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Runabout Seat Ibiza Gti

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:29 pm
by Lude-dude
When I first bought the car:

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1.8 16v about 130bhp, and like a polo with mk2 golf engine, so engine is good strong rest of car is abit flimsy like pedal boxes tend to snap on these, stupid vacum central locking which I had to mess about with

I have replaced brakes/discs all round with mintex, and rear bearings with that, silly design top mounts :roll: and rocker gasket, coil pack went (cheap ebay one)

rims were quite bad so powder coated them white:

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had to change boot lid, due to some rust etc.. but gainied a rear wiper :o

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12 months mot and here she is:

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maybe sell it in a few months or keep as a run around store the lude for a bit

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:20 pm
by Kawa
nice wheels 8-) You know that swirls on the number plate can be undone in photoshop!! :D

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:31 pm
by Rowan
These are proper lovely little motors. Must be grunty with the 130 engine too :D

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:37 am
by Lude-dude
yeah its not bad actually nice pull from the engine, doing a engine mount soon tho as lot of vibration.

its a big engine in small car which is what I was looking for, although I would say a civic is better to drive..

and getting back in the prelude, you really apprciate it more.

still got your civic rowan :lol: although not much left on it, has deffo come in handy for spares

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:51 am
by Rowan
Haha i'd completely forgotten i'd owned that car :lol: considered another one but i need more space

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:31 am
by JayJay
Had one of these, but the newer marque (not the newest, just one up from this one) as my first car. Love them 8-) Thinking of buying one for my girlfriends first car/as a runabout. Really cheap to keep! Only had a little 1.4 engine but it was perfect for its size.

Strangest thing about it (not sure if its on this one as well) the passenger side wing mirror was smaller than the drivers side one :lol: Looked like Nemo.

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:58 am
by Lude-dude
hmm pretty sure its the same size :? :lol:

will check when I get home

Re: Runabout Seat Ibiza Gti

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:31 pm
by Lude-dude
got this on ebay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140971118117? ... 1586.l2649

been meaning to get rid, but its been good runaround.. preludes all sorted cant afford to keep both

make good track slag/rally, reserve is £450