Ibiza PD130 daily!

[chrismc1977]

This must be my best motoring bargain ever. 6spd PD130 TDi sport

Bought from a friend of a friend for a whole £150



150k miles- still does 55mpg.

Will need rear tyres & front ARB D-bushes for MOT but it’s otherwise solid.

Will look very presentable after a clean up. Going to do some invest for any boost leaks & then treat it to a cheap generic remap for 165hp/280lbs/ft. Great fun on a budget!

Already ordered some less scabby centre caps, gear gaiter, front mudflaps & fog light surround for buttons.

New Painted pax wing to follow (previous repair has rusted). It’ll never be a minter, but a few fettles will have it looking very tidy....

[England87]

Great car for the money, I had a leon PD150 many years ago, loved that car.

[TonyMac]

Cheap car that, you've done well.

[MOBB]

Still my favourite Diesel engine, feels like 600bhp for a split second :-)

[chrismc1977]

As well as a general tidy up il be cleaning the EGR valve. To the best of my knowledge never cleaned in its life.

They can get mega-bunged up over time!

[chrismc1977]

Remap file purchased for the princely sum of £40 complete with EGR delete.

Should push the HP figure north of the purchase figure, a bit more shove for overtaking but still perfectly frugal for a work daily!

[SturdyHSV]

chrismc1977 said:

Should push the HP figure north of the purchase figure

Oh now that's a bloody good metric

[anonymous-user]

Had one just like this and even took it on track. They are good, enjoy!

[Evanivitch]

Also worth checking the wiring harness for the injectors is not under the rocker cover, tends to break apart over time. Was an issue on PD100.

[Hub]

MOBB said:

Still my favourite Diesel engine, feels like 600bhp for a split second :-)

Yeah, 2nd gear 20-40mph!

Great engines - loved my little Fabia VRS, and this is the same and maybe a bit lighter and less refined if I recall.

[Over over under steer]

Had one of these 10 years ago. Least reliable car I've ever had, but think I must have just been unlucky as they're known to be very strong.

It had so much torque though it was hilarious, and ferried me from East Sussex to York University regularly whilst returning great fuel consumption.

For £150 can't go wrong.

[chrismc1977]

Thanks all!

Yes for £150 & with a known history I figured I couldn’t go far wrong.

Loads of torque, not a lot of weight & cheap/easy to maintain.

Dad had one of the very first mk1 110Tdi Leon’s in the country & that did 190k easily. Solid, frugal & Surprisingly decent to drive- thus couldn’t really say no!

[willmagrath]

I had a fabia vrs pd130. That engine is amazing, the way it accelerates from 20-60 Is mad for what it actually is!

Enjoy

[Deathmole]

SturdyHSV said:

chrismc1977 said:

Should push the HP figure north of the purchase figure

Oh now that's a bloody good metric

Best one I've heard of

Top shedding! You simply cannot** go wrong at that sorta price.




**hopefully

Edited by Deathmole on Tuesday 18th August 19:15

[clowesy]

Great purchase! I had one of these as my first car. It was a bit of a dog in all honesty, but it was the fastest thing I could insure. To a 17/18 year old me it felt like the fastest thing on the road and I loved it. Enjoy!

[chrismc1977]

This one won’t win any concours for sure- but being honest it really isn’t too bad to look at. Just needs a bit of TLC

NSF wing needs replacing (previous repair has rusted) and a crease in the pax door il see if I can get straightened but otherwise very straight.

Alloys have seen better days but still acceptable!

I’ve also splashed out on some new interior mats, a replacement cup holder, Haynes manual, headlight polishing kit & a Bluetooth adapter for the OEM cd stereo.

Il get a litre of brake fluid, adjust the handbrake properly & treat it to a bleed and then it’ll be good to go!

These VAG TDi’s are incredibly hardy of course- I went on a work trip to Athens last year & the city centre was FULL of yellow Octavia TDi taxi’s. One cab I jumped in had 650k miles on it & was still running perfectly well!!

Il avoid any launches & over stressing the clutch & flywheel & it should prove solid & dependable

[ChocolateFrog]

Remember really wanting one of these when I was at uni and they were new.

Great combination of performance, economy and most importantly it was insurable without rinsing your whole student loan.

[chrismc1977]

I have a little stash of bits ready to fit now:

Drinks holder, Bluetooth receiver for the stock Alana headunit, a fog light surround, new mats, gear gaiter & an 02M gearbox shim kit. (Previous owner reported some 1st gear transmission whine)...

Passenger wing left to source- can get them new off eBay painted for £95- I’m just unsure about colour match- but then on a daily beater I guess it’s not too important!

[scottos]

I had an 'FR' PD130 one of these when i was 19 (i actually had a petrol cupra and another diesel FR after it too!), it was excellent for a 19 year old lad to have such a quick car, felt like a rocket ship back then! Trains often wish they pulled like a mapped PD130

[Jimmy No Hands]

Looks great value. My PD115 pulls so incredibly well in first and second I can only assume it's had some sort of map. Sounds rather daft waxing lyrical about a 1.9 turbo diesel but they are so surprisingly sprightly. I'll confess to some slip road antics, fantastic fun seeing a modern rep mobile wringing its neck to try and keep up. Obviously that steam runs out rather quickly.

Keep it serviced, it'll top 200k without a doubt. And beyond, probably.