Seat Ibiza Cupra 16v
Discussion
Firstly, ill start with a little history, i owned one of these cars in 8v guise when i was 19 in 2000, i had it for 3 years before moving on to a Corrado VR6, anyway i always liked the Ibizas and recently i spotted a 16v version for sale locally in the same colour as my old one, it was cheap and i snapped it up.
However, paperwork issues and general poor condition meant i wasnt prepared to spend too much money on that particular car so i broke it up, and began looking for another one, this time being more specific
The requirements were aas follows, 16v, as little rust as possible, later car with red tiger stripe interior in Bengal Yellow
So i looked and looked but each yellow car was rough, miles away or both, then i spotted this one, not exactly what i had in mind, but beneath the awful tinted windows, lights and other chavvy modifications i seen a clean car with potential, and low miles at 77,000
So i arranged to go see the car, and after a 5 hour drive i was somewhat disapointed, the car wasnt as described in the advert, and the current owner described the exhaust as sounding "mint", when i started it up, i said, "perhaps to you it sounds mint, to me it sounds awful and will be the first thing coming off", however the bodywork was very very clean for a mk2 Ibiza, with no rust in the rear arches or the seams inside the doors, which was something positive
Anyway a deal was made and i took it home
On the trailer at Ikea in Edinburgh en route home, stopped in by for some bedroom furniture, this was the original intention of the trip, the car was mentioned after we left home
So thats it home and i have began by returning it to a presentable state for a 29 year old guy
What ive done so far
Removed window tints
Removed tinted rear lights and plinth, and replaced with standard items
Removed meguiars stickers
Removed noisy stainless exhaust and decat and replaced it with a standard cat and exhaust
Replaced the heater motor and 4 stage resistor
Still to do
Two front top mounts
Replace power steering pump (got this today)
Refit front bumper
Replace plinth reflectors with correct carbon effect ones (got these today)
Replace parcel shelf (got this today)
Refit standard airbox
Swap airbag slipring
Two punctures at the front need fixed
These are the jobs i need to get done to get it MOTd and useable, i think its probably a little too low so i intend to sort that out in time and i also plan on getting the standard wheels from the other 16v i broke up recently refurbished in the white they shoud be
Other non essential jobs are
Remove rear mudflaps (not essential)
Refit Rear Wiper (not essential)
Install standard headunit
Order new handbrake cover
Repaint rear bumper
Order GTi 16v Grille badge, GTi & 2.0 16v boot badge along with a Cupra Sport badge in chrome
Order jacking point covers
I may have been crazy buying this car but it will hopefully be back on the road MOTd and taxed by the end of the month looking a whole lot better than it does in the pictures
However, paperwork issues and general poor condition meant i wasnt prepared to spend too much money on that particular car so i broke it up, and began looking for another one, this time being more specific
The requirements were aas follows, 16v, as little rust as possible, later car with red tiger stripe interior in Bengal Yellow
So i looked and looked but each yellow car was rough, miles away or both, then i spotted this one, not exactly what i had in mind, but beneath the awful tinted windows, lights and other chavvy modifications i seen a clean car with potential, and low miles at 77,000
So i arranged to go see the car, and after a 5 hour drive i was somewhat disapointed, the car wasnt as described in the advert, and the current owner described the exhaust as sounding "mint", when i started it up, i said, "perhaps to you it sounds mint, to me it sounds awful and will be the first thing coming off", however the bodywork was very very clean for a mk2 Ibiza, with no rust in the rear arches or the seams inside the doors, which was something positive
Anyway a deal was made and i took it home
On the trailer at Ikea in Edinburgh en route home, stopped in by for some bedroom furniture, this was the original intention of the trip, the car was mentioned after we left home
So thats it home and i have began by returning it to a presentable state for a 29 year old guy
What ive done so far
Removed window tints
Removed tinted rear lights and plinth, and replaced with standard items
Removed meguiars stickers
Removed noisy stainless exhaust and decat and replaced it with a standard cat and exhaust
Replaced the heater motor and 4 stage resistor
Still to do
Two front top mounts
Replace power steering pump (got this today)
Refit front bumper
Replace plinth reflectors with correct carbon effect ones (got these today)
Replace parcel shelf (got this today)
Refit standard airbox
Swap airbag slipring
Two punctures at the front need fixed
These are the jobs i need to get done to get it MOTd and useable, i think its probably a little too low so i intend to sort that out in time and i also plan on getting the standard wheels from the other 16v i broke up recently refurbished in the white they shoud be
Other non essential jobs are
Remove rear mudflaps (not essential)
Refit Rear Wiper (not essential)
Install standard headunit
Order new handbrake cover
Repaint rear bumper
Order GTi 16v Grille badge, GTi & 2.0 16v boot badge along with a Cupra Sport badge in chrome
Order jacking point covers
I may have been crazy buying this car but it will hopefully be back on the road MOTd and taxed by the end of the month looking a whole lot better than it does in the pictures
Edited by martin mrt on Saturday 12th March 23:35
MGZRod, the car I had when I was younger was Natural copper, as was the one I just bought and broke up, you will see this yellow one going around Aberdeen soon.
They drive rather well, I think they are about as close to a modern mk2 16v Golf GTI as you can which is no bad thing, but this obviously has the benefit of the ABF 16v engine (which is a great swap into the mk2 Golf) as standard.
Power output was quoted as 150bhp, the same asthe mk3 16v Golf GTI
They drive rather well, I think they are about as close to a modern mk2 16v Golf GTI as you can which is no bad thing, but this obviously has the benefit of the ABF 16v engine (which is a great swap into the mk2 Golf) as standard.
Power output was quoted as 150bhp, the same asthe mk3 16v Golf GTI
Made some progress with the car tonight, I got both punctures fixed, fitted the replacement power steering pump, standard airbox and parcel shelf, so I'm hoping to get cracked on tomorrow doing the bumper and steering wheel slip ring or top mounts, we shall see how it goes
Pleased with how it's progressing, I have changed my mind on wheels, I am now currently on the lookout for some 17" Speedline Chronos
Pleased with how it's progressing, I have changed my mind on wheels, I am now currently on the lookout for some 17" Speedline Chronos
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