Graham88
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Can't think of any other cars on the same caliber, but these seem pretty good little cars. Been reading tons of reviews and very few people have said anything bad about them. They're all saying cheap to insure/cheap to maintain and have a good build quality. 35-40mpg around town, creeps up to 45-50mpg on motorways. Not bad at all.
It'd just be for a day to day car, not a main car or be modified etc.
Got a quote for £800 FC today, which for a 19y/o isn't bad. Although I'd imagine you could get that cheaper.
[Edited on 08-02-2008 by Graham88]
[Edited on 08-02-2008 by Ian]
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Colin
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Looks ok, dont they do a 1.9 diesel...might be worth looking at also.
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Steve X16XE
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Yeah, they do a 100 bhp Derv. My mate has a 54 plate one (i know it's the newer shape) but he's done some mods to the engine and it's nippy and still gets lots of MPG.
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Steve X16XE
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Spec for you for the 1.4 from Parkers.
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=21707
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Ben G
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0-60 mph 14.6 s 
i don't like the normal shapes, only the cupra's, but they seem good cars.
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Whittie
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I'm getting one next week, seem nice cars tbh.
Probably quite slow though?
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Steve X16XE
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1.4 Group 4 ins.
1.9 90bhp Group 7 ins.
1.9 110bhp Group 9 ins.
It's worth getting quotes for all. The numbers don't normally mean much. Might only be £100 different.
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Whittie
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What group is the cupra steve?
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Steve X16XE
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Cupra is 15 and the "R" is 17
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve X16XE
Spec for you for the 1.4 from Parkers.
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=21707
Cheers
Colin, I did look into the 1.9 TDi but they all seem to be a fair amount more for the car in the first place, although insurance wasn't that much more as Steve said.
Whittie, yeah it does look pretty slow, but for a day to day car I'm getting for comfort/MPG then speed isn't an issue. Can have a weeked toy for that with the money I save on buying this car
I got a quote on a Cupra R for £1700 FC 
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mwg
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Be alright for a runabout not to care about 
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pow
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You could get a Mk4 for that money
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
You could get a Mk4 for that money
MK4 what?
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NovaGTE2
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I think i would prefer a 306 over one of those, could get a nice HDi
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Graham88
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Not really a fan of the look of the 306's
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pow
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Mk4 petrol ibiza.
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
I'm getting one next week, seem nice cars tbh.
Probably quite slow though?
Thought you were getting it yesterday?
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Superlite Ltd.
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Good car
horribly slow 
Even slower than the old mk2 1.4 8v bosch mono-point injection
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Mk4 petrol ibiza.
Prefer the look of the MK3 Ibiza to be honest.
Can only find 1 MK4 and that's a 1.2
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
Good car
horribly slow
Even slower than the old mk2 1.4 8v bosch mono-point injection
Gotta be quicker than a 1.1 Fiesta
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Superlite Ltd.
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They drive ok tbh. Really small throttle body and inlet. Its almost like a pea shooter. OE airbox is also terrible but it wasn't supposed to be fast. It was ment to be economical, yet have enough torque for round town driving comfortably.
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Graham88
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Sounds perfect. Cheers guys.
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Mk4 petrol ibiza.
Took one of these for a test drive yesterday, I'm impressed
Considering it's a 1.2 it doesn't struggle, put it in 5th at 40 on a short slope and it went up perfectly fine. Seats are well comfy and the dash lights are impressive, so easy to read compared to the Corsa. Definetly considering getting one now.
Looked at Fiesta's and they are so boring and 'ergh' inside.
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mwg
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I've read a few times about the MK4 Ibiza interior being prone to creaks and rattles
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Graham88
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Didn't make any strange noises. I was listening for them but there was a deadly silence.
I'm used to things rattling and squeaking having owned an L reg corsa and N reg fiesta so this was like paradise
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