Seat Ibiza 2.0 Gti 8v

Kroegen · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:15

Hey,

I went out in a mates Ibiza Gti for a drive and it looked a felt very good. Do you guys know anything about these cars? As im planning to pick up cheapy one <£1000.

cymatty · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:18

Have you checked insurance?

paradigm · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:19

I know for the differece in price and the difference in insurance, i'd much rather have the 2.0 16v 150BHP version.

Kroegen · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:19

Yup, £1000 on Cis. When i tried the 16valver i couldnt get insured.

Syphon · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:20

Head over to www.seatcupra.net for a wealth of info and speak to other owners.

(I've got one as well). Good little cars.

Firestar_3x · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:21

Sub 1k for one of those, your looking at 100K plus and its bound to be a nail!

Kroegen · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:21

Performance wise, what could you outrun from the lights?

I look on Parkers, and they say i could get a decent Cupra Gti for £1000.

Firestar_3x · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:22

Not that much, perhaps a 1.1 saxo.

paradigm · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:22

Kroegen said:
Performance wise, what could you outrun from the lights?

With the 115bhp 8v? Not a huge amount. A 1.6 8v saxo VTR is quicker to 60 for example.

DanTheMan · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:23

Kroegen said:
Performance wise, what could you outrun from the lights?

The pedestrian on the pavement?

if he was walking the opposite way

Firestar_3x · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:24

Kroegen said:
look on Parkers, and they say i could get a decent Cupra Gti for £1000.

I've found two in the country on autotrader sub 1k one has 155k on the clock the other don't state how many, all the others start at 1.7k you are at the very bottom of price range and what you get will reflect this.

paradigm · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:28

Firestar_3x said:
I've found two in the country on autotrader sub 1k one has 155k on the clock the other don't state how many, all the others start at 1.7k you are at the very bottom of price range and what you get will reflect this.

You haven't found two, that first one is a 1.8 not a 2.0

EDIT: although i'd rather have the 1.8 16v than the 2.0 8v

[TW]Fox · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:29

Parkers is useless, IMHO. It used to be quite accurate but these days it's either too optimistic or too pessemistic. After all, it only 'reports' on values..

Firestar_3x · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:30

paradigm said:
You haven't found two, that first one is a 1.8 not a 2.0

My mistake, i may have found one but the guy don't state the engine size, can the 1.8 actually be any slower than the 2.0, i know thats going to be hard......

paradigm · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:30

Firestar_3x said:
My mistake, i may have found one but the guy don't state the engine size, can the 1.8 actually be any slower than the 2.0, i know thats going to be hard......

See my edit, the 1.8 is quicker than the 2.0 8v.

The 2.0 16v is the one to have though.

Firestar_3x · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:31

paradigm said:
See my edit,

Shakes stick at EL....

paradigm · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:33

Firestar_3x said:
Shakes skick at EL....

whats a skick?

Firestar_3x · 25 Jun 2006 at 22:34

paradigm said:
whats a skick?

Same as a stick, but better!

Just thinking he will prolly be better off with a 1.6 GTI 205.

Dogbreath · 26 Jun 2006 at 02:56

The 2.0L 8v lump is a nice torquey engine that pulls well in any gear, but dosen't really have any business being in any car with a GTi badge on it tbh. The 16v is the one to go for if you can get insurance sorted.

Matt82 · 26 Jun 2006 at 07:39

doesnt have to be a nail, just look n see how its been looked after in the past. my golf is a 95 with 140k+miles n its a minter for a grand and its got the 150bhp engine and it fast enough to {insert odd Jeremy Clarkson remark}