Well, I've been a member on here for a few years down to my Leon K1 ownership (which TBH the wife drives more than me!) but I have only been part of the Ibiza fold for about 3 weeks now, so thought I'd better introduce myself in the Ibiza Mk 4 section...
I had a Skoda Fabia VRs TDi a couple of years ago and it was a great car, albeit not much of a looker, so I sold it for a Nissan 350z which looked nice, but was a **** car, and nothing but trouble!
Anyway, after a brief encounter with a Smart Brabus Roadster Coupe (really good fun, but hard work to live with), I have decided to try a 'sexier' version of the Fabia Vrs, in the form of a 57 plate Ibiza Cupra Tdi.
I bought it from a member on here, but technically he only really joined up to get some advice on selling it.
It's in very good nick with FSH, the only downsides are the cam belt need doing (just clicked over 65k miles) and most of the alloys had some signs of kerbing. This was factored into the price though and I happily payed £5500 for it.
I drove it all the way from Watford to Helensburgh (near Glasgow) and it didn't miss a beat. It kind of feels in standard form like a Fabia VRs with a stage 1 remap, which is what I would have expected.
Anyway, its totally standard apart from a nice Alpine head unit. This weekend however, I have been busy getting it to a perfect mechanical standard, and tidying a few little bits up - i.e. a few little exterior and lighting mods. I'm no boy racer, but I do like a few tasteful features to tidy things up.
So far then, looking after the mechanicals, I have done...
Engine Flushed,
Oil + Filter changed,
Air filter, Fuel filter and Pollen Filter changed,
MAF removed and cleaned,
EGR cleaned,
Coolant drained and changed,
Timing belt, tensioners + water pump changed,
Dose of Reddex in the fuel tank,
All fluids topped up.
And cosmetically, I have done the following...
55w 6000k HID lights fitted (really impressed with these)
LED number plate lights fitted (best £5 you can spend IMO)
LCR Front splitter fitted
Replacement driver side fog lamp fitted (lens was smashed) and both fog lamp bulbs changed to 100w ultra white bulbs.
Honeycomb upper grills fitted
So anyway, it's now feeling really smooth, and more importantly I know its all been serviced to a really high standard and its in good health ready for a remap when I'm ready, hopefully some time in the new year.
Overall, I really like this car. I think after a few weeks you either bond with a car or you don't. I have a good feeling about this one though. We have had our Leon Cupra for 3 years now and it has been the most reliable car I have ever owned, even tuned to 320+ bhp for most of our ownership. It's still great to drive and feels solid, so hopefully the Ibiza will be similar.
Future plans include, in no particular order...
Some uprated speakers, possibly a compact active sub. (I'm a bit disappointed with the standard audio TBH)
Darkside intercooler (as mine has a tiny leak), and possibly some uprated hard boost pipes.
Stage 1 remap, and possibly a uprated clutch and flywheel to go with it, if it slips LOL!
Wheel refurb in a darker colour, but not black.
Some white LED sidelights that actually fit as I've ordered 2 different sets now and neither do!
Anyway, enough of my drunken xmas rambling on, here's some pics...
My old fabia Vrs which inspired me to get a Ibiza Cupra TDi...
The 350Z I replaced it with - Not a good car at all IMO, but did look nice!
That was replaced with this...
And this is our other SEAT...
So my Ibiza started out like this when I bought it...
And now, I don't have any decent pics because I haven't had a decent car cleaning day since I have owned it, however you get the gist of the bits I've done. Better pics to follow when the weather permits...
Rear white LED's -
honeycomb upper grills and LCR splitter -
Whiter than white 6k hids -
Plenty more to come, I promise!
I had a Skoda Fabia VRs TDi a couple of years ago and it was a great car, albeit not much of a looker, so I sold it for a Nissan 350z which looked nice, but was a **** car, and nothing but trouble!
Anyway, after a brief encounter with a Smart Brabus Roadster Coupe (really good fun, but hard work to live with), I have decided to try a 'sexier' version of the Fabia Vrs, in the form of a 57 plate Ibiza Cupra Tdi.
I bought it from a member on here, but technically he only really joined up to get some advice on selling it.
It's in very good nick with FSH, the only downsides are the cam belt need doing (just clicked over 65k miles) and most of the alloys had some signs of kerbing. This was factored into the price though and I happily payed £5500 for it.
I drove it all the way from Watford to Helensburgh (near Glasgow) and it didn't miss a beat. It kind of feels in standard form like a Fabia VRs with a stage 1 remap, which is what I would have expected.
Anyway, its totally standard apart from a nice Alpine head unit. This weekend however, I have been busy getting it to a perfect mechanical standard, and tidying a few little bits up - i.e. a few little exterior and lighting mods. I'm no boy racer, but I do like a few tasteful features to tidy things up.
So far then, looking after the mechanicals, I have done...
Engine Flushed,
Oil + Filter changed,
Air filter, Fuel filter and Pollen Filter changed,
MAF removed and cleaned,
EGR cleaned,
Coolant drained and changed,
Timing belt, tensioners + water pump changed,
Dose of Reddex in the fuel tank,
All fluids topped up.
And cosmetically, I have done the following...
55w 6000k HID lights fitted (really impressed with these)
LED number plate lights fitted (best £5 you can spend IMO)
LCR Front splitter fitted
Replacement driver side fog lamp fitted (lens was smashed) and both fog lamp bulbs changed to 100w ultra white bulbs.
Honeycomb upper grills fitted
So anyway, it's now feeling really smooth, and more importantly I know its all been serviced to a really high standard and its in good health ready for a remap when I'm ready, hopefully some time in the new year.
Overall, I really like this car. I think after a few weeks you either bond with a car or you don't. I have a good feeling about this one though. We have had our Leon Cupra for 3 years now and it has been the most reliable car I have ever owned, even tuned to 320+ bhp for most of our ownership. It's still great to drive and feels solid, so hopefully the Ibiza will be similar.
Future plans include, in no particular order...
Some uprated speakers, possibly a compact active sub. (I'm a bit disappointed with the standard audio TBH)
Darkside intercooler (as mine has a tiny leak), and possibly some uprated hard boost pipes.
Stage 1 remap, and possibly a uprated clutch and flywheel to go with it, if it slips LOL!
Wheel refurb in a darker colour, but not black.
Some white LED sidelights that actually fit as I've ordered 2 different sets now and neither do!
Anyway, enough of my drunken xmas rambling on, here's some pics...
My old fabia Vrs which inspired me to get a Ibiza Cupra TDi...
The 350Z I replaced it with - Not a good car at all IMO, but did look nice!
That was replaced with this...
And this is our other SEAT...
So my Ibiza started out like this when I bought it...
And now, I don't have any decent pics because I haven't had a decent car cleaning day since I have owned it, however you get the gist of the bits I've done. Better pics to follow when the weather permits...
Rear white LED's -
honeycomb upper grills and LCR splitter -
Whiter than white 6k hids -
Plenty more to come, I promise!
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