What is with all these people selling their Ibizas? (Ive joined them)

[lukey]

Ive sold my Ibiza FR for a Mazda 3 MPS with all the extras. got 11k for it, so 1k lost in 8 months
Bye bye fuel bill savings, especially as it HAS to have Vpower
It was this or a mk5 R32 in blue, insurance was cheaper for the R32 but i bet petrol would add up to a lot more.

260BHP 2.3 turbo is dangerously addictive, and driving it i realised how much i missed the sound of a lovely petrol exhaust. the only thing i havent decided on is what colour to get, black was too hard to keep clean so that may be out, narrowed down to red or silver, i just cant decide
what do you reckon, im swaying to red

although these pics dont have the aero kit option on, thats M3-ish aero wing mirros, a bigger better looking spoiler, lowered on eibach suspension
aero

no aero

 

[Guinness]

Dont think the aero kit warrants the extra money mate.

 

[lukey]

i got the car with all extras for cheaper than a basic one, (brother works for them staff discount) real world per month it costs me no more to own, but will to run
but ohmygoditsfast

 

[Yella Beeza]

" .... red or silver, i just cant decide
what do you reckon, im swaying to red"

Red was out of fashion, but seems to be coming back in again. Way too many dark (ie black, dark blue) cars around if you ask me.
Silver if you want to join the brigade of cars which look clean when they are dirty (if you see what I mean). Silver just doesn't show the dirt but can be a pain to match if you get a chip/scratch.
Personally, I'd go for red.

PS Front/side shot suggests it resembles a new-style Astra.

 

[gazjones]

should have gone r32 mate sound along would be worth it, but im biased. go for it in red it looks so much better you dont get much shiney with silver!

 

[unitzero]

i was looking at the mazda 3 before i went for the Bora but i was after a Derv and the mazda only came with 1.6 in the Diesel.
Nice car. enjoy it. #
shame about the fuel bills!!

 

[Bonzy1800]

good choice lukey i would say black or silver its a shame they dont do it in white as in the US and canada

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://images.sportcompactcarweb.com/features/0610sccp_02s%2B2007_mazdaspeed_3%2Bfront_view.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/features/0610sccp_2007_mazdaspeed_3/index.html&h=113&w=150&sz=19&hl=en&start=46&tbnid=S_tMfgAuqkeu7M:&tbnh=72&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwhite%2Bmazdaspeed3%26start%3D40%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

 

[lukey]

i was going to go R32, but cos my brother works for them i got a really good deal, plus it is way more mental than the R32 and has cool stuff like an LSD

 

[devonmikeyboy]

i was going to go R32, but cos my brother works for them i got a really good deal, plus it is way more mental than the R32 and has cool stuff like an LSD

The R32 has 4WD. Sorry but i would have got the R32 and put a HPA twin turbo 565 bhp conversion on it but then thats me. At the end of the day if you prefered the Mazda then you made the right choice as it`s your money and your the one driving it.

 

[lukey]

and i like to be different, or at this rate it would have to be renamed golfV6.net
plus the golf is 25k with the options i would want

 

[rashcupra]

nice motor these are a bit of an animal would of prefered the vag golf but thats cause im vag crazy get some pics up when you got it didnt fancy the new leon cupra then? remapped they do 300bhp+

 

[FR*Man1984]

MPS!!!! mental car!!! good choice, but I would of gone for a Golf 30th Edition!!!
Not as much power, but I think it looks far more subtle, and probably more engauging to drive. Nah sod that Polo GTi all the way! lol

 

[Deleted member 13581]

These are cracking cars.

My uncle has one and as you say, they go like stink.

He has it in red and its the best colour i think.

Good luck with it. And get the pics up.

 

[jamie paton]

golf for me as well. nowt wrong with the mazda though, or maybe leon cupra + remap + lowering + new alloys and sideskirts.

 

[lukey]

went back to the dealer today, had another go D again) just to be sure and then ordered one in red, this car was made to be red i think so it had to be. now im just awaiting their phonecall to say how long its going to take to get it.
I saw one without the aero kit on it too and it looks so much better with it on, the eibach suspension really lowers the car onto its massive 18s, which are only just big enough to fit over its monstrous brakes, and ive applied for my Vpower card, think it will come in useful.

And FR*Man1984 what you said about a GTi looking more subtle another reason i swayed to this was cos no one knows what an MPS is so i thought its gonna be a real sleeper rocket

 

[FR*Man1984]

yeah spose so, but still rather of gone for a Golf...traiter going over to the dark side (Mazda) lol

Good luck dude, hope you get it quickly and put some piccies up for us all to drool over lol

 

[rashcupra]

good luck with the buy mate!

 

[lukey]

Got the car now, had it since beginning of the week but didnt want to post some dirty pics (geddit)?

shes nice and presentable now but then my camera batts died

Pics in Picture forum

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=137140

 

[Ant FR]

oh dear,,,,,,,,,,,,,

i see you show tears on your statement of #1k lost in 8 months on Ibiza (which i think is amazingly good)

But you wait to see the depriciation on the Mazda 3 expecially in MPS form. Have a look,at the Mazda 6 MPS ( the real mad one!!!) You can pick up a 18 month one for 12k

 

[gazjones]

yea 1k isnt to bad to lose i lost 3k in 20 month on the ibiza, and know soeone who bought an fr basicaly the same age as the on i got rid of for 6k!!! that was a bargin, got to drive it yesterday and do miss it even standard it was very quick. howi miss it!!!!!!! but the r32 was better for the hours staright through run! couldnt have done that in the ibiza