review of the Mk4 from the Sunday Times

[knight85]

Was flicking through the sunday rag and came across this review for the Mk4 ibiza!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/used_car_reviews/article6486233.ece

Gives an overall good impression of the mk4...and made me happy that i bought one early this year!

 

[mhill]

So they go and use a picture of a MK5, top journo & editorial!

 

[Damoegan]

Pic is of a mk5 and they said the 1.8 20VT was the most popular engine choice . I would of said the PD130 was the most popular engine choice.


Edit: too slow, Miles beat me to it..

 

[R1ch85]

and a cupra has a bit more than 157bhp....

i'd have expected better from a paper such as that!

 

[knight85]

i did think that (about the mk5 picutre)...

it does gives the stats for the pd130...so presume they think thats the engine of choice?

i presumed the 157 bhp refers to the pd160..the cupra tdi?

 

[Damoegan]

FR 1.8 20VT has 157bhp iirc...

 

[knight85]

think the 157 refered to this...?

"There are also two diesel engines: a 1.4-litre producing 80bhp and a 1.9-litre which is tuned to deliver either 98bhp or 128bhp in the FR, or 157bhp in the range-topping Cupra."

 

[Damoegan]

think the 157 refered to this...?

"There are also two diesel engines: a 1.4-litre producing 80bhp and a 1.9-litre which is tuned to deliver either 98bhp or 128bhp in the FR, or 157bhp in the range-topping Cupra."

that does make sense now...

 

[knight85]

think they put the m5 picture up there...as the article is about how the mk4 is a great used car as prices have dropped due to the introduction of the mk5....

"Everyone loves a bargain, and now that the fourth generation of Seat’s Ibiza has gone on sale, there are plenty of great offers to be snapped up in the used car market as its predecessor’s values tumble on the forecourts."


still gives a good impression of the mk4...

 

[NickyJam]

and now that the fourth generation of Seat’s Ibiza has gone on sale

the age old argument about the mk3 really being a facelift mk2...so here they refer to the mk5 as the fourth generation

 

[knight85]

yep....as always...but in my eyes mine is the mk4 and the mk5 is the latest

 

[NickyJam]

read another article describing the mk4 as:

"the mk4 as it is known in the UK"

somewhere along the lines Europe must have missed a mark

 

[knight85]

hahaha, yea....everyone i know calls the mk4 the mk4...but websites like wiki etc...call it the mk3...and the mk2 and mk3 are the same car but with a f acelift...pretty big facelift!

oh well....at least we are getting some print time...

 

[Jmii]

they have a picture on the mk4 in the paper just seem to use pic of mk5 on the web page?
I was gonna post link of picture but i have to have 15 post =|