Help! Buying a new car

[Smee]

I'm using my mates account and need some help on buying my new car. I'm after the Ibiza Mk 3 Cupra 1.8 t........

Now i have found a few and think there sweet.. example...

http://www.tkmotorsales.co.uk/84940/stocklist.htm

But i have just checked on parkers and realised that there is a cupra r. I'm after the 180bhp, is this the right one or not?

Whats the mechanical diffference between the 150bhp and the 180bhp?

Basically i want the 180 so that i can go for a stage 2 re-map with laguna intercooler.

Cheers for your help, Stu.

 

[pdcupra]

if your going for stage 2 etc, dont bother with a cupra R, no mechanical difference at all, just different maps, so save your money and just get a cupra. That one you showed has been looked at by someone on here, and iirc it was a dog. Do a search on anything you want to know, there is hundreds of threads on nearly every topic!

 

[acidstrato]

theres nothing mechanically different between the 156bhp cupra and the 180bhp cupra R, exactly the same engine. different ECU map. both will tune to the same and both could run stage 2 software.

search for the differences between the 2 models, but the engines are identical

 

[Smee]

Good stuff, thats exactly what i wanted to hear. Anybody know of any for sale in that price range, That are in good condition?

Cheers

 

[Cuprajoe]

Piston-heads has a decent selection, this is one of the best places to get one, check the for sale section, general rule of thumb is cars that belong to enthusiasts are usually better looked after