Dave's Ibiza Cupra mk3 *KO3s & a touch of Custom Code*

[Davem]

After selling my cammed Vts in search of turbo power i settled on a Ibiza Cupra mk3. After a month or two of searching i came across one on Autotrader with 14k on the clocks. 1 Previous owner who was a middle aged female. Fully serviced every year and full MOT on it.

Left a deposit monday and went to collect from up north today. 7 hours of driving later and i got my new car home. couldnt believe how mint condition it is in for a 7 year old car.

And one of the trip home.

Plans so far are...
6000k HID kit (ordered)
Cupra R splitter (pick up saturday)
Powder coat the alloys Black/Anthercite (booked in for next week)
10 or 15mm Spacers on rear.
Coilovers (still deciding on which ones.. leaning towards kwv2's at the moment)
Looking into strut braces all round aswell.

Then will have a look at playing with the engine. But this may have to be in the new year with how close christmas is.

 

[jamieread]

Looks mint. Especially the leather. Just 14k? will struggle to find one with mileage that low now..

and....welcome to Mk3 Cupra ownership

 

[Davem]

Thanks for the welcome.

First time driving a Ibiza.. nice to drive, handling isnt the best yet but im used to handling of a saxo which are like go karts. Hopefully i see the difference everyone talks about once spacers and coilovers are put on.

Hopefully take it on track in the new year.

 

[Reuvers]

Looks good mate.

Probably have to blow the dust out of that engine with it having run so little.

Hope no pipes are dried out completely

 

[Davem]

Fingers crossed all okay.. It had a good blast on test drive and deffinatly a good run back as was a 3 hour trip.

 

[p34ch3y]

looks well nice mate.........DE BADGE it tho but leave the cupra badge on

 

[Mat]

14k!!! wow! 2k a year. Must have been a "supermarket" car.

good find

 

[cus]

jesus! 14k, very good find!
get replacing all the boost pipes with silicone ones, and get the n249 bypass done at the same time

 

[Davem]

looks well nice mate.........DE BADGE it tho but leave the cupra badge on

Yeah plan to do that at the weekend aslong as weather is dry.

And yeah it was used as a 3rd car lol. Service every year shows the mileage and its goes up by roughly the same each year.

 

[cupra-neil]

That is a great find and very clean for the age to.

 

[cus]

how much did you pay if you dont mind me asking...

 

[Riko]

Gotta be the lowest milage cupra in the country!? In a funny kinda way it's almost a shame to start modding such an innocent, clean car!??
Fantastic find tho, don't skimp on anything keep this beasty top quality.

 

[Davem]

I had exactly the same thought Riko. As had plans to get engine work done alot sooner but driving it and such low mileage its making me think twice.

Dare say engine work will still happen though. Too slow standard.

I paid 3.9k for it =] bargain of the century

HID 6000k kit now fitted.. will post pictures up shortly ..

Wanted to get cupra R splitter and gauge holder sorted today but Seat Parts department was closed as computers were down =[

 

[cus]

absolute bargain! i'd be well pleased with that!!!

 

[Davem]

I am =]

Was up by you aswell cus. REDCAR i had to collect from.

 

[cus]

no sh*t!? i know who it was!!!
basically..i was outside a shop, and some guy randomly parked up behind me and waited for me to come out.
came up to me and said 'my wife has one of those for sale, hardly ever used.. do you know anyone who wants to buy it? said it didn't have many miles, didn't realise it only had 14k lol

 

[Davem]

haha yeah must have been same one. Seen it in autotrader and i prefered to have a blue or black one so was perfect.

Need to get a few things ordered this week before i start spending money on christmas presents lol. need car lowerd.

 

[Davem]

HID kit fitted at weekend and seat and ibiza badges removed from boot.

Really pleased with the HID kit. £60 off ebay from a London Seller. Was a Philips HID kit with slim ballasts.
6000k. Just right.. not too blue.

quick pic of the mileage by time i got it home.

Now the hid's fitted

 

[rye#1]

thats one of a kind with that milage

 

[Ibiza125]

Wow I'm impressed you found that!! What a buy! Hope there's a silver one knockin about when I come to buy a Cupra..!