After nearly 5 years on the forum and having had 2 SEATs, I thought it was time I had a thread. Not done too much to the car so far in the 3 years I've had it, apart from minor cosmetic things.
I did have a 2.0 Sport Ibiza from July 2004 to June 2006, but it was costing me a fortune in fuel as I drive to most of the BTCC events in the UK every year, along with other trips down South to do other things. One night me and a mate went a drive and happened to go past W.Livingstone Ltd where they had this pre-reg 06 plate pre-facelifted FR TDi parked out front....
Immediately said I wanted it and went up the next day with my old man and eventually thrashed out a deal, losing a fair chunk of money on the 2.0 Sport, but I was glad to get rid of it and get something more economical and quicker!
This was when I got it home:
Within the first week I'd done 600 miles, going to the Borders and the East coast, the West coast and Perthshire, as well as washing it twice, very proud of my shiny red car.
Next month was it's first trip to a BTCC event at Croft, where I had a week at work and a return journey to there and back on almost a full tank! Unheard of in the petrol car.
Didn't really do much with the car for the first year, just plenty of driving, with 20,000 miles covered after a year from doing the BTCC and just out seeing the sights in Scotland.
September 07 saw my first SCN meet and that's where ideas got put into my head!
After the usual filthy winter....
The first external mod was fitting a Polo rear wiper
After some trimming of the cap and also the arm, it eventually fitted and was a big improvement on the useless original item, which was also not very good to look at.
Spring of 2008 and disaster struck on one of my trips. Only 15 minutes from my destination, I heard a crack. This appeared on the windscreen by the next morning when I had a chance to look at it in the daylight.
So £70 windscreen excess paid and it was replaced within 5 days.
I did have a 2.0 Sport Ibiza from July 2004 to June 2006, but it was costing me a fortune in fuel as I drive to most of the BTCC events in the UK every year, along with other trips down South to do other things. One night me and a mate went a drive and happened to go past W.Livingstone Ltd where they had this pre-reg 06 plate pre-facelifted FR TDi parked out front....
Immediately said I wanted it and went up the next day with my old man and eventually thrashed out a deal, losing a fair chunk of money on the 2.0 Sport, but I was glad to get rid of it and get something more economical and quicker!
This was when I got it home:
Within the first week I'd done 600 miles, going to the Borders and the East coast, the West coast and Perthshire, as well as washing it twice, very proud of my shiny red car.
Next month was it's first trip to a BTCC event at Croft, where I had a week at work and a return journey to there and back on almost a full tank! Unheard of in the petrol car.
Didn't really do much with the car for the first year, just plenty of driving, with 20,000 miles covered after a year from doing the BTCC and just out seeing the sights in Scotland.
September 07 saw my first SCN meet and that's where ideas got put into my head!
After the usual filthy winter....
The first external mod was fitting a Polo rear wiper
After some trimming of the cap and also the arm, it eventually fitted and was a big improvement on the useless original item, which was also not very good to look at.
Spring of 2008 and disaster struck on one of my trips. Only 15 minutes from my destination, I heard a crack. This appeared on the windscreen by the next morning when I had a chance to look at it in the daylight.
So £70 windscreen excess paid and it was replaced within 5 days.
