antnee
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set your mind on getting one car, but end up looking at loads of others thinking that they might/could be a better choice?
I set my mind on a Mk4 Ibiza TDi PD130, with intentions of going stage 3 hybrid (circa 230bhp, 380lb/ft) and doing the full works, hopefully building something which could win awards.
But I noticed Seat Arosa's are pretty cheap, but they only have the 1.4 16v engine (100bhp), which could get 140ish bhp maybe with full zorst, cams, mapped to suit. and near on 200bhp with a charger. It would be very handling focused.
The advantage is the arosa's are around 2k for a good one, where as Im looking at 4k for a good Ibiza
I dunno what to do now  
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IvIarkgraham
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yup
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sand-eel
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Arosa with lupo gti engine, supercharged 
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sand-eel
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I want an MR2 turbo just now just because you can get a good one for £3000 and they do 0-60 in sub 6 seconds, 240bhp odd out the box for rev 3+.
But then I will miss the bmws engine noise, smoothness, quietness, rattle freeness.
[Edited on 15-09-2009 by sand-eel]
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Matt L
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Ibiza will never handel well, such a dull car to drive tbf since iv had the arb fitted it is a million times better but its still utterly crap compared to most other cars. Really wouldnt recommend one if ure after handling
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daymoon
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i usually buy cars i at some point said i would never buy... butreall i never set my mind on one car, i just look at 5+ models and then look what i can spend and get the ebst of the lot...
if i were getting a weekend/project car it would be different though...
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
Ibiza will never handel well, such a dull car to drive tbf since iv had the arb fitted it is a million times better but its still utterly crap compared to most other cars. Really wouldnt recommend one if ure after handling
Ibiza would have lots done to it though, fully poly bushed, coilovers (good ones), rear spacers, front and rear arb's, LSD, maybe adjustable front topmounts too 
Im driving one with near enough all that done around cadwell next month, so I will be able to make my mind up on the handling potential
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am4nf
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I thought you could get an arosa gti
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Arosa with lupo gti engine, supercharged
Not too much point of dropping the lupo gti engine in, near enough the same blocks only 20bhp and 200cc difference (bit like 14xe/16xe)
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
I thought you could get an arosa gti
Nope, just a sport, 1.4 16v 100bhp
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by antnee
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Originally posted by Matt L
Ibiza will never handel well, such a dull car to drive tbf since iv had the arb fitted it is a million times better but its still utterly crap compared to most other cars. Really wouldnt recommend one if ure after handling
Ibiza would have lots done to it though, fully poly bushed, coilovers (good ones), rear spacers, front and rear arb's, LSD, maybe adjustable front topmounts too
Im driving one with near enough all that done around cadwell next month, so I will be able to make my mind up on the handling potential
if you fit a uprated front arb it is detrimental to the handling on a fwd car, just the rear is what you need, get a golf or a lupo gti imo, or if its an ibiza get the cupra
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pow
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Should have bought my ibiza tdi 
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Kurt
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I had plans for my punto.. had it all worked out with what id do engine wise and now im in 2 minds on whether to get rid or just throw some money at it to make it fun again
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MarkSport
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I'm in the same baot,i've always owned older looking cars like a tomcat for example....looking at lupo sports all morning,tempted to get the 100bhp version after ive sold my current car.only thing is,everytime i look at other cars i like i see one for cheap and set my mind on both
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Ben G
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i'm the same 
currently looking at mk5 fiesta zetec s, clio 182, mk4 golf gti, vauxhall astra coupe etc etc
list goes on
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RichR
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I'm really stuck betwen an Elise S2, a LR Discovery 3 and a RR Sport for my next car, they couldn't be any mroe different to one another; the RR is out of my price range a bit but not hugely; but the more I look/test drive LR Disco3 and the Elise S2; the more I can't make up my mind so I've started to look at 350Z, old shape Jaguar XK, Z4s and everything in between and still can't decide
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am4nf
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350z's are nice in the flesh, never been a fan of them until I seen my aunts
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Conway563
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AdiSRI's 350Z was one of my favourite cars at Combe
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by john-d
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Originally posted by antnee
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Originally posted by Matt L
Ibiza will never handel well, such a dull car to drive tbf since iv had the arb fitted it is a million times better but its still utterly crap compared to most other cars. Really wouldnt recommend one if ure after handling
Ibiza would have lots done to it though, fully poly bushed, coilovers (good ones), rear spacers, front and rear arb's, LSD, maybe adjustable front topmounts too
Im driving one with near enough all that done around cadwell next month, so I will be able to make my mind up on the handling potential
if you fit a uprated front arb it is detrimental to the handling on a fwd car, just the rear is what you need, get a golf or a lupo gti imo, or if its an ibiza get the cupra
I would have a Leon over a Mk4-6 golf but I don't want a bigger car. Cupra will be a waste of money as I prefer the facelift bumper over the cupra, insurance is higher and more expensive to buy
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am4nf
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arosa it is then...
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
arosa it is then...
Thats the problem, I want an Ibiza, said I will get one for ages, but I like the Arosa's too
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am4nf
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Arosa will be more fun and its lighter
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
Arosa will be more fun and its lighter
But I can go further with the Ibiza, ahh, decisions 
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am4nf
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