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General => General discussion => Topic started by: cw3514 on 18 November 2008, 12:10
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Been thinking about getting something a bit quicker than my 8v mk3, as it slow as hell! Limited budget, so was thinking of either getting a mk2 valver or a mk3 vr6. Then I realised seat did a 2.0 16v abf Ibiza. Has anybody ever had one of these/been in one? Obviously it'll be quicker than a mk3 abf cos its lighter, but what else should I know about them?
Seen decent ones going around with c 70k on the clock under a grand - sounds like a bargain. What's the build quality like?
Thanks
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It's a Golf2 chassis with an ABF in the front.
At the age of car you're looking at it doesn't really matter what the build quality's like - it's more about what rust does it have on it now?
Go for it - top bargain and knocks the Golf3 into a cocked hat any day of the week.
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Been thinking about getting something a bit quicker than my 8v mk3, as it slow as hell! Limited budget, so was thinking of either getting a mk2 valver or a mk3 vr6. Then I realised seat did a 2.0 16v abf Ibiza. Has anybody ever had one of these/been in one? Obviously it'll be quicker than a mk3 abf cos its lighter, but what else should I know about them?
Seen decent ones going around with c 70k on the clock under a grand - sounds like a bargain. What's the build quality like?
Thanks
They are bloody excellent motors mate. Just check the usual places for rust (rear arches and sills) and accident damage. Go like the clappers though, and although it is marginally quicker than a MK3 with the ABF it is also quite a lot slower than a MK2 that has one :wink:
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Been thinking about getting something a bit quicker than my 8v mk3, as it slow as hell! Limited budget, so was thinking of either getting a mk2 valver or a mk3 vr6. Then I realised seat did a 2.0 16v abf Ibiza. Has anybody ever had one of these/been in one? Obviously it'll be quicker than a mk3 abf cos its lighter, but what else should I know about them?
Seen decent ones going around with c 70k on the clock under a grand - sounds like a bargain. What's the build quality like?
Thanks
They are bloody excellent motors mate. Just check the usual places for rust (rear arches and sills) and accident damage. Go like the clappers though, and although it is marginally quicker than a MK3 with the ABF it is also quite a lot slower than a MK2 that has one :wink:
thought so! Trouble finding a decent mk2 with an abf in it for a low price tho!
parkers reckons 0-60 in 7.6 secs - as opposed to 8.0 for golf mk3 - a fair bit quicker! not much off the VR according to that website
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The seat ibiza is actually based on the vw polo, with a slightly longer wheelbase.
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The business end is G2 architecture, the bit behind the firewall is Polo.
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they have one issue in common with the mk4 polo.
the pedal box can crack and is a pain to fix by all accounts.
other than that , i'd have one , in fact if there were any about when i was looking for a new car i'd have bought one.
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The business end is G2 architecture, the bit behind the firewall is Polo.
Can you explain that a bit more?
I've tried one of these cars some years ago, it was a great little motor, but i decided against as the build quality was a bit naff.
The main dealer said it was effectively a rebadged polo, this and other sources on the net have confirmed this.
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I'll take it back - it's actually on a Golf3 front end (hence don't touch it with a bargepole :tongue:). It's the Toledo that's G2.
It's all VAG parts bin anyhow.
I'll have a poke round Beavis's new £200 Ibiza tonight. There's rather more than just a re-badge to differentiate it to the Polo though.
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Interesting stuff, i didn't know they used a golf front end, i thought all the chassis was polo.
I suppose all skoda, seat cars borrow lots of the different bits :grin:
Why don't you like golf mk3's?
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Why don't you like golf mk3's?
Hey there's no need to get going on that.
Here's this for starters
I used to think it was just the cars that sucked, but then the owners got going :rolleyes:
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Mk3's are ok apart from they rust easily :laugh:
Hey i used to be a mk3 owner, and i'm ok :tongue:
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Yes, some people see the light, thankfully.
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Yes, some people see the light, thankfully.
Oh dear, you are mean :grin:
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The business end is G2 architecture, the bit behind the firewall is Polo.
Can you explain that a bit more?
I've tried one of these cars some years ago, it was a great little motor, but i decided against as the build quality was a bit naff.
The main dealer said it was effectively a rebadged polo, this and other sources on the net have confirmed this.
Its a Polo chassis with a Golf subframe bolted to it. (Polo's never had a full sub-frame like the Golfs)
suspension is all Polo, brakes are Golf, rear beam is Golf too.
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It's all VAG parts bin anyhow.
yeh bit like my caddy van has a polo front end so i could swap a seat ibiza curpa front end onto it it just bolts on, tis kinds cool how a lot of things are interchangable :cool:
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ummm seat garage is getting hungery and wants to eat another now :smiley:
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Why don't you like golf mk3's?
Hey there's no need to get going on that.
dont even get diamond hell started on golf mk3's. he will eat his keyboard otherwise. :grin:
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i'm tempted to buy a mk3 vr6 auto just to wind him up
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Didn't you already do that once?
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