a far more desirable colour.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Now-1-year-mot-Seat-Ibiz...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Now-1-year-mot-Seat-Ibiz...
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